The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-24
Kenyon Hotel Proprietor Is wor-
ried.
dINGLEs WITH THE LAW
WANTS TO SERVE PRESCRIBED
GAME.
Purchased Venison, Ducks, Quail and
Other Things of That Kind Some
Weeks Ago, and Now Wants to
Place Them Before His Guests
Martin earn Appears.

Don H. Porter, proprietor of the Ken
yon, is on the way to jail or something
of that kind. Still in full and deep
knowledge of the road he is going he
refuses to turn back. He said last night
that he didn't care whether his road
led to jail or Sanpete, he was going t.
follow it. For all of which the guests
of the Kenyon may be duly grateful,
and thereby hangs tale.
Along in October it dawned upon Mr..
Porter that Christmas was coming. He
decided to prepare for the guests who
might be at the house during the hol-
days breakfasts, dinners and lunches,
whereat game, fish and fowl were serv-
ed, Notwithstanding the closed season.
Therefore. ne purchased fish, bass and
trout, ducks. teal, greenheads and mall
lards, venison-and he sent all the way
to Kansas for quail.
All this stuff came weeks ago, Mr..
Porter maintains, with all the vigor and
warmth he possesses.
Prepared In Advance.
why, 1 knew that 1 could not get
these things during the closed season,
so l prepared" said he. Il had it stored
at DickinSon's market, and have kept
it there. 1 was going to surprise and
delight those who were at the Kenyon
during the holidays"
But here is the tragedy which is lead
ing him TO jail or somewhere else:
About IL o'clock yesterday morninS
Game and Fish Warden Martin earn
appeared.
Mr.. Porter, I understand that yon
have 1000 pounds, more or less, of game
and fish to serve in your dining room,"
said he.
Il have" said the proprietor.
well, want it, said Mr.. earn.
Want it! Want itl' exclaimed Mr..
Porter, and as he fell backward Will
Leech of Paducah, KY, who is stop
ping at the house, caught him in his
arms. The Duke of Humphrey support
ed him and Mr.. Porter gasped.
You see,' continued the game and
fish warden, cit does not make any diff
ference whether you purchased the
game and fish or had it killed, or killed
and caught it yourself. you are violat-
ing the law by having the stuff in your
possession" Thereupon he read the law
as follows:
Showed Him the Law.
''It shall be unlawful for any person
to sell. KILL destroy or have in his pos
session any bass or trout whatever, at
any time after the 18th day of Decem-
Der and before the 18th day of June
following
Then he read the law applying to
other game, covering ducks and quail
Now, 1 must confiscate your game
and fish, he continued.
But the hotel proprietor told him that
he could not have it. Mr.. earn called
twice again during the afternoon and
tried to convince Mr.. Porter that he
would save trouble if he gave up the
game and fish, prospective breakfasts,
dinners and lunches, at once. But he
didn't do it and the game and fish
warden went away.
why, how could -" exclaimed the
hotel proprietor. All my bills of fare
are printed. We are going to have
quail for breakfast. l can't help what
the law is. 1t must take its course and
I'll stand it. But we're going to try
and feed people well for the next week.
Such was the situation last night,
There is now another question. Will the
guest who feeds on quail this mornir>
be liable to prosecution for having
game in his stomach, as well as his
possession?
We'll" said Colonel Leech of Ken
lucky, I'm going to risk it,