Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-25
,NAueArucK NEWS
Attempted Murder of Charles Connors, ST, By His Son, Charles Connors.

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 ST, By His Son, Charles Connors.
 Charles Connors, a notorious young man around town, arrived home Sat urday in a fighting condition, and re quested his father to allow him to use the horse for the evening; but the father refused to allow him to do so, Whereupon the young man threatened to kill the animal. The old gentleman attempted to dissuade him from his purpose, but the young man turned upon him and struck him with stick of wood. The father did not take offense at this. but attempted to pacify the young brute, when the young man turned upon him and was administer ing d severe beating to the old man when q colored woman named Carroll, who lives next door. appeared upon the scene and pacified the young fellow to the extent that he allowed his father to go inside. when the young man seat ed him in chair and threatened 10 kill him if he stirred. The father made no attempt to stir until he heard the young man go for the horse again, when he got out of the chair and start
 
 horse. The young man then turned on his father again and would have car ried out his threat to kill him but for the timely arrival of his mother, who begged and entreated him to desist be- fore he killed his father. The young man. after q great deal of coaXing and begging on his mothers part, let up in his work and again commanded his father to remain silent. The old gen. t1eman then sat down. but stlll con- tinued his command to the boy not to take the horse. whereupon he again started to beat him. this time with a piece of wood. The inmates of the house had in the meantime sent |: message to Constable George ButZ of Beacon Falls to the effect that ConnorS was murdering his father and for hln to come up and take care of him. When ButZ arrived on the scene every thing was quiet with the exception of the groanings of the old man. which could be heard for some distance around the place. Constable ButZ inn Inediately placed Connors under arrest and took him to Beacon Falls. where he kept him over night and brought him to NatgatIck this morning to keep him there until he Was given q hear ing before Justice Baldwin of Beacon Falls. The charge against COnnOrS is assault with intent to kill.
 A fair sized audience witnessed the basket ball games at the opera house Saturday night The first game WAS between the V. \. C. and the |. C. w.. C. and was T fast and hard fought game from start to finish. but the Su- perinr playing of the Athletics forced fhe Union City boys to Succumb To de fear Connrll of the Union City team f,'aN.d in hard luck. as just as the whistle blew for the finish of the game lia fell against the steam pipes and broke tooth. Tine lineup was Is fol- lows:
 x \. c. Position. [. C. w. C.. Burns ........ center ...... Wilson Trpeu .... left forward ..E. Dunning C9nn0rs .... right forward Sweeney Carroll ..... left guard ..... Connell Ercphy .... right guard .-P. Cunning
 Summary: Goals from field. Burns g. Breen 4. ConnOrs 4. Carroll ?. Bro phy ?. Wilson l. E. Cunning ?, D.. Sweeney 3. r. Cunning 4; goals thrown from fouls. Burns 1. r. Dunning 2; referee. Ashmore: scorer. Klein: timer. Linfield. The final score was 31 to P in favor of the \. A. c.
 1Ne SecOnu Sdule Was DelWeeH lue \. H. $. and the '. M. C. A., and it was a victory for the students. Both teams played in WinSted the night be fore and consequently were tried out. but nevertheless the students started the game with q rush and vim which they have always shown. During the first half of the game it was a pretty even thing, the half ending with the score 20 to 12 in favor of the students; but in the second half the !. M. c. A. boys went to pieces and the H. s. boys shot baskets whenever and wherever they pleased. This game clinches sec ond place for the H. S.-boys. The final score was g to + in favor of the H. s. The lineup was as follows: N H. s. Position. Y. NJ. c. A. G. Patchett=... center s..... Ensign Clifford .... left forwards.... May Grove .... right forward .... Rhinn Ford ....... left guard ,..... Gordon Eaters .... right guard Wigglesworth
 Summary: Goals from field. c Patchett I. Clifford ,. Grove 14, Ford l. Eaters ?. May 1. Rhinn 3, Goodwin l. Wigglesworth 3; goals from fouls Ensign l.
 Basket Ball Notes.
 Grove of the H. s. team broke all records of individual basket shooting in the league by shooting fourteen bas- kets. .-s ...
 May of the Y. NJ. c. A. team played a good game. but he wasn't supported by the rest of the team.
 The official standing of the teams in the Basket Ball league is as fol lows:
 Won. Lost. P. c C ID 4Ol N. H. $. ............. 3 .34' r. c. w. C. .......... .36-
 l. J. Leahy of Ansonia spent Sunday with friends in town.
 Ernest Andrews of TorringtOn spent