Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-17
MRS. ANGLE ON STAND
BEING CROSS-EXAM|NED
Unable to Tell Time Elapsed After
Ballou's Fall Before She
Investigated.

BRIDGEPORT. Conn. March 1.-THE
cross-examination of Mrs. Helen NJ
Angle, who is on trial for manslaugh-
ter, charged with responsibility for the
death of Waldo II. Ballou in Stamford
the night OF June %, continued when
the trial was resumed today. State
Attorney Cummings pressed the de-
PENDANT to tell how long she waited
after hearing the noise (Ballou's fall,
in the hall before investigating the
cause, but she could not tell.
When she found Ballou en- the land
ing Of the stairs she said. her first i'm.
pulse was to get him into fresh air
The states attorney sought to have
the witness fix the time of Ballou
fall down stairs. but she could not 90
50 definitely. She declared 1t was after
1915. which Patrick Rabbit said was
about tho time he heard NOISE oul
before IL o'clock.
When she placed Ballou outside the
street entrance she did not think or
looking to see IL any one was in slsht.
Mrs. Angle told of her =, movements nuo or
Mrs. Angle said she felt lonesome and
called up Jimmy"
"who was JIMMY?
The witness continued: 7 called M
Mr. BaIlou and he came over.
Mr.. Ballou left, however. about
o'clock, the witness said, but returned
later. He had a bottle OF wine, ana
after they had talked for some time
Ballou proposed to have a drink OF
wine. Mrs. Angle said she ola NOT 81"
for wine and at her suggestion Balion
procured whisky from the medicine
closet and poured out a small drink
for her and larger one for himseh'
Tells of Painting.
Mrs. Angle did not recall fixing the
door lock to enable her to return or
whether she had switched on the hail
light. She declared she was In faint
ing condition ''at the horror of having
been down there alone with my friend
who might have been dying. NO
thought of calling for doctor occur,
red to her. Later. wH"" saw piooa
on Ballou's hat, she tainted.
When she came 10 H. o~.--''ss she wen.
70 the window to get some air and saw
an ambulance outside.
s'Then" said the witness. 1.-The Thought
of Jimmy came to me, and wondered
what will people think of me for dong
that"
By this she meant putting him out
on the street" Not that she would he
blamed for his injury. but she felt
ashamed of her weakness. which had pre-
vented her from helping her friend.
Never Saw Ballou Intoxicated.
Replying to a question of the state
attorney Mrs. Angel said she had
never seen Ballou intoxicated.
WAS he intoxicated that night?
'In my Judgment he was not"
The witness answer to many ques-
lions was that she could not remember.
The state attorney then asked II she
k,o nm
halls during one of these lapses OF
memory. She replied that she did moi
remember, but did not think so.
A short recess was ordered. and after
leaving the courtroom Mrs. Angel
tainted. She was revived. however, D.
her father and counsel and soon re-
turned to the witness chair
Prepared to Go to Bed.
Ba1lou left for the second time. thu
witness said, about half-past 10. She
then locked the door and was prepar-
ing to go to bed when she heard a
noise.
said she, but afterward she decided
it could not be. as Bal1ou had had sur
ficient time to leave the buiidihs'
Then she decided to investigate.
AT the foot of the stairs, blocking my
further progress. / came upon Mr.. Bal
lou" she said 6 She told Of calling to him.
Of trying to get him on his feet.
81 did the first thing that occurred to
me-" she continued. describing how she
had taken him downstairs and out to the
sidewalk She then rushed upstairs.
stumbling over Ballou's hat, which was
stained with blood. She carried the hat
to her rooms and threw it into a cedar
chest.
Seeing the bottle of wine brought by
BalIou standing on the table, she threw
il on the floor.
The witness then told of the visit OF
Chief of Police Brennan to her rooms
soon afterward. Brennan asked her
What had happened between Baliou
and herself"
Nothing. BILL the witness said she
replied. Nothing"