Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 March 1914 — Hunters in Lake County Caught by Federal Law. [ARTICLE]

Hunters in Lake County Caught by Federal Law.

Hammond, Jnd., March 20. Lake county 'hunters wcr* 1 awakened today to the lore** of the federal law enacted last year, which establishes a closed season from Dec. 15 to Sept. 1 for migratory birds. Five Gary hunters were arrested by deputy state fish and ganie commissioners. Frank Essmeier, a professional Gary hunter, after waiving arraignment, was held to the federal grand jury by United States Commissioner Charles Surprise, of Hammond, under ? 1,000 bond. Lacking sufficient evidence, the deputies did not file charges against the othep four. The arrests were made by .T. B. Williams, of Lafayette, and C. W. Moll, of Ft. Wayne, state deputies. In extenuation the defendants pleaded that they had county licenses Which they thought protected them. The arrests are the first in this part of the fctatd