30 THE A) UeD2U B-OsNe BU De Rie 
How Did the Poachers Fare? 
A Solid Citizens' Front Forces Some Justice 
by KATHERINE FOHRMAN 
On the quiet Sunday afternoon of February 26, 1967, residents of Sleepy 
Hollow, Dundee, Illinois, which is a posted Wildlife Sanctuary, suddenly 
were jarred by blasts from shotguns and rifles. When the smoke finally 
cleared, and the police chief had captured four violators, it was found they 
had slaughtered fourteen hen pheasants, three cock pheasants, one hun- 
garian partridge, two rabbits and two squirrels! 
The concern for justice was great for these poachers who had little 
respect for the law and who had sent a threat of death not only to 
wildlife but close enough to homes to do irreparable damage to occupants. 
However, April 10, the date of the trial, presented a different picture: 
The poachers stood before the judge, and behind them in the courthouse 
was a solid delegation of citizens and individual IAS members determined 
to see that justice was carried out. The appearance was not of a judge 
dealing with malefactors “by the book.” Rather it was a scene in which 
malefactors were confronted by the law as well as representatives of 
society who showed they really cared about birds, animals, people, and 
the law. 
No doubt the impression made on the four poachers was quite different 
from one that would have been made had the courtroom been virtually 
empty—save for the police officers, game warden and the occasional 
curious citizen. Public expression of what we care about deeply was a 
great factor! The very point here was the fact that citizens of Sleepy 
Hollow, plus many members from the McHenry Chapter and Kane County 
Chapter, IAS President Raymond Mostek, and Bruce Waddell, vice president 
of the Illinois Division of the Izaak Walton League, took the trouble to 
express in body and to associate themselves directly with the processes 
of the law by attending the trial. It is without a doubt an important and 
impressive weapon—to stand united—to see to the preservation of wildlife, 
to see justice is not slighted by disinterested magistrates. 
How did the four poachers fare at the trial? They were each fined $300 
and court costs! 
THE BULLETIN EXPANDS EDITORIALLY 
On the inside front cover of this issue, a new name and title 
appear: Richard Huhta, of suburban Northbrook, associate editor 
of THE AUDUBON BULLETIN. Mr. Huhta, member of IAS since 1964 
(along with wife Martha), and member of the national society, has 
been in the trade publishing field as a writer and editor for many 
years. His work on this issue, and future ones, promises an even 
healthier publication for the general membership. 
There are some newly-appointed volunteer editorial assistants 
for 1967, too—notably Mrs. Dorothy Fromherz, Lake Zurich; William 
E. Sproat, Highland Park; Robert P. Russell, Wilmette, and Mrs. 
Dorothy Allen, Libertyville. 
—D. W. Bennett, Editor 
