The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-14
Collapses During Trial of
Slattery and Welch on
Charge of Killing Her
Husband Has to Take
Stimulants to Keep From
Painting In Court Room.
"Star Witness Cavanaugh
Tells His Story, Accusing
Companion Of Saying
"You've Got a Nice Neck
!, for a Rope" Extra
Guard Established.

The trial of Edward Slattery
and Henry Welch, charged
with the murder of Nathan
Garon, a Warren street store
keeper, on the night of Nov. 25,,
went on apace before Judge
Joel Reed in the superior court
this morning.
The mornings session was
filled with highly dramatic in
cidents as the state offered wit
ness after witness in the effort
to clinch:the firstSdegree charge
against the two South End
youths.
Chief among the witnesses for .he
prosecution whose testimony will be
taken by the jury in deciding the fate
Of Welch and Slattery were Mrs. Ma
than Garon, who collapsed in the cour-.
room and had to be revived by stimu-
lants and John Cavanaugh, self-accus-
ed confederate In the alleged attempt
at robbery which ended in the shoot
ing of Nathan Garon.
Special precautions are today being
taken by Judge Reed in the preserva-
ton Of order in the court room and
in the corridors. Sheriff Simeon Pease
this morning received orders to per-
NIT none in the court room for whom
chairs are no. provided. Special guards
have been placed not only in the court
room for the care Of the prisoners and
states witnesses, but for the protec-
tion Of the states attorneys Office,
where q deputy sheriff stands guard at
the doorway.
The intensity Of the trial was
heightened today by the presence OF
sad-eyed mother, a brother and sis
ter Of the prisoners before the bar. as
well as the mourning gowned woman
whose tragic recital Of the shooting
and dramatic Identification Of the pris-
oners added materially to the tensity
of the situation.
The prosecution opened its case to-
day by the introduction of maps drawn
by Lafayette e Evans, civil engineer
in the employ of Frank Jaynes. Pho
tographs Of the Garon store and ex-
terror were offered by Fred L. Perry,
a photographer, with further 1dentifi-
cation OF the premises by Lieut.. John
Barton
During the morning session Welch
and Slattery sat with folded hands,
displaying apprehensive and deep in
terest in the testimony. Both had been
well groomed Before appearing in
court, were dressed in dark clothing
and paid slight attention to the host
of acquaintances who crowded the
rear benches Of the court room to lis
ten to the trial.
Following the testimony OF Medical
Examiner Samuel NJ -Garlick and DR..
rWd1fiam II. Curley, who testified to
the wounds and death Of Gz,ron at St.
v1ncent's hospital under the direction
of Assistant States Attorney A1exan-
der Delaney. Mrs. Garon; supported
on the arms Of her father and Deputy
Kiernan, entered the court. Before I
she had ~eached the witness stand she |
collapsed and had to be placed in |
chair behind tho jury box During her |
recital she had TO resort to stimulants |
to keep from becoming hysterfca1.
Her Identification OF both Walsh and |
S1attery was in this language:
II was standing in the back OF the
store with my husband. The door
opened and saw two men come in
Ono was in the doorway. One held
a gun. This man there identifying
S1atteryo.
"He held up the gun and said to nay
husband: Keep still or I will blow
your brains out. He fired right
away.
'~The second man there identifying
,We1ch) had a gun and a stick in
his hand.
"a third man was out by the door,"
Upon cross examination by Attor-
Qey Con11ey the Witness said the lamps
were lighter and faced by Capt. Fred
Halves. head of local detective agen-
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