Will County IL Archives News.....Arrest of Dr. London Times Russell 1861
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The Daily Dispatch, Oct 10, 1861 1861
The following will doubtless account for the speedy return of Russell from 
that hunting tour of his in the West: 

W. H. Russell, special correspondent of the London Times, has returned from 
his sporting trip to Illinois. On Sunday week, at Wilmington, Will county, Mr. 
Russell went out for a day's shooting — a diversion slightly in conflict with 
the laws of Illinois, which prohibit shooting on the Sabbath. Mr. Russell was 
consequently brought to the presence of an Illinois justice, fined thirty 
dollars for the offence, and paid it. This is esteemed not only a good joke, 
but the financial part is a valuable contribution to the school fund, which 
enjoys the benefit of one-half of all fines from this source. The authorities 
of Illinois are open to severe condemnation for non-endorsement of the 
statutes, this being the first instance in which a fine for that offence has 
ever been collected. The conservators of the public peace of Illinois have 
long been on the watch for a Doctor of Laws on whom to vindicate the majesty 
of this Sunday statute, as well as for some sportsman possessed of sufficient 
assets to pay the shot in correct funds. Illinois bonds not received. 

On approaching Racine, Wisconsin, on his sporting tour, while surrounded by 
his sportsman's traps, Mr. Russell was welcomed by an old farmer of the 
vicinity with, "We are glad to see you, Mr. Russell. Hope you will find lots 
of game. You can have all the game you want, but you must not make game of the 
American eagle out here." This address elicited the enthusiastic applause of 
the bystanders. 

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