Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-09
IS IT CONSTITUTIONAL?
New York World AssaiIs Partridge Law Owing
to Reynai Prosecution.

Bar Harbor special to the New York
World under date of Sept. I. assails the
constitutionality Of the partridge law be
cause a wealthy cottage owner has left
that resort forever owing to her prosecu
ton for violating the law by serving part
ridges in close time The posli 2. taken
by this correspondent is extraordinary
and amusing to say the least. The story
follows:
The succulent partridge has lost 10 Bar
Harbor one of it's most popular summer
visitors and a recognized leader VI the
fashionable set. -.
Mrs. Jules Reyslal of New-York. rather
than brave the4damn horrors OF the CITY
prison. managed TO have settled less pub
licly the case brought against her by the
fish and game warden or Maine for serN
ing at her dinner parties partridges which
were out of season. Mrs. Reynal left Bar
Harbor forever tonight. -
All day society has been Indignantly
discussing the outrage. and the opin
ion has become quite, thoroughly crystal +
LIKED that law which attempts 10 restrict
the gastronomic enjoyment of people Is a
baneful one, threatening the exercise OF
the freedom belonging TO American citi-
Zens since the declaration of indepen-
denCe.
State Game Warden Walter /. Neal,
whose headquarters are in Bangor, hay
ing secured evidence that Mrs. Reynai
was addicted to the partridge habit,
called at ''Cornersmeet. the Reynal cot !
tage, Saturday morning. Mrs. Reynal
was not at home. but The housekeeper
Reynal, agreed TO pay the fine herself.
So Mr.. Neal was instructed TO call that
evening.
This he did in company with Lawyer
Edward S. Clark. but instead of meeting
the housekeeper he was ushered into TN
presence of Major kid Douglass, well
known society and military iSurt' ana
ahead with his prosecution. Then the
warden left.
In short time. however. Major Doug
lass. in tow of Il lawyer, called upon Mr..
Neal and his LAWYER and suggested that
they resume negotiations. The final re
suit was that Mrs. Reynal was adjudSed
TO have had twenty five birds III tht
house upon which she paid tine Of 81
each, TIE costs bringing up the bill Il
sl54.9S.
BY evening the Rcynal mansion was de
serted. and pile OF luggage on the Maine
Central wharf indicated that the summer
season had closed. AT least for Mrs Rey
nal.
The Reynals have been visitors here
for several seasons. and Mrs Keynal has
been the most lavish OF al hostcsses
Her home. COrnerSmect. mas been IN,
scene OF many gayetleS.
She has gone 10 White Plains, y. T.. Z
join her daughter. Mrs. T.; q. Thebaud
and her SON Nathaniel G. Reynal.
Shooting and Fishing, sporting paper
published in New York takes muci
more healthy view of The matter.
says:
Mrs. jules Reynal of This city, says sh'
won't go TO Bar Harbor any more. =
there. And all because game wardei
Walter Neal Of that Maine district nae
the temerity to inform her that she W."
be punished for buying and serving X
her guests ruffcd grouse IN the clio
season Gen. H. *. douglass informed
the warden that he proposed to make {
test case of 1t, TO see, as he said, whethei
or not people who live at Bar Harhor il
summer could eat what they chose; but i
is a significant fact that the game an,
fish department is something like SlI
richer since Warden Neal threatened L
punish the Offenders. The Heralds Ba
Harbor correspondent says this demand
for ruffed grouse has become very ur
gent. and the high prices paid for the for
hidden birds have tempted many persons
TO kill grouse out of season. 1t is TO b'
hoped the department will make the bust
ness Improbable for dealers and pur
chasers alike and thus break up the traf