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

Il ire town court Saturday morning q
ssputy game warden and his assistant.
-sstt@ying under oath said that they
licked up two Dicl1erel which they de-
ssribed as stone dead" from the ice at
ne Ezdie Pray reservoir near East Kill
,nsiy last Tuesday, and the five men
Who were in the fishing party on the
pond were ordered into court. because
he 1ickcrel were "shorto"-in other
Tords. less than u inches in length.
-Four OF the five accused fishermen. all
well known residents Of Kiliingly, also
sstifying under oath. said that the two
mort picl1erel in question were picked up
ard taken possession OF by the deputy
came warden while tho fish were still
z-ivs and that they were denied the OPP
oortuuity OF returning them to the
Fa.e-, as they mad done with numerous
ather short length fish. that had been
laoled OUT during the day. The fifth
.1sn6er Of tho group OF fishermen was
cot called upon 70 testify because he did
10 see the incident on winch his fellow
.iste-Iaen and the deputy game WARDEN
All his assistant were IN such violent
agreement
Judge ". Fenner Woodward decided
ia. the preponderanee Of evidence was
40 not guilty. The verdict was greeted
E,h = little cheer by men who f-inged
40 crowd that overlooked the court
ON and out into the driye at the rear
ths town han.
me acquitted fishermen are Arnold
Ss-tey. frank L. Gilbert, Charles Rapp,
John L.s-BeAe and Louis e. Young. All
Titled with the exception OF Mr.. Young.
ne deputy game warden who ordered
-e-r appearance in court Is William p.
Soahi1s oe East Killingly, appointed in
September last, ard at the time OF tie
citation he made TO the reservoir he
N2s accompanied by his son. Earl, who,
: vas admitted in court, Is not an official
With any police authority
A-r. Robbins testified that two asi-
vh,ch no picked up whiio the accused
we're engaged in fishing at the Eadie
Pray reservoir last Tuesday We're short
ie0Sth fish-one OF them Ii inches in
enSth and the other II IL inches that
-aeg were dead when he took possession
8, them that he also had found another
short length pickerel. alive, near a holt
n the ice, and that he had kicked it bach
nto the water He found the live short
ish rear an unattended tilt, he said.
Under cross examination Mr.. Robin.
VAS a@S~>{ by Attorney e L. Darble
II.
r7ero not true that he had told the mer
Rat they were pushing him SO hard from
Hartford to make q. showing against tn,
ts -er1leu that he had to order the mel
INTO court. Mr.. Robbins denied this
saying that II was not from Hartford
out from a superior officer that he wa
urged for more active enforcement. Mr.
Robbins elaborated by sayine, that Ii
had. allowed parties h. had seen nsh.as
20 escape arrest even when they had t7r,
Or three short pick 1fsi n their POSSE 8
sion, but that his leni sacy was hem,
taken advantage OF under the impression
Apparently that two or three short fisl
n their possession would rot likel,
bring about their arrest NJ: Robbin
denied that Mr.. Gilbert had uuiIeti gu
q tho water one Of the fish preserted :,
court while Mr.. Robbins was vatchinI
the operation Mr.. Darbfe vigo-ousl
protested the taking IN court oS tn
measurement Of the two fish laid IN a
exhibits. stating that they were shrunkG
after being SO long out Of the water Til
caur; Sustained tfs 3bjss IN
Earl Robbins, who in answer TO
question as ais occupation replied
Most anything that comes aiohy nov,
substantiated his fathers testimony an
agreed that the fish were dead when hi
father picked them Up and placed ther
II mis- (tle witness) hunting coat VIII
ness testified that by direction OF hi
,ather he had tod Gilbert and Young t
appear n court on the following lnorr
NJ.
Mr.. LaBelie was the first Of the ar
;used 20 be called to the witness stan,
He testified that while he was standin
about two tits tipped and he went t
attend them. From each he took ifs
aid, realizing that they were near to b,
.ag too short. he requested that Mr.. Ii
Dslie, who had the only rule in the fist
s1g party, come and measure the fis
Tee fish were caught in plain sight
he warden. Mr.. Gilbert said. Mr.. Rol
ping went along 10 where the fish we
ard took out his rule, measured tiier