St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-11-27
DEER HUNTER SHOT
Henry Gilman Of Lyndon Killed by
Joseph Masure Of Sutton While
Hunting in Guildhall.

The only fatal accident during
the open season in this vicinity oc-
Cured at Guildhall last Thursday
evening when Joseph Masure of Sut-
ton shot and killed Henry Gilman
Of Lyndon, mistaking him for a
deer. The shot was fired at short
range and passed through Mr.. Gill
mans body and he lived about 80
minutes after the shooting.
Messrs. Masure and Gilman and
Ernest w. Nye of Lyndon were deer
hunting on GuildhaII hill about
three miles from Guildhall village
and Mr.. Masure had shot and
wounded a deer. The three men
started out in an effort to find the
deer, travelling some distance apart
through the woods. Messrs. Gilman
and Nye had passed through the
woods to a highway and as it was
too dark tor further search started
along the roadway. They stopped at
a house where Mr.. Gilman purchas-
ed two or three fox skins and the
two men started along the road
towards home, Mr.. Gilman carry
ing the skins under his arm.
Masure, who had completed his
trip through the woods turned back
to continue his search, working his
way slowly through the bushes be-
side the road. 1t was 50 dark and
the bushes so thick that he did not
know there was any highway there.
Gilman was walking on the side of
the road nearest Masure and was
about a pace in rear of Nye. The
skins slipped and Mr.. Masure see
ing the fur moving and thinking
it was the deer he had wounded
fired, and Mr.. Gilman fell mortally
wounded.
An autopsy was performed on the
body by Drs. Stone and Dalton from
the state laboratory at Burlington
and it was found the bullet passed
through the liver and one Jung 1t
went clear through the body and
lodged in the clothing on the oppo-
site from which it entered.
1t is so apparent that it was only
accidental shooting that no further
investigation will be held.
Mr.. Gilman was able to send
message to his wife who is complete
ly prostrated by the sudden and aw-
full affliction. Mr.. Gilman was born
at Island Pond in March 1877 and
in 1900 was married st East Burke
to Miss Annie Henderson, who with
two little daughters, Nathalie and
Bernice, survives him. He is also sur
viVed by his father and mother, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Gilman, of Lower
Cabot, two brothers, Lester and Ar
thur Gilman or Berlin and one
brother in Pasadena, Cal, and two
sisters, Mrs. Lillian Green of Shelf
field and Miss Nettie Gilman of
CaDot.
Funeral services were held at the
Congregational church in Lyndon,
Sunday afternoon by Rev. W. G.
Clark of Barnet, who had also Off
ciated at the funeral of Mr.. Gill
mans little son, Granville, who
died about year and a half ago.
There were present from out of town
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gilman OF
Cabot; Messrs. Lester and Arthur
Gilman Of Berlin; Mrs. Lillian
Green of Sheffield; Mrs. Sarah Will
son and two children, Mr.. and Mrs.
Cordick of Barre; James Gilman of
and John Henderson of
Thetford Mines, Canada. Beautiful
flowers covered the casket and a |
large circle of sincere and sympa-
thizing friends filed the church and !
showed the high regard in which he |
was held by the entire community