Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-08

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 The trial of PasquaIe Salameno, of Westerly, charged with assault with intent to kill Charles Brown by shoot ing when in the saloon of Natale Ben- venuti in Canal street, occupied the attention of Judge Doran and jury in the superior court for Washington county at Kingston. Thursday John T. Mauran is the only resident of Westerly on the jury.
 The shooting occurred on the night of February 10 and the story was told in detail on the witness stand by Charles Brown John c. Steadman, John I. Brown and Stephen O'Toole, who were eye witnesses of the shoot ing. The testimony for the state was not concluded when court adjourned to Friday morning. No new features were brought out during the day.
 The local cock fighters, with 150 sports from New London, Norwich and New Haven, came together We2nes- day night near Old Mystic to witpess the long talked of main between Con- tomobiles, hacks and other contey- ances were used to carry the sports to the location of the battle.
 The main was show fifteen birds on side. top weight being 5 1-2 pounds. bottom weight 1-2 pounds.
 Eleven pairs of birds were matched up to even ounces, making necessary six battles to carry off the stake of nearly $1,000. When the battle was over Rhode Island birds had the six battles, although it was necessary for them to fight the entire eleven pair of birds to win the odd battle
 The main started at 10.30 o'clock, with Connecticut showing a black Red favorite which soon had the Rhode Island Pyle bird at his feet, literally torn to pieces.
 The second and third battles Con- necticut showed two black Reds that followed the example of the first fa- vorite and soon the pockets of Con- being fast. snappy and heavy.
 Battle four brings Rhode Island in showing a brown Muff cock, a win ner of four battles. Rhode Island sports hopes are brought up again, but MT. Muff had won his last in broken leg and blinked in short order; he had passed on as a champion and was thrown into the corner. making four of Rhode Island birds moved like hay before the powerful wallop of the Connecticut birds.
 The betting was 10 to 6, with little Rhode Island money now in sight Things were looking blue until battle No. was about to start, when one Rhode Island sport shouts "s200 Rhode Island wins the battle" His money was soon at stake and a handsome 1-2 pound gray cock stood in Rhode 1slants corner of the pit to meet an other black Red from Connecticut. They were billed and were off They met about five feet in mid-air. Rip and tear waged the battle for IT min utes. when MT. Gray stood a victor. The hopes of Rhode Island sports leaped high as the remaining birds were six brothers to the winner of this battle.
 So the battle turned and at the end scalps at their waist, Rhode Island winning apparently with ease with their strain of gray fowl. Everyone on edge, the money at stake, the pit was cleared for the decisive battle Referee calls for a quiet house and everyone inside the building pays g for his stand or seat, as the case may be, all agreeing 1t was worth the money.
 At just 2 o'clock Moore steps into the pit with Connecticut's black red, on whom depended the show of the battle. Rhode Island shows again the winner of their first fight. Having won his battle with such skill and displaying unusual fighting ability, he was picked to carry off the honorS for Rhode-Island. He was a sure winner; the first fly of the battle made him a two time winner and placed the stake in the hands of a sport from Westerly, R. l.
 Both sides showed wonderful game fowl; one fight lasted 4S minutes, in hard to distinguish them. A return match was made to be fought in Rhode Island territory soon, when the sports from New London claim they will recapture their money from the Westerly and Norwich sports.