The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-11-11
GAME LAW ARRESTS
CAUSE EXCITEMENT
ARRESTED ON TECHNlCALlTlES
Wardens Claimed That Men Had an lie gal
Licenses senator Moriarty Took Up
Their Defense

There was some excitement and CON.
siderable fun about Justice Dawson $
court last Tuesday night when Deputy
Game Wardens Andrews OF Iron
Mountain and Wilson of Calumet ar
rived here with three hunters in tow,
arrested at sidnaw for violating the
game laws.
The men names were &. Green. S.
d. Hunter and f. " Barker and their
home is at Flint. Michigan.
The wardens and their men arrived
at 8 AS over the Milwaukee road from
Sidnaw. Mr.. Andrews mad visited
Crystal Falls in the afternoon and ar
ranged with Justice Dawson TO mold
court Immediately upon the arrival of
the train.
The man Barker was first arraigned
charged with killing deer before the
time specified in his license. He
pleaded "Not Guilty" and asked that
he have time 10 consult an attorney.
He was directed TO the office of Nor
iarty a. Dwyer and those gentlemen
undertook the defense and soon after
wards appeared in court.
The conditions are these each man
held license signed by the county
clerk of Genessee county. They claim.
and 1t seemed as II their claim was
right, that they secured those licenses
at Flint on the lash day OF October.
They also Claim that they had the
clerk Of Genessee county date the ~
censes ahe sd so that they might have
time to get % the hunting grounds and
make all their arrangements foi hunt
ing and then have the full 25-days in
which to hunt They say that they
arrived in sidnaw about the goth Of
the month that they spent couple Of
days looking up different places FOR
hunting grounds and while engaged in
this work they met and conversed
with a deputy clerk Of Houghton
county who. upon being told Of the
manner in which their license was
issued advised them that The county
clerk had no authority to issue licenses
dated ahead that the license runs
from the date OF issue and not from
any date which may be placed upon
the license by clerk or his deputy
They consulted their game laws and
found what they claim substantiatad
the claim of the Houghton deputy SO
they hustled out into Bates township;
established a camp and had ten days
left in which 60 hunt
They killed five deer and had them
in their possession on Tuesday " hen
the game warden dropped in on them,
demanded their licenses and arrested
them for n violation OF. the game laws.
The wardens intimated that they had
evidence that the men got their license
by mail day or so previous TO their
arrest and that the reason for the arrest
was that one of the party boasted at
Sidnaw OF the manner in which they
gained time on their hunting licenses
At any rate the licenses were not
properly made out az only tho license
was signed The clerk neglected to
sign the tags which should be attached
TO the deer.
Senator Moriarty contended that the
Sen were not liable as they were in
plssession OF licenses supposed to be
lSgal and that the game warden had no
right TO take the licenses from the meri
Mr.. Moriarty picked mp the licenses
and placed them in his pocket saying,
''I'll take charge of these for my
clients Wilson Immediately got ag-
gressive demanded the licenses back
and at one time u looked as IL an at
tempt was 20 ue made by him 10 tor.
cibly take possession Of the licenses
but he changed his mind and asked the
Senator TO turn the licenses over 10
Sheriff Holmes TO be- kept by him and
produced at the trial This Mr. Nor
iarty consented 10 do.
Mr. Moriarty further contended that
nhe entire 1911 game law was illegal |
ytoause of errors and conhictions IN
the act and asked that the justicr die
charge tine men,
Judge Dawson refused TO discharge |
the men and Mr. Moriarty asked that /
the hearing be the following day or
sometime within week. Justice /
Dawson refused TO try the case within
a week ~ he intended leaving Crystal
Falls the following day TO be gone a
month The wardens refused to IL Mr.
Morrison take the case and An amusing
wranzle between the Justice and A.