Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-19

COURT SEEKS CRIMINAL.
And the Criminal Brought to Jus.
lice Without Delay.
Commission sends Trial Justice Alona with
Game War:ens Into Maine Weeds.

The fish and game commission Ia not
only continuing its vigorous work Of
enforcing the laws as best 1t may but
Is devising new and more effective
methods that will be likely to forcibly
impress the minds of those lawbreak-
ers who stand most in need OF q little
enforced respect for the laws. That
was q very shrewd scheme of the COM
mission. sending a trial justice along
with game wardens right down into the
forest haunts of the lawbreakers and
the success with which it met is best
told in, the following letters from one
of the game wardens to Commissioner
Carleton. Seven Islands, where the
wardens accompanied by Trial Justice
Collins found, convicted and fined the
violators of the law, is about 100 miles
beyond Fort Kent. 1t was going into
the wilderness to hold court and the
promptness with which the court melted
out punishment affords an object les
son that the poachers should not be
slow to heed if they appreciate their
own welfare.
seven Islands, st. Johns River.
March 10, 1897.
Hon. l.. T. Carleton. Augusta, Me:
Dear Sir: We have made something of
a. raid on poachers here. On Monday. the
Sth, we arrested Joe Corro and Frank
Govan. Joe Corro we charged with kill
ing Sin beaver. He pleaded guilty to the
charge and asked for mercy. We settled
by MS paying fine and costs on one
beaver amounting to $4S. We made two
warrants. The one he paid $4S on was
made charging Joe Corro with killing one
beaver Then we made one charging him
with Killing five beaver, To this he
pleaded u hn15 . hi
Tor good behavior. He Is considered a
dangerous manand a notorious smuggler
as Well as a poacher. Sometime since he
was wanted by Deputy Marshals Prescott
mouse number of shots were fired at
them by Corro's daughter.
Zorro is now very anxious that we shall
make clean sweep and catch every one
VINO violates the game laws and Is as
sisting us. We also arrested Frank Go
van March Sth, charged with killing
beaver also. He pleaded guilty to killing
one one, OF which had found the carcass in
amounting In all to $4s. He has failed to
pay and will be taken to JAIL We also
found in the house where he lives the
SKINS OF three deer and quantity of deer
meat which he claims was killed by 9TH
er parties. On March 9Th. we arrested
Wentworth McKeene of New Brunswick,
who is working. here at Seven Islands.
deer than is lawful for one person to
take. He pleaded guilty and was fined
paid
These three cases all tried before E. O.
Collins. at Seven Islands.
Edward Q. Eaton. who has been buy
ing hides OF hunters and catching beaver
handling skins In general for these bor-
der hunters was in the pressure of other
business and evaded us and has gone to
Canada; and man by the name of
crawford. who is cook at a lumber camp
here. Is said to have killed a COW moose
and known to have caught beaver, and
he has gone on a trip cruising in the
woods and can't be found.
We shall start tomorrow in pursuit Of
other violators of the laws.
Very truly,
/ FRED E. DAVIS, Game Warden.
The next letter was the following urder
date of March 12:
l.. T. Carleton. Augusta.
Dear Sir: Frank Govan paid his fine.
in all $40. yesterday and was released
Mr. John Stevens, lumberman came up
yesterday morning. to see about one of
his camp hands killing one COW moose
the same morning. l went to ST. Pam
phile. Canada, with Mr.. Stevens and Jas
Crawford admitted, and he told me all
about killing the COW moose and it was
Killed at Long Lake on the Allegash.
1t will be arranged by Stevens to APP
pear for Crawford and plead his guilt
and pay the fine of 800. This will be
done this morning
Wentworth McI<eene will go to Jail for
killing more deer than the law allows in
open season. We shall get through here
today and shall start toward Jackman or
MoOsehead lane. Will write q p. S. tell
ing you further what is done this morn
ing. Yours truly
F. f. Davis. Game Warden.
P. S. Jas. Crawford has just paid his
fine of 500 for killing the cow moose
mentioned, through John S. Stevens.
Wentworth McKeene before mentioned
has just paid his fine of $40 and costs so
now all men arrested have paid their
fines. Yours in haste,
+. E. DAVIS. Game Warden
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