Arizona republican., 1909-07-15
SHOOTING WHITE WINGS
 FOR THE AFFLICTED
WHERE CHARITY AND THE LAW
 CoLLIDED
L. W. Collins Leads Party of Los
 Angeles Sports Into Trouble.

Justice Ed. Carr of Tempe pre- cinct was in town yesterday after noon. He had come over presumably for the purpose of bringing the money of which he had despoilcd party of Los Angeles hunters who had been operating in that vicinity for several days and who were caught in the act of shipping the products of the chase out Of the territory contrary to the statutes therein made and provided
 The galaxy of hunters consisted of party of Los Angeles capitalists, chaperoned by l.. W. Collins. who be- gan three or four years ago to in troduce gentlemen of sporting procliv- iues to the field of Arizona The members of the party were MT Col hns, John T. Miller a banker A. F. Cullin, the president of a trust com pany, Gail B. Johnson, J. C. Drake. J NJ. Kilgarif, R. B. Burck and Oscar Mihbank
 Word reached the authorities on Monday that the hunters were ship ping whitewings Co Los Angeles 1 There is no close season in this terri l tory for whitewings, but the law for bids the shipping of any sort of game | out of the territory. When this news | came to the authorities John Doe | warrants were issued and on Mon i day night Deputy Sheriff Wayne ! Davis went to Maricopa to intercept | any such shipments. On Monday | night he went back with better re- suits He found boxes and crates filled with dressed birds. consigned to the, Young Womens Christian Asso- ciation at Los Angeles.
 All this spoke well for the charit- able instincts of the hunters. but at the same time it indicated d disre- gard of the law which must be su- preme even over charity Having satisfied of the contraband character | of the shipment. the officer began f hunting for the shippers and found them in the car arrayed in pajamas | for the night ride to the coast
 The warrants were served and the l. defendants at once offered to put up |, bail. The officer said he was power less to accept it. Mir. Collins thought Il he had that power, but MT Davis was II sure he had not. Il
 You're a good officer" said Gull II Hngs, but you don't know much law"
 I've noticed" replied Mir Davis. that the less law an officer thinks he knows, the better it is for him"
 There was nothing to do but to go before justice. and the nearest was Justice Carr of Tempe. Fhe gentle men said it was imperative that they should be in Los Angeles today. Ac- cordingiy arrangements were made for special train back to Tempe at cost of S10O and the run was made to that seat of justice. where the criminal special arrived at two o'clock in the morning
 The defendants appeared in court in their pajamas. Banker Miller was asked if he would plead guilty or not guilty to the charge of violating the game laws of the territory.
 Tim not guilty" said he.
 All right" said the justice, you will stand committed to the county jail for your examination tomorrow.
 Guilty. your honori" cried Banker Miller, springing to his feet. All the others followed suit and if each case a fine of $15 was assesse,.. They were paid with willingness that amounted almost to enthusiasm. The party pretended to have formed an affection 'for Deputy Davis and invited him to go back to the coast
 
 the time of his life. The officer was afraid that they would. and he pleaded previous engagement. But all of the hunters, with the exception of, Mir. Collins were in a pleasant mood and regarded the affair as the real spice of the outing.
 On the return of the party it was found that the money that had been paid for the special was thrown away, for the Golden State Limited. which they were so desirous of catching in the early morning was eleven hours late.
 They could have come back to Tempe on the regular train and have gone back to Maricopa on the next one and still have had plenty of time But S100 to that crowd was neither here nor there. The doves destined for the Young Womens Christian Association hospital at Los Angeles were not wasted. They were sent to the Sisters hospital in this city.