Newspapers: James Rowe Accidental shooting, Medford, Jackson Co., Oregon

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ROWE, James, Medford (Oregon) Daily Tribune, Saturday, 26 Oct
1907, p. 1 -- Mistaken For Deer And Killed -- James Rowe of Sam's
Valley Is Accidentally Shot While Hunting on Evans Creek

James Rowe of Sam's Valley was accidentally killed by Otis Wilson
at the [ ? ] works on Evans creek Thursday night while hunting for
deer. He was a member of a hunting party, consisting of his father,
F. Rowe, and Otis Wilson.

Meager details received here by phone were that a deer had been
wounded and in attempting to get him the hunters surrounded the
crippled animal in a small brush thicket. Several shots were fired
and young Rowe dropped, after exclaiming: "I am shot," dying in his
father's arms.

The bullet passed through the young man's heart, piercing his arm
also. The bullet is supposed to have been deflected by a branch and
the shooting was purely accidental.

James Rowe was a member of the Sam's Valley camp of Modern
Woodmen. His body was brought home by Coroner Kellogg Friday
evening.