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Show MISLED BY AN ERROR IN THE LICENSE The first lenl entanglement, resulting re-sulting from the misleading Utah fish and game laws, as printed on the hacks of game licenses, came this morning in police court when William Bflkesell was tried on the charge of shooting blue grouse out of season Mikesell pleaded that he had mistaken mistak-en the grouse for sagehens as the fo 1 had flown from sage. When asked what right he had to shoot at Mgehens, Mikesell pointed to his 1913 license and showed where It stated that the law on saqehens permits per-mits of shooting them after August 1 His two companions had 1913 licenses li-censes but they had the laws printed correctly. The 1913 statute prohibits the killing of sagehens before Aug. ID. Mikesell admitted that he had killed the game but he maintained that they had flown from sajje brush and he told the judge that he still believes them to be sagehens. Expert testi inony from several In the court room. Including tho Judge himself, was to the effect that the dead birds exhibit ed by Fred Chambers, stale fish and game commissioner, are grouse. Mikesell testified his license stated that he might shoot sapehens after August 1. David Jensen, county at-totney at-totney was familiar with the law on tho subject and he asked Mlckesoll to point out on the license whore that I statement was made Much to the j surprise of the county attorney, he rend the article. Tho county attorney declared he I was In favor of dismissing the case as he believed the young man was I laboring under the Impression that I his license was correct He considered consider-ed the matter when the Judge remarked re-marked that the subject before the court was one In which it would have male no difference If the license was correct as the young man was charged charg-ed with shooting grouse which are protected until October Mikesell was found guilty, but the Judge reserved passing sentence. In a complaint filed with the municipal mu-nicipal clerk, T. Klrfdermay is also charged with killing two grouse. The complaint Is sworn to by Wm. Hogge of West Weber OO |
