Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-05-20
PAID DO DOLLARS
 FOR BATTING TRAPS
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.o,a.., nc was arrested hN 'v .,.-u.. member of the Arizona rang .r.. u,tU part of inc carcass of a beef in h,. r,.,...ion for which he could not .r.durc ,bc hide. ai his hunting camp j. il, Mount Hope country, George ,.n.woriu. nhl in following n long established custom of stockmcn and .nnicr-. had iuuorcnlly violated q ,royi,inn of tIIr territorial statutes, .,,. fined s5O in Justice of Peace Me Lane. court yesterday afternoon. Nr. Nnsworth. wao incidentally was found hv Ranger Byrncs. after he had sci several traps for lobo wolves, with par, of inc carcass of the beef in his pos,cssion. which hc had used in bait ing traps for the predatory lobos, VOW cd yesterday after he paid his fine that inc next lime he embarked on hunt for big game that dc would either ear rv along n his wagon one of his own bccvcs or seek relaxation from the on. crouS duiic, of a stockman chasing inc 'possum and the coon.
 In justice to Mir. Ainsworth it must be said that his infraction of the law was no, intentional. It has long been the custom among stockmen when out on a hunt io kill any animal they dc sired for bait or food, whether if be longcd to them or . ncignbor. A prom inent stockman remarked yesterday that hc always gave all the beef to hunters and trappcrS necessary for them while hunting and trapping on his range as hc considered that the destruction of n mountain lion, lobo or bear on his range was always worth at least twenty-five calves to him. He regrets that the law intcrfercs with tnis time worn custom as he fears lt will keep many hunters from the ranges who dn not own their own stock and fear io kill animals belong ing to others, even with the permission of the owner Mr. AinswOrth owns q hcrd of cattle on Walnut creek hui hc was away from his range in tn, hunt for the predatory lobo when h' | appropriated the beef necessary for his drags and traps for W lich he pai the $50 penalty yesterday.
 In company with another stockman he left his home at Juniper for tho Mount Hope country. attracted there | by the reports that lobos were plcnti i ful in that section and that the Mar tin brothers had recently killed fv' lobo wolves in n roundup where thc' found that the predatory beasts ha, killed over fifty head of their cattle Arriving al Mount Hope they foun, unmistakaple signs of lobo and at onc' killed beef to bait their drags an, traps After the traps were set, Mr AinSworth's partner was called to as ! sist in a rodcO on ncighboring range | leaving him alone. That cvcnin, Ranger Byrncs arrived and after cn toying the hospitality of Mir. Aims worth al supper asked where the hid of the beef was. He informed tn ranger that he and his partner ha, killed the steer for drag and bait fo the lobos which were plentiful in thes parts and had not preserved the hidc He was informed by the ranger that h had violated the law and was at lcas subject to the payment of $50 fin, He accompanied the ranger here an, entered plea of guilty to the cnargc being assessed the nominal fine.
 Ranger Byrncs is now m the ncl searching for Mr. Ainsworth 's partner who will m all probability come il and pay the nominal fine for the tech meal violation of the statutes.