The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-01
HEDGEHOG
HUNTING
Story of How it is Done in Wat
erbury and Duxbuy
81 B0UNTIES TO ONE MAN
State Has Paid Over $1,000, 1t Is Re.
ported, into These Two Towns as
Bounties on Hedgehogs-0ther
City Court News.

r. Fl. McNulty of Waterbury, who ad
mits that he is something of a hedge
| hog hunter, was brought before Justice
! of the Peace H. w Scott in the munich
pal court room this forenoon to answer
to charge of fraud and deceit in Sc
curing the bounty on sxty-one hedge
hogs. McNulty told an interesting tale
of the tactics employed by the hedgehog
hunters Of Waterbury and Duxbury, but
refused to plead guilty. He waived ex-
animation and was bound over to appear
at the next session of county court in
the sum of $500 He was unable to
furnish the funds and Justice Scott com
mitted him to the county Jail in Mont
pelier.
The Waterbury hunters story of how
number of his companions have de-
ceived the town clerks of Duxbury and
Waterbury is calculated to throw some
light on the big showing Waterbury
made in disbursing bounties on the
hedgehog population Of the two towns.
According to a recent report. Vermont
spent the sum of $4,000 on hedgehogs in
the past year and of this amount. Wa
terbury turned over to the huntsmen
some $500. When one of the bristled
animals falls before the unerring min
of the hunter it means that Vermont
must pay the hunter 25e and the town
clerk who disburse7 the bounty SC. Wa
terbury and Duxbury hunters had
habit of using their game twice and
three times in collecting the bounties
The statute says that the town clerk
shall see that each hedgehog is relieved
OF both ears when brought to the Office
for bounty. According to McNulty's
story, the hunters of Waterbury and'
Duxbury wait for the clerk to turn his
back and then perform some sleight of
hand operation that deceives the eve
but does not remove the ear. The clerk
glanees at the hedgehog and carelessly,
perhaps, notices that the ears are not in
sight. The bounty is paid and the hunt
ers depart for the next town clerks Office
TO repeat the process.
The arrest OF McNulty is said to be
the result of little quiet detective
work on the part of officers and the
states attorney. 1t is proposed to nip
the practice of making the state pay
double toll on the menaeing denizens
of fences and woodpiles, and other ar
,sts will probably follow therefore Me-
i'll II. J. Parcher of Waterbury and
States Attorney J. Ward Carver had
charge of the prosecution.
Before Acting Judge A. A. Sargent in
city court Saturday evening, Battjsta
Comolli pleaded guilty to breach of
peace charge and paid a fine of s.
and costs of .S5l4 Comoll was ar.
rested in the forenoon by Officer George
Garlic because il was alleged that he |
had struck fellow laborer with a
piece of iron. Other breach of peace
cases were disposed of when Ferdinand !
CaIabrase and Charles Brusa appeared |
in court. Ferdinand Calabrase entered |
a plea of not guilty and his case was |
continued until July 9. He was al |
lowed to go on his own recognizance. |
Brusa also entered a plea of not guilty |
and he furnished bail in the sum of $50 |
to insure his appearance at hearing |
to be held at the city court room July 5. |
Over the Sabbath, the police headquar
tiers housed batch of five alleged Of
tenders, four of whom were charged of |
well but none too wisely. of
different intoxicants. The first of the |
five to face Judge Scott at the court |
room this morning was Bert Stevens of
Williamstown, who admitted first oi
Tense and paid a fine of So and costs
of 1924 Stevens was arrested by Off
Ger Edwin J. Mcleod. Edward Bras
saw was charged with a similar offense
and his plea was also one of guilt. He
paid a fine and costs amounting to 1904.
Brassaw was arrested yesterday by Chief
Of Police Sinclair.
George Wilfore, the third of the in
toxication respondents, entered plea
Of guilty to first offense and paid
fine and costs totaling Sl4.59. He was
arrested by Officer John Dineen. James
Murray, arraigned on a similar charge.
pleaded guilty and had to pass when
Judge Scott fixed a fine and costs at
Sl6.24. Murray was arrested by Off
re Harry Gamble and he will serve the
alternate sentence in the county Jail at
William Morren, an alleged breaker of
The peace. denied the allegation in court
and his case was continued until July g.
Morren was arrested by Chief Sinclair,
who. it is said, was called to Morren's
home to quell family disturbance.
Morren was allowed to go after fur
lishing bail for his future appearance.