Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-08-17
A Young Man Instantly Killed In Mis
take For a Deer.

A Young Man Instantly Killed in Mis.
take For Deer.
Clarence @. Pell, young business man Of
New York, was accidentally shot and killed
at Disby Lake, n. Y, on Thursday night,
by Ellis II. Roberts. Pell wore colored shirt
aud was mistaken for deer by Roberts.
A party Of four, consisting OF Young Poll,
his chnm at Yale, James flusted, a son Of
Gen. James w. Hustled young man
named Cox, and William Spell, guide,
started out on deer hunt. Another party
which had camped short distance from
the Pell party wero also hunting In tho
same deer lick. This party consisted of
three-Ellis II. Roberts, son Of q. l..
Roberts, of the Utica Herald, and grand
nephew of the sub-treasurer of the United
States mt New York James Sherman and
their guide, Spinner.
They had not seen deer all day long.
The Pell party were In the bushes awaiting
their chance. 1t seems that the Roberts
party were not aware of this, and as they
were only ten rods away, heard tho bushes
crack. Young Roberts quickly aimed his
Winchester at a tan-colored object that he
thought was deer and fired and shot his
friend Clarence Pell dead. When he reached
the spot he found Pell stone dead in tho
hands of his guide, Spell, who was only "A
few feet away when the shot was fired.
The ball had struck Pell on the right side,
passing through the left side, and had
lodged In his wrapper.
Pell wore tan-colored cont and at a
glimpse Ia the woods might easily be mis-
taken for deer. Roberts says he only
saw a little bit OF Pell, and as the bushes
were shaking, he thought II was deer.
Pell was member of the class OF '02 of
Yale college. Coroner X. w. Warren held
an inquest on Friday afternoon. The
verdict was that Clarence Pell Wns acci-
dentally shot by Ellis Roberts, but Mr..
Roberts was cShonerated from all blame.
The remains will be sent 10 New York at
once.
Another Account.
The party of a dozen or more young men
| had been camping at Bisby Lodge on
the Moose river for several weeks. Young
Roberts is about Ii years old.
Pel was a guest of Gen. Uusted's sons,
and had been a few days at Bisby camp
with party, Thursday was the opening
| day of the deer shooting season, and the
party at Bisby went TO Mud Lake in the
hope of getting n deer. Another company,
of which young Roberts was one, went to
the same lake about p. IN. They saw a
movement among the bushes, and thought
| deer was making for the water. Roberts
| had Winchester rife, and fired at what
| he supposed was deer, but which proved
| to be Pell, wearing q tan-colored shooting
| jacket. The rifle bullet struck Pell neai
the right breast, penetrating the entire
| body and coming out at the left shoulder.
blade. Pell staggered and fell back into
| the arms of his guide, who was near him.
Pelrs mouth filled with blood he gasped
| once or twice, his eyes set, and in less time
| than it takes to write IL, he died without
| having spoken. His associates were hor.
rifed at the unexpected mishap, and
| young Roberts came running toward then
| crying. 81 have shot a man" He wa,
| overcome with horror.
| The news of the accident was brought tc
New York city by Col Hustled. 1t wat
| Just noon when he entered a. q. SpaldinL
Il Brothers, at 2il Broadway, and asked
for Mr.. Pell. They met In the Office.
| "Mr. Pell," said he, "your son II dead
Mr.. Pell fell as If he too were shot, and
1t was u long time before he recovered
consciousness. Every one In the place
| was shocked. They all knew young Pell
Mr.. Walter T. Pell, is the managing clerk
for the SpaldinRs, and relative.
| The young mans full name was Clarence
| Guest Pell. His mother Is sister of Isaat
Guest and niece of tho late Frank b
| Guest. She islwealthy. Clarence was NJ
| only child, and he was TO have been hi
mothers heir. He would have reached hi
majority in September. lie left school I,
enter business and for "a little time he wa
employed in downtown hardware store
His health failed and no was sent OF
a visit to Bermuda. lie finally decided
| to become lawyer, and he swa
prepared for college by private tutors. Hc
entered Yale year ago. He had recovered
his health and became quite an athlete. II,
was member of tho frcshman's football
! team and took part in other sports. IL
| college he met young Hustled, n son of Gen
James w. Hustled, of Peoksk They wer
! - room together in Yale the coming yoar
IL was as guest young Hustled that IA,
went into the Adirondacks. lie went ava,
three weeks ago. lie joined llusted il
Peckskill, and from there they went int,
the woods, by way of BoonetOn. In hi
letters to his mother he spoke of club q
fourteen that he was with. His last lette
was received on the day he was shot.
"To-morrow," he said, "the law Is up
for deer, and we are going out floating TO