Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-10-27
SATURDAY. OCTOBER 27, 1888.
THE MYSTERY SOLVED.
A Pleasure Hunt Finding in Trag-
edy.
Five Days Of Awful Suspense
- ~
Unremitting Search for the Miss
ing. a1
Alfred osier 10 Found pead-Aooidently
Shot by his own Hand. ~
"A Lingering Death

Alfred Osier, Louis Lyons, Rudolph
Lewis, William Kalambaeh and Duncan
Currie left ChebOygan on last Saturday
for still hunt next day. Their stopping
place was El.iOtt's old camp, five miles
from town. After an early breakfast
they separated, agreeing to return for
dinner, and did so. About half-past three
they sauntered on another driye, with
the understanding that they were TO
start from the camps for town before
dark. Lyons, ,Kalambach agd Currie were
first to face homeward. thinking that
the others would naturally follow. All
got back but Alfred 0sier. On Monday
morning Frank Osier took alarm at the
absence Of his brother, and with several
friends went in his wagon to search,
suppOsing an accident caused his dis
appearance. die was unsuccessful,
Tuesday he repeated the search. Wednes-
day the alarm spread, aud parties speed
lily organized, IL being generally be-
1ieved that the missing man had met
with sad fate. Thursday the parties
increased, it being settled conviction
that he was dead, and returned in the
evening, but with no better success. On
Friday the interest grew TO discover the
missing mans fate. The surmisss were
many. Some imagining that hdmight
nave been shot through mistake in the
dusk. In the afternoon Of Friday Char
les Leclerc saw his gun lying in an old
road, about two miles east from the Ell
lott camp, and near by, between several
stumps and a log. Alfred 0sier was found
dead, at half-past four O'clock.
THE MYSTERY soLvED-THE PLEASURE
HUNT ENDING IN A TRAGEDY. ,
The right hand was shot through the
palm, the end of the left thumb carried
away. Inspection showed that east Of
the road he was resting his chin on his
hands which covered the muZzle of the
rifle, the stock making dent on the beech
log. Taking alarm its seems at some
object, the stock slid down the side of
the log; the trigger was forced, discharg-
ing the rifle, the bullet passing through
the palm of the right and taking the
tip of the thumb Of the left hand, rang
ing up under the chin. escaping above
the ear in its fatal errand.
THE GROUND 30
shOlUpd tho bardocf ctrnrUla 10 al inpal
his misfortunes and make known his
helpless misery. Near by was an old
pine stump; it was polished by his
finger nails endeavOring to ascend it
that he might be seen. Before he be-
came conscious for this effort he must
have lain all night or nearly so, motion
less, senseless. This presumption is
probable from the large blood pool stains
in the sand.
UNABLE TO CLIMB THE STUMP
he seems to have calmly surveyed his
fate. TO afford clue to his discovery
now worked super human energy. He
therefore moved acoss the near by road,
the prints of his left hand, his knees and
feet being marked in the dust, the trail
of the gun, which he still clung to, tes-
tifying the heroic pluck and calmness
of despair of the man to ultimate in
his discovery, for crossing the road he
placed his gun, mute but eloquent
witness that his body was not far dis
tant. He must have realized the ankle
ty of his wife and brothers, and how
anxious they should be to explore the
woods to ascertain the hist Ory of his dis
appearance.
HIS DEATH BED.
was little beyond the road. Several
stumps, standing on an angle with log
invited him to shelter from the cold and
the frost of the night, for he must have
lived 40 or so hours. Here he rested.
Here he breathed his last, at what hour
the angels only know. Here
he was found lying a little
sideways, the left foot arched little on