The Meeker herald., 1898-04-16

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Swan Continues to Talk.
The following extracts from late
issues Of Denver and other papers shows
that State Game Warden Swan is still
talking and making q fool Of himself.
Hear him:
"Game Commissioner Swan returned
Yesterday morning from his trip over
into the western part of the state on an
expedition to punish violators of the
game laws. The commissioner says he
found it Impossible to secure convictions
in the lower courts. but will carry the
cases up. "In Meeker," }" he said, I'VE
had one trisl. In which the defendant,
the attorneys and the court were against
us. We made out 3 clear case Of vio-
lation Of the game laws. II. A. Goodell,
my deputy, was the only witness put up
on the stand. He proved conclusiveiy
that Jackson and Harvey. two wealthy
farmers and cattlemen, had the fore
quarters Of two deer in their possession.
There was no defense, not fact was
disputed. The attorney for the de-
Tense merely said it was not fair to con-
vict these men when someone else might
have placed the game where it was dis
covered. The Judge took the case in
hand ar INSTRUCTED the jury to and tho
defendants not gully. 1 find there IL no
intention on the part Of the inferior
courts q that section to sustain the law.
This case was appealed and will be
carried up. The other cases We had
were Dofled and new informations will
be 6ledin the district court. There
am satisfied the court will require the
jury to be governed by law. But for
the right Of appeal 1 would feel con-
siderably discouraged In the enforce
ment Of the law in that section. But,
convictions or not, I will continue prose-
cutions against violators Of the law. l
will make it cost money to break the
and think that will have
good effect. Denver News.
Tho defendant aud our ..inferior
will doubtless consider the
source and overlook the above mouth
ings by Mir. Swan, but the deputy dis
trict attorney he imported to prosecute
his cases will hardly take kindly to the
aspsfsions cast on his tthe attorney's)
integrity.
As we have said before. Mr.. Swan
will have no trouble In securing con-
viotions in the ''infeIior courts' of this
county when he produces evidence to
sustain his cases.
As to appealing the Jackson and IIar-,
vey eases. the record doesn't show that
he took an appeal In these cases; SO
when he says be did, to put 1t in plain
English. he simply lies. He may think
he has the right to appeal under section
40 Of tho stste game laws. but in our
opinion. that right is confined to de-
fendants. We are not posted In the law,
but believe prosecutions in game viola
ton cases are conducted under the
criminal code; the state constitution
doesn't allow . person to be prosecuted
and tried twice for the same oifsuss.
Us. Swan, state Dish commissioner.
has rsturned from Routt county. where
he went to prosecute cases Of violation
Of the kame law against jackson and
Harvey, two men In whose possession
he found carcases Of desr. He states
that owing 70 prejudice existing in that
- oou1d not eoavict The men.
the couity judks taking tie eass d.
liberataay out of Tie handS o( The jury
and di1ssein9 thaa 70 retufn . verdict
for IL asoDaantA Ha7
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