St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-04-17

fishermen RESIST
The GAME WARDENS
I. s.. pIrIbq Trade Along COurtabEaau
raaeut Paying Required License.
m GOT HIS SHOTGUN
n nssss laauslan Of state tame Warden
4palsh came B~aFden--aad 10 Pull In
Their Mats.

Nmy of the fishermen along Bayou
Cassblsau, IN this parish, have con-
d5sgsd themselves immune from the
ngsdons of The State game and fish
ssg by reason Of the fact that they
IN tbsir trade Id places where the
ssue warden can not reach them ex-
spt By boat, so swampy and mac
tssbs are they situated.
Along Tie banks Of the C0urtableau,
dRF ! point some distance from Port
1B b passed, ashermen's huts and
snvs abound. Some don't see civili-
sto1 f0r months, and their long hair
ia rnkanpt appearance would lend
I'D initiated to believe he has struck
country Of wild people. The boats
Il haysTs come at regular intervals,
agng their fish, and bringing them
aeh provisions as they order to be
apagH D them on the next trip.
ea Or some of these) are the ones
phB BID made up their minds not to
pE tie license exacted by the State
hv,
Parish Warden Stage knew of these
conditions, but he likewise knew that
Fien he did make a step to make
HEM come across with the license
hs must Be prepared to carry out the
programme. He spoke of the matter
Il tha conference Of Game Wardens
i Baton Rouge some days ago, and
h State authorities promised to give
aa help ii putting down the fisher
HsH ipsUrrection.
0 Thursday Of last week Mr.. Stage
received telephone communication
lQn Chief Game Warden Thompson
Adj Parish Game Warden Gilmore,
latter of 81. Mary parish, that
tasy we're al Port Barre in the launch
dnzo, ready To make the Courta-
aaH zip Mr. Stage met them
Asrs TIE next day, and together they
artN on the trip.
Ihsg found conditions along the
9aElsaleaa as they had expected
would, Many of the fishermen
s uglg about the matter, urging
IA tAe license was an imposition.
az taeY vonld not pay it. In every
Hee the Nardens compelled the
Rilqusnt fishermen TO take their
tF9n Che bayou, with the warn
4 tdat % The next trip if they did
~ produce the five dollars license,
ashed without it, they would be
5asea upe and their nets c~onfscat-
n When the fishermen saw that
s' we're PIP against it" they read
consented to pay on the wardens'
assfa ia ! few DAYS.
oss fellow, however, resorted to
y saatgun m resisting the officers.
asns Luicus Guillory, and be
w hshlng but near the Block
aasa TIC oficers approached his
ssey met a small boy, and in
e hin the Whereabout Of che
n. % which the boy answered
9 WA At home, in his house.
saey reached che house. how
sas5 were told by the ladies'
peared al the door that the
vas out fishing, and would
y tof several days. Acting
Oags Information, the officers
% make a search of the
M with that course in view,
much trouble, they landed.
Bho was in his house all
,.ae vhen be saw 5hat the Of
rms WIZ about To search the house.
NJ Hlth d shotgun and leaned
,s 800 against the side of the
tsling the afienrv tba< ho
s9s pay the license, and that
B better not modest him.
stsgg realizing that if he
sha fellow to bluff him the
oaia tEy the same game, de-
4 show his authority. =
. sa rlght up TO the man talk
Z hin ali along. until h
a reach, when hs suddenly
u wrist and told him moi
MY Fas soon persuaded that
9ay the license, which he
= 81 " The next trip Of
sllis Fesk sometime.
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