The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-13
WARDEN'S ACTIVITY
 BRINGS ABOUT ARREST
 OF TWO BRlDGEPORT FRS
Both Fined in Court Yesterday By Justice WalSen1an-Wardens Are Especially Protective of
 Useful Birds.
FAIRFIELD

Fairfield, Sept 13-This is the season Of the year when game and song birds migrate southward'. For the past few
 weeks. nfghtfawlzs have been seen in great abundance especially along the shore. Hunters seeing the bird at flight cannot resist taking 8 shot at the feathered creatures. The fore part of last week 1t was learned that many of the nighthawls were being slaughtered and complaint was made to Game Warden Smith of NorwaIk. Naramore, who has a home on the beach, to be especially watchful of Last week Friday Deputy Naramore came across William E. Russell, as sistant city clerk of Bridgeport, find ing in his possession three dead night : hawks. He Informed Russell that there was 9. law protecting song birds and that it was his duty to bring about his arrest. He informed Rus sell that he would look him up later
 Wednesday afternoon Russell was ar. rested in Bridgeport +7a,44
 Yesterday morning Russell accom- panied by his counsel, Alderman Rob ert G. DeForest, and also by Alder man Daniel E. Walker, appeared be- fore Justice Bacon Wakeman. Attor- ney DeForest made a plea of not gull demurrer, rbut the court overru1ed the
 motion A plea of guilty was then entered. The court imposed a fine of $1 and costs of $19.76. Russell paid up and departed.
 Following Russell came George H. Connors of Bridgeport, who was also Friday last shooting at nighthawks. He stated to the warden then and to the court yesterday that the specie of the bird. was unknown to him. He had a license and has the right to hunt. The court fined Connors s1 and costs of s15. The fine was re- mitted on payment of costs.
 Warden Smith had considerable diff (IJlfU in having a. grand jurOr sign the warrant for RusselHs arrest Smith first went to Grand Juror King. business connections with Russell and desired not to sign the warrant. War den Smith then visited Grand Juror Cummings. He in turn desired not den back to Juror King. The latter finally signed the warrant and Russell was arrested.
 warden Smith is especially indig- nant at the unnecessary slaugh tering of nightha,wks. He states, and his opinions are shared by the members bon societies, that the nighthawk is one of the country's most useful birds. It's food consists mostly of nosquitoes and ants 1t is evident that the ranks of these pests would be much more numerous if they were not so severely thinned by the attacks of the night hawks. The nighthawk catches its prey as they fly through the air Not only does it do a great amount of positive good by the destruction of enormous numbers of insects, but 1t is to be commended for it's negative qualities, in that 1t not only does not destroy the farmers crops but does not even use them for nesting sites It never touches grain or fruit, never troubles the gardens, never even touches a blade of grass to make a nest, for it builds no home. It's eggs are laid on the bare earth or rock. When it is considered that this bird renders such a signal service to man, and asks nothing and takes nothing in return, it seems as if it should have every protection that can be afford ed. It is the intention of Warden Smith and his deputies to foster that pro- lection. The arrests Of the two Bridgeporters is given as a warning that the war6lens are on the. lookout and intend to carry out the intention of their office.