The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-07

She did not know, she said, whether MT. Ennis entered the cage that day while Miss Cavanaugh was out, but that she did not remember him entering it.
 Asked for Cash
 She said that on one occasion MT. Ennis had asked for cash from her cage saying that Mayor Hayes check would be sent in to cover 1t. She said she received the check in the mail the next morning before bank deposit was made and that there was no inconvenience insofar as her work or accounts were con- cerned.
 Mrs. Hessel said that MT. Ennis had never asked her to hold up a check of ex-Mayor Hayes and that his checks went through with the regular daily deposit.
 She said that on one occasion, when cage was short of money, she loaned from her cage, but that she always got the money back in time to balance her accounts.
 Heard Complaint
 The witness said that she heard Miss CavanAugh complain about holding a check from MT. Kelly, but had never heard her complain about any financial transaction con- cern.ng Mayor Hayes.
 Atty. McNiff took up the cross ex- animation of Mrs. Hessel shortly be- fore noon.
 Mrs Hessel said that on busy day in her cage she would often handle $500,000 and on quiet day as little as $2,000.
 She said that MT. Ennis told her how to compute penalties and told her not to add penalties in certain instances.
 Always Left Check
 The witness said that MT. Ennis never took cash out of her cage without leaving a check to cover the cash taken.
 She said she didn't ever remem- Der receiving any instructions about cashing checks and that she had cashed some.
 Atty. McNiff asked her if she cashed checks for anybody, for in- stance, a stranger.
 Mrs. Hessel indignantly replied that she did not.
 When asked if there was ever a shortage in her cage she said that once in a great while 8 small short age amounting perhaps to $2 would develop, but that there was never any large amount. She said she covered the shortage from her pet ty cash fund, while she attempted to trace the shortage.
 Personally Paid Bills
 County Detective Roland filling yesterday afternoon testified that Miss Cavanaugh had made admis- sions that she paid personally bills on April 6, 1899, which the state claims were actually paid the city in February of the same year. The county detective said that Miss Cavanaugh made the admission: during a probe conducted by the office of the states attorney int the alleged shortage in the office of former Tax Collector Ennis.
 MT. filling said that during the probe every person in the tax col. lector's office who handled money was questioned. He said that Miss Cavanaugh was questioned twice anC each time was accompanied by hel attorney Maurice F. Wrenn, ant her sister, Anna Cavanaugh.
 Stubs Shown
 States Atty. Fitzgerald showed Alling eight stubs of February -paic bills, which MT. Ennis in his tes. timony said had been brought tt l his office after Miss Cavanaugl quit work on April 6, 1889. Mis-: Mildred Lawlor of his office stat told him, Ennis said, that they hac just been put through for payment Told of Amounts l Alling said that while being ques- | tioned, Miss Cavanaugh said Enni. had told her the amounts of cer. tain water bills, said to have beer paid and not checked off on thu city's books. He said that Mis-. Cayanaugh said that she had beer given the information on April 6 ane he added that the accused had spok. en about three water bills on prop erty owned by the Waterbury Trus' l CO, and one by James Keeper.
 According to MT. filings testi, mory Miss Cavanaugh said she tool the stubs of these bills home witt her when she went to lunch arl( figured the total amount of the fou bills to be $95.
 Miss Cavanaugh admitted havin; i $500 in a cash box at her home d that time, which she said was he own money, and $100 in rent none, she collected.
 Finds Water Bills
 Miss CaHanaugh then told Q finding four other water bills. il her cage when she returned iron lunch, according to Detective Al ling and of putting the bills thrpugf for payment and using her OwI money to pay them, adding tn