The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1909-05-05
STAFFORD SPRINGS, CONN. WEDNEsDAY, MAY s. 1909
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farm at Buff Gap tomorrow. at 10 2.
M will be one of the largest sales of
stock and farming tools held in this
vicinity for some time
| K. o. K. A. Notes: There will be
70 conclave this week, the regular
] dates for time being suspended on
account of the special work now being
done by the castle and the extra meet
ings in consequence of the same.
Elder Amasa Morse has returned to
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Nj.
P. J. Walker, after spending the
winter with his son in Ohio He
would be- pleased to receive calls from
his friends on Saturday, May 9th. il
being the 95th anniversary of his
birthday.
Grace Church Notes: Miss Mar
garet Jackson. diocesan president Of
the Girls Friendly society in Con-
necticut. is expected to address our
branch in the Guild room of the
church on Thursday evening at 30.
A full attendance is expected, and
any of the women of the parish who
are interested in the girls work are
cordially invited to come also. The
second Of the regular meetings of the
year of the New London arohdeaoonry
was held at Calvary church, Stoning-
ton. yesterday.
Ernest Handel, IA, shot Charles
Place, half brother, last Friday
morning about Z O'Clock, and the
victim died that evening in hospital
at Hartford. The killing occurred at
the home of Frank Handel. which is
located about a mile and half out
of West Stafford, on the Somers road,
near the Birch schoolhouse. Place
was a son of Handel by former mar
riage. The incident that started the
trouble which led to the shooting was
an attempt to ASSAULT Mrs. Handel
by Place. This happened in an upper
room IF the house occupied by Mrs.
Handel and four of the younger chill
dren. The mother sent her little
girl after Ernest, who Immediately
came up to the room. He had q
tussle with Place, and not making
much headway went after the gun,
which he used as club, and struck
his half brother. Place desisted
and the entire family went to the
lower floor, where there was a tenn
porary lull in proceedings. During
this quiet interval Place partially
dressed himself, but Handel retained
the gun. Seeing a knife on the
table Place seized it, and announced
hie intention Of Sticking his, halt
brother. Handel retreated to She
next room, still carrying the gun, and
held the door from the outside, Mrs.
Handel, on the kitchen side, also
holding the door to prevent Place
getting through. Handel went around
through other rooms and entered the
kitchen by another door, with the
intention, he says, of going upstairs
with the gun. Turning, Place saw
Handel in the kitchen, and advanced
on him armed with the knife and
piece of a chair with which he had
been battering the door. Handel
shot, and Place fell headlong to the
floor. Mrs. Handel supposed the boy
was dead, and ran to the neighbors
and gave the alarm. Coroner Fisk,
Deputy Sheriff Helm of this town and
DR.. Rockwell of Rockville were early
arrivals at the scene of the shooting.
They found Place orazed with pain.
One eye was put out, the ear was
shot off and one side of his face and
head were badly lacerated Later
DIR. Hurd of Somers arrived, and the
medical men made the injured man as
comfortable as possible. The family
is evidently in straitened circum-
stances, as it was almost impossible
to find sufficient clean cloth for band
ages when DIR. Rockwell first arrived.
The other furnishings of the house
are also very meager. Place was
taken to Hartford on the 3 O'Clock
electric car. He became unconscious
and died at IL O'Clock that evening,
W i shout regaining consciousness
Frank Handel, the father of the boys,
is employed at the Warren Woolen
company and had left before the
trouble began, coming here on the
electrics. Place was employed at the
OrUuttville mill and was at home for
a few days, as repairs are in progress
at the plant. In his younger days
the victim of the shooting had fits,
but had not been afflicted for about
two years. He was not strong men.
tally and had shown previous signs of
bad temper. Deputy Sheriff Helm
brought Handel to the borough and
he was confined in the lookup He
was brought before the borough court
Saturday morning. Judge Heald
waived examination and held him
for the superior court. He was taken
to Tolland. A technical charge of
granddaughter will be brought against
him at the June term. If the states
attorney is satisfied that Handel be-
lieved his life was in danger, it is
probable that he will not hold out for
. severe penalty. Lawyer M. D.
o'Oonnell has been appointed guar
dian of the boy, and will look after
his interests.
Communicated
Editor The Press In a recent
issue of The Press noticed that your
Wilmington correspondent is very con-
fident that the proper pronounciation
OF the word arbutus, meaning our
Mayfiower. is AR -bu-tus, accent on
the first syllable. She states: 1t
Is adding insult to injury to hunt