The Portland daily press., 1898-04-15
HOTEL MAN SHOT.
Drunken shooting ARRAY at Berlin Ne"
Hampshire.

Berlin N. H., April 14.-Telespfore
Gagnon. proprietor OF the Anarosoossih
house here. was shot through 0iie o.eas0'
and Assistant City Marshal 4oungenss'
was wounded in the hand end foot early
this morning by a drunken Canaoiah'
who gave the name of John P1co1. no
shooting occurred as the result VI
mons refusal to give Picot more ~ uo''
after the proprietor of the hotei ns'l an
nounced that it was time to close IL was
at first thought that Gagnoh couiu NV
live, but it was afterWaru 'ounu 0''ao
the bullet. instead of penetrating tho
breast bone, had glanced away lrol na a
vital spot, and that he Will recoset
probably. Picot was arrested, puu noS
until be had been shot in the arm anu ,. ius
by Patrolinan Christianson. fleoo
wounds are not dangerous. He was giVen
hearing this forenoon and held under
$4,000 for continuance until oaUuruaya
April %. 80 Gov
The Androscoggin house is not Tar
from the Opera house and after tne per
formance last night, d party OF ne l
visited the bar room of the hotel. Snoiu,
ly afterwards Picot and a crowd q
friends who had been drinking, Jelnea
woman and two men behind the par were
Kept busy until after midnight, serving
the men with drinks.
The visitors were becoming more anu
more boisterous, and at IL. 45 Gaghon'
who had been up stairs, appeared anu "
lered the bar room vacated as 1t was tilne
to close. The crowd demurred and Plcot,
stepping forward, asked for another
drink. GaPnon refused to give it to him.
Picot thereupon drew q revolver from MS
pocket and pointing it at Gagnon insisted
that he be served with liquor. Gagnon
again refused him and Picot discharged
the weapon, and although it was so near
did not hit him. Before Gagnon could
step out of the way, Picot fred second
time, the bullet entering the left breast OF
the victim, ana striking the bone, 1T
glanced and lodged in the flesh in his
back. The police were called, Assistant
Marshal Youngeliss and Patrolman
Christensen appeared The assIsta 5,9
Picot answered: II did, and thrusting
forward his arm as Youngliss raised his
hand to take hold of him, Picot again
fired, wounding the officer in the hand.
He fired again quickly, but the weapon
was struck downward and the bullet
pierced the assistant inarshaps foot.
Although the room was filled with
SIllthC So tiit+bs iS CO0lQ SCfbiSO1J AIootN-
guish one from the other, Officer Chris
tianson fired his revolver in Picot's direc-
ton three times. Each of the three bullets
took effect, Two lodging in the leg and
one in the arm. Picot fell to the floor and
the crowd vanished. Physicians were
summoned and the wounded men We're
given necessary attention. Picot was able
to be taken to Jail.
This morning, as the prisoner was un-
able to appear in court, the judge, city
solicitor and marshal proceeded to the Jail
and went through the formality of plac-
ing Picot under bonds and continuing
the hearing until next week.
Picot claims to have been born in Ban
gor, Maine He says he is twenty two
years of age and has been working in the
woods all winter. He had come here to
have good time He says he does not
remember anythingsof the occurrences last
night from the time he began drinking
until he found himself on the floor
wounded. Although he is generally known
by the name of Picot. it is claimed by
some that this is an alias, and that his
true name is Richard Vignaux.
AT noon today Gagnon was resting
comfortably and the physicians state that
he will probably recover.