Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-06
DANIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS

declared them short, picked them up and
did not allow OF putting them back in the
water, witness said. Tho hst were alive
when the warden took them the witness
said.
, Mr.. LaBelle corrcborated Mr.. Gilbert
and said that he was not given q chance
by the warden to measure the fish. which
ne testified we're alive when Mr.. Robbins
too kthenl-
arnold Battey, who was not near
whore the fish had been caught, said that
Mr.. Robbins and the iatters son came
poking about where he was on the Ice
looked into the tilt box and eventually
told the witness he would have to appear
in court. Mr.. Battey said he inquired
why and vas informed that two short
oiclzerel had been found in possession Of
other members OF the party. Mr.. Battey
said that Mr.. ROBBINS told him to tell tire
| other fellow about coming to court and
| that he replied: to tell him yourself. Ask
! ing the warden where he was to appear
In court. the witness said Mr.. Robbins
replied: Il don't know" Later Mr.. Rapp,
! who was fishing q. little distance off, was
| called to and asked for his name by the
warden. and he Shouted it back. He came
| over to see what the difficulty was, was
| Informed, and asked to see the fish
measured. Mr.. Battey said that when
Earl Robbins took tie fish out OF his
i pocket they were Weighing and that one
! Of them Topped Out Of the young mans
| hand and on to the ice.
Mr.. Rapp's version OF what took place
| on the part OF the pond where he and
Mr.. Battey were fishing, Mr.. Rapp being
approximately oue-cuarter OF a mile from
where the short fish we're seized by the
warden, was practically the same as Mr..
Battey'aI. and he also testified that the
fish we're gtill alive when he asked to ses
them and have them measured.
Nj. Robbins was recalled to the stand
by Prosecuting Attorney A. G. Bill and
asked, in view OF the testimony OF the
fishermen, whether he still insisted that
the fish were dead when he took possess
sion of them. Mr.. Robbins replied that
/ the fish were dead when he first put rs
+ rule upon them. and explained that one
topped. out OF Earl Robbins hand and on
to the ice when Mr. Rapp asked to sec
! them because the fish were slippery and
hard to hold.
/ Tho arguments were brief and the
court promptly rendered verdict Of not
} guilty.
The cases against the fishermen have
stirred up a hornets nest Of criticism
against such instances OF efforts 10 Ell
force the fish and game laws, and there
was talk here Saturday of plans TO file
a request with the state fish and game
commission asking for Mr. ROBBINS re.
I moval.
Having a surplus Of fine milk from
tubercrlin tested COWS, I am now in posi-
|, ton to serve additional customers II
l Danielson. Peter Chabot-ady.
). KIlingiy High schools basketball team
q ann
: evening, "a to 10. TO the Worcester Trad,
0 school-teanl. This is the second gam,
: the local team has lost this season-botf
; out Of town contests. The Worcestei
j, game was exceptionally fast and closet,
b contested during the greater part OF it
y length. Following the game. the Killing
9 y. players enjoyed q banquet and thel
/ motored home. The. Worcester Trad
n school team Is scheduled to play in Dan
2 ielson in the near future and the killing
j ~ boys. believe they can take its meas
e ure on the home court.
Shipments Of milk from points here
a aoouts to Boston have been cut off b
some producers who are members Of til
a New England Milk Producers associa
tlon Dissatisfaction with contracts OF
. fered the producers by Boston distribu
n tors has created the trouble, the dissatis
Is fed producers claiming that what the
Il have been offered is in effect a "one-way
: contract and gives certain. unTarrante
Is advantages to the distributors.
o Peter Chabot of TVaureean, one of til
= largest milk producers in this vieilit,
and with q. milk route here as well a
= being q shipoec to Boston, said Saturda
/ morning that the \. Z. N. Producer
= association is fighting the distributors a
q asking unHarranted advantages NJ
b Chabot says that producers here objec
E. to paying so-caiied station charges; tIls
l. they object to features Of the eontrat
l. offered them. and so have withdraH
Il. their Boston SHIPMENTS. Some OF Il
of members OF the y f. N. Producers a
J. sociation in this territory are viola til
re their membership agreement by coIitinl
n, ing to forward milk to Boston, thong