Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-04
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bins Of Appleton. DIR. Francis H. Web
ster Of Rockland and Dr.. w. 8. St1ncn.
field Of Skowhegan. county medical ex.
aminer, who was called to West Forks
to examine the body after the snoot-
ing. -.
From the testimony OF Deputy Foes'
It was shown that Patterson was stand
inx in a swamp when shot and the dlsr
lance from DR.. Keller was u PAGES. MN
Keene testified as to the positions TAX
en- I'D by the party, DR.. Keller ana LIZ.
webster being dropped first. then Hoo-
bins and himself. with Patterson last.
Keene waited on . knoll while Patterson
worked his way In a westerly course
in swamp and did not see him after ne
started northerly to Salmon Stream. Ac-
cording to Keene's testimony the party
had gunned there the day before ana
two deer had been started. Patterson
he testified, had not kept his course
agreed upon but had turned almost
around and must have passed IN front
Of three Of the party. No other hunt
ing parties had been near during the
week and 1t was all woods where tney
were hunting Thursday. Patterson was
dressed in a gray suit and cap. DR..
Keller wore a black coat. Webster ana
Robbins red sweaters and Keene himself
a vellow-brown coat. Keene considered
the location pretty good Tor deer. ine
first he knew Of the shooting was tne
hearing of the shot and the Dogs snopt-
ing. He testified in crcss-examination ne
had known DR.. Keller from boy ana
had hunted with him before and tnat
Keller was not a careless man.
Lived About As Minutes
nr Francis H. Webster of Rockland
testified to being called by DR.. Keller
TO give first aid and Of his helping eaKe
Patterson out to Comber's. He testine1
that Patterson was semi-conscious aiter
the shooting but talked irrationally ana
lived about three-Quarters OF an houF
after being shot. 20 minutes AFTER reacn-
inc comber's and that Patterson mace
no statement as to what happened.
Denuty Adams was again called ana
+...ised that it was a mile from where
patterson fell to Salmon Stream. whers
he said he was going.
Dr.. KelIer's Story
Dr. Keller, the respondent then was
called. He stated he was a physician IN
Ann,eton. Me-, had been practlcing ZOE
,,na wears and was Sc years old; tnat
he had hunted since IS years OF age ana
was familiar with the same general Ai!o
of country.
He said Patterson invited himself TO
ioin the party and that they started
before o'clock in the morning ana OF
the ARRANGEMENTS they made. Iney
had been hunting about an hour, nao
seen nothing and no shots hao oeeh
fred. when looking into the swamp 70
tho northwest he saw q slight move
ment in the brush. but heard no souno.
He watched it and thought 1t deer.
He still watched and saw the head ana
antlers and it was some time before
he fred. He had seen deer before I'M
der the same, conditions. After the
shot. he elected the shell and foliowss
ed up the shot. He saw man ana
turning him over recognized Fat1er-
son, dressed in gray with graylsh cap
and gray coat. He then shouted LOT
Webster but Robbins appeared first.
DIR. Webster asked Mrs. Comber to no.
tify the authorities and relatives. The
first officer seen by him was Deputy
Foss to whom he told the whole story.
After the shooting he went with the
party and found the spot where he
stood and the shell. Considered 1t a
long-distance shot. Only the head OF
Patterson was seen before he shot and
he watched nearly minute before he
fired.
Doctors Testimony
DR.. w. S. Stinchfield testified that
Patterson was shot through the outer
right ear, that the shot fractured the
mastoid part of the templar bone and
cut the muscles at the base Of the
skull at the back. He said he could not
satisfy his mind why the man died.
The injury did not seem sufficient to
cause death, but on cross-examination
admitted the wound might affect the
brain and cause death.