Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1902-08-22

TIL. controversy. which bi,i. fair 10
lrev.sus- as famau. ne ih- suit 81 iiars
.irll W. i'ickwtCk. las nj last ELECTED an
opinion from tile legal adviser Of the
state. The .a.~ Is one which involve.
the pEcrusativ-. ani dignity al two
state officials. Curator f-rEil Of the
State Historical Society was out ss'cuE-
ing .r-Cimrus one day. as vas his
want. witrn Game Warden lfsrEts
cam. ur aud PLACED him under arrest
on the charge Of violating the game
laws Of the state by siauziitcrinx song
bls,is. The birds wrrc scisrd aud the
game commissioner has since held
,h-m. F.rrii made formal demand
about thrc- weeks as" fur the return
IT the birds. which was refused.
The Denver News uf August tith ~.
ports the latest developments as fol-
lows:
,;su- Commissioner Harris now has
an answer 4. his inquiry I. the atior.
n.y general. in the matter disputed
with NJ. y-rril Of the State Historical
Society, which pirasrs him Immensely.
Mr.. Harris asked Mr. Post three uttcss
tiaus. anil il satisfied with the reply
TO ali ~ ihCm. They were Ne fellovss
Tirs,ats IL lawful to sell or offer to
sell am I.aTt 81 a game puadrupCi that
is protected 10y the laws Of the statct
Sryuud-Nrc <sus birds or iuscCtivof.
u,is hir,ls protected by the laws Of the
s,atcf TIiirti-CaH they l-c taken foE
scientific purposes without permit TO
sie sop
Attorney gsucral rost replies as fui'
lows: "IIrSt-gamc IuadruIpCyis can
only 10 u<r,I under ths law for feed
consumption. when taken in the guam
titles and at the times prescribed by
tho act. To offer for sale any part Of
surb sSur is q violation II the law.
Unless IL ipr lawfully imported aud cvi.
,iencc,i by proper invoices as provided
.'sccon,i-sons birds and insectivor.
Gus birds are protected by section II
Of ,bs laws 81 Is15. which has not
trpn repealed as far ne ] know. and
,lrrs not conflict with the laws Of 1870.
'sThirI-Isy section II ~ the laws Of
t>p5 certificates may lpe granted to Isrr-
sons therein named and under the con-
,litious urcsrriIsc,i to take game. etc.
for scientific purposes. but this section
was uo,iifc,l by section Of division
II OF The laws ~ 1sH9 to reduce the fcC
for the permit from 50 tc 81"
MIR. Harris says Mr.. Frrril has no
permit aud so has unlawfully coniisca;-
p,i the birds. The game commissioner
has also consulted many premincn, at
,orncys On the subject. and says that
although he will not make Mr.. Fcrril
any trouble. he wants him to Under
stand that he must abide by the state
law. He added;
II don't believe that would eivc
him n permit to- kiII snowbiT,i now.
Secretary c. T.. Stonakcr Of the state
Board Of Charities and Correction. has
received a report from the asylum for
the insane At Pueblo. The rciscri
slows the number of patients there n;
present tu H. lR2. \ curious. or Mt
least au interesting fact. is that FIVE Of
the present inmates were taken to the
asylum from Jacksonville. Illinois.
when the Colorado institution was
Opened in is5p. Henry White Of GIL
tin county entered Tie asylum when he
vas nifty -oue years old and he Is now
cigIry.thrpc. Roisft Rourke was one
" Tn. i've who have been in the asy-
1 ium since its foundation. aud he wse
! cent there from Arnpahoc county.