Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1921-01-06

assumed, arriving at conclusions from
a study of Section 31s1, as contained
in the general statutes and, in the book
let's issued by the state fish. and game
commission, would have right to ash
for pickerel all through January and Feb
ruary, periods that Section 31s1 includes
in the open season
As against this, however, stands the
provisions of Section 1902 which states
specifically and without qualification that
the close season for fishing in lakes and
ponds in this state shall be from jan
| uary 20 to May l inclusive"
January goth is not far away. The
| sections of the general statutes, both be-
ing revisions Of 1919, are conflicting. Men
who like the, ice-fshing sport would like
ruling that would prevent men, who
do not intend to get into trouble from
\ breaking the law
Alleged illegal kNliag of deer in the
town of Canterbury during the past fall
and early. winter, is under investigation
| it was learned here on Wednesday. Fed
eral and County Game Warden Harry E.
! Battey, Of East. Killingly has been max
| ing an investigation and has learned
some things that are of more than pass
| ing interest as tending to show to what
extent the determination of deer is un-
derway in Canterbury and, it is assumed
in other sections of the county.
1t has been represented by some Can
| terbury residents that have been inter
viewed that the deer were killed because
they were doing destructive work, but the
| law specifically requires that the killing
! of any deer engaged in depredations
damaging to property of farmers shall
| forthwith be reported to the proper Off
Gals. No such reports have been made
| in the killings that are being investi-
| gated, it is said, and herein lies the
| weakness that may result in some ar
| rests and prosecutions in the near fli-
| ture.
Mr.. Battey has recovered the pelt of
one deer from the place of one Canter-
| bury resident 1t is claimed that this
deer was killed over a year ago, because
1T was doing damage, and that the kill
| ing was reported to a member of the
state game commission. This claim is
| being investigated, the game warden in
the meantime having taken possession of
| the pelt
| 1t is believed that many deer have
| been Illegally killed in Windkam county
| this fall, and this is a matter that is now
interesting the investigator.
| There was little surprise here over the
/ fact. that Adelard Lasiier has been sen
| fenced Indefinitely to the. state reforma-
tory at Cheshire, after having pleaded
guilty in the superior court at whitman
tic to breaking and entering the Ideal
restaurant. here and stealing sum OF
money from the cash register. Lesnier is
the youth who, fancifully, called the res:
tauraTlt On the telephone and informed
| the people in charge that he was rep
resentative of the electric lighting com
pany and that the lights were to be shut
off within few minutes that repair.
might be made. The ruse was successful
lin getting Lasnier into trouble
His various escapades in the past her,
have won him. the sobriquet of Crook
among his intimates and in living up II
it he finds himself separated from then
for a period that may be sufficient Il
! teach the error of his ways.
The case Of Byron n. Lewis, of Eas
killingly, vs.. Luther E. Hopkins, arguet
in the supreme court at Hartford thi
week, Attorney Harry E. Back. represent
ing Mr.. Lewis and E. L. Darbie appear
ing as counsel for Mr.. Hopkins, is of spe
cial local interest because of the natur
of the case, which, in a preliminary state
ment set forth in a brief, is as follows
This is an action of tort, for assault
for SANDER, and for trespass, in whic
there was attached by punishment SO
deposited as cash bail with the prescott
ing attorney of the town court of Xii
lingly by the defendant, as defendant i
a criminal prosecution. which had term
mated and in which the defendant ha
pleaded guilty had been convicted an
fined and had paid. his fine and cost
and had been discharged. Said cas-
bail had not been turned over to the cler
Of the town. court of Killingly as require
| by law, but had been and was Illegal
held by said prosecuting attorney \
personal service was made upon the d,
PENDANT. as he is a nonresident of tn
S. ate, and was outside Of the state whe
his action was instituted. The prosaeu
ing attorney disclosed to the attachin
officer that he was indebted to the d,
PENDANT in the sum Of $780, and the sal
attorney never entered any appearance
in this said action as garnishee- TT
defendant pleaded in abatement. CLAIM
ing that the court did not g,in any jul