The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-31
CANADIAN OFFICER TELLSOF KILLING OF
 TWO AMERICANS
COr0ner's Jury Finds Men Were Killed While Evad- ing Arrest for Unlaw-
 full Hunting

Buffalo, N. Y, December GOA coro- ner's jury at Fort Erie, Ont, empaneled to investigate the death of Walter Smith the Buffalo man shot Monday by Can acian soldiers, returned this verdict to- night:
 We find that the deceased met his death while evading arrest for unlawfully shooting ducks out of season in Canadian waters. by volley delivered accidentally from the rifles of three mllitiamen who were called upon by Provincial Officel Thomas Delaney to assist him."
 Thomas Delaney, a provincial police of ficer, appeared before the jury and tooK responsibility for the whole affair. He called upon the soldiers to help make the arrests, he said, under the law thai permits an officer of the law to cal uron any citizen for help in an emer- gency, and ordered the firing. J. B. Curtis, United States vice con- sul, questioned the officers authority tc call upon the soldiers, but was assured by the crown attorney that Delaney had such authority under Ontario laws.
 Officer Delaney testified that he
 
 Dorsch, who was wounded at the time Smith was killed, shooting ducks from Canadian waters; that he called to them to come ashore; that they refused, and he telephoned for the soldiers.
 want to arrest those two fellows, clancy testified he told the soldiers throw scare into them, but don't hit them"
 When the bullets from the first and sec md trfl1 e,a1, ,-1,, bat, Delaney said, he cautioned the sol dierf rot to shoot so close.
 The third and fatal Volley, Delaney said, was fired after the hunters had headed toward the American shore. He had told the soldiers to let them go, but one soldier said, Tets give them another scare" and he consented. Only two of tEe soldiers fired.
 Delaney said he saw the men drop in the bottom of the boat, but thought they had crouched down to avoid the bullets.
 The soldiers, Archibald Kayo, a cor poral, and Edmund Mcintosh and Leslie kirsmen, priyates, testified that they had tried to avoid hitting Smith and his companion.
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 Strengthening More Cattle J. H. Edmondson, assistant manager Armour 6 Co.,: "The year 1915 vii certainly be a great year for the ex. port business. According to figures re. gently issued by the United States de. partment of commerce the exports fol the month of November, 1914, were 30( | per cent greater than those of tn, same month of 1913. The percentage O. l increase in meat exports is even great 1 CT than this. I believe our company 1 is the greatest exporting concern il | this line in the country. This trad' will naturally be pushed to the imi | during 1915. The management of thi 1 branch, however, has resolved to talk 1 the best of care of all customers il the Birmingham district and adjoining 1 territory. Indeed, the local cattle pusi ness is becoming quite large, for in tn, past year fully 16,290 cattle wer' slaughtered by this company here l Three years ago there were only 5S7 bined. We expect to become even mor' active in the slaughtering end of ou industry here during the coming year.