WARDENS’ REPORTS. 
REPORT OF A. SITES, FISH WARDEN, FROM NOVEMBER 10, 1906. 
Went to Kankakee to investigate the fish way in the dam at Kankakee. 
I found that there was a fish way in the dam but the water was so high 
that I could not see enough of it to make a fair report. The people living 
around there told me there was a good fish way. 
Oct. 20—Went to Effingham and tried the case of W. Z. Norris before the 
circuit court but the jury acquitted him. The case of W. Z. Norris was one 
that was tried before Justice Jones in Effingham on September 9, 1905, and 
was appealed to the circuit court. 
Oct. 27—Went to Decatur to watch the shipments at the express office. I 
found a shipment from Union City, Tenn., by J. C. Burdick to the Decatur 
Fish Market at Decatur. They were not billed according to law. It did not 
state on the address side of the package that it contained fish nor the 
nature of the fish. I confiscated the fish and gave them to the Wabash hos- 
pital at Decatur and I have their receipt for them. The package contained 
54 pounds of black bass and crappie. : 
Nov. 17—Five arrests; two convictions; 3 discharged. Went to Charles- 
ton and tried five for illegal fishing in the Embarras River near Charleston. 
I succeeded in convicting two, William Bell and John Griffin, who were 
fined $25.00 each. The other three were acquited. These cases were tried 
before G. A. Bamblaser, J. P., at Charleston. 
Dec. 8—Seized about 858 pounds of undersized fish from St. Clair Fish 
Market, East St. Louis and Henry Vogt Market. Shipment made by Henry. 
Lem. Followed the express wagon to St. Clair Fish Market where they put 
off two barrels of mixed fish not billed according to law which I seized. 
Confiscated all of above fish and turned them over to the overseer of the 
poor and the Salvation Army. 
Dec. 22—Five hundred and forty pounds undersized fish disposed of. At 
the St. Clair Fish Market and at May’s Market confiscated 540 pounds of 
undersized crappies and striped bass. Two barrels that I found at May’s 
had the tags removed and I could not tell who shipped them. The fish that 
I took at the St. Clair market were shipped by Truman & Whitehead at 
Liverpool and a part of two billings were from the Havana Fishing Co. I 
turned the above fish over to the Salvation Army and the poor master at 
East St. Louis. 
Feb. 16, 1907—Confiscated 50 pounds undersized fish at St. Clair market 
in Fast St. Louis. They were striped bass and buffalo. Turned over same 
to poor master. Also seized one 50 foot seine on Salt Fork river near 
Homer which I turned over to Sheriff Peters of Champaign county. 
Feb. .23, 1907—Confiscated at Bloomington 50 pounds No. 2 lake trout 
shipped by Thomas O’Hearn & Co., of Chicago to Hobbs & Beam at Bloom- 
ington. Donated fish to the St. Joseph hospital at Bloomington. 
