Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-07
NO CASE FOUND.
Commissioners Dismiss Charges
Against Game Warden 0sgood.
Do Not Find Evidence Of It's Having Broken
the Laws.

~ iiNll tiil' Sii!-t commissioners nave
issued a rescript of decisions made in the
case Of uame Warden William Osgood 81
Nanceboro, who was accused of DIGGING
deer. hearing on which was held few
weeks ago at the Office of the commits
sioners.
In the decision they dismiss the case as
they do not find evidence enough to war
rant the conviction Of the warden or his
guides who Were at his camp at the time
the alleged logging occurred The de-
cision in full is as follows:
Tn the matter Of complaint against
Miliiam osSo@d i warden. and W. s.
MNShrall and John Dixon registered
guides. for Illegal use Of dogs AT n snort :
ING camh IN Spodnick lake in Washin.
."h county; run by the said Osgood, Oc-
tober and November, 1889.
IN inns case complaints came to tia.
c"lnhiSSi"n"rs hN telegram, followed tn.
n"Nt dty by letter from ". l.. nodgS-
klhS 81 Lambert lake. Il game warden I'll
50 Il registered guide. stating i'm substanc.
lndt dogs were being used hy the abnv,
named parties ri the above named sport .
ING camp in hunting deer. and request =
lnr hat a warden u" sent 1T once Ia IT,
N"StiEatr. Complaints came also to tn.
sam" effect from one or more citizens ut
miles Of this camp.
The charges were so specific and com
ilS from a warden and registere,. guide.
, ,hi1ro, WE deemed j. cur duty 70 have 4
tame Warden Walter L. Neal and FRANK
NJ. Perkins We're detailed to make an in
Ncstigation Of The subject matter Of the
complaint and render full report to this
office.
After several days spent in investiga-
tlon in the locality by these wardcnS. Mr..
Neal made verbal report. The facts re
ported by him seemed to call for an Of
fetal investigation by the commissioners
Accordingly Mr.. OSgond ana the two
guides were notified To appear at the com
misSiuncrs office at Augusta. on the lth
DAY OF November, at a.3o f. NJ. Tor Il
hearing.
Various witnesses We're present AMI
testified. The accused We're all present.
L appeared from the testimony that sand
osGoOd had been running Il sporting;
camp on the shore Of said lake dor i few
weeks ana that said Myshrall and Dixon
were there in the capacity Of guides.
Wardens Neal and Perkins gave a de.
tailed report nt Their investigations.
watch consisted of what had been told
them bN others ana to finding net in
an clubhouse connected with this camp.
and OF seeing dog tracks in sand in front
al INC camp. ana 4 place in an clubhouse
which looked rs though u dog might hay"
laid there
tit appears that Osgood i'll some Way
sot notice Of the intended visit Of ih,'
wardrns and his camp wa closed ana ne
WAS absent when me wtrd-nS arrived.
one llihhard Cnurod Of Halifax. y. :
stopping AT Nanrchorn. testified mat his
brother has n camp on the English side
nearly opposite the oSGoud camp. Was
at This camp WI october ~ heard d0.;
barking across the point went dOWn t..
Sac what il was. saw do4 come W on
shore. saw man come oyer t. wher" doe,
was. in canoe. picked MI the doc amt
yards from this man. He did not know
him. Gives Il good description of DSgopd.
Tho dog hId evidently driven the deer
onto the english side. k WAS exhausted
.lI B Itl II
it. | thcl went down ~ Nancrhnru in
my b"ar- Returning up the l"llr, "n
tn" LAKE Saw Ny shrall. Dixon and o-
good on I'M each canoe Tins man IN
was the man who picked III The dog on
the English side and went off with II as
have described. Saw something ut tirst
that looked like a dog. Saw Osgood hold
MP i decr'S legs.
Game Warden Hodgkins testified t.
bearing dog. apparently running in that
vicinity. and also To seeing dog on IN"
American shore Of this lake a few morn
ingS previous to the incident above re-
lated. He had no further proof but re-
lated complaint made 70 him by citizens
uf NanccDoro ~ the use uf dogs at this
camp. ana il was upon these complaints
that he sent the telegram and wrote the
lcttnr "a the commissioners. This was
substantially ali Of the testimony brought
out against those complained Of at the
hearing.
Mica that thcy NId uScd ANY dogs or that
any were 1T their camp. Explained tn
presence nf tho mrt. mat. they mad i -
net WhitctSh which WAS lawful III thnS"
waters ut that tim,. and that persons g
ing bird hunting had been ~. The camp
with dogs and thiS accounted Tor IN" doE
tracks in the sand in 'front.' pi the camp. f;
Thty diScIaimc,I tlI idrd rr intention ~
Violating; tho same law ana cross 'H-
Hmiu"d tn" E"v -rtn"ni witnesses IN
good admitted meeting. "ulad M I ~
ItE,. as N. had testified. hut denied tn