The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-09
Auditor Gained Yesterdax

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Auditor Called Yesterday
Charles p. Coates, certified public
accountant Of Hartford, who was
engaged by States Atty. William b.
Fitzgerald to make q study Of cur1di-
tons in the tax collectors once
followed Miss Mildred Lawior on
the witness stand yesterday after
noon. Miss Lawlor had been sub.
jected to intensive cross examina-
ton by Atty. Miles r. McNiff, Jr, of
Miss Cavanaugh'S counsel.
The Hartford accountant testified
that six checks totalling $2,774.O1
in his opinion had been used to
cover Interpretations in the tax
collectors office and to provide for
fresh extractions of currency from
the city's accounts.
The checks, the accountant said,
had been sent to the city in pay
ment of large water bills which were
not checked off upon their receipt
at the tax collectors office.
Identifies Checks
Coates identified the checks he
said were used Illegally as follows:
Waterbury Club $213.75; Connecti-
cut Light & Power Co.. $633.75;
Security System Co., $118.73; Con-
necticut Railway & Lighting Co.,
$228.20; the Elton Hotel, $759.35; and
the Y. M. G. A. $82O.26.
At the conclusion of his direct
examination Coates said 1t was Elm
escapable conclusion" that the
checks had been used to cover prior
and fresh distractions.
Went Through Cage 8
The checks above listed had gone
through Cage 8, Miss Cavanaugh's
cage. He said they were put
through on four separate dates
March 4, March 2, March 81, and
April 5, 1889.
He told Judge McEvoy and the
jury Of how he at the request OF
states attorney had made q de-
tailed examination Of the cashiers
slips, bill stubs, and deposits Of
Cage 8, Miss Cavanaugh,s cage.
He said Miss Cavanaugh identi-
fled deposit slips of March 4 and
March 2 as having been made by
her. He said that deposit slip Of
March 6, which was for the col
lections OF March 4 showed the Wa
terbury club check above referred
to. He said he found no cashiers
slip for the collection and
found no record Of the water bill
having been paid.
Water Bills Listed
At the request Of States Atty.
Fitzgerald, Coates listed five water
bills totalling $10S.10. They were
Standard Oil Co.. SPLIT: T. G.
Grave, $2O.31; Gabriel Mason, $500:
Grace Albert, 1888; and Cadillac
Cab, $780, He said the writing on
the cashiers slips for the above
was in the handwriting Of Miss
Cavanaugh. He said that In his
opinion these checks were deposited
to cover extractions and that the
Waterbury Club check was used to
cover up the SOB, with the balance
of currency taken on March 4.
Coates declared fatty on ques.
tioning by the states attorney that
the Hotel Elton and Y. M. @. A.
checks were unquestionably used by
Miss Cavanaugh to cover up items
she had previously misappropriated,
amounting to $1,529.39.
Paid Much Earlier
The accountant also testified that
a number of accounts had been
credited with payment on March y,
which in fact were shown by GUS
toner's receipts and cancelled checks
to have been paid several weeks pre-
viously.
Atty. Fitzgerald showed Coates
two water bills made out to Harry
Bremen for property at the cor
ner Of North Main and Grove
streets. The customers portion OF
the bill, the accountant said, showed
they were paid by check on Feb,
| II. 1899, and were not delinquent.
They appeared on the deposit tape,
he continued as being delinquent
with penalty assessed on April 5.
Shown the adding machine tape
for April 6 covering receipts OF
April 5, Coates said he could not
find sum of $633.74, which was
the amount Of the Connecticut Light
g. Power Co. bill. He also said he
could not find listing Of $118.T3
which was the total Of the Secur-
| ity System check.
Total Extended, S2,774.01
Coates then declared that the total
extractions amounted to $2,7740l.
The attention of the witness was
then called to eight water bills stubs
said to have been put throught on
April 8, the day Of Miss CavaIi-
augh's dismissal, and said to have
been found in Miss Cavanaugh's
cage after she left. Although the
bills went through as of April 8
most Of them were paid in February
the testimony developed.
Court adjourned at 4:S0 with
Judge McEvoy refusing at the re-
quest OF the defense to have the case
go over until Tuesday instead OF
today.
IEX-AMBASSADOR'S