Sunday morning globe., 1901-10-27

The visit to Canada OF the present heir
apparent TO the British throne has served to
recall many incidents connected with the
American tour Of the father of the Duke Of
Cornwall and York King Edward VII One
of the most striking Of these incidents was
the arrest and fuing Of the young Prince
of Wales, as he was then, for violation of
a sunday law while on a hunting trip In
viii county near the village of Whining.
ton, III. He was arrested by Col {. NJ.
Hammond, taken before Justice lanes /.
Young. and fined s3
The Prince was under the guardianship of
Lord Lyons aud the two made hunting
and fishing trip TO Wilmington some ffty
miles south Of Chicago, on the Kankakee
River a locality then visited by numerous
hunters from Chicago and Canada on ac.
count of the pleutilulness of game and fish
Colonel Hammond was proprietor of livery
barn at Wilmington, and ia such capacity
took the royal party into the surrounding
country several days on quail shooting ex-
pedtIous
The young prince enjoyed the sport
hugely, and when Sunday came he went TO
the stables and said 20 Col Hammond. OF
would like TO- go out to-day 7 want TO get
at those quails again" When told that vio-
latious of the law for hunting ON Sunday
were sometimes prosecuted iu that locality
the prince asked the extent of the punish
ment. The prince was informed that IL
would probably be a fine of from 81 TO S5
whereupou he said TO Mr. Hammond.
We'll, hitch up and I'll take the chances
The trip was made and resulted i'm a plea.
santana successful day, with good.sized
bag of game,
On the following morning Elias Kimbal
who was somewhat of a hunter himself
probably through jealousy, feeling that the
heir apparent was robbing him Of his rights
20 the game Of the country swore 10 the
complaint before Justice James T.. Young
Robert Thompson was constable, but on
account of the acquaintance between Col
Hammond and lhe prince he deputized Col
Hammond to make the arrest Young AL
bert Edward appeared to enjoy the affair
and went willingly before the court iu the
town hail. which was at once filled with
anxious sightsecrs to witness the unusual
proceedings. Justice Young read the com.
plant and asked the prisoner what De had
tosay Well said the prince. i guess I'd
beucruot deny it-and how much is the
damage P"
a fine of S} was imposed but the costs
were remiued. The prince handed the
Justice s5 but refused to take the profered
change aud after the court was dismissed
he invited the crowd to the Exchange sa.
loon, where all drank TO the health and at
the expense of Englaud's future king.
The affair was a pleasant one" said
Colonel Hammond, and was enjoyed by no
one more than the young prince himself.
but Lord Lyons was exceedingly angry and
seemed 20 consider that the dignity of his
nation had been triAed with Lord Lyons
subsidized the local paper, which was
easier suppressed than the papers of to-day,
so that the occurrence never appeared iu
print This was over forty years ago.
continued Colonel Hammond, "and most
of the parties who took part In the event
are dead. The prince as ! remember him.
was a wellbuilt goodlookiug young man,
and an excellent shot He enjoyed the trip
go the fullest extent, was aGable and
agreeable TO AN whom he met and made
many friends and admirers during hs
short and eveutful stay at Wilmington