The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-12-06
GAME WARDEN
MAKES ARREST
Waverly Utz, 1t Is Charged, Killed
Big Buck Deer Out of
Season
PENALTY IF GUILTY
MAY BE VERY HEAVY
Claimed That More Than Thirty
Deer Were Killed in Upper
Naches Country Last Winter
and Spring, Causing Poor Sport

Game Warden Frank Bryant trav-
eled on Monday to the mouth of Rock
creek, on the Naches river, 10 miles
above Naches City, and SO from North
Yakima, where he made an important
arrest While Mr. Bryant did not
bring his quarry back with him. his
trip was successful to a pronounced
degree.
Mr.. Bryant received information last
week that justified him in believing
that deer had been killed in the re-
gion above referred to, and as this is
not the open season he put on his gum
shoes and proceeded to do the Sher-
lock Holmes act. He went to Naches
City last Friday where he found the
head of a buck deer at the place of
business of Mr.. Thompson taxi
dermist who had received it FOR
mounting Further investigation re-
suited in learning the name of the man
who had had the head taken there.
Having obtained all the information
possible he returned to North Yakima.
Mr.. Bryant and Deputy Sheriff Red
head went to the srene yesterday In
the county autom obile The warden
crossed the river to the camp of the
O.-W. r. e. n. company surveying par
ty, where they found Thomas A. Col
Inns, assistant foreman, in charge.
Waverly Utz, the man for whom the
warrant had been issued. was out in
the field with the rest of the party
Mr.. Collins assisted in locating Mr..
Utz, and the arrest was made.
Put Up Cash Bond
Warden Bryant wa clothed with
authority to accept bond for the APP
pearance of the prisoner in court in
North Yakima. Mr.. Utz and his
friends managed to scrape up sos. Sc
in cash, which sum was placed in the
hands of the warden as bond. In ad-
dition Mr.. Collins and others vouched
for the appearance of the prisoner in
court Saturday forenoon, before He-
man d. Hunt, who will preside at the
trial.
The party left North Yakima al
1890 yesterday forenoon and got back
at 1880 y. III.
Leniency Was shown
The O.-W. II. & N. company sur
veyors are very busy Just now, work
ing in a rough canyon. coming to-
ward North Yakima. Had Mr.. Bry-
ant insisted on bringing Mr.. Utz back
with him it would have worked a
hardship on the whole camp, ana Sc
riously interfered with the work That
was not his desire. Hence leniency
was shown.
The animal killed was am old mule
deer with a magnificent set of horns
with six points.
It Is claimed by those in a position
to know that about 30 deer were kill
ed In the upper Naches river country
in the fall of 1910. winter of 1901
and spring Of 1911. Some of the vic
tins of the ruthless hunters were does
in foai some with fawns Mt their
side. As a Result of that outrageous
violation of the law the hunting dur
ing the past legal season was very
poor If that illegal Strengthening ha,
not taken place there would have been
20 or so more deer there, and the
sport would have been much better.
Unusual interest attaches to this ar
rest. for the law has been so many
times fagrantly violated that 1t seems
to have almost become dead letter.
Mr. Bryant says he has a strong case
against Mr.. Utz. Quite number OF
the members OF the surveying crew
with whom Mr. Utz works will be sub
poenaed, as ii is claimed that the ven
ison was consumed at the camp.
One sportsman remarked here last
evening that If a conviction should be
secured in this case that it would be
the first one in Is years. Another
said he could not remember OF a con-
viction ever having been obtained
here, but that Yakima county hunters
have simply ignored the law. Mr..
Bryant is determined that the law
shall be enforced hereafter, and be-
lieves that a conviction, and the pub
licity that goes with It, will have the
effect of causing hunters to think of
the dire consequences before they
shoot deer out of season hereafter.
The penalty for killing a deer out
Of season is a fine of from 81 to ST.
0OG. or up to one year in the neniten-
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