Deseret Evening News | 1903-11-14 | Page 5 | Had Too Many Ducks

HAD TOO MANY DucKs Gus Oa Holmes Fined tor having Moro More Than the tho statutory Number The Lo Los Angeles Express of last laB contains the tho following concerning 1 a well vell known Salt Halt Laker 1 Gus Ous S H holmes before Jus JUR lice Austin morning gull ty to 1 violation of at the gamO law b bI by having In ills hili pos e In one calendar I I day dllY moro more than wild ducks duck nn and was l the tho minimum lob 25 w h lis At the tho tendered the visiting bankers Oct Oot 28 which WItH served In Mr Holmos cafe will wild duck occupied n a prominent nt on 00 the menU Tills tart act attracted the tho attention of lame Garno Warden Pritchard an nOd l lie ho he be hegan began gan en an AS AR there thero guests lit at the ono one duck duce generally Is allowed to each pinto It was figured out to ta fill HI hi his menu proper properly Mr Hal holmes me must mut violated the la and a complaint was sworn out against him himIn Itt In court Mr HolmeR said from rein the reading ot of lie tho law he clearly waR gull gul ty IIA as ho he hall had that list day clay more noro the statutory number of oC ducks clucks In his ios but the viola violation lion of oC the III law was wholly unintentIonal on hi his part Ills had purchased the ducks ducksIn In Quantities commissIon men until he hall had Sf a number to flit 1111 tIle the order nd tile tho been hern served at al the banquet Ibis the ext extent nt ot of his anti he thought the minimum tine bp be ho promising not to ta violate the tho law again Justice Austin with Mr tr Holmes A tine of 25 could hO bo Imposed for Cor ever duck In excess s ot of fitly but butIn butin In tills case the minimum penalty of 25 would be Imposed tor or tile tho whole number