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be forthwith shortened and closed: now.
therefore. be II
Resolved, That the hunting season in
this county be. and the same is now
hereby, declared closed as of December
l, 1914. as to all non-residents of this
county and state, and also closed as to
counties, and that after said date all
hunting in this county by non-resi-
dents and residents of other and adj a
cent cities and counties. except as to
water fowl fthe existing state law as
to the hunting of all water fowl re-
naming unaltered by this resolution
be, and the same is now hereby. de-
clared unlawful.
THE active cooperation of the sher-
III and respective game wardens of this
county is earnestly solicited to the end
that this resolution be strictly en-
forced.
"A copy hereof is now ordered to be
published once in the Fairfax Herald
and in the Herndon Observer.
"A copy-Teste:
IF. w. RICHARDSON. Clerk
Warden Cockrell's Statement.
Discussing with a reporter for The
Star his recent statement that II suf-
f1cient evidence could be obtained TO
warrant such procedure he would ask
for a warrant for the arrest OF Mr..
Bryan for his alleged infringement OF
the game law, and of the criticisms
called forth by that statement, Warden
Cockrell said today:
Replying first to John s. Barbour s
letter of recent date, would say that
refer the public to the copy of the
omc1al act. of the board of supervisors
OF Fairfax county, Va. dated Novem-
Der "a. 1914. above quoted. which law
The board met and acted on the ad-
vice of the attorney of the common
wealth. SO l am authoritatively in
formed. If there was any ignorance
displayed. 1 submit that it was not
! on my part. I appeal to the common
| sense and Justice of the public to read
| the acts Of the board and instructions
given me and the sheriff and compare
them with Mr.. Barbour's own confes-
sion that Mr.. Bryan did hunt in Vir-
gfnia and decide for itself il Mr.. Bryan
| is guilty
"Mr. Barbour says a nonresident is
| not required to have a license to hum
or kill rabbits under any law of Vir-
| g1nfa.' would like Mr.. Barbour tc
give me the source of his information
| Ine fact is. the law says that If ever
a resident shoot. hunt or range, without
permission from the owner of the land
| IN writing, he shall be fined from IS tc
| $50 for the first offense. I am wei
aware Of the fact that Mr.. Bryan had 6
| lawful right to hunt in Fairfax county
on the invitation of a resident LAND
| owner, under the general law. during the
| open season. but not after the board OF
supervisors had declared it unlawful fol
| any one not a resident of Fairfax coun
| ty to do so.
Insists Bryan Violated Law.
Now. of course. if Mr.. Barbour is
IN do ha OF
| Judge and jury. and dispose of the mat
his opinion as to the weakness of the
acts Of the board of supervisors. ant
set at naught the instructions of the
| quote the law. as I positively believe
he has done. and as I will believe, unit
he produces evidence to the contrary
then I suppose Mr.. Bryan is innocent
But challenge Mr.. Barbour to submit
| the facts in the case to a disinterestet
party and prove that Mr.. Bryan did no
clearly and plainly violate the tru
spirit and intent Of the law and thu
wishes of the board of supervisors.
so far as regards the claim of MI
Barbour as to my desire for notoriety
| 1 have this to say, that notoriety an,
enemies pretty we'll constitute the re
turns SO far derived from my lucra
tive position of game warden. so, ii
|
should not begrudge me my pet hobby
| In fact, he does not at heart: wha
| gals him is the fact that while I wa
getting my notoriety he got a variet.
| not in accordance with his taste. 81
| far as my ignorance is concerned. tina
is no disgrace. I would rather be ig
norant and obey and respect the law
of my county and state. than to b.
wise and ignore them. I have seel
more than one lawyer in court, will
| his mouth drawn up as though he hat
| just eaten a green persfmmon, quoting
the law, who didn't know any NOR,
about it than I do.
Reply to Mitchell.
| Regarding the statement Of w. Tell
| Mitchell, who SO willingly offers his
| intelligence and legal advice, I would
| say that about all he has made plain
to me is to establish beyond a doubt
| his own ignorance. He has simply
quoted two extracts from a pamphlet
| that is common property and knowl-
edge of our most illiterate citizens. and
what bearing has it, after all. upon the
question at issue? The acts of the
| board Of supervisors were clearly in
tended to set at naught. what he sug.
gested. as will be plainly seen from
their official acts. So, as I have stated
before, it was not up to me to pass on
the question of the legality of the act
to me, asserts that He tells us he is
county clerk and state warden Mr.
Mitchell should prove this. My letter
to the Herpdon Observer under date