The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-19

Banquet by Justice NRughtin and
s.others, Including Judge Cam.
Roast Quail, au Cresson.
This on the menu at the Hibernian
society's banquet at the De Soto
Thursday night resulted yesterday
morning in Game Warden John H.
Millink going before Justice G. f.
Bevans and swearing out warrant
charging Watson & Powers, lessees OF
The hotel, with violating the game law
bf Georgia
Under the laws Of Georgia it is
haisdemeaner not only TO kill a game
bird in the close season, or to offer
pne for sale during that time. but TO
be in possession of one as well. This,
of course, is not construed to mean
that every guest of the Hibernian
Society who ate quail at the banquet
is subject to arrest, but the game
warden contends, and the magistrate
holds with him, that those who serv-
ed the quail are clearly liable.
Justice Bevans stated that while no
bond had been given by the defendants
one would be arranged The magis-
trate realized that the lessees of the
hotel would not Jump town" and was
in no particular hurry to put the war
rant in force. Justice Bevans said
that Game Warden Willink had made
affidavit that Watson e. Powers had
served quail in the close season, and
that it was up to" him, on the
strength of this affidavit, to issue the
warrant.
Had JOISed at the Banquet.
The fact that quail was on the
menu, despite the fact that 1t was in
the close season, was joked about
while the banquet was in progress.
Banqueters threatened each other with
arrest. but no one dreamed that there
would really be any proceedings of
legal nature. Judge George I. Cam of
the Superior Court and Judge Paul e.
Seabrook of the Atlantic Circuit, who
sometimes presides on the criminal
side of Judge Cams court, were both
in attendance. 1t is not a matter OF
record that they ate quail, however
Justice of the Peace Michael Naugh-
tin was among the number who at
tended the banquet. When the quail
were served the justice remembered
the game law and what might happen.
Schwarz, proprietor of a cafe, and ia
miliar with the provisions of the game
law. Justice Naughtin remarked that
he had a mind to issue warrant
against Mr.. Watson for violating the
game law. Mr.. SchwarZ decided to
try and worry Mr.. Watson and wrote
him a note in which Justice Naughtin's
threat was made known.
Judge Cam Read Note.
Mr.. Watson laughed and showed the
note to Judge Cam, who was sitting
next to him. But none of those who
were at the table suspected that any
thing would ever happen as result
of the serving of the quail. Justice
Naughtin had his fun and dismissed
the subject with a laugh.
But game Warden Willink reads
the Morning News, and when he read
the menu prepared by the Hibernian
Society and served by Watson & Pow
ers, he determined that it was time
20 be up and doing. He called on
Justice Naughtin and that official
laughed again. He explained that he
had started the joke and that he did
not feel like joking the morning after
successful banquet. But Game War
den Willink was not "funning."
The game warden had not attended
the banquet and was very much in
earnest. He told Justice Naughtin so
and insisted that the warrant be is
sued against the lessees of the De Soto.
But Justice Naughtin had been given
a good time" and he was obdurate.
Warden Willink was equally as de-
termined and tripped across Bryan
street to the Office of Justice Bevans
where he had little or no difficulty in
having the trick turned