The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-29
CORONER BEGINS MURDER INQUIRY
 AT COURTHOUSE.
Two Youths Involved With Robber Gang Quizzed on
 What They Know.
IMPRISONED YOUNG
 MEN GIVE TROUBLE
Snarl and Insult Keepers at Jail and Seem Indiffer-
 ent to Charge.

l Laughing and joking in their cells in the Fairfield County jail, ignorant
 of the fact that their companions have confessed and lodged against them i charges of murder, Henry w. Welch and Edward Slattery, facetiously as- sert that "the cops think they're kid :, ding somebody" *
 The two youths, who as a result of the killing of Nathan Garon in his clothing store, will face charges of first degree murder appear indiffer- ent to their fate and fail to realize 1 the seriousness of their situations. The web of direct evidence which 1 the police are daily weaving about the youths is hourly strengthening, and elaborate plans are being made for their conviction. Today the police under directions of Coroner John J. Phelan, visited the clothing store, at l 246 Warren street, with a photo- grapher to take pictures of the crime scene.
 Coroner Phelan started his inquest this morning when he had Cavanaugh and McMillan brought before him. The hearing started at 8:30 and was held behind closed doors. Court Stem ographer George S. Hawley was on hand to take down the testimony. At the close of the hearing the coroner said he did not care to make public at this time the testimony of the wit nesses. He thought 1t might interfere with the work of the police depart ment if the facts were made known. AS the coroner had to go to Stam- ford to conduct an investigation there he continued the hearing after Cav
 anaugh and McMillan had been heard. The hearing will be resumed at 9:30 tomorrow morning when 1t is proba ble that Slattery and Welch will be heard. Only two witnesses were heard today. John Cavanaugh, the New Jersey youth, who with John McMillan; swears Slattery is the one who fired the shot which snuffed out the life of the clothing dealer, appears more composed since his confession. Mo- Milan, who did not figure in the mur- der but was implicated in the num- erous ho1d-ups of storekeepers in the city was visited by his wife at the jail. He is the man who took part in the holdup of the trolley car men, at Seaside park recently with Slattery and Welch, and for whose activities as highwayman, Matthew Hassett, cousin of Slattery was kept in jail for about three months, having been identified as McMillan, by mistake. HassettA knew that McMillan was the man wanted but asserts he disdain- ed to be a "sQuealer,"
 It was learned today that when Slattery and Welch were arrested for the trolley holdups and lodged in the jail where they are now confined, both proved such unru1y prisoners that they had to be lodged in solitary confne- ment. Slattery threw a cuspidor at keeper hitting him in the head and knocking him down.
 Thus far, however, Jailer Matthew Scott has had no trouble of violent nature with the youths, although they are sur1y and insulting to the attendants. It was learned today that McMillan and his wife were hail. ed into the probate court recently, on charges that they neglected their two
 children, and the little ones were taken from their care and placed in a home.
 Investigation of the fact that Cav anaugh was first employed as a waiter in the Congress Lunch Room in Main street, failed to elecit anything that would prove derogatory to the youths CIdIdCttT. lI0 p1ODdDlHlIOS dIS IIldI he will be used as 8 state witness against both We1ch and Slattery and will escape punishment with a jail sentence
 His confession, however, was vol untary and the police did not make any proposal to seek immunity for him from a first degree murder charge if he would tell what he knew.
 Lieut. E.. o. Crenan stated today, however. that in his opinion Cavan- augh is not vicious youth and is more a victim of circumstances, than 8 hardened gunman. An investiga- tion of his reputation previous to his advent in this city a month ago is being made by the police.