The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-07-25
KILLS ELEVEN GROUSE
AND PAYS $500 FINE
]. B. Adams Clever Work Results in the
Capture of Cashmere Man who
was Hunting Out of Season

For the killing of II grouse, Judge
Grant imposed the maximum fine OF
$500 and costs against ]. F. Schurle a
Cashmere blacksmith, on Tuesday ev-
ening, and his assistant Ed. Wagner,
received fine Of SIS and costs.
For a year or more, game wardens
have suspected that Schurle was kill
ing grouse and other varieties of game
out of season, but have never been
able to catch him with the goods. In
this instance the credit for the arrest is
due to the tact and diplomacy used by
J. B. Adams OF this city who is one Of
the members of the Chelan County
Game Association.
Early last Sunday morning Mr.. Ad-
ans was advised by Mr. Mooney, one
of the owners OF the Wenatchee Park
Land Co., that the Cashmere black
smith had passed through this city
early that morning in his car headed
for the Chewawa river country, with
four dogs in his auto and suggested
that they follow him, and perhaps they
would get chance to catch him in the
act. Mr.. Adams agreed and they
started in pursuit of the poacher. The
whole day was spent roaming around
through the woods in the Wenatchee
Park, but they could find no trace Of
Schurle.<
Towards evening, Mr.. Adams know
ing that the blacksmith would soon
be coming back on his return trip to
Cashmere decided upon plan that
worked out to perfection. To have
stood on the roadside and shouted 70
him to stop would have been like hol-
lering at a runaway horse, but there is
one place where the road is very mar
row, and he decided to place his car
cross ways at this point. Mr.. Adams
was to go up the road ways and
watch for the approach Of their man,
and when he saw saw him coming was
to signal Mr.. Mooney, who would at
that time get very busy making some
repairs on his car. The scheme
worked fine, Schurle driving his car up
within a few feet Of the obstruction,
and remarking, broke down, eh,
anything I can do for you" About
this time Mr. Adams appeared on the
scene, and knowing him TO be a game
warden the whole thing dawned on the
blacksmith in a second. We'll I have
been expecting something like this for
long time but you haven't got moth
ing on me this time'' and invited
them to search his machine, which
Mr.. Adams proceeded to do.
Il went over the car pretty care
fully said Mr.. Adams to an Echo re-
porter, and l came very near be-
lieving the man was right and that we
didn't have anything on him" when l
became suspicious of large box
which he had tied on 10 the back of
the machine and I asked him if it
wouldn't be possible for him to re-
move the box. Oh yes Of course it
can be moved but it isn't necessary
as it would only be lot of work for
nothing. But Mr.. Adams insisted
that that they would like to look un-
der the box any way, and off it came.
When he kicked on moving the box,
right then I knew l had him." says
Mr.. Adams, for right under the box in
a makeshift seat we found the evil
dence, II birds in all.
Schurle was released on his own re-
cognizance and allowed to return to his
home, returning here on the day set
for his trial. He paid the fine OF him
self and man and it is not likely that
he will again hunt for some time dur
ing the closed season.
The birds which were confscated
were distributed out among a number
ot sick people by Mr.. Adams.