The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-28

mt that proof enough to de- o-'lfSl uuoceediuEs2", he asked.
 e1FIss CaEanaugh must think you lur1rs are children fl she expects ron to believe that"
 REIss Cnvnnaugh then said that an attempt was made to besmirch Miss Mildred LaWlor, q c0-wuTker Of Mss Cavauaugf's in cage 3 by tzy- ing to place blame on her and by making insinuatiol1s that Mfr. Ennis had made gifts to her 0Giss LawlOr) and had abated taxes for her.
 The states attorney then men, toned again a point he stressed yesterday concerning the injection of the names of former Mayor Hayes and his former secretary, Thomas P. Kelly to bring about con- fusion.
 'The defense used everything that it could to befuddle and confuse" said the attorney.
 Lots of talk was involved Attorney Fitzgerald said but actions he said sneak louder than words.
 HThe record in this case indicates beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused Is guilty" said States At- torney Fitzgerald in conclusion.
 The states attorney argued for about 25 minutes this morning.
 Attorney Wrenn Opens
 Atty. Maurice P. Wrenn began his argument immediately after the states attorney finished.
 He asked the jurors if Coates (the states accountant) had seen Miss Cavanaugh embezzle. He said that Coates was one of the states chief witnesses and told the jurors he ab- solutely did not know all the facts in the case or what was going on in the tax collectors office.
 sWhat a beautiful picture it was in the tax collectors office," said Attorney Wrenn. "Was it conducted in an efficient manner? Why even Coates admitted that it wasn't. Ennis was responsible and was ap- pointed by Hayes and worked for him even before he became tax col lector."
 He said that Ennis used the office, the evidence showed after business hours and on Sundays and had ac- cess to Miss Cavanaugh's cage and the office vault.
 He then called the jurors atten- ton attention to evidence in which he said Coates admitted he did not even consult the Griffenhagen re- port of the tax collectors office which he had access to in the states attorneys office.
 "Ee wasn't interested in that" said Attorney Wrenn.
 Secretary to Former Mayor
 "Why did Annabelle McGrath. a secreatry in MT. Hayes office, have to take checks to the tax collectors office after banking hours?" asked the defense attorney. "She said here yesterday that the checks were taken to the tax col- lector's office because the banks would be closed when MT. Hayes would return from the conspiracy trial tried in this courtroom.
 "1n the trial of that case court was in session daily from 10 a. m. to p. m. and from 2 p. m. to 5 p. m. The banks open at nine in the morn ing. There was daily luncheon re- cess of an hour and the banks are open Saturday morning. Look over some of the Hayes checks in the case and see if they weren't cashed in the tax collectors office on Sat- urday morning"
 Why in Her Cage?
 Attorney Wrenn asked the jurors why all of the check transactions and other transactions took place in Miss Cavanaugh's cage. $;
 "There must have been an easy- mark in that cage" said Miss Cav- anaugh's attorney.
 Attorney Wrenn then said that Thomas P. Kelly had access to the tax office and as did hundred others and that the cages in the office were always open.
 What a terrible mess in a tax office" said Wrenn. He said that Assistant Tax Collector Raymond Clark said when he cashed check for Mir. Kelley which was postdated on December 5, 1888, he went at once to Mir. Ennis and told him of his mistake. He then said MT. Ennis had testified that he did not work on that day and asked how Clark could go to the former tax collector to complain when he returned from lunch"
 Admitted Giving Money
 Atty. Wrenn then told of the tes- timony of Mrs. Gladys Hessel in