The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-02
WERE 100 SHORT
TROUT CAUGHT
IN VERMONT /?
Interrupted Dinner at North
Adams Raises the Question
BERKSHIRE CLUB RAIOED
Two Large Platters of Fingerlings
Taken From Chef Who Is Put :.
Under Arrest.

Down in North Adams sportsmen
and others are wondering where and
by whom the $50 short trout, which
were found at the Berkshire club were
caught Here in Bennington, where
the habits of North Adams shermen
are fairly well understood, there is a
strong impression that the shorts"
were taken on the Vermont side Of
the state line. 1t has been the Gus
tom of North Adams shermen for
years to work the small streams in
the town of Stamford and to carry
their illegal plumber back to the city
for feeds" like the one which had
been planned at the Berkshire club,
but which was interrupted by the raid
of the game wardens. The Trans
cript publishes the following account
of the raid:
Game Wardens A. M. Nichols and
W. ]. Zeigler raided the Berkshire
club in this city last evening and con-
fiscated $50 trout which Isaac Ever
ett the club chef, was about to pre-
pare for a dinner over which men
prominent in the life of the city were
already smacking their lips in antici-
patory enjoyment. Everett was plac-
ed under arrest, but later was releas-
ed on $3.50 bail furnished by A. j.
Hurd, and hurried back to his hum
CRY guests-minus the piece de resis-
tence of his menu.
who got the trout, and where they
came from, is as yet mystery unre-
vealed. Members of the club, includ-
ing numerous city officials, have in
large numbers been disporting them
selves on the streams of late and in
numbers there is safety. Almost
everybody in public life who is in any
way connected with the club has in
turn been under suspicion since the
raid-about the only one to escape be-
ing City Solicitor Niles, who appeared
for the defendant.
I'm the district court this morning
several members of the club, all more
or less noted for their piscatorial
pdowness, were present and evinced
an interest in the proceedings that
verged on the personal.
Isaac, as he is Familiarity known
both within and without the club, was
charged on three counts, each. on that
he had in his possession one trout
less than six inches in length.
Throug his attorney he pleaded not
guilty TO all three counts. Attorney
Mark f. Couch, who appeared for the
commonwealth asked that the cases
be continued to May 10. His request
was granted. and the defendant was
held under $3.50 surety, $50 in each
case.
Attorney Niles asked If search
warrant had been issued and he was
toldt hat one had been. Attor. Couch
informed him that the game wardens
could arrest or search building with
out warrant.
in court the game wardens showed
two platters of trout There we're $50
in all and not one of them looked to
be six inches in length. In fact some
of them appeared to be not more than
two inches long. Attorneys Niles and
Couch INDUCED in some repartee dur
ing the course of which Mr.. Niles said
that he was surprised that Mr.. Couch
would break into his own club.
1T isn't my club retorted Mr..
Couch. It's the club of the mayor
and his satellites His remark caus-
ed general laughter.
mo case in long time has created
such speculation as this. Everett is
not charged with taking understood
trout but merely with having them in
his possession. Somebody must have
taken the trout. Who these persons
we're is the question of the hour"