The San Francisco call., 1906-05-25
PUNISH GAME
:. LAW v|OLAT0Rs
Courts Fine Several Men
Who Are Arrested
by Deputies
Diligence Is Shown in
Enforcement OF
Statutes

4 On Saturday last Mart Dennis and
Frank Neal. Deputy Fish Commission
ers at McCloud. Siskiyou County. ar
rested W. c. Elliott, whom they
charge with killing deer during the
close season and selling the meat
The deputies say they had been try
ing for more than a year 10 trap Eli
liott but could never get evidence
sufficient to justify swearing TO
complaint until a week ago. The dep
uties found Alfred Inabuit with fresh
deer meat In his possession at Red
Cloud. Inabuit said that he had not
killed the deer himself, but admitted
buying 1t from Elliott The deputies
Immediately placed Inabuit under ar
rest and then started for Elllott's
place. They met him ON the way with
the carcass of another deer. Which
was partly cut up, ready for sale.
Both defendants were taken before
Justice Heacock at McCloud. Ina
s25, which he paid. Elliott showed
fight at first. but finally decided TO
enter a plea of guilty. He pleaded
that 1t was necessary for him to kill
the deer in order to support his fam
lily. The justice. however, did not
take that view of the case and
promptly fined him 500. or 100 das5
fine.
The deputies followed up their good
work by arresting Nicholas Papas, a
lun herman near MeCloud. He also
had fresh deer meat in his possession.
Papas was taken before Justice Hea-
cock at McCloud, who imposed a fine
of $25. or % days in Jail. The fine
was paid.
Deputy Fish. Commissioner w. B.
Morgan, who Is also game warden of
Los Angeles County, arrested two
brothers. E. and w. Wiltshire. near
Beaumont, San Bernardino County.
One OF them had the carcass of a
female deer in his possession and the
other a buck The defendants We're
taken before Justice Clifford at Red
lands, swhere they both entered pleas
of guilty and were fined $50 each,
Witch thev naid
Deputy Fish Commissioner Fl. I.
Pritcnard arrested j. q. Sheeay, a
railroad surveyor, for killing curlew
Los Angeles. Sheedy was taken be-
fore Justice Janness of Santa Mon
"a. v-Np '-r@osed a fine of S25, or 25
days IN JAIL
6 VA s1as4-a Jay last. Deputy Fish
Commissioner W. r. Welch arrested
George Veitch for killing snipe on
the Berkeley shore of San Francisco
Bay. Veitch was taken before JUS
tice Edgar of Berkeley. who will dis
pose of his case on June 5.
Deputy Fish Commissioners John
t. Leidig and A. Leonard had been
watching the operations OF Fred
McCauley and John Wilson. the lat
ter an Indian, who had been killing
deer in the Yosemite Park. near Wa
wona- The deputies succeeded in
finding each of them with the car
eass of a fresh deer in possession. re-
turning from a days hunt. The pris-
oners were taken before Justice
Leitch at Wawona, who imposed a
fine of $25 in each ease. The justice
Informed them that he was showing
them extreme leniency in this case,
but that if either of them was ever
brought in his court again for vio-
lation of the game laws. he would
fine them the limit of the law, or i'm
pose corresponding Imprisonment.
Deputy Fish Commissioners T. C.
Harper and l. L. Koppel arrested L.
A Lorette on Monday last near Al
yiso, Santa Clara County, for killing
valley quail during the close season.
The defendant was taken before Jus
tice Benson of San Jose, who fined
him SIS, which was paid