Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-18
DEATH A MYSTERY
Officer Sullivan's Discovery
 Early This Morning.
EDWARD CAvANAUGH DEAD

OhSSI IAOuShe IlS WAS III d SStuPoA
 and Went for Assistance-An Ex-
 animation Resulted in Finding That
 the Man Was Dead-Medical Exam
 iner Axtelle Investigating the Case.
 Edward Cavanaugh of 20 Alder street was found dead at 2 o'clock this morning by Officer Michael Sullivan in the alleyway in the rear Of Thomas Kelly's block at the corner of Bank and Riverside streets. The officer was trying the rear doors in the building when he saw the prostrate form of the man and thinking that he was under the in- 1uence of liquor he called Officer Me- Lean to help him remove him. When they stirred him they suspected that he was dead and Dr De Liguori, whose office is across the way, vas called and pronounced life extinct The case was reported to Medical Examiner AxteIle, who viewed the remains and pronounce ed death due to apoplexy. The body was removed to the family residence by Undertaken Bergin. MT Cavanaugh worked for the town the past two weeks and when found had his pay in his pocket. For some time past he had been compla sning of heart trouble and 1t is thought that he was stricken in the alleyway and died instantly. Be- sides his widow he leaves seven chill dren, Mrs Edward Keegan of New York; Mrs Charles Ray of Long Island; Edward, a member of the United States navy; Marie, Lizzie, Michael and William; also one brother, Nichol- as Cavanaugh. He had lived in Water bury for a number of years and had worked at different times in Brwn & Brothers, Randolph & Cloves, Bane- dict X Burnham's and Holmes Bx oth & Haydens. Lately he was employed on and off by the town and city govern ments- He was harmless, inoffensive man and his sudden and unexpected death is regretted by all who knew him. The funeral will take place to. morrow morning.
 There seems to be some doubt as to whether MT Cavanaugh died in the al- leyway or in the O'Connell saloon. the rear entrance to which is but a few feet from where he was found. A Demo- crat reporter called at the place to-day but. the party he saw there did not act as if he cared to discuss the question and the scribe came out no wiser than. he was when he went in Medical Ex- aminer Axtelle would like to be en- frightened on this matter, too, but he, finds it rather difficult undertaking and the chances are that he will hnve to give it up. The only information he has been able to ascertain on this point js that Cavanaugh with others was in the place before closing time, but no one seems to know whether he went out with them or not. No one suspects foul play or intentional wrong doing on the part of anybody. The fact that the body bore no marks and that all his money was in his pocket are sufficient to show that he was not the victim of any plot, but spot from the door step of the saloon to the dead mans body showed unmistakable marks of where something had been dragged along the ground and this leads many to suppose that he did not die exactly where he was found. Dr Axtelle is estigating the case and will report all the facts he can gather, to the coroner.
 The doctor said this afternoon that the proprietor of the saloon is endeav< bring to find out the names of the par- ties who were with the man in the rear of the saloon and that if he can do this he will be in a position to say mora about it.