The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-12-07
NINE LIVES Sacrificed
IN OPEN SEASON
Last Year Sixteen Lives We're Sacri-
feed During the Hunting
Period In Maine

nine persons who lost their lives
during the season, four were killed in
mistake for a deer, one was shot by
his brother by mistake, one was
killed by the accidental discharge of
gun in the hands Of his companion.
two We're killed by the accidental dis
Charge of their own guns and one
hunter WAS drowned.
last Year sixteen persons lost their
lives during the hunting season. Of
this number five were killed in mis-
take Tor deer. three accidentally
shot themselves. two were accidcn
tally killed by their own companions,
onc, game warden on duty. was
killed by the oyerturning Of his au-
tomoble, two were drowned while
hunting, two died from exhaustion
and exposure and one was lost in the
woods
THE FATALITIES
The first fatality of the season oc-
CURED Oct. when Fred Rolcur of
Milford was shot and instantly killed
in the woods near Greenfield by
Christopher G. Reed, also Of Milford,
in mistake for deer. The men did
not know of the presence Of the other.
l0leur WAS seated by a spring fitting
Il handle 10 a hirchbark dippcr. and
as he swung ii about, Reed, 200 feet
away. thought ii the movement Of IA
deer and fired. The bullet passed
thru Rocur's head, killing him in
stantlY
Charles Hill Of Willimanlic, aged
eh ia nj Il.
killed Oct. 3 when he was mistaken
Tor a deer. The bullet entered Mr.
Hills head at the right temple, death
being instantaneous. Charles Pattcn
of Bar IIarbor pleaded guilty 10
shooting Mr.. Hi by mistake and was
held To await the action of the grand
jury in Piscataquis county.
Dr., Lee II. b. Maynard, aged A.
years, prominent Philadelphia
physician, was shot and instantly
Killed at the foot OF Saua Pan Lake
AroostOuk County, oct 10. in mis-
take for Il deer. On" of his hunting
companions, Charles A. Hoax. OF
Harrisburg, Penn, was arrested on
the charge Of causing tn" death ol
DR Maynard and gave bail to await
the action of the grand jury in
Arons'nOk county.
Fay shannon Of sherman Mills. -
years Old WAS shot and killed Oct lG
while on hunting trip 1t Bradley
lake in mistake for IA deer. His com
panion confessed to firing the shot
Leigh. the 11-ycar-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Johnson of Masardis
was killed on Oct. ~ by the discharge
Of - spcc'a al rifle in the h,nds OF
his brother, Kcmpton The bullet
lodged in the boys head. causing in
slant death. The older brother had
lust returned homo from hunting
trip.
Thrown into the waters. of Lake
No. >, near Lee. PcnOb6cot counts
when his canuc was upset by = IilIr
shot, Oct "a CLANCY f. NOYcS aged
2S yclrs, prominent young Portland
business man, swan the distance Of a
quarter Of n mile to shore, but died
from exhaustion when he reached it,
Augustus S. Young of Portland, who
was duck hunting in the canoe with
Mr.. Noyes. also swan to the shore
and survived the exposure, altho con
siderably exhausted
Raymond A, Carr, aged IS years,
Of Limerick, was accidcutly shot and
died almost instantly Nov. 4 in the
woods near the NcWncld line Carr
and Dennis Aspingwall had been ont
cunning during the afternoon and
about 4 O'Clock began firing At u
target Carr had been firing some
shots and AspnGWall took his turn.
Carr stepped up to the target TO put
it in place when AspingNalls rinc
suddenly went of, the bullet entering
Carr's neck and scvcring the iuglr
vein.
George II. Ncckcr, aged 90 years.
of South Portland, was Killed white
on n hunting trip at East IGdgccomh
Noy q WHEN he graspcd loaded
shot gun by The muzzlc in an attempt
To pull II from under the scat Of a
wagon in which he was riding.
The gun WAS discharged and the shot
struck Mr.. Mcekcr Just under the
arm,
Ralph Gray, &c. son Of Ilcrmon
GRAY of North Ellsworth, was killed
by accidental discharge of rifle
u men NJ VI 90 llbNlIiS llOlll Il NdEOIl
Nov. -2G The rifle bail passed thru
the Ever and Young Gray lived but
few minutes.
Clifford Long. of Mars Hill was
shot thru the leg Oct. Is while hunt
ing in the vicinity of Craig's camps.
bg the accidental discharge of his
companions rifle.
The shot gun of James Stevens,
aged 16 years, son of Frank Stevens
of Bethel, was discharged as he was
climbing a fence Oct, %, the load
entering his right leg.
Victor Zimmerman of New York
was accidentally shot by Jack Dyer,
a registered guide, at First Roach
lake. in the Mooseheld region, Nov. 5, I
while the two men We're hunting deer
The bullet passed thru Zimmerman's !
chest and came out under the right /,
shoulder blade.
Herman l.. Brown of Fairfield was
shot in the right hip breaking the
ho