The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-12-18

record OF casualties 1atal, ana otherwise,
| by shooting during the hunting season
just closed 10 Maine. In all there have
been % accidents this year, nine of
which have proved fatal. In but three
Of these cases has any move been made
towards the enforcement of the law.
The complete list of the accidents as
follows.
FATALITIES.
Oct. Aeon Lord, aged %, OF Port
land, shot by accidental discharge OF his
own gun, on which he was leaning.
while hunting at Duck pond.
Oct. 5-Charles Lombard of Guilford,
shot In woods near that town while
hunting, by the accidental discharge of
rifle In hands of his companion, James
Stevens.
Oct. 22-Mary Abbott, aged ten years.
of Estabrook, killed by accidental dis
charge Of rifle In hands of Fred Billings.
aged IA years.
Oct 30-George Fl. Harvey of Angus
| ia, mistaken for a deer and shot by his
companion, William s. Butler. He died
on Now 2. This Is one of the cases in
which an investigation has been made.
1t is not yet known IL any effort will be
made to indict Butler.
Oct. 3l-Herbert Young of Shirley,
| WAS shot In camp near Onway pond, by
the accidental discharge of shot gun,
caused by its falling from its place on
the wall. He died Nov. 4th.
Nov. 3-David Fuller, aged 16, Of Hen
derson mistaken for deer and shot
dead by Arthur M. Bagley, near Asquith
station. Bagley was arrested and held
for appearance at the Somerset supreme
court on December %.
Nov. 12--John Hagar, guide, aged
26 years, of Guilford, mistaken for a
deer and shot and killed In woods near
Chesuncook lake, by man he was guild
ing, Wilfrid Wheeler of Concord, Mass.
Wheeler was arrested, but upon being
arraigned in court and having hearing
was discharged.
| Dec. William Graffte, aged 10 years
shot and killed by the accidental dis
charge of his own shot gun, against
which he was leaning.
Dec. Walter c. Farnsworth of
Cherryfeld, shot and instantly killed
by the accidental discharge of rifle in
hands of his companion, A. G. Leighton,
also of Cherryfield, in woods of Nara
guagus river.
ACCIDENTS NOT FATAL.
Sept. 16-Arthur H. Erickson, aged IA
Falmouth, accidentally shot In breast
with bird shot, by companion, George
Connant, aged 16.
Sept. 29-Charles Fry and son of Bar
Harbor slightly wounded by spent bird
shot from gun of boys firing at mark.
Oct. Everett Fox, aged Is, OF Kezar
Falls, shot In shoulder by accidental dis
charge of revolver in his own pocket.
Oct. 11-Vinal Ash, Plymouth, shot
in calf of leg by accidental discharge of
his own gun.
Oct. 22-Edward Brown, while hunt
| ing near Pick Chicken mountain, mis-
taken for deer and shot through right
! leg.
| Oct. 26-Man named Barker shot
through left breast by accidental dis
charge of rifle in hands of man named
Wiggin, in Cunningham & Sons camp,
near Patten.
Nov. l-R. NJ. Harnden of Winthrop
was accidently shot by his companion,
while bird shooting.
Nov. 6-S. d. Wilson of Ellsworth
mistaken for deer and shot through
thigh by his companion f. l.. Tread
well, while hunting a short distance
from that city.
Nov. Harry Fisher of Smyrna Mills
mistaken for a deer and shot through
shoulder by Chas. De Long, aged IA,
of Smyrna Mills, while hunting In woods
fourteen miles from that place.
Nov. 9-Walter King, aged IA, of
Bath, accidentally shot in face by COM
| naninn William OIva Roua uara foo1
ing with the gun.
Nov. 9-Willie Donnelley, aged II,
shot by the accidental discharge of his
own rifle, which he was pushing through
a fence, end of muzzle being towards
him.
Nov. 1l-Bert Young, aged IS, of
Ellsworth, accdently shot in knee,
while hunting at South Surry, by Pearl
Lod of Ellsworth.
| Nov. mitchell Marcia of Clinton
had narrow escape from being shot, bul.
let from rifle passing through his hut
while he was driving along the road.