The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-05
MRS JULES REVIVAL FINED.
Found to Have Violated Maine Game LaW'
mt Bar Harbor.

BAR Harmon. Me-. Sept Mrs. Jules Rey-
nal OF New York left Bar Harbor tonight. II
is announced, forever in consequence oil the
annoyance caused by having been prosecuted
on n charge OF violating the game laws oil
Maine by having in her possession partridges
out OF season. The charge was brought by the
State Fish and Game Warden.
All day the people who have summer cot
tages here have been Indignantly discussing
the outrage as they term it. and general sym
patty with her is expressed among them.
The story first told was that State Game
Warden Waiter /. Neal. whose headquarters are
In Bangor. came to Bar Harbor for the express
purpose OF securing evidence against
the society people here who. he had
been informed. were eating partridRes
out OF season. 1t was said that
he played the part OF butchers assistant and
learned that Mrs Reynal had partridges
in the house which were to be served at
dinner on Saturday 1t was already
known that Mrs Reynal ate a partridge
daily by her physicians advice. Mr. Neal and
local attorney were reported to have
called at the Reynals's cottage Just as large
dinner party was about to sit down. Having
gained entrance. they examined the food. and
discovered among the dishes to be served.
some partridGes. Mrs. Reynal was there
obliged to appear in court to answer the
charge CT breaking and abetting the
breakers OF State laws restricting the killing
OF game" 1t was said that compromise was
effected between lawyers which resulted in
Mrs. Reynal's paying $3.50 fine.
The facts in the case are that War
don Neal. having secured evidence that
Mrs. Reynal was violating the law as
to partrdEes. called at "Cornersmeet." the
Reynal cottage. on Saturday morning. Mrs.
Reynal was not at home. but the housekeeper
admitted that the charge was true. and rather
than worry Mrs. Reynal about the matter.
agreed to pay the fine herself SO Mr.
Neal was instructed to- call that evening"
This he did in company with Lawyer
Edward q. Clark; but instead OF meeting the
housekeeper he was ushsred into the presence
of Major Douglas and Mr.. Story.
These two gentlemen had been in
formed Of the df1culty. and
had undertaken to settleit. The Game Warden.
whose idea had been to arrange the matter
quietly. was dealt with rather sarcastically.
Finally. after some heated argument. in the
course Of which Major Douglas invited Warden
Neal to 60 ahead with his criminal
prosecution. Mr.. Neal left tho house In
a short time. however. Major Douglas
and lawyer called upon Mr.. Neal
and his lawyer. and suggested they re-
sumo their conversation with the result that
Mrs Reynal was adjudged to have had twenty
flve birds in the house. upon which she paid
hne,and the costs brought the bill up to $154 90.
This ia not the first time that q member OF
Bar Harbor society has had trouble with the
Game Warden on this identical charge,
although Mrs. Reynal's case is unusual
in some Of it's features. The Reynals
have been constant visitors here for
several seasons and Mrs. Reynal's home. Cor
nersmeet. has been the scene OF many enter
tainments. She has gone to White Plains, N.
T.. to Join her daughter. Mrs. p. G. Thebaud.
and her son. Nathaniel O. Reynal