The Oregon Sportsman 



Volume III MARCH, 1915 Number 3 



THE MURDERER OF HUBBARD GOES FREE. 



In the January issue of The Oregon Sportsman, we gave a 

 brief account of the killing of Deputy Game Warden Arthur S. 

 Hubbard of Ashland, while in the performance of his duty. 

 Hubbard was shot on December 17, 1914, in the upper Trail 

 Creek country when in the act of arresting a game law violator 

 by the name of Loris Martin. The trial of Martin was held in 

 Jacksonville, Jackson county, beginning March 1. A verdict of 

 acquittal was rendered Tuesday afternoon, March 9. The pre- 

 siding judge was F. M. Calkins. Attorney A. E. Reames de- 

 fended Martin and Judge E. E. Kelly handled the case for the 

 State. 



We are printing our version of the facts in this case, because 

 this is the first time in Oregon that a game warden has been 

 threatened and killed by a man who openly defied the game 

 laws and the trial brings out two points very strongly, namely: 

 that courts do not always administer justice and that in Jackson 

 county there is a diseased condition in official circles that should 

 be remedied by the law-abiding people. 



On July 9, 1911, soon after Mr. Hubbard was employed as 

 deputy game warden, he arrested Loris Martin for> fishing with- 

 out a license. Martin paid a fine of $25. The testimony showed 

 clearly that Martin bore a bitter feeling against Hubbard for 

 this act. 



Martin Makes Threats. 



At various times and places after the date of his arrest, up 

 to within two days of the time he shot Hubbard, Martin had 

 made threats that he would kill Hubbard if he ever attempted to 

 arrest him again. Andrew Poole told of a conversation with 

 Martin in which Martin said, "If Hubbard bothers me, damn him. 

 I'll kill him." Mrs. Poole and her daughter swore that they had 

 at other times heard Martin threaten to kill Hubbard. 



Mr. Vogeli, who was out hunting with Martin, said he asked 

 Martin if he had a hunting license. Martin told him no, he 



