Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-18
CAVANAUCH IN COURT
Case Puf Over on Account ol X Mrs rrench's Condition.

It was announced in the city court to-day that the condition of Mrs Edith French who was shot three times In the body by John Cavanaugh on, the Simonsville road Monday night Is far from favorable. Prose- cutting Attorney Melgs stated that the latest reports from the hospital were disappointing to the officials there and of course in that light no progress could be made with the case against Cavanaugh charging him with attempting to murder the young woman. Cavanaugh, his fair and curly head still wrapped in bandages that closed his left eye, sat immov- able in the dock, apparently as uni concerned as though he were not the principal actor in what was going on. What emotions stirred him if at all there were any, 1t is impossible to say. Before court opened two women, one of them holding a very small baby in her arms and two more holding her skirts entered the court room. The former was Mrs Cavanaugh, the wife of the prisoner and the other was her sister. They took seat usually reserved for wit nesses but they were not in court long for there was no business to be disposed of. Captain Bannon inform ed the women their presence was not required to-day.
 Mrs Cavanaugh never took her eyes off her husband. That she was greatly effected was too evident to the policemen, and when court was over and she was leaving the room she stood near the front entrance and took long look at her husband sit ting alone in the dock, immovable. She placed the two children who seemed to be about four and six years of age in front of her, and told them to Hook at papa" But evi- dently they did not recognize papa with the white linen bandages around his head and over his left eye. At all events Cavanaugh made no move to recognition. Like d statue he sat alone in the semi-gloom of the dock. Mrs Cavanaugh then gave the small baby she was holding in her arms to her sister and with a deep sigh she turned away and both women and children left the room
 Inside the front doors of the City hall they stood wondering what next to do for they wished to see the pris- oner. They were strangers in the City hall and all about was closed mystery to them. They did not know where to turn or look for informa- tion until Probation Officer CoIu- bellack came along and he spoke to them. They wondered then if Cav. anaugh had expressed any desire to see his wife or the children. and Nil Combellack said he did not know; he had nothing to do with the police station. In the end however, he said he would take them to the station and they could ascertain for them, selves. So to the station Mrs Cav, anaugh and her children went leav ing her sister at the entrance to the hall. Captain Bannon and Superin tendent Beach informed the woman that If she wished to see her husband she could do so, but they knew s thing or two about such matters more than she did and if she woult take their advice she would either see the prisoner alone or postpone the visit to time when he would bt more composed and able to stand 2 visit from her and the little ones The officers told her that it would never do to make scene either fo, herself or for her husband but never theless. if she cared to she and the children could see him and bear the consequences. Thus as woman ol common sense they explained the situation to her and she followed their suggestion by postponing hel visit to this evening.
 The authorities stated this morn Ing. in answer to question asked yesterday that it was so that Mrs Cavanaugh complained about montf ago of her husband taking $50 0, s1O0 from the house and spending it This was money she had saved tc carry the family through the wir. ter and when she found her hard earned savings gone she was natural ly angry.
 The Cavanaughs have not lived to- gether since then, and for some time they have not lived happily, Cavan augh not doing the part of man al all with wife and small children depending upon him.