The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-03
JUNGLE SAM" is
PARTLY To BLAME
FOR ARREST OF Mr.. CLARKE
FOR CONTEMPT OF JUDGE CANN's
ORDERS ON OssAaAW.

Party of Scientists Seeking Birds
Developed Desire for HOg-Meat.
Hog Owned by Larissey Appeared
and John w. Clarke Shot It-Dep-
uty sheriff Fleming Landed On
Man for Violating Neutrality Laws
Laid Down by Court.
Because a scientist who is collecting
birds for the United States government
grew hungry yesterday morning for
fresh meat, this morning Mr.. John w.
Clarke will face Judge Cam and show
cause, If any he has, why he Should
not be fined for contempt of court.
Mr.. Clarke killed one Of the hogs of
one of the Ossabaw belligerents and
thereby hangs a tale.
Mr.. John o. Worthington, a Connec-
ticut scientist, is engaged in collecting
birds for the pathological department
of the Smithsonian Institute. Accom-
panied By two other devotees of sci
ence, he is cruising up and down the
coast of the country in house-boat.
He shoots the birds desired and then
the arts of taxidermy are at once APP
piled aboard the boat.
In the course of the cruise of the
housed boat the party reached Ossabaw
Island, all unaware that there was a
state of things existing there some
what unusual. Mr. Worthington
knew there were birds there, but did
not know that hogs also roamed about,
some with one mark on their ears ana
others with another. Neither did ne
know that a deputy sheriff was busily
engaged asserting the aforesaid hogs
and acting generally as Hague tri-
bunal
Mr.. Clarke was on the island en-
gagged in the work of assortment, or
in some department connected with the
peace negotiations now under way. AS
he went about the island at his work
he espied the house-boat and shortly
afterwards was in the custody of the
Superior Courts officer.
Scientist Wanted Fresh Meat.
Mr.. Clarke hailed the boat and when
he saw the party he recognized one of
them as an old friend. Explanations
were made as to how each happened
to be there, and when Mr.. Clarke stated
he was chasing hogs a sample of the
mile-that-won't-com went over
the features of the ornithologsts, and
they limited they were from Missouri
and didn't believe there were any hogs
on the island.
The informant then offered to "show
them and the entire party started
inland. In a few minutes they spied
the hogs nice, big, fat ones. The
houseboat residents at once developed
an overwhelming desire for some fresh
meat and Mr.. Clarke suggested that
they get some.
Scarcely had this idea come to light
when an unusually plump shoat
ambled leisurely before the party. Mr..
Clarke hurriedly grabbed a gun from
one of the party. There was a puff of
smoke, a sharp crack, one last grunt,
and the fresh meat was on hand. The
hog was then dragged to the house.
boat and prepared for future reference.
Omcer Takes e. Hand.
The crack of a rifle in the district
where there is to be nothing doing"
in the fireafm line and where, by order
of the court a ''peact-at-any-cos spir-
it prevails, created no little excitement
An investigation was made, and Laris-
sey. one of the belligerents, arrived on
the scene in time to see Mr.. Clarke
departing with the hog toward the
househoat
Shortly after Deputy Sheriff Fleming
reached the scene. The mark on the
dead hogs ear showed that it belonged
to Larissey. Clarke was charged with
being one of Sassers party. Firearms
had been brought within the district,
and contempt thus shown for the order
of the court. AS a result, the strong
arm of the law landed on Mr. Clarke,
and he was brought to Savannah and
taken to the Superior Court room.
Judge Cam was not in the city, and
the prisoner was allowed to go on his
own recognizance until this morning.
when he viii face Judge Cam for
contempt Of court. In addition to the
penalty that the court may see fit to
impose. Mr.. Clarke will probably have
to pay for the hog. The only good re-
suit that can be found is that there
is one less hog to assert
Objects of the Party.
Mr.. Worthington and his party. the
innocent cause of Mr.. Clarkes arrest
have been on a long cruise in search
of the different varieties of birds. They
have visited all parts of the country.
save very few, and these will be
taken in before the close of the present
trip. The party went to Ossabaw yes
terday from South Carolina points,
and will leave to-day for a cruise on
the Altamaha. Thence they will 20
to Florida points.
The party collects specimens of the
different species of birds, mounts them,
and then sells them to the govern
ment. They are then placed in the
pathological department of the
Smithsonian Institute. At the close
of this trip the governments collec-
ton will be as near complete as pa
tient searching and careful work can