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RECREATION, 



port of arrests made last year, some of 

 them on the very ground I wrote you 

 about. 



I was especially interested in the case 

 against Joseph Hulz for drawing the wa- 

 ters of Stockton lake in order to catch the 

 fish therein. In fact, I argued the case 

 against him, and but for a technical point 

 would have had the fellow tucked away for 

 a while, for I feel sure ke could never have 

 paid the fine. As it was, the reprimand 

 given him was one of the most severe I 

 ever listened to. Justice Thompson, an 

 able, fair minded sportsman, was the ad- 

 ministrator of it, and the recognition and 

 commendation he gave our League warmed 

 the hearts of the members who heard him. 



The cordiality with which my self-intro- 

 duction, by means of my membership card, 

 was received gave me reason to feel proud 

 of belonging to the L. A. S. The League 

 has become here a known factor in the 

 preservation of game. For this, Recrea- 

 tion can be thanked. 



Fredk. von Nieda, Phila., Pa. 



Mr. von Nieda, 



Dear Sir: You requested me to report 

 to you the arrests I made in 1900. You 

 will find them as follows: 



August 31, I arrested John Chew, on 

 Hubs farm, for shooting one kingbird. He 

 was fined $20 with costs, amounting to 

 $24.35. Defendant paid fine and costs and 

 was discharged. 



September 9, arrested Jerry Pearon, for 

 Sunday gunning. He was fined $20 and 

 costs, which amounted to $25.57. Fine and 

 costs paid and the defendant discharged. 



September 17, arrested Louis Schiavo, at 

 Oaklyn, for shooting 2 robins: Was fined 

 $4£ without costs. Fine paid and the de- 

 fendant discharged. 



October 3, arrested Toney Demarka, at 

 Winslow township, for killing^ 2 quails. 

 Served 10 days in the county jail and was 

 released on payment of fine of one bird, 

 which amounted to $23.45 fine and costs. 



October 19, arrested Joseph Natale on 

 the train from Burlington county, with 2 

 wounded robins in his possession. He 

 served 2 days in the county jail, paid fine 

 and cost of one bird, which amounted to 

 $24.80, and was released. 



November 2, arrested William Cresson, 

 at Federal Street Ferry, for attempting to 

 carry game out of the State. He was fined 

 for 2 quails and one rabbit, which 

 amounted to $63. Fine and costs paid and 

 the defendant discharged. 



November 2, also arrested Michael Har- 

 mon, at Federal Street Ferry, for attempt- 

 ing to remove game out of the State. He 

 was fined for one rabbit, which amounted 

 to $22.50. Fine and costs paid and defend- 

 ant discharged. 



November 3, arrested P. Henry Asbury 



at Kaighn Point ferry, for attempting to 

 remove game out of the State. He was 

 fine for 2 quails, which amounted to $42.50. 

 Fine and costs paid and defendant dis- 

 charged. 



November 4, arrested Joel Barber and 

 Martin Taylor for Sunday duck shooting 

 on the Delaware river. They were fined 

 $40 and $6 costs, which amounted to $46. 

 Fine and costs were paid and defendants 

 discharged. 



November 17, I took Joseph Hulz before 

 Justice Thompson for fishing nets in 

 Stockton lake. He was given a severe rep- 

 rimand and discharged. 



December 1, arrested Edward O'Brien 

 and William B. Tevis for attempting to re- 

 move game out of the State. William B. 

 Tevis was fined $460. The fine on the boy, 

 Edward O'Brien, was reconsidered, and he 

 was discharged. William B. Tevis paid a 

 fine of $154 and was discharged. 



December 5, arrested William D. Vana- 

 man for selling snared game. He was 

 fined $42.90. Fine and costs paid and de- 

 fendant discharged. 



December 6, for trapping game A. S. 

 Kandel was arrested, fined $40; costs, 

 $12.50. Appeal taken. 



William Guthridge, Camden, N. J. 



GENERAL MILES ON THE STAND. 



Some time ago the San Diego Union 

 published a picture showing about 200 

 ducks hung on a rack, under which was 

 this caption : "Result of a forenoon's 

 sport by Major-General Nelson A. Miles, 

 U. S. Army, at Otay Dam, San Diego 

 County." 



A subscriber sent me a copy of the pa- 

 per and wrote on the margin, "Give Gen- 

 eral Miles what he deserves, and the edi- 

 tor of the paper a dose, for publishing such 

 a disgraceful photograph." 



I wrote General Miles as follows : 



"I am informed you recently killed about 

 200 ducks in one day, at Otay Dam, Cali- 

 fornia. Will you kindly let me know 

 whether this report is correct. 



General Miles replied as follows : 



Dear Sir : The statement you refer to is 

 not exactly correct ; but a year ago last au- 

 tumn I was a member of a party of 9 that 

 went to Otay Dam to hunt ducks. We 

 had 2 hours' shooting in the evening and 

 2 hours in the morning, bagging 450 ducks. 

 I understand other parties have killed 

 much larger numbers than that in one day. 

 The lake is carefully preserved, and shoot- 

 ing is only allowed once a week, and then 

 only by special invitation. After the 

 shooting, the ducks are carefully gathered 

 up and taken to the Coronado Hotel, where 

 they are utilized for food, so there is no 

 useless destruction of game. 



