The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-02
OLD OFFENDER CAUGHT
Dick Murray Arrested and Fined
in the Park.
HE GOT OFF VERY EASY
Had Conducted a Hunting Party into the
Park In Violation of the Reeu-
lations-Paid for His
Boldnese.
Special Correspondence of the Standard.

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Mammoth Hot Springs, June 2s.-
Dick" Murray Of Henry's lake, Idaho.
came in to the Mammoth Hot Springs
last Sunday. He was promptly arrest
ed by Lieutenant Lindsey and confined
in the post guard house. Yesterday
morning he pleaded guilty before Unit
ed States Commissioner Medium to a
charge OF bunting in the park last Sep
TENDER. and was fined $50. He succeed
ed in raising the money, paid his fine
and was escorted out of the park with
orders from the acting superintendent
not TO return without permission in
writing from the secretary of the in
terror or the superintendent Of the park.
Murray and Jim Courtney were
caught hunting in the northwest part OF
the park last September. They were
with a party of Eastern gentlemen who
had employed them as uid and hunt
ers. These gentlemen were, OF course.
unfamiliar with the country. and claim
TO have cautioned Murray and Court
ney against taking them into the park
or near the line. 1t appears, however,
that the elk were more plentiful In the
park than they were outside, so the
guides, who are offenders against the
park laws. went where the hunting was
Dtst. lnty were arrested Dy scout
F. NJ. Scott of Gardiner, Mont, and n.
J. Malin. now of Livingston. Mont. but
the guides escaped from the scouts
by a clever trick and returned TO their
homes in Idaho. A complaint was
made against them before Commission
er Meldrum, and a warrant was issued
for their arrest. The United States at
torney for the Wyoming district. Gibson
Clark OF Cheyenne. declined to institute
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removal to the park for trial, on the
ground that the probability of a con-
viction was so small. and the cost OF
getting these defendants out of Idaho
and into the park for trial would be
SO great that IL would be best to drop
the case. The park authorities con
ended that a conviction was almost alb
solutely certain, Inc that this billion
dollar country could we'll afford any
necessary expense in enforcing its laws.
and that Justice is never dear" but
without avail. The authorities OF the
Wyoming district would not prosecute
the case, and so II rested. Knowing
that Colonel Young had been relieved
as superintendent, and probably think
ing that he would escape observation
and arrest. Murray boldly came into
the park last week as guide for an En-
glish gentleman, Mr.. Trevalyan of Lon
don. England. They made the COM
plete tout of the park. from Riverside To
the Lower and Upper Basins lake,
Grand Canyon and Yancey's. then to
the Warm Springs. where Mr.. Trev-
alyan was to take the stage for CHINA
bar, and Murray would probably have
made his exit from the park unob-
served had not Lieutenant Lindsey
seen and recognized him. Murray
plead guilty as charged. and afterwards
told the deputy marshal that he got of
easier than he expected.
This looks as though the United
States attorney was possessed of more
discretion than valor, and leads those
who are interested in protecting the
game in the park to wonder what he
will do with the warrant for Courtney,
as the i've men were caught together,
and the charges against them are alb
solutely identical.