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evidence in their camp, but instead
lost their lives in an effort to save
the officers after they had set out to
cress the lake in a borrowed boat, and
had been capsized or sunk by the
heavy waves kicked up by northwest
gale. A peculiar feature bearing out
this theory was that a, canvas boat
known to have been at the camp, as
well as q wooden boat, was missing
The latter was found on the shore, a
mile from the camp, but no trace had
been discovered of the canvas boat,
which probably sank beneath two of
the men.
The government power boat at the
Green Lake fish hatchery. with all
boats available, were used all the aft
ernoon and we'll into the night in drag
ging the lake. 1t was planned to con-
tinue this work all night If the wind
did not prevent Deputy Firms body
was found on the bottom in shallow
water about 100 yards north of Black
island, a 10-acre island off the mouth
of the cove at the head of the lake.
The wooden boat was found on the
shore about 100 yards from the point
where the body was recovered. Near
the boat We're a pair of oars which
had been used in the boat. Clough's
cap had teen washed upon the shore
Of Black island.
Firms body was in good condition
There were no bruises or evidence
that he had been assaulted. His
watch had stopped at 1895 O'Clock and
this definitely fixes the time of the
anG{6ant az WaHnAGH
which would have given them plenty
of time to have reached camp, eaten
luncheon and started for home aft
er their apparently fruitless trip aft
er supposed camp robbers. There was
! high wind at noon. Supt e. E. Race
of the government fish hatchery said
the lake had not been as rough since
he was stationed there as it was
Wednesday Deputy Finns body was
weighted down by heavy clothing and
a well-filled cartridge vest.
At the camp searehers found a gun.
two rifles, knives, clothing and food.
On the table there We're pipe. knife
and tobacco. with some tobacco whit
led off as though one of the men had
been filling his pipe, laid it down and
jumped 1t was argued that. if the
men had been arrested they certainly
would have taken these articles.
Instead. 1t was believed, tonight.
that the officers had borrowed the
wooden boat to cross the upper end of
the lake and save themselves a walk
of three miles on their return trip,
that they were capsized. and that the
two campers put out in the canvas
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fate themselves in the frail craft.
: The sheriff and his deputy both
carried rifles and were heavily dress
ed. the former wearing a cartridge
vest as well as the latter, and when
they entered the cold water of the
lake they had little chance to save
themselves,
Green lake is nine miles in length
and in parts is very deep. The men
dragged in places that were 60 feet
deep. They were encouraged by the
fact that Finns body was in shallow
water and the cap did not float past
Black island. and hoped to find the
other bodies in that vicinity,
Sheriff Webster and Deputy Finn,
beside their widows. are survived by
| a son and daughter, respectively.
Sheriff Webster had served less than
a year, being one of the Democratic
sheriffs elected, last year. He moved
his family here from Blue Hill at that
time. The county commissioners app
pointed Deputy Sheriff j. j. Roberts of
Winter Harbor. an uncle of Mrs. Web
ster, as jailer
With the death of the high sheriff
according to the State law, all OF his
deputies go out of Office and whatever
duties there may be for sheriffs to
perform in the county until the Gov
| ernor appoints a successor of the sher-
if may be performed only by coroners.
The jailer appointed by the county com
missioners is simply custodian CT the
Jail and has none of the powers of a
sheriff Deputy sheriffs may serve pa
pers which they have on the death of
the sheriff, but beyond that may not
perform any of the duties of their Of
flee after the death OF the sheriff.
A meeting of the Democratic coun-
ty committee VIII be held in Ellsworth
Wednesday afternoon, when a candi-
date for sheriff will be recommended
to Gov. Plaisted There are already
three or four candidates for the posi-
ton and it is expected there will be
others.