Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-24
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and Riley could not believe IL |" ne any
other thing than accidental.
Thus as an official says. they
may al De right a. I" is otihs uiih-
territorial yet both Mccormick and
Riley cannot be right as To now IL
happened. i. e., as To the aiming of the
pistol This with a revolver known To
lie loaded is serious ana criminal care
leSSneSS."
When the police went out 10 M.
Fields to get Mccormick on Monday
night. after blankttng the morse. the
officers Went in to the room. iwo OF
three people We're there ann among
them Mr.. Field who had come TO the
door and shown them the way H.
II have come after MctornIck, said
the city marshal. Il want to take nm
into town for a day or two uhtll we
look into the shooting matter little
and wish you would call him.
Mr.. Field said "All right. I'll do so"
went to the door At the head OF the
room, called up a light Of stars. Hen
ry. Henry come down here, they want
to see yOui"
After one OF two calls Woman's
voice answered from the head of the
stairs. Mr.. Fields turned back INTO the
room where the officers had been all
the time and spok.. IL e young man
who had been in ilc room ever since
the officers came and said to him.
Henry, better put your thlhSS on ana
go To town with th"s" men, they want
YOU" And Mccormick arose and Went
with the officers.
Tax Collector Davis has just discOv-
cred that he is acquainted with John
Riley and that his real name is Martin
Riley.
He had quite a job in getting his taxes
from Riley here, last year Riley has
been at work in lots of places and didn
seem to be anxious to settle with the city
for his p"ll tax. Charles Stevens. The
Lewiston saw-filer. tells IA story th;ri
afraId something serious was going t"
/ happen 10 him and that he wished he
/ would notify the police. rms statement
/ OF Charles Stevens is backed by me les
! timolly of no less an authority than liar-
mon Dill.
Eilcy's condition ON Wednesday was
| still encouraging. The physicians VIII"
have charge of the case note that his
| temperature is nearly normal and mat n
has an increasing pulse. Mess compii-
cations arise, Il number OF "hich are az
WAYS likely to occur i'll Such SERIOUS
wounds. he will recover. AS DR.. PurlnS-
ton. who has had charge ct the caSe'
says: There are three or four rs III
the way. but the man now has Il lighting
| chance to recover.
The bullet passed through the mans ny
e. and is now it Is believed, embedded
in the muscles OF his back No cnoi'
was of course made to extract The nui-
| let ;indtr such circumstances, the ilfSt
purpose of The physicians beng To alaH
| the hem"rrhage ana keep the breath nl
| lif. within the body if possible. The SUP
| Suullcm history of tn, case shows ina
the handling of it AZ the hospital was
most skiiful and succ' SSful.
At the "Wednesday morning arraisnmrnl
| of NIt-t'urnsick before Judge Cornish II
the municipal cOurt. The court room wa
almost vacant and to all appearance nom
ing ont of tine ordinary was gong ON.
The prisoner was charged with ShootinS
at John Riley with "a revolver held II
the left arm with intent to xii! ana muir
| der
Not guilty" said Mccormick in an
| sWer 70 Clerk EmrrSon'S question. Nc
counsel appeared Tor the respondent.
| County Attorney Shelton asked the
| court 10 continue the case 1or one wees
| This was done.
Mccormick was tnen ordered TO reeog
| nize S.UG bonds foE his appearance before
Judge Cornish on November 3oth az II
o'clock. Bonds were secured by Mc' or
mick at 215 p. NJ. Wednesday. One OF
the ytreties was James w. Field. his en-
plovtr and at whose home the aitali oc'
Cured. Mr.. Field speaks inthe highes
terms of young McCormick's faithfulness
| w. ii. Newell has been secured as couh'
sci for young Mccormick
\ man who has visited Riley at the
hospital asked him if he told MIR: Fields
that the affair was an accident. Inc re-
NO. [ don't remember of anything OF
the kind. When he first came up was
hardly conscious.