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on the Iowa side of the river. On the train from Havana to Thompson we 
took 126 pounds of bass and pickerel shipped by J. Garrow at Savana, IIl., to 
W. H. Jenks at Clinton, Iowa. They were marked carp and crappies. We 
gave them to section hands, as there were no hospitals or other charitable 
institutions nearby. I left the case with Warden Whitman, as Mr. Garrows 
was not at home. We then went to Sand Slough and found about 50 pounds 
of undersized fish with William Geoharing. We took the fish and Geoharing 
to Thompson and made complaint before W. D. McCone, a J. P., who fined Geo- 
haring $25.00 and costs which was paid to the J. P. I then went to 
Chatsworth to answer complaint from there. After investigating the case 
I found evidence enough to arrest Bruno Shrine, and took him before Robert 
H. Bell, a J. P. in Chatsworth, who fined him $25.00 and costs, which was 
paid. I then went to Champaign and at May Bros.’ fisn market I confiscated 
40 pounds of lake trout which were under weight, which I donated to the 
hospital. They were shipped to May Bros. by J. B. Jessop, of Chicago. I will 
attend the prosecution of these parties Dec. 21, 1907. 
Defendants, John Hawk, Warren Hawk, Udell Hawk and Robert Hawk, of 
Granite City, Madison county, Illinois. Judge, J. W. Kinders, J. P., of Granite 
City. Case postponed to Jan. 3. One hundred pounds undersized fish dis- 
posed of. Five seines taken. The parties were seining in Chauteau slough. 
Went to Edwardsville and saw the State’s attorney, but he was busy ‘in court 
and had the case put off until.the 3d of January. Got 17 pounds of fish at 
St. Clair fish market in East St. Louis. They were shipped on the 17th day of 
December by the Havana Fish Co.; consisted of sunfish, striped bass, crappies 
and pike, all undersized. Gave them to Jas. Goff, overseer of the poor in East 
St. Louis. 
January 14, 1908—EHighty-seven pounds of undersized fish disposed of. 
Went to Granite City to attend the trial of the four Hawks that I made com- 
plaint against two weeks ago and whose trial was put off on-account of the 
State’s attorney being too busy to attend to it sooner. I went into the court 
room about an hour before the time for the trial and there were several par- 
ties sitting around the stove talking with the justice of the peace. None of 
them knew me, but the justice and another man were talking. They had their 
backs turned to me and did not see me. I heard them discussing the case 
and the justice said it was spite work and that it would not last long when 
it came to trial before him. When the time for the trial came I had the 
attorney withdraw it and told the justice why I had done so. I told him 
that he had tried the case around the stove and that he had given his de- 
cision in the case, and I told him I would commence it again at Edwardsville. 
I then went to East St. Louis and examined the fish markets there, but found 
no violations. I then went to Decatur and at the Pacific express office in the 
Wabash depot I found a consignment of fish from J. C. Workman, of Mere- 
dosia, billed to the St. Clair market in Hast St. Louis. After examining them 
I found 87 pounds of,black bass in the bottom of a barrel of mixed fish. I 
dumped them according to your orders. They were marked ‘fine buffalo.” 
January 11, 1908—-Went to Decatur and Bloomington and examined the ex- 
press shipments and fish markets. At Decatur I found the fish markets all 
right until I came to W. A. Brown’s market. There I found 29 pounds of 
black bass, shipped by Henry Lemm from Pekin, which I confiscated and 
gave to the poor master and for which you will find receipt enclosed with 
this report. I will visit East St. Louis and neighboring towns next week. 
February 15, 1908—Went to Danville to investigate Ex-Deputy Warden Fred 
Johnke as per your orders. I found that under Sheriff Whitlock there had 
been two seins, one trammel net and five hoop nets placed with him which 
he destroyed. The two seines, one trammel net and two hoop nets I turned 
over to the sheriff. That leaves but three hoop nets that Warden Johnke 
put with him and I find but two seines with the present sheriff that Johnke 
turned over. This does not correspond with the amount of property that he 
has reported time and again. I also find in the case from Alvin that it has 
been before the grand jury and they could get nothing out of it. The people 
