The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-09-30


the alleged violation Of the fishing
laws on the Yakima river some time
during last spring as charged by MI.
Bryant, one of the game wardens.
"Since the matter was mentioned
in your paper of three weeks ago, l
believe it would be proper and right
that you should publish the following
communications as to the matter and
will thank you to do so:
"Mr. E. H. Nash,
Fishery Inspector,
Seattle, Washington.
"Dear Sir:
"After having received your letters
of August 81, 1920, requesting me to
file information against the following
persons of Richland and Kennewick:
A. S. Nelson, Wheelhouse, S. NJ. Ross,
VIM. Hellinger, Phil Schierman, e. T.
Chellis, II. Jamerson, j. h. Martin,
T. A. House, Mccartney & Wilde, 81.
E. Thompson, Carl Willis, j. 7. Rob
erts, Harry Miller, Frank Carlson,
Fred johnson, H. o. Adkins, j. w.
CALDWELL, H. Hartung, E. Hubbard, j.
R. Culp, C. H. Ford, Simon Carlson,
F. A. Friermood, A. M. Bartlett, A.
Paulson, F. C. Anderson, Martin An
derson, Sheppard, H. S. Tucker, G. i.
Taylor, Harry Davis, E. w. Bernard,
j. Graham, George Crutchfield, F. E.
Adkins, E. Albright, r. II. Banta, Bry
SON Brown, A. Beavers, George Byrd,
w. S. Cochran, T. Christensen, a.
Clodfelter, E. R. Carnahan, 7. B.
Davis, "A. Dietrich, W. Engles, ]. Ger
ards, F. w. Giard, C. E. Gruen, ]. K.
Hawkins, C. S. Hitchcock, Jim john
son, L. E. Johnson, C. E. Johnson, w.
Krautwurm, A. H. Kerchel, A. v. Nc
Reynolds, H. w. Nelson, Joseph Oh
brich, Joseph Olbrich Jr.. E. F. Reese,
F. H. Struthers, M. N. Hudnall, N.
Sisco, Guy J. Story, P. w. Strive,
EdwardSheppard, E. Sherk, Ed Fraun,
E. Putcher, Roy Yates, j. S. Pugh,
B. o. Tooke, A. S. Goss, Hobson, j.
Seward, Giard, A. F. Bowles, Chas.
Conway, D. C. Day, Trey Mitchell, 1.
N. Mueller, A. E. Dague, George
Dague." I wrote you the following
letter on August 81, 1920, a copy Of
which follows:
"Dear Sir:
ct have your letter requesting me
to issue information against some OF
persons, for violating. the fishery laws
of the state of Washington by using
a. seine in the Yakima river and Civ
ing me the names Of some witnesses
as to the charge.
TN order that 1 may be properly in
formed with regard to the matter as
it becomes my duty to investigate
the charge made before filing infor-
nation, it will be necessary for you
to furnish me more definitely as to the
evidence you have with reference to
this charge as against anyone or all
of these different parties, and some
thing near the time when these parties
violated the law as you claimed.
"Were all of these different parties
caught or seen using the seine in the
Yakima river or only certain partic-
ular ones?
aPlease cite the particular section
of the statute violated by these diff
ferent parties and under which the in
formation should be made.
"Before I can properly determine
as to whether / should issue informa-
lions against these different parties
it will be necessary for me to know
the facts so that I may intelligently
proceed.
"Would be glad to have this infor-
nation as soon as possible SO that l
may be able to proceed in the matter.
"Yours very truly,
&c. w. HAMILTON"
"In answer to the above letter on
August 20, 1920, received the fol-
lowing communication from you, stat
ing that you had written the follow
ing letter to Mr.. Bryant of which the
following is a copy:
"sMr. Frank Bryant,
Chief Deputy State Came Warden,
Yakima, Washington.
"sDear Mr.. Bryant:
"In the cases for violation OF the
state fishery regulations by using a
seine in the Yakima river, which seine
was seized by you and in which cases
you are one of the witnesses for the
state. As per my letter to you OF Au-
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