The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-09-15
GAME WARDEN
GETS THE RAZZ
Hunters Hop on Officer
Who Came to Meeting
to Give Advice
MUST PROTECT GAME

Gdme warden EMIL FOX went to the
Elks Club on Friday evening to give
advice and got the fazz. The package
was the gift Of the Kenosha County
Fish and Game Protective association
meeting Under the direction Of Presi-
dent Adam Berger for the purpose Of
discussing the game laws and their
enforcement during the coming hunt
ing season. 1t was handed out without
gloves and with Che spleen that might
be expected from men who have been
curged, and in some cases convicted,
by game warden.
1t should be said to the credit Of
Officer Fox that he was a fsgafne"
warden. Outnumbered thirty to one,
he presented his views on the matter
of the game laws fearlessly and with
out camou1age. He did very we'll until
he was unwise enough to dabble in
personalities and then the de1uge came
from all over the Pompeiiaf room a
shower Of protests from men whom he
had mentioned or implied in his de-
scriptions of violations of the game
laws in Kenosha county. One by one
they arose, gave him their part Of the
razz, and sat down while a brother
hunter took up the eudget and carried
on.
8E Offers $1,000 Reward.
The most venernous arrangement,
perhaps, came from Charles Radke,
against whom rather pointed charges
were brought by the game warden.
Speaking in his own defense, the griz-
zled hunter plead for a return to pio-
neer days when hunters were honest
and game wardens fell in the same
class. He went even further and de-
clared with emphasis, but without pro-
family, that he could produce witnesses
to prove that Game Warden Fox had
himself shot prairie chickens out of
season and had trapped muskrats in
violation of the game laws.
Oficer Fox flushed but ''came back
strong"
"I'll give you cold thousand dol
lars" he said, "if you can produce a
man who can prove that ever shot a
prairie chicken or trapped nuskrat."
Mr.. Radke named his man.
Bring him here and let him say it
to me-" was Officer Fox's rejoinder,
and the fight was on. No blows were
struck, but if looks can land wallop,
there was a double Knockout. MUIR
murs of $50 SLOW" "Chuek the per-
sonalities" and Forget it, ended the
argument and cleared the ring for the
next round.
Hammond Defends the Court.
1t began when the game warden UNI
hooked a suggestion that Attorney Wal
ter Hammond had been a party to the
acquittal of men who had violated the
game laws by trapping mink, and say
ing, when caught with the hides, that
they chad done it to protect their
| chickens" The men had demanded
jury trial, he said, and had escaped be-
cause their lawyers had put up senti-
mental pleas urging that they should
not be "made criminals" when they
were only lawfully protecting their
own property.
In reply, Mr.. Hammond spoke slowly
| but effectively.
"The game warden is guilty of some
mis-statement," he began. II did not
defend those men, but if 1 had, there
would be much to be said in my favor.
Those men we're freed by jury and
discharged by the judge. In making
the statement, that he has, certain
person here tonight is castingA serious
aspersion on the courts of Kenosha
county, is implying that they were as
| senting to wilful violations of the game
| laws and allowing the yiolators to
escape without legal punishment"
| Intended No Aspersion.
81 leave you to judge for YOURSELF"
Mr.. Hammond concluded very quietly,
''whose opinion on this is to be ae-
eepted--that of the Jurors, who were
under oath to decide the case on the
merits of the evidence presented by
sworn witnesses, or this from man
who would receive one-third. Of the fine
in case the defendants were convicted"
Officer Fox was on his feet the in.
slant that Mr.. Hammond finished his
defense.
81 meant no aspersien on the courts
| of Kenosha county" he declared. 81
merely meant to show you how difficult
it is for the game warden to enforce
the law and make continued hunting
in Wisconsin possible for Kenosha
hunters without better cooperation