Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 63, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 March 1904 — Biger Man Than Old Cleveland. [ARTICLE]

Biger Man Than Old Cleveland.

About 3o years ago a democratic sergeant at arms in Congress attained rational fame by writing a letter in which he declared himself “a bigir man than Old Grant” with the members of congress who were “puling and-halling” him all the time for favors. And now a mm was here who can claim, in another way, to be a “biger man than old Cleveland” and like him, is a mighty slayer of ducks. This man is James Craig, who runs a saloon on that salubrious region, Custom House Place, Caicago. Thursday E. E. Earl, of Richmond, head game warden of northwest Indiana, came down and swore out a warrant for Craig’s arrest, before Squire Troxell. He is charged with violating the game laws by hunting in Indiana without a non resident license, and being a residenJLof Chicago. Officer Vick went up Thursday afternoon and from DeMotte as a starting point, drove to Andy Granger’s camp at French Island, a mile of the distance through water over the buggy bed, and arrested C«-aig. He weighs 315 pounds, and is the biggest duck hunter in the Kankakee region He owns several houses at Thayer and his family stays there part of the year and therefore he claims he is a resident of Indiana, and needs no non-resident license. The game warden claims he is a resident of Chicago and that he is registered as a vuter, and votes there. The case was continued until April 7tb, at which time Mr. Earl believes he can prove that Mr. Craig votes in Chicago. The latteregave bail for his appearance and went back to his duck killing on the afternoon train. His attorney, Frank Fol z, was his bondsman. Craig has money to throw at the birds, as well as to shoot at them, and will make a big fight on the case.