Louis Lezotte was shot by his own dog while squirral hunting in the woods near Rehobeth, Mass. He had a double-barreled gun with him, and sighting a squirrel high up in an oak, Lezotte let go one barrel, badly wounding the squirrel. Standing the gun against the tree Lezotte began to climb to secure his quarry.
    The dog, which from the time of the discharge of the gun had been running excitedly around the tree, began to jump against the trunk as if trying to follow his master. His paw struck the trigger of the unloaded barrel, sending a charge of shot up past Lezotte’s side and lodging in the muscles of the right arm near the shoulder. Lezotte fell, but managed to make his way to a doctor in Rehobeth, who sent for an ambulance to take the wounded man to the Rhode Island Hospital.
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