The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-11-24
CHAS. +. MAILMAN
Local Representative
4O2 West Front Stree

The Free Press on Saturday that
the reason why the deer were killed
was because of the heavy expense
to the city of feeding and maintaining
such large herd. He interviewed
State Game Warden Rider i'm ST.
Paul last week. and learned that
the deer could be neither sold nor
shipped. Therefore Mr. Bangerter
thought that the easiest way to re-
duce the size Of the herd was to
kill number of the deer.
There were nineteen deer i'm tho
herd before the six were slain.
City Has Been Lax.
Game Warden Rider stated to The
Free Press yesterday afternoon that
he could not grant the city Of Man.
kato permission to either sell or
Ship the deer for the reason that
the city has never complied with
the law relating to the DEMONSTRATING
of deer. There is nothing on record
in the state game and fish COM
missions office to show that the
City Of Mankato had applied for per
mission to maintain herd of deer.
Also the city has failed to cOmnlv
with that provision of the law which
calls for a statement on each re-
CURING January as to the increase
in the herd during the year. So
far as the state game and fish COM
mission is concerned the deer at
Sibley park have been and now arc
i'm the wild class.
Edgar Weaver. who was instru-
mental in obtaining the original
deer for Sibley park. was surprised
when he learned that the law had
never been complied with by the
city. Mr.. Weaver obtained the deer
through the permission of Samuel
Fullerton. who was state game war
granted the application on the
ground that the deer were to head
a herd.
Deputy Game Warden Con v.
Johnson came to Mankato today
from his farm near Washington
Lake. He will make complete
and searching investigation into the
killing of the six deer also what dis
position was made of the carcasses.
The deputy stated today that he is
working under orders of Warden
Rider. Mr. Johnson said that he
would request Mr.. Rider to come to
Mankato and take charge Of the
probe.
It is reported that the city was
to receive IL cents per pound for
the yeniSOn.
Deputy Johnson said today that
in, oil I,oh if,r no n
arrests made until tomorrow.
Statement From Mr.. Rider.
State Game Warden Rider inform
ed The Free Press this afternoon
that he did not consider his pres
ence necessary in Mankato at this
time. He had instructed Deputy
Warden Johnson to insert the probe
and report to him. The state com,
mission wants all the facts in the
case before any prosecution is start,
ed.
Mr.. Rider stated that inasmuch as
the city has not complied with the
law the deer in Sibley park are re-
garded by the commission as wild
game Had big game licenses been
taken out and the law complied
with in every respect no prosecu-
tons could follow the Staying of the
six deer.
Deputy Game Warden johnson had
an interview with County Attorney
Schmitt this afternoon. Mr.. Schmitt
will not proceed i'm the matter until
he receives Instructions from Game
Warden Rider
G.. V. Johnson, game warden for
this district, stated that he did not
expect to make any arrests today
but thought that tomorrow some
would follow. He said that he was
instructed yesterday noon by Fl. A.
Rider to make most thorough in
vestigation, which he did this after
noon.
'No doubt the butchers who did
the killing will be arrested" said
Mr.. Johnson this noon.
Mr.. Bangerter Is Peeved.
Commissioner Bangerter made
some forceful statements this noon
at the city hall in the presence of
number of gentlemen and newspa-
per men. He said that the people
have been criticising the commits.
sioners for the expense which has