Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-26
Me-, Sept. 10. 1893.

My Dear Sir-My friend. Mr.. - OF
TINS place. has spoken to me about you.
ana that you were looking up an alleged
moose case ! understand that you are a
game warden; IL that Is not the case, OF
course. ! have no business to make any
communication.
All know about the case is at the dis
pOsai OF you, or any other officer of the
law. | have said nothing to anyone as
to what know of the case. as It might
be understood as duplicating two men in
not the slightest intention of doing. But
It now seems to be my duty to tell all
know.
l was at Upper Roach river a day or
two in August. There were stopping at
that house two young men whose names
! DO not know. but that you can easily
pened to be down at the shore of the
lake just as these two men were starting
out tor a paddle on the water. They
s were has N ma ADVANCE thae Of me- ana
swimming across the lake. not far away.
and invited me to come with them to see
him. l sat in the middle of the canoe,
and one of them sat in the bow and the
other sat in the stern.
was a passenger merely. They easily
padded ed, out SO as to head him off. and
Kept below him-down the lake-so as to
drive him up the lake. where two men
were fishing with their guide-I think the
guides name is Robshaw.
l think the two men were Wright
brothers from Denver. All of us repeat
eddy shouted SO as to attract the atten-
ton of these other men UP the lake. that
| they nigh come and see the moose One
of the young men took his revolver OUT
and shot into the air-I noticed carefully
that he BID shoot into the air above
SO that II possible he might make those
men hear and come to see the moose, as
We were sure they would want to.
The moose swan easily, and so far as
in danger of doing himself any harm by
being pushed too far. We even talked
about the danger of making him swim
| tpo far. We were not very near to him,
but most of the. way a good distance. (;
| OF course, did not have paddle so
could not control the speed or direction
over, and they said that they would not
make him swim too far, or SO as to hurt
him. I am sure from every indication
that they were sincere in their wish mol
to harm him at all. Had thought there
was any danger 1 should have remon-
strated with them. But l saw no reason
However, all at once the moose showed
signs of fatigue. They Immediately
| turned their canoe aside, 50 as to give
swan a short distance, then to the as
constituent of all of US. rolled over and
| died.
the two men and the guide Robshaw
| came along. They were told what had
| happened and invited to look the moose
over to see that no VIOLENCE had been e1
| a consultation as to what should be done.
| 1t was agreed that as no Intentional
| wrong had been done, nothing need be
! done about 1t. The guide Robshaw was
| foremost in advising this solution of the
case.
| From several things that / hear am
| sure also that the two young men went
| to the proprietor of the hotel. and frank.
| ly stated the case and asked advice. L
| presume they followed 1t.
| Had l thought any Intentional wrons
! had been done, should have considered
it my duty to report to the proper au-
| thorities.
| I suppose the guide is the man who has
| told whatever story has been circulated.
| do not know what his motive could
have been in telling anything about II.
| If what have seen and learned about
| him lis true, 1t would be no favor to him
| to question just what was his motive
| then, and In many other cases. How
ever. l do not know much about him.
You have, this as you can nave any
| thing more that I know about the case.
You will see that by the number of peo-
ple that were there at the time, 1t Is
| easy to establish these facts by many
| witnesses. "a ~,
! II can do further service. please let
|, me know.
! Very truly yours,