Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-12
VIOLATION OF
GAME LAWS IS
CHARGE MADE
State 0fhcers Arrest Restaurant Men and
a Hotel Man Charged With Serving Wild
Ducks in Their PAGES Of Business-Ar-
rests Made Sunday.
ONE OFFICER NEEDLESSLY
FLASHES GUN IN RESTAURANT
Fails to Make Himself Known TO Restau-
rant Man, Who Refuses TO Go With
Him Merely Upon His 0rder-Question
of Mexican Game Sales Is Raised.

Two restaurant men Of this city ye>ter-
day were arrested by Deputy State Game
Warden U. X. Stephens, WHO upon his visit
here with JEFF ID. Cox stumbled upon
evidence that wild ducks were being served
by restaurants and hotels in Brownsville.
The restaurant men were Manuel Marques
and Theodore Seraphi. Each pleaded
guilty To the charges before Justice of tine
Peace Frank L. Hill. Marques was fined
$3.50 and Seraphi paid a line of $50.
Col. John McClintock of the Miller no.
tel, who vas instructed by Deputy Ste
phens to plead guilty on a similar charge.
today raised the question OF whether il
was "A violation Of the state game laws t.
buy IN Mexico game killed In Mexico, and
~ serve II in Texas. lie admitted that he
had served game, but was under the i'm
preston that II was not III violation Of the
state laws when that game was a Mexican
product, killed IN Mexico and purchased in
Mexico.
Deputy Stephens appeared in Seraphi's
restaurant about > o'clock Sunday after
noon, and according To Seraphi. asked for
permission to examine his Ice box. Sera
PIN sand that wonderingly he gave the man
permission, and Stephens went through tn,
lee box and also through the kitchen. III,
found no Wild game. He then asked Ser.
aphi whether he had any wild ducks. Ser.
aphi stated that he had none, but admitted
To the officer that he had served some wild
ducks "A week or 50 before.
Deputy Stephens then informed Seraph
that the act was a violation of the gam,
laws and instructed the restaurant man I.
20 with HIM. Seraphi said that he did no
have lime To 20. that he was very busy On
account Of the excursion that was IN IN,
city, and had no one to leave in charge 81
hi- business.
Deputy Stephens insisted that he 70. an,
ScraphI insisted that he could not. Ser
aphl says that then the nun stepped be-
hind the counter, pulled out d big pisto
and told him to come on.
Seraphi sand that never from the mo
ment that Stephens entered the restauran.
did he know that the man was an officer
Questioned closely today he maintaine,
that Stephens did not display any badg,
or any other sign 10 Indicate who he was
and that he did not realize he was talkin,
to an officer until Stephens flashed hi.
pistol. Seraphi said that he was taken il
an automobile somewhere and during m,
trip paid his fine of so.
Wild game ut this season of the wear I,
bought freely on the Mexican side at YER,
nominal prices, and q1ite frequentl,
Brownsville people have gone over an,
made purchases of duck. quail, and othe,
game. Il was not known among restaurant
men here. !. 4 sand. that 10 serve Mexican
wild game on the Texas side was n viola
tion Of the game laws.
According 10 Col. NcClintock the officer.
said that i made no difference whcthe,
the game was Mexican game. il il wa,
served o. this side il was a violation !
the laws.
Both Mr.. Cox and Mr.. Stephens left
Brownsville early this morning by auto.
mobile for Edinhurg. Hidalgo county
They will probably return tonight.