Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-28
intent TO KILL.
Frank Dragon Held For
Togus Shooting Affair.
Arraigned Before Judge Stafford,
Ha||oweI, Monday Evening.
Bound Over to April Term Of Supe.
rlor Couri...commltted.

Charged with assault with d dam
gerous weapon with intent to kill. on
the person of Joseph Grady. Frank
Dragon Of Augusta was arraigned be-
fore Judge G. A. Stafford in the mu-
n,cipal court at Hallowell last evening.
and pleaded not guilty. but probable
cause was found and he was bound
over il $500 bonds to the April term
of the superior court. In default of
bonGs he was committed to Jail.
The examination at HalloWell was
conducted by County Attorney Fred
Emery Became, and several witnesses
testified to various matters regarding
the shooting ut Togus Saturday even
ing.
Mrs. Annie Smith of South State
street was called and said that she
was driving through the locality Sat
urday afternoon and called at the
house Of Charles Rhodes with John
Hcrsoln, n cab driver Mr.. Hersom is
lame and She assisted him into the
house, as he desired to make q short
call. While there she heard Dragon
tell Allie Carr, who was present. to
go un stairs and get his revolver She
had never seen Dragon before that
date.
Joseph Grady, the young man shot,
testified to practically the same story
that was printed in Mondays Journal,
saying that he did not know where the
shots came from and that the first
thing he noticed in particular was
When the bullet struck his arm. c. J..
SHAW, his companion at the time. re-
lated nothing that he did not state in
his interview Saturday night.
Doctors Itidlcn and Stinson Of the
Home hospital. testified III regard ia
the direction that the bullet Of 30
ca,iibcr size took in its course, saying
, that it entered near the elbow of
Grady's left arm, struck - bone and
came out on the other side Of the ann.
penetrating his clothes and leaving Il
black and blue spot on his left side.
Conductor Llewellyn Hit Of Angus
tn testified that ORA gon took the car
that leaves Tugus at $50 y. NJ. get
ting on at the platform near the en-
trance to tho HON" reservation. He
remembered that Dragon had his coat
collar turned up when he entered the
car. but turned it down shortly aftel
getting on board. AS he remembered il
Dragon left the car at the corner of
Water and Bridge streets. The motor
| man of the car. William T. Cole of
Augusta, did not remember seeing
Dragon on the car
City Marshal George r.. Fletcher tes-
titled that he was called to Togus Sat
| uvday evening and first went to the
Home hospital. later called on Mr. and
Mrs Rhodes and Mr.. and Mrs Allie
Carr and was informed by them that
Dragon had sent after his revolver
About 1890 Saturday night Dragon
! was found in Augusta very drunk
| Asked what car he came from Togus
OH hr replied the $50 car.
Night officer Albert II. Terran tcs-
tilted chat he went to Togus Saturday
! evening with City Marshal Fletcher
and also called on the doctors at tn,
| hospital. II" later went to the Rhodes
| place and they told him that Dragon
| had Deen there for supper about
! o'clock or half past. None Of the pto-
! pie Present had heard any shots fired
| nc said He then went to the home 81
! Charl. Jones. where he heard thai
| Mrs. Smith had said that Dragon hat
| sent after his revolver
| After listening very carefully to the
| evidence presented Judge Saffor'
| found probable cause as above ant
| Dragon was committed.