Salt Lake Telegram | 1906-09-21 | Page 1 | Farmer is Fined for Killing Snake to Save Life, under Blue Laws

FARMER IS FINED T OR , KILLING SNAKE TO SAVE LIFE, UNDER BLUE LAWS NF.W YORK, Sept. II. A , Danbury. Coi sp. jJal to th Heratf gives an x-ample x-ample of the workings of the Connecticut blue laws. Peter Zarcone, 18 years of ege, while walking through a swamp on his father's farm Sunday, was attacked by an adder. He had a shotgun with him and shot and killed the reptile. A policeman heard the noise of the gun and arrested the young farmer. When Zarcone was arraigned before Judge Scott yesterday, he was fined $li , acd costs. The Judge said he had no I doubt from the, nature of the vlJence "before t'm that the" prlkdner had -nm-d; his gun only to protect hlmseif and fell the snake, but the laws of the SUtj consider con-sider it a ci"im- .'en to carry a gun in the open air on Sunday, and co'-jyf-! quontly lie had no discretion. un-W the : law, and was obliged to punish him for carrying his weapon across the farm. j The Judge arraigned the law severely I and suggested that It be brought to the j attention of the General Assembly for ' amendment or repeal.