The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-09-25
Shot at q Deer Lick.
From the Potter Enterprise.l ]

from the Potter Enterprise.l
John Schall with his family live, as
many of our readers are aware, on the
"old Billy Lewis lot," between the
turnpike and the West Branch road,
about two miles from either road.
Last Saturday morning shortly after
six o'clock, Mr.. Schall started for
Coundersport to transact some busi-
ness. He intended coming by the
West Branch road, but when about
three fourths of a mile from home he
turned from the road to examine n
deer lick, some ten or twelve rods dis
tance. He followed path used by
deer when working the lick, and as he
stepped to the edge of the lick he
heard the report, saw the smoke of a
gun and felt the stinging sensation in
his legs that told too plainly where the
bullet had sped. He fell to the ground
i'm the lick, where he lay some ten
minutes, during which time he cried
as loud as possible for help. He then
got up, leaving his hat and pipe in the
lick, and staggered toward home, at
times crying for help as he walked
along. In this manner he managed to
get to within about quarter of u mile
of his home, when his cries were
heard by his wife who went to his as
sistance. She found him lying face
down upon the ground, exhausted.
After bringing water and sprinkling
his face, with her assistance he was
enabled to reach home, but not before
he had tainted from loss of blood and
exhaustion His boots were full and
running over with blood, and his pants
saturated. A messenger was imme
diately dispatched for doctor, and
Mattison and Post reached the
| wounded man about two o'clock in
the forenoon, and dressed his wounds
The above is the story as told us by
Mr.. Schall, on Monday last.
Benjamin Roberts of Sweden
whom we met on Monday, gives the
following information: On Friday
afternoon himself and David Wam
bold, a neighbor, went into the woods
to watch couple of deer licks. The
weather being very cold with pros
poets of rain, they decided not to stay
in the woods over night. At the lick
where Mr.. Schall was shot, they fixed
a set gun, with wire fast to the trig
ger and stretched across the lick sc
that deer entering would strike the
wire and fire the gun. They then re
tired to Fesbits barn, intending to re
turn at daylight, but oversight ant
did not get up at the time intended
While on their way to the lick they
heard the report of gun. They
reached the lick from fifteen to twenty
minutes after the discharge, though
they discovered hair along the wire
and marks that deer had been in th,
lick during the night. He says the,
followed q deer's trail for fifteen O
twenty rods either side of the lick ant
had no idea that man had been hurt
heard no cry for help, and did no
tearn that Mr.. Schall had been sho
until about five o'clock on Saturday
that they sent over to learn about tn
mater as soon as they knew of it
Mr.. Roberts says that they intend t.
do all in their power for Mr.. S., ant
will see that he is provided with med
icine, provisions, etc. If the stor.
told by Mr.. Roberts is true in ever.
respect, it would explain a seemin,
neglect on their part in not renderin,
assistance to the injured man before
We give both stories as they were toll
to us.
Mr.. Schall's pipe was found within
foot or two of the centre of the lick
and his hat some ten rods from tn
lick in an opposite direction fron
which he came.
The ball entered Mr.. Schall's righ
leg almost in front, passing over tn
bone and large artery, entering an
passing square through the left leg
below the bone and large artery
about half way from the knee to th
hip. With ordinary good luck he wi
recover.
Mr.. S. seems to have had his shar
of misfortune. A little less than
year ago his little four-year-old DO
was lost-kidnapped or lost in I'll
woods. The woods were diligentl
searched by hundreds of persons, bl
no traces of the lost one has ever bee
found. The mother of the lost chi
! is confident that it was carried ava
and will yet be round.
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