The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-09
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TRAppER GUILTY ON 3COUNTS;FENED Sf5O SENTENCE

Sanders A. Wilson, Port Snetti- sham trapper, was found guilty this afternoon on three counts in- volving illegal trapping and fined $50 on each count by US. Commis- sioner Gordon Gray, sitting in his capacity of Justice of the Peace. Commissioner Gray also sentenced him to two months in jail, sus- pended.
 Wilson stood trial this morning following his plea of not guilty on charges of trapping out of season, Ise of poison while trapping, and illegal possession of three marten skins. He represented himself dur ng the trial with Assistant District Attorney Stanley Baskin presenting he case for the government.
 The jury was out slightly more han an hour before bringing in it's decision. The case went to them just before lunch, and they returned liter 2 o'clock.
 Wilson, throughout the trial, brought up the question of his con ;titutional rights" which he claimed were violated and also insisted the government had no right to talk to lis witness, because it wasn't .ightr.'
 You're tampering With a wit less," he charged. You're learned, md yet as dumb as I am I can make a man change his mind"
 The court explained the govern nent's right to examine all wit lesses prior to a case.
 At the outset, Wilson asked tor a demurrer, denied because, the court aid that matter should nave been 9rought up prior to the trials open- ng. A demurrer is a matter in which i. case is admitted to be truthful put insufficient grounds tor action.
 Clarence E. Watson and John zlingben, enforcement agents, ao5ed Wilson's boat in Sweetheart flats on Port Snettisham Decem- ,er 6, they testified, and stopped to investigate and ask questions.
 Watson said he found a five alion can covered with tree limbs ear a cabin Wilson had begun, and hat it contained three marten kins and 24 coyote getters," type outlawed cyanide poison pellet.
 The skins were admitted in evil .ence, but the poison was not in- reduced for fear a capsule might 3reak, one having enough poison ito ill everyone in this room" Baskin )ointed out.
 Watson said there was no season n marten, but that the mink sea- on opened December Is. He testi- lied Wilson led Klingbeil to four raps, which were brought back to he boat. The defendant then told hem two more were across a creek, nd these too were picked up.
 An affidavit was introduced as eyidence signed by Wilson admitting he had been trapping, and a re- lease for 128 traps and the skins vas also brought into evidence, fter being identified by Watson.
 T asked Wilson to come into Ju- neau. December g." Watson testified, and he said he'd try. didn't arrest him because then would have been responsible for his boat. The tides were coming in farther each day and his boat could have floated on the day I set"
 On cross ss-examination, Wilson asked the witness if he definitely knew the pellets to be poison and II he know that harmless samples" were made for demonstration pur- poses. Watson said he didn't test the pellets, and didn't know of the de- rlonstration type.
 What right did you have to con- flscate my things without a war rant?" asked Wilson. And I never aid that can was mine"
 On redirect examination, Matson old the jury that Wilson did not