Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-06
Frank Dragon Gets
Jail Sentence in
Single Sale Case

FRANK Dragon, a member of the Ma
uonal Home at Togus, was a supplant
before the municipal court Tuesday
afternoon to answer TO charge CT
single sale of intoxicating liquor, to
wit, pint of whiskey, but not being
able TO convince the court OF his IN
nocence he was visited with jail
sentence The complainant in the
case was John Sauchereau, also a
member of the National Home, who
alleges that Dragon had sold him the
whiskey at about $50 Monday after
noon in the kitchen of residence on
Water street. From what was learn
ed regarding the case previous to the
hearing it would seem that the reason
for the complaint being entered was
the fact that late Monday afternoon
a little unpleasantness occurred be-
tween the two parties concerned, as
the result of which the respondent,
without apparent cause, smote the
complainant in the mouth with his INST,
knocking him down and eliminating
one of his teeth.
Following this incident Souchereau
sought the court and told what had
occurred, with the evident purpose of
having Dragon arrested for assault
and during the interview gave out the
information that he had purchased the
pint of whiskey of Dragon. He furth-
er produced the whiskey as evidence,
whereupon the court promptly decid-
ed to hold the evidence and turned the
bottle and its contents over to City
Marshal Colgan until such time as 1t
should be needed
This time came Tuesday afternoon,
following the arrest of dragon On the
street by officer Fred Dauteuil. When
arraigned at about o'clock Dragon
pleaded not guilty. The complainant
story to the court was that he had
met Dragon on Water street at about
O'Clock Monday afternoon and that
he had gone to the respondents board
ing place with him, stopping In the
kitchen; that the respondent produced
some alcohol in a glass pitcher, and
that sitter this had been reduced by
adding water they all, including some
women who were in the place. had a
drink; that he asked Dragon II he
didn't have some real stuff, whereup-
on the latter produced the pint bottle
of whiskey and he purchased It, pay
ing therefore 70 cents
Dragon denied in his evidence that
he had sold the pint to the complain
ant. but that he had given il to him
as an evidence of friendship; he furth-
er said that Souchereau had offered to
pay for it and had tossed the change
ON the table, but that he (Dragon) had
refused to take ii, and that as some
OF the women reached for the money
he advised them to take 1t II they
wanted. 1.-THE did not. His testimony
was very strong on the friendship
feature Regarding the use of the al
cohol he could not remember anything
of the kind, and about the only point
in which his testimony and that of
the complainant agreed was that all
the people who were in the kitchen at
the time the transfer of the whiskey
was made took a drink.
The testimony offered by the respon-
dent was not of very convincing ma
ture and at the Conclusion of the
hearing the court promptly declared
him guilty and imposed a sentence
Of $50 and costs and 80 days in jail,
and in default of payment of fine and
costs 30 days additional. Dragon was
advised that he might appeal from
the sentence if he so desired, and
give bonds for appearance at the
September term of court. but he de-
cided that he would go to Jail.
Other business before the court
Tuesday was one case of intoxication
in which the respondent was allowed
to go on condition that he should get
out of town during the day, to which
&c readily agreed.