Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-03-14
The Game WardenS Make
a Big Haul.
STATE AND COUNTY
OFFICERS CLASH.
One of the Biggest Hauls Ever rlade
by the Officers of the State Fish
and Game Commission, is Shipped
South Honday.

" arren was the scene Of quite a
little excitement and legal side play
Monday on account of the arrival
here Sunday OF party of deputy
game wardens in charge OF some
prisoners and couple of sleigh
loads OF deer, moose, caribou and elk
heads, hides, carcasses, etc. The
prisoners were landed in the jail and
the evidence placed in the freight
| depot. Monday another delegation
OF actors in the play arrived, con-
sisting OF Warden Fullerton, Secre-
tary Meeker, Attorney Montague
and one or two lesser lights. Mean
time a couple Of sleigh loads OF peo-
pie drove over from Thief River Falls
and took turn about being actors
and spectators. TIE men who were
under arrest were Geo. Wilcox and
Henry and Fred Cook. 1t seems
they have been engaged in the killing
OF large game out in the country
around the headwaters OF Rapid
river for some years past and recent
ly the game commission became
recognizant OF the fact and Deputy
! Wardens Murphy and Stephens We're
sent out to investigate. They en-
tered the home of the suspected par
ties by passing themselves of as
hunters and land seekers and saw
enough to prove that the men were
guilty Of breaking the law and ar
rested them and siezed their outfit,
which consisted OF eleven heads in
various stages OF being mounted,
several hides, dressed and undressed,
numerous guns and revolvers, and Il
couple OF snap shot photographs
showing the prisoners in compromis-
ing positions, etc. Up to this point
things seem to be clear, but here a
mist rapidly rises and obscures the
proceedings. The mist seems to
make every observer see the same
object in a different Ii ght and while
it dims certain things in the eyes OF
some OF the actors it gives added
brilliancy to Others. By carefully
weighing all reports, the facts are
about these: A brother OF one Of
the Cooks, Geo. Cook, discovering:
that they had been arrested, rode to
Thief River Falls and through the
efforts OF some parties there had
writs of replevin issued, and sent
Marshal Benzie and a couple of depu-
ties to intercept the wardens and Sc
cure the stuff they had captured.
The wardens refused to acknowledge
} the authority Of the Marshal and
after some little discussion, in which
couple OF pistol plays were promi-
nent, the state officers arrested the
gentlemen whose authority is de-
rived from the city government and
brought them in to Warren. They
were Immediately released upon ar
irving here Sunday morning.
After lot OF legal dickering Mon
day, in which all the papers known
to the legal profession in such cases
made and provided, were made out
and squashed, the wardens loaded
their booty onto the evening pas
senger train and left for the state
capital.
The sheriff of Red Lake county was
} here with warrant for the arrest OF
Deputy Murphy, on charge of as
sault and battery preferred by Mrs.
Geo. Cook, whom it is alleged be
NAL treated while trying to keep her
from going to where her husband
was and warning him that he had
better get scarce as his brother had
been arrested. However, Murphy
got scarcer than Cooke, and the
sheriff now has misfit warrant on
his hands.
The following from the Crookston
Times sounds like Mr.. Murphy must
} Lave been spending Monday being
interviewed by the Times reporter:
Two weeks ago State Agent Full