The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-28
yioIntin" Game Law.

(I1rc,, the New York Herald, Nov. ii, l9oO.)
Certain Numbers of the League OF An1srl-
can Sportsmen who visited Europe uurins
the SUMMER were greatly shocked to ma
quail on th'a bills OF fare of various steam
ships of leading transatlantic INES. IL was
during the closed season on land, ana Wil!I-
TIL. protection OF American game o!a not
assum:r that the laws OF the STATE OF Ne"
York covered the broad Atlantic, or that
game was protected on the high seas. they
surmised that tbs birds had been purchaSeI
in this city.
When the travellers returned from
ABROAD tlley reported 10 George O. Shields,
president OF the league, that quail We're
served on the tables of steamships OF the
American line daily during the @ntlre
round trip. An investigation was set on
foot and it was soon discovered that hy
having quail in this city and by transport
ing them out OF tilsr State two sections OF
the New York game laws had been VIC
lated
Mt. Shields, who recently CAUSED the ar
rests of proprietors of well-known restau-
rants, on the charge of selling quail under
the suiSr= OF rail BIRDS. decided to begin
proceedings against tbs, International NSAi-
CATION Company, which operates thu
American line, and also against tha dealer
III game who disregarded the laws of the
Statu by selling quail out Of season.
In the estimation of Mir. Shields, the
steamship company was the minor often
der in the case. and he was particularly
anxiou; to fasten the offense upon the
person VINO sold the game
MANY dealers in this city" said Mr..
Shields Yesterday, have been selling
game during the Closed season in open
violation Of the law, and have defied the
officers of the local game protection as
socidt.on for years past. We have sent
circular letters to these dealers warning
them tina. we should watch them closely,
and that we should punish them if they
continued the illegal traffic.
"Whcn the report was made to me that
The American line was serving game on
its vessels ] went into court and asked
Tat a summons be issued for the port
steward (or purchasing agenD. in order
that we might require HIN to tell where
ila bought the birds. He appeared i'll court
with his attorney and asked for a con-
tinuance for ten days. This was granted.
Meantime the conpanys attorney asked
for a conference This was arranged at
the office of John s. Wise, who had been
e1apicyed by the league to prosecute the
case. Tho. ccmpany's attorney asked what
evidence we had AGAINST his clEmt.
81 stated the case fully and frankly. He
realized the strength U OuC eeVloef1ce ana
asked what kind of a settlement could be
made. replied that if his company would
go into court, plead guilty to the charge,
take along the game dealer from whom
the birds were bought and induce him to
plead guilty also, the league would allow
the steamship company TO escape with
penalty of slG0. but that the game dealer.
whoever he might be, must pay fine of
81 coo. added that if this proposition
were declined. ana if we We're compelled
to prosecute the steamship company, we
should insist on the full penalty being as
sesse5 for the entire number of birds
which we knI:w 70 have been possessed AMI
transported out of the State during the
sumner The comrany's attorney finally
asreed 70 advise his client to plead guilty.
ard to induce. If possible, the dealer to
..A t,,, both the conpany's repre-
sentative and the dealer We're arraigned
he ett, : Police MAGISTRATE Flammer on
MONDAY and were held to the Court Of
Snacsa1 Sessions. The case came up in
that court on Friday. Both pleaded gull
~ and nsid their fines in the aggregate
I'VE are now working up evidence