Mobile County AlArchives News.....Sad Result of a Deer Hunt - William Capps Killed January 3, 1883
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The Huntsville Weekly Democrat January 3, 1883
Sad Result of a Deer Hunt
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  On Monday last two brothers-in-law, James Roberts and William Capps, 
residents of Chunchula, started out from home on a short deer-hunt.  Not far 
from the house they put the dogs in a branch swamp and each took opposite sides 
of the stream that they might have a better opportunity for a shot should the 
dogs jump deer.  A deer was started, and Mr. Capps got the first shot and 
missed his mark.  The deer then ram in sight of Mr. Roberts, and the 
intervening undergrowth hiding Mr. Capps, who was in direct range between 
Roberts and the deer, the latter fired.  The deer reached the summit of a 
slight elevation and fell.  Roberts ran up and was on his knees in the act of 
cutting the deer’s throat when Capps walked up.  As he approached, Roberts said 
to him: “Well, Will, I’ve got him.”  “Yes,” replied Capps, “and you’ve got me, 
too.”  Roberts sprang up and looking at Capps saw blood trickling from a wound 
just under his left eye.  Roberts cried: ”My God, Will, have I shot you?  Are 
you hit anywhere else?”  Capps replied: “Yes, here in the left side.”  After 
this utterance he turned upon his heel and fell head first down the hill a dead 
man.—Mobile Register.


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