The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-02
ATTACKED BY A BUCK
The Monster Graves Blood and Ruins the
Good Name of the Deer Family.

The Monster Graves Blood, and Ruins the
Good Name of the Deer Family.
Rollandsville tPa.) Special
The game law of Pennsylvania prohibits the
killing of deer after Jan. l, and consequently
something of a sensation was created in this vii
lage when Jordon Mapes and Frank Grover two
well-known citizens, drove in on Saturday with
the body of large buck in their Sleigh They
drew up in front Of Cranes store and the entire
village soon surrounded the sleigh, and ques-
tions poured thick and fast on Mapes and
Grover. Such bold and open violation of the
law had not been known in years. John Rol-
lands a well TODD citizen, took the men to task,
and declared that he would have them arrested.
They told him he had better not have them ar
rested until he heard how they came by the
deer, and Grover made the following statement,
which Mapes corrobOrated
1--WE were driving through the piece of woods
beyond Fairbanks Mill" said he, when sud
denly the buck jumped out into the road and at
tackled our horse. 1t tried to strike the horse
with its fore feet. We whipped up and yelled at
the deer to brighten it away, but it then turned
on us and tried to jump into the sleigh. Frank
fought it with an axe-helve we happened to have
with us, while piled the whip on the horse.
But the more Frank battered it over the head
the madden it got, and it finally ran off to the
edge of the woods, and, giving one leap, landed
plump in the sleigh right across our feet.
1--WE both jumped out and made for the
woods The horse went on. with the buck ly-
ing clear across the sleigh its hind legs hanging
over on one side and its fore legs on the other
1t took the deer quite while to get itself out Of
the sleigh, and then it came tearing back after
us. We were both scared half to death. Frank
succeeded in getting up a tree out of reach but |
couldn't climb, and seeing L was in for fight, I
grabbed rail from lot that happened to be
cut and piled there, and when the
buck came rushing at me ] let him have it
square in the forehead and downed him. Be
fore he could get up hammered the life out OF
him. Frank then got down out of the tree and
ran down the road after the horse. He found
it by the side of the road all right, mile away
He brought the sleigh back, and we loaded the
buck in and brought him home. We couldn't see
any particular point in leaving it in the woods
for wildcats to feed on. The deer must have
been driven by dogs until it was crazy, and
didn't know what it was doing If you take us
up, Mr.. Hollands. don't believe you'll be able
to make us out guilty"
Justice Wilson, who was present, was posi-
tive that there was nothing in the law forbid
ding peaceful citizens to defend themselves
against the attacks of wild beasts known to be
so fierce and bloodthirsty as deer. Mr.. Rol-
lands concluded, under the circumstances, not
to make the arrest.
Mapes and Grover offered to rattle the deer off
for $25, and to give $40 of the proceeds to the
poor fund. The offer was accepted, and twenty
five chances, at s. a chance, were soon disposed
of. Justice Wilson took two chances John Rol-
lands took two chances. Justice Wilson won the
deer 1t was lifted out of the sleigh and placed
on the stone stoop.
In the afternoon the Squire drove down and
loaded it in his sleigh On his way home he was
stopped by constable Winans.
esquire" said the constable, 1--WE got leetle
warnt fur YET"
"A warrant" exclaimed Justice Wilson
''What for2"
ITO rest ye fur havin' ven'son in yer psession,
'ginst the law
The constable served his warrant. 1t had been
sworn out by John Hollands before Justice Clark
Squire Wilson was taken before JUSTICE Clark
where he waived examination and gave 800 bail
to appear and answer the charge at the next
term of court.