Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-01
NINE FATALITIES
REPORTED IN GAME
SEASON OF 1924

q toll Of nine lives, according to in
| formation given out at the state
house. OF the nine deaths, two were
Killed in mistake for deer, two were
killed by the accidental discharge of
gun in the hands of a companion,
three Were killed by the accidental
! discharge of their own gun, one was
killed by a hunters stray bullet and
one was shot and killed by hunting
companion. In the latter case ar
rests were made for murder and two
men are now in the Cumberland
county Jail at Portland awaiting the
action of the grand jury.
During the big game season last
year, three We're killed in mistake
Tor deer. four lost their lives by the
accidental discharge Of their own
guns, one was accidentally shot and
killed by his companion, q woman
was killed by a hunters stray bullet
ana one was the victim of heart dis
ease while on a hunting trip.
| Fatalities
The first fatal accident of the sea
son occurred Oct. &c in the Squa Pan
lake region when Harold l.. Hayden,
aged 26 years, of Presque Isle, was
sfot by William Nadeau of Napoleon,
IN mistake for deer. Hayden, after
he was wounded. was carried four
miles through the woods by his
companions, placed in an automobile
and rushed toNa hospital, where he
died. Nadeau was held for the
grand jury in $4,000 bail on the
charge of manslaughter.
After lying in clump Of bushes
nearly two hours with a gunshot
wound in his -shead, Maurice Frye,
aged IA years. son Of William J.
Frye of Rockland, was found and
brought to his home in an uncor-
scious condition Oct. 81. He was
taken to a hospital, where he died.
a IL guage shot gun was accidentally
discharged while in the hands o:
frye's companion, Kenneth Nelson.
aged 10 years, as the two boys vert
jumping over stone wall, the charge
entering Frye's head.
Charles Coe of Newton, Mass, aged
40 years, was accidentally shot by
his own gun while hunting in Lake.
I view plantation, Oct. 81, and died
within short time from loss of
blood and shock. Coe was tout with
his guide, Alden Smith. and had shot
partridge. While endeavoring TO
recover the bird, his own gun was
accidentally discharged in the UNDER
growth tangle and he was shot in
, the leg.
Accidentally Shot Himself
Airel Norman. 15-year-oId son of
Joseph Norman of Oakland, acct
dentally shot and killed himself on
the afternoon of November 5, while
on n hunting trip with two friends.
Young Norman reached down in q
'boat for his 12-gauge shotgun which
ne had placed on a seat. and as he
hited 1t, the hammer caught on the
edge of the seat. and the snap was
sufficient 70 discharge the gun. the
/ charge entering his heart, and death
was instantaneous.
Charles J. Frontier Of Cincinnati.
O., was shot and killed in Township
Z. Range =, Aroostook county, on
the afternoon of November 10. by
a shot fired from the rifle of a hunt
Ing companion, and was a glancing
blow. the bullet, investigation show
cd. having hit some object before
1t pierced FromilIer's body. The
authorities declared that the shoot
Ing was purely accidental.
Arthur Tweedie. IL years old, son
OF Robert Tweedie of Mars Hill, was
found dead by his brother and sis
ter when they returned from the
moving pictures on the evening of
November II. While cleaning his
gun preparatory to starting out for
the woods. the boy accidentally dis
charged the gun, the bullet enter
/. ing his head.
Mistaken for Deer
Frank V. Marchi of Bangor died
= IN hospital at Ellsworth. Novem-
fro
bunting at North Ellsworth, Novem-
Der lO. from n gun in the hands of
Arthur l.. Mason of North Ellis
worth. who mistook march, for a
deer. Marchi was shot in the hip,
the bullet passing through the lower
part OF his body to his thigh. Ma
son pleaded guilty to manslaughter
In the Ellsworth municipal court
and was held in $1,000 bonds to
await the action of the grand Jury.
Cote Was Murdered
Alphonse Cote. of Gorham. a
farmer, 80 years OF age, who left
home on the morning Of November
on a deer hunt with his stepson.
Ralph B. Sanborn. and friend,
Charles H. Fielding. Portland
plumber. was murdered by Fielding,
according to confessions made BY
Sanborn. Fielding and Mrs. Cote TO
County Attorney ingalls, of Cumber-
land county at Portland. November
10. Cote,s alleged abuse of his wife
and stepson was given by Fielding
as the motive for the killing. Ac-
cordfng to Sanborn's confession.
later substantiated by Mrs. Cote and
Fielding. Fielding and Mrs. Cote
conspired to do away with Cote. The
three men left the house on the
deer hunt early in the morning. II
Is alleged that Fielding shot Cote
from behind in the woods near the
house, the bullet entering the back
OF his head and death being instan-
taneous. Sanborn stated that he and
Fielding covered the body with
leaves and brush and then left the
scene.
Killed by Stray Bullet
A stray bullet fired by another
hunter killed Donald Gordon, aged
90 years. OF Livermore Falls, whose
body was found lying in a pathway
through a tract Of virgin forest In
the Oquossoc region, November Is.
after a search of "a hours by hun
dreds Of men. Gordon was loading
his own rife when the stray bullet
pierced his brain. John L. McKen-
xte of Livermore Falls, who was ac-
cused OF the shooting, was discharg-
ed In the Rumford municipal court.
Other Accidents l
Other accidents, not fatal. report
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