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June 4, 1907—Willie Witt, 138 Seeley avenue, Blue Island, Ill., Cook 
county. Same as next above. 
June 1 to July 3, 1907—William Stein, 135th and Calumet river, Cook 
county. Sec. 1 violated. Judge Ed. F. Sorgenfrie, Blue Island. Decision, 
not guilty. Twenty pounds undersized fish disposed of. This man is the 
worst customer on the river. He is dishonest and has been arrested time 
and time again, and in this case he demanded a jury trial, and when the 
trial was over the judge told me that they were scared to find him guilty. 
July 29, 1907—Defendant James McKiver, 4416 Union avenue, Cook county, 
Sec. 1 violated. Judge Pearson, Blue Island, Ill. Decision, guilty. Amount 
of fine, $25.00 and costs; fine remitted. One seine is at Blue Island police 
station. The judge said he would remit the fine as these men were guilty, 
but they should not do it again. This is the same crowd that all complaints 
are made about at Blue Island. 
July 11, 1907—-Defendant B. Leitors, State Line of Illinois and Indiana, 
Cook county. Sec. 1 violated in Lake Michigan. Judge Langtreh, South 
Chicago. Decision, guilty. Amount of fine, $25.00 and costs, $33.50; collected 
$25.00. Threw back about 300 pounds of undersized fish. One net taken. 
Had to go at least six times to catch this man as he is an old timer at the 
fishing game. ‘ 
July 29, 1907—Defendant William Canty, 22 Greenwood, Blue Island, IIl., 
Cook county. Sec. 1 violated. Judge Pearson, Blue Island, Ill. Decision, 
guilty. Amount of fine was remitted. One seine is now at the Blue Island 
police station. This is another one of the crowd from Blue Island, where so 
many complaints have come from. This is the fifth man I have arrested 
from Blue Island. ‘ 
LAFAYETTE BEEBE. 
October 1, 1907.—Report ending September, 1907.—One arrest, one convic- 
tion.” This case was against John Wilson for trammel netting in Pekin Lake. 
A fine of $25.00 and costs was imposed by Justice Rapp, who gave Wilson 
time in which to pay same. 
March 11, 1908—Unedrsized fish disposed of. 100 pounds of small pike 
returned to water. Three small pike returned to water. Three small mesh 
dip nets taken. 
Friday, March 13—Went to Peoria. '1'‘00k 7 dip nets from parties; turned 
back in river 900 small pike, 6 to 10 inches long. 
JOHN BUTTRICK. 
Peoria, Inu., Nov. 30, 1907. 
Having diligently performed the duties of fish warden in Peoria county 
I found no cause to prosecute for the selling of or having in possession il- 
legal sized fish. Found no nets in the water not legally taxed or other vio- 
lations of the fish laws. 
December, 1907—-Have been keeping close watch for black bass on the 
different fish markets er for undersized fish of different kinds. Found no 
nets in the waters between Peoria and Chillocothe that were not properly 
tagged. 
July 27, 1908—Have been at the different fish markets in the city of Feo-— 
ria in the month of January. Could do nothing on the water on account of 
ice and high winds. No violations of the fish laws that could be proven. 
