The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-20
CAIRO SP0RIsMtl.
SEVERELY SCORED FOR viO-
LATINO GAME LAW OF
NEiGHBoRiNG STATES.
Charleston Paper Says New Law Does
Not Eliminate Requirement For 4
Non-Residents to Have
License.

Under the heading "A Wall From
Egypt" the Charleston, Mo, Enter
prise of Friday, says
The raid made by Mississippi
county authorities on the law break
eTs from Cairo, who, for the past three
years, have been openly and motor
iously violating the fish and game
laws Of Missouri seems to have great
|ly disturbed the sportsmen from that
city at the meeting of the waters, II
the newspaper comments are ODE
taken as a reflection of the feeling
there.
ct ought not to be necessary to say
anything in defence of law and order
but as some of the Cairo papers have
seen fit TO hint at possible motives
which might have inspired the OIL
lecrs in executing duty, it might moi
be amiss to relate a few facts In re-
gard to what happened at Brewers
Lake.
"As above stated this state has had
4 game and fish law in force as q law,
| for the past three years and for just
thai space of time. Cairo citizens
| have been defiantly violating the law
lhy fishing in this stare without first
procuring license, as required by
llaw. They knew the risk they were
taking, but continued violating the law
and were protected therein Nhc sher-
| IF says), because the officers in
Ohio township were a trille lax in
performing their duties.
FINALLY when Sheriff George w,
Cupp saw there was no hope of step
lung these violations Gf the law, eX-
cept by using desperate remedies, he
and Prosecuting Attorney j, M. HaW,
good citizens and good officials, decid.
ed to go il person to Brewers Lake
aud see if they could not eradicate the
levil. They went aud found seven
men, from Cairo, fishing there. These
lmcn were all arrested. and as the pris
toner's wanted to avoid the trip to the
Charleston Jail, they were allowed to
plead to a minor charge and small
lime was assessed against them rms
| fact seems to stick in the crop of some
Cairo people That the officers were
| kind to these law breakers, and treat
ed them TO some consideration.
| "The Mississippi county officials
lwho made the arrests and allowed
| these men to plead guilty, were only
doing their duty, And they stand
today ready and willing to make fur
Their sacrifices in order that the maj
csty of the law may be not trampled
| in the dust as ii has been IN times
past
"A small fine was assessed agains'
| these first offenders because it was
only desired that a warning be given
of the intentions of the officers to Ell
| force this statute, but tle next Of
fender will receive a fine of one hun.
1 lred dollars, at least, 1.-THE maximum
| fine being five hundred for this VIC
lIation of the law, and nonresident
Fishermen will be taught the lesson
THAT il is better to get the proper Ii
license before coming over here.
| The Cairo Bulletin has Informed
is readers taat on July l2th, 1893.
the present game and fish law viii b
Repealed, 1t would he better for that
lpaper to advise its readers another
lway. for Attorney General Major has
Igiven it as his opinion that the new
i law carries with il the requirement
to have license for noa-residents to
fish in Missouri, the same as did the
lold law. And thus IL is.
| 1t would be better Cairo sports
linen, for YOU to be lawabidiug citi.
lzens and preserve that same reputa
ition. when you come to the Show Me-
Estate, and then it would not be neces
sa1y TO blame the umpire" when you
lost the game. Meanwhile the 'Kas-
yaroo court is still sitting, licking It's
'hops in hungry anticipation of the
next victim from the land of Egypt