Putnam patriot., 1926-10-15
HUNTER KILLED WHEN
 GUN STOCK HITS STONE
Body of Roland Harquoil Guard ed By Dog For Twelve
 Hours
Was Son of Landlord of City Hotel
 South Main Street


 the body of his dead master. a hunting dog owned by Roland Harquojl of Xii. lngly returned home Monday night adding t0 the alarm feit by relatives when the young man himself did not appear during Monday afternoon. The body was found Tuesday morning not far from the home of the hunter. where t is believed that it had lam since about noontime of the day before. Coroner Arthur G. Bill was notified made an investigation. and found that death was accidental.
 The death of young Harquoil. who was but twenty-oue years old and a fine. strapping young fellow. of excel lent character and hkeable. was un- usually sad. He was hOnorably dis charged from the | s Army not long ago and came north from his Texas station. Two months ago he was mar ried Co Miss Irene Herard ef Attawau- gan. and the future before him was of the brightest. The father and mother. hr. and Mrs. Zepherin Harauoi were nearly prestrated by the tragic death of the son. Mir Harquoil is landlord Of the City Hotel, South Main street.
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 The death of Harquoil is the first tragedy of the woods in this section in many years. There have been hunt ing accidents causing severe wounds. and in one ease the loss of an eye. but no hunter has lost his life hereabeuts in a long time.
 Harquoil left about I o'clock Mon day morning to hunt in the woods ndar the Meadowbrook Farm Inn. where he lived He intended Co be gone but an hour. and said he would return for dinner. He did not appear for the monday meal and his wife thought perhaps he was enjoying his outing and SO had prolonged 1t. But as the afternoon wore away and he did not return, Mrs. Harqaoil became un- easy. When. about midnight. the dog which Harquoil took with him return ed alone. the uneasiness changed to alarm and a fear that harm had befal- len her husband. A searching party. accompanied by police dog, was sent out. but the night did not reveal the whereabouts of the hunter.
 Daylight Reveals Body
 Tuesday morning the search was re- sumed and the body eventually found near maple tree q short distance west of the state highway leading te Providence and only about 800 yards from the farm home uf the HBrqnoils. Examination Of the surroundings seemed to evidence beyond question that Harguoil had tripned over root and stumbled thHs bringing The butt If his gun against prnfrudlng rock That the blow on the gun stock had discharged the weapon sending q charge If shot into the young mans throat. causing instant death So se= were was the blow on the butt of the gun that the gun stock was split. Members of the family at the farm stated that they heard a shot about noontime in the direction of where the body WIS found. and it is believed that it was then that Harquoil's death oc- cured. and that the dog stood guard beside the body of his master until l2 o'clock that night.
 Shells Empty
 There was no way of determining one or both barrels of the gun were discharged when Harquoil tripped Empty shells were in both chambers, but one shell. t was pointed out. might have been used prior to the accident
 News of the tragedy reached Put nam shortly after noon. Tuesday. and many expressions of sorrow and sym pathy were heard All who spoke of the sad affair spoke in the highest terms of young Harqquoil
 The body was brought to the City hotel in this city Thursday morn ing a funeral service and solemn re- quiem mass were hrid from St Marv's church. There were many beautiful flowers