Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-19

Bridgeport, Conn, March 1S.-The [ case of Mrs Helen NJ Angle. who has l been on trial here for eleven days for | manslaughter, is expected to go to | the jury some time tomorrow. At ad- | journment today all the evidence had | been put in, the opening address of | the state and the full arguments of | counsel for the defense had been com | pleted, and there remained for tomor- | row only the closing address by State l Attorney Homer $. Cummings and the charge of Judge w. H. Williams be- fore the jury is asked to render it's caused the death of Waldo R. BaIlou in Stamford on the night of June 23 last. Denounced Stamford Police Matron. A denunciation of the police methods of investigation of the tragedy and a characterization of the Stamford police matron Mrs. Seraphina klahre, Mrs. Angle on the one hand and to get into her confidence on the other, made by Jacob B Klein of the de- fendants counsel, and a, dramatic dec laration by Judge N. c. Downs. also her counsel that a bloody footprint | in the defendants rooms near and ! pointing to the telephone showed that l she had intended to call for help after 1 having carried Rallou to the door of the Rippowam building in the hope | that the fresh air would help him, as she had testified featured the argu- ments of the defense.
 | State Sprung a Surprise. The presentation of evidence was | completed during the forenoon the 1 state Springing a surprise in it's last rebuttal witness, Otto MakoWsky; who l testified to having spoken with Ballou at the entrance to the Rir rpowam | building a few minutes after 10 o'clock | on the night of June 23. Mrs. Angle had said that Ballou was in her apart ments that night from 9.45 to about | 1O.45.
 Opened Arguments for State.
 Albert c. Phillips, former prosecutor | in Stamford and special assistant to l State Attorney Cummings, opened the | arguments for the state. He quoted from the testimony a statement at | trfbuted by witnesses to Mrs. Angle | to the effect that "it was all due to a drunken brawl' and declared that tthe state submitted that this was the | truth and that because of this Ballou was "precipitated to his fatal injury on the cement landing at the foot of Mrs. Angles stairs"
 l. Father of Defendant Affected.
 While MT. Phillips was speaking. Leonard Blondel, the defendants fath- CT, seated beside her, leaned forward on the back of a chair in front of him, burying his face in his arms. His daughter patted him gently on the | shoulder and he immediately raised his head and smiled at her.
 Argument for Defense
 "The state has solemnly invited you | to a guessing contest, with the liberty of Mrs. Angle as the stake," declared MT. Klein to the jurors, in opening for the defense this afternoon. refer ring to the testimony placed before them. There isn't bit of evidence to prove that Mrs. Angle had any con- nection with the death of Mr. Ballou," he added.
 Accused Grew Weary.
 MT. Blondel left the room as the lawyer began to speak and Mrs. Angle watched the door anxiously until he re-entered with a glass of water. She smiled a greeting as he took his place beside her again. Later in the after noon she apparently grew quite weary and leaned forward against her father, resting her face on her hand.
 Relations with BaIIou Ideal.
 MT. Klein referred to maps of the Angle apartments made by Harold A. Parsons a civil engineer of Stamford, saying that Parsons had said under cross examination that he had drawn in a representation of blood spots Klein, that "he could guess, if the state could.'' He described the friend ship between Ballou and the defend ant as ideal and ridiculed the idea that she had struck him, as claimed
 by the state. He declared that Bal lou fell down stairs on his right side and that explained why the bottle found in his life hand pocket was not
 broken. That's my guess" he said. And why do I say that. Because all the doctors testified that there were marks on his right hand and arm and
 none on the left"
 Said Police Testimony Was Rehearsed.
 He spoke of the Ballou spectacles, claimed by the state to have been found in a rubbish box on Mrs Angles back piazza. referring to what he de-
 scribed as 'the wonderful detective
 work of Chief of Police Brennan He
 recalled MT. BlondePs testimony to
 the effect that the spectacle were not there on Thursday, tw days
 after the tragedy and said the police
 had claimed to have found them there r on Saturday following, raising the
 suggestion, he said. of the possibility of a plant" He referred to the po- lice testimony as ''rehearsed'; spoke of the efforts of Mrs. Klahre to get
 information from Mrs. Angle about the
 tragedy; and described her as "a stool
 pigeon, seeking to pump Mrs Angle on the one hand and to get into her | confidence on the other" He conclud- , ed:
 Pie Il for AcquittaI. ''For nine .lionths this defendant has waited for this ordeal. She has walk , ed the road to Calvary. She has borne
 her burden" He pleaded with the iury