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On July 17 p. E. Harris & Co. was accused in a complaint filed 

 before the United States commissioner at Juneau of five A'iolations 

 of the law on Sunday, July 11. in that the tunnels of five of its 

 traps on the western shore of Mansfield Peninsula were not closed. 

 The trial was held on August 6 and resulted in a conviction on one 

 count and disagreement on the other four. The company was fined 

 $500, upon payment of which the four other counts were dismissed. 



On August 31 P. E. Harris & Co. was accused in a complaint filed 

 before the United States commissioner at Juneau of not closing on 

 Sundays, August 1 and 8, the tunnel of one of its floating traps on 

 the western shore of Mansfield Peninsula. The case Avas tried on 

 September 8 and resulted in a conviction and fine of $350 and costs. 

 An appeal was taken. A comphiint was also made against D. A. 

 Demick. trap watchman, but it was dismissed. Subsequently the 

 same information was laid before the grand jury and an indictment 

 returned. These cases were consolidated and tried before the dis- 

 trict court on November 5 and 6, and a conviction again secured. 

 Motion for a new trial being denied, the court imposed a fine of 

 $350 and costs against the company and a fine of $50 and costs against 

 Demick. 



P. E. Harris & Co. and Jack Carlson, owner and watchman, re- 

 spectively, of a trap located 3^ miles north of Hawk Inlet on the 

 western shore of Mansfield Peninsula, were indicted separately by 

 the grand jury at Juneau in September for not closing the tunnel 

 of the trap on Sunda}^ August 1. The original action in respect to 

 this violation was the filing of a complaint against the company 

 and watchman before the commissioner at Juneau. l)ut on motion of 

 the United States attorney the complaints were dismissed and the 

 matter presented to the grand jury, thus avoiding retrial in event 

 of a conviction in the lower court and appeal to the district court. 

 The company was tried on November 3 and 4 and acquitted. The 

 bench warrant for Jack Carlson was returned unserved, he having 

 left Alaska before the date of his indictment. 



In September P. E. Harris & Co. was indicted for not closing on 

 Sunday, August 8, the tunnel of its pile trap located 2} miles south 

 of Hawk Inlet, Admiralty Island. This case was first taken before 

 the Ignited States commissioner at Juneau on a complaint filed 

 August 31. but that action was dismissed on September 11. 



At the same term of court another indictment was returned against 

 P. E. Harris & Co., alleging that this same trap did not have its 

 tunnel closed on Monday, August 1). (hn-ing the close season on that 

 day. The indictment contained a further count which alleged that 

 the tunnel of a floating trap owned by this company and located one- 

 balf mile north of Hawk Inlet was not closed during the same close 

 season. As in similar cases, complaints were first filed before the 

 commissioner at Juneau alleging the commission of offenses as above 

 indicated, but they were dismissed in order that the facts could be 

 presented to the grand jui\y with the result as noted. 



On August 31 two com|)laints were filed before the commissioner at 

 Juneau accusing P. E. Harris & Co. of not closing on Sundays, 

 August 15 and 22, the tunnel of a pile trap located 2\ miles south of 

 Hawk Inlet. These complaints were dismissed, aiul the information 

 they contained was laid before the grand jury with the result that a 



