The New Hampshire Gazette

NEW HAVEN, December 29.

Judea went out to hunt Turkeys. One Josiah Basett of
Tuesday Morning the 11th Instant sundry Persons in
the same Place, hearing of the Turkeys, intending to
have the first Chance, went also after them, unknown
to, and unknowing of the rest; and getting first to the
Place where the Turkeys were, was creeping in the
Bushes on his Hands and Knees, in order to get up to
them; mean while the rest surrounded the Place, and
Jee Baker having started one of the Turkeys it flew
and alighted near the Place where Josiah Basett was,
who had on a dark grey Bearskin Coat, and had taken
off his Hat and Cap, and his Hair being short and black.
Baker saw the Glimpse of him thro' the Bushes, and his
Hair and Parts of his Coat, resembling the Colour, and
having as then Seen the Appearance of a Turkey, Baker
hesitated whether he should shoot or not, when Basett
made a Noise, imitating the Cry of a Turkey, which he
did very exactly. When Baker fired, at the Distance of six
Rods, and shot a Ball thro' his Vitals, and sundry other
Shots in his Body; he gave one Scream, and the Com-
pany ran up, but found him dead, one Hand only
having a little Motion.

It is remarkable, that a Brother of Jee Baker's was
shot in much the same Manner, about twenty Years ago,
by one Cornelius Holabird; for this, Jee Baker, think-
ing such a Thing could hardly happen but by Design,
or great Neglect, was active in endeavouring to convict
Holabird. The Jury however, brought in their Ver-
dict Accidental Death, as they did in the last Case.