The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-01-20
MUST APPEAR in MIL AUKEE
Ethan Cleasby of Eau Claire Acting for
Federal Government, Gets Copies of
ALI Convictions Made in the Lower
Courts Minors May Escape.

Some twenty Kenosha men are shak-
ing in their shoes. If they are not,
they should be, for the aforesaid TWEEN
ty are facing Indictment by the federal
grand jury in Milwaukee on charges
of violating the federal game laws.
Ethan A. Cleasby of Eau Claire, an
agent of the federal department of
agriculture interested mostly in the en-
forcement of what is known as the
migratory bird laws was in Kenosha
on Monday and Tuesday searching the
records of the municipal court and tax
ing copies of convictions of men of this
county who have been found guilty of
shooting ducks out of season, shooting
ducks on the open water and shooting
song birds. CIeasby had long list
of defendants when he left for Mil
waukee on Tuesday evening and the
list and the evidence against them will
be presented to the United States dis
trict attorney and by him to the United
States grand jury. 1t is declared that
every one Of the men who have been
arrested and fined in the lower court
here will be indicted and taken to Nil
waukee to answer similar charges
brought under the federal code. Tie
fact that these men have entered pleas
of guilty and paid fines in the state
..0utts viii III no way elEiege t4ernzi
from the responsibilities of appearing
in the federal court.
There may be few Kenosha de-
PENDANTS who may escape prosecution
in the federal courts on account of the
facb that they are minors. In the past
the federal game wardens have not in
sisted on the prosecution of minors but
there is no guarantee that this will be
the case with the Kenosha men. In
The long list of names secured by Fed
eral Warden Cleasby in Kenosha were
number of men widely known in the
city. These men were arrested some
time age by Deputy Game Warden
Emil Fox charged with shooting on
the open water at Twin Lakes. An
other big bunch of defendants were
brought in by Game Warden Captain
Pugh Of Racine. At the time the men
were brought in some of them were
advised of the possibility Of federal
prosecution but they seemed to care
little for this suggestion and they en-
tered pleas of guilty. There will be
little chance for them to escape con-
viction in the federal court when ar
raigned on the same statement of facts.
In cases where there was evidence
taken Warden Cleasby has taken with
him full copy of the testimony. 1t
may be several weeks before the United
States marshal comes to Kenosha with
warrants for the arrest of the men but
they can rest assured that the trip to
Milwaukee is in prospect in the early
spring and they can begin saving their
pennies now to settle with the govern
ment
1t is understood that the federal Off
cials are making trips all over W;seon-
sir with view of seeking out vio-
latcrs of the federal game laws and it
is understood that prosecution will be
demanded in every case where convic-
tions have been secured in the state
courts. In some cases where men were
not convicted in the local courts the
United States officials have taken
copies of the evidence given in court
and these men may also be indicted
by the federal grand jury. The gov
ernment plans to enforce with great
vigor the new federal game laws and
it is expected that hundreds of arrests
will be made in Wisconsin within the
next few days. Very heavy penalties
are provided for violation of the fed
eraI code.