The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-10-07

satdi Harto left to get Billy Moore and Jimmie Thompson. The agents made up papers to sign. Under ex- animation he swore that Huntoon was not in the tent when he and Moore signed the releases, although on the documents submitted by the prosecution Huntoou,s name was signed as a witness.
 He told of entering into eonver- sation with Sarber in Wrangell and chat sarber said the Alaska Game Commission was not trying to make it hard on a person, I'm trying to be as lenient as I can with you" sarber stated. And, said Wigg, frankly. that's true"
 Replying to cross examination, Wigg said he did not shoot COW moose intentionally. He did not knowingly, willfully and unlawful Iy possess any parts of COW moose; he did not intend to break any law when he left Wrangell, But" he said to the jury, T was hard press ed. l had to eat" He said he did not notice when he shot the moose that they did not have horns. The pros ecuting attorney treated this state ment with scorn and througout the testimony Wigg alternated frank statements and expressions of re- gret for his action, with damaging admissions.
 Helped Unload Meat
 W. E. Harto, stated he was cook by trade and had been in Wrangell two months; that he and Thompson made the trip with the intention of seeing the country, doing some hunt ing and trying to get a homestead on Farm Island on their way back. He said he did not know much about hunting, had never seen moose; did not know he was violat- ing the law when he went over the line; did not know it was a COW moose when he helped unload the meat and went back for the second moose.
 Chester D. Moose testified that he was a blacksmith by trade, but worked at anything he could get to do. His story followed substantially the same lines as Wigg and Harto's. He denied that he had killed, trans ported, possessed or claimed either moose. He said he noticed the wide clearing on each side of the slough, but did not know it was the boun- dary line, that he thought probably beavers had been working there.
 Unclaimed Meat
 At no point did the prosecution ask what disposal had been intended of the second moose. Wigg said he knew he could legally kill but one and the second had been killed be- cause of the circumstances, and ac- cording to the testimony of Harto and Moore it was inferred neither had intended to claim any part of the meat.
 At the close of the testimony. Folta reviewed the case declaring all three men equally guilty; they left Wran- gell together, camped, hunted and fished together, ate at the same table, slept under the same tent and in the same cabin. He called atten- tion to the fact that the camp was we'll provisioned, the party could have stayed out for some time.
 He accused the defense counsel of throwing Wigg to the wolves to clear Harto and Moore, but that those two had aided, abetted and assisted" Wigg, in the wanton kill ing of game animals.
 King made a strong rebuttal, cleverly working in many suggestive features, even when objections by the prosecution were sustained. He closed with an impassioned appeal to the jury to consider the Golden Rule which he quoted as Do unto others ONLY that which you would have others do unto you.'
 Foltas strongest arguments were reserved for his closing appeal.