The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-16
West RiUer 7OlUns
TOWNSHEND.
Two Lawless Fishermen and What Hap
pened to Them Monday.

And it all happened on Monday evening
right here in Townshend where as a rule
it is so quiet and restful,. where the
thrushes sing by day and the tree toads
and whippoor,.wills luli us TO sleep a9
night. Yes, there was a beginning, ana
in the beginning Elliot Holden of Turner's
Falls, Mass, and Ralph Osgood Leach OF
Mortified, Mass, We're seen dressed ana
equipped for fishing trip. 1t IS strange
how at times two innocent looking gen
tlemen will start things going, but the
appearance of these gentlemen certainly
started things moving and while 1t TOOK
several hours to get all the wheels IN mo-
tion the grand roundup was one that Will
be remembered and we trust prove sum
Gent warning for all who are inclined 10
violate our fish and game laws.
Sometime Monday forenoon an un
known calls up County Fish and Game
Warden Roswell l.. Frost of Brattleboro
and gives him to understand that there
may be something dong at loWhsheho
Mr.. Frost notifies r. w. Snyder; our
able and efficient deputy warden, ana tel's
him to be in readiness to help HIM on
This particular case About noon MI
Frost arrives and the chase begins. me
chief and his deputy start out at gait
that would make many younger man
wish he could be Il game warden or any
thing else that would enable HIM TO ioi-
low that pace. The north end OF the toNh
i secured to a polish but no one Is 1otiid.
So back to the starting point hareh '''c
wardens. ;, t.o
They had followed the line said to have
been taken by the parties wanted, ou,
how often man changes his mind and
his route when going fishing. This seems
to have been the case with these gentle
men, for when the wardens got back IRON
their wanderings they learned that one OF
rrnFt'e had been cntI-
tered bv the "men wanted and that Sa sac
team had travelled toward West hui.
AGAIN the march was resumed and ABOUT
7 20 n. m Mr.. Taft's team was seen com
inc homeward. Mr.. Frost stopped the
team and found it occupied by Holden
and Leach. Mr.. Snyder asked to see
their fish and was shown basket contain
which Mr.. Frost thought would stand the
law Mr.. Snyder thought it strange there
should be but one basket and on looking
under the blanket found another which
sad to relate. contained 4S short trout
ranging from three to five inches. 1t had
been a hard afternoon for the Waraehs'
but they were amply rewarded ior thell
abors. As soon as they reached tne w,
LACE Warden Snyder lodged complaint
With the town grand juror, A. c. Frank
lin. p. II. Rutter issued writ and dol-
den and Leach appeared before HIM at
the Townshend Inn. Mr.. Leach pleaded
not guilty. Mr.. Holden pleaded guilty.
Now 4S short trout for one man put the
fine beyond Mr. Rutter's jurisdiction, so
all that could be done was, to blnd MI
Holden over under bond of 500 tor APP
pearance at the September term OF the
Windham county court. William Bruce,
Mr., Holden's brother-in-law, furnished the
bonds and thus ended what was for
Townshend red letter day OF short
trout. -
save understood trout. Time and money
have been expended in restocking our
brooks so that the fishing may be good
and when such wholesale violation OF
the law is brought to their attention they
feel like rising up and calling the wardens
blessed