New Britain herald., 1915-03-18
After Brief Cross Examination ArQu-
meltS Arc Turned Over to State.
LEONARD BLONDEL TELLS Of BLOOD
Tesufies That His Daughter Has Been
Subject to- Weak spells-Nose
Bleeding Symptom - STANFORD
Banker on Stand for State.

Bridgeport March 1S.-Arguments
! in the case of Mrs. Helen M. Angle,
accused of manslaughter, were be-
! gun shortly after noon in the superior
! court here today. Before presenta-
ton of evidence had been closed the
| state called to the stand Otto Makow-
| sky, a barber of Stamford, to testify
! that he had seen Waldo r. Ballou,
with whose death Mrs. Angle is
| charged, standing at the entrance to
the Rippowam building smoking a
cigar between five and ten minutes
after ten o'clock on the night of June
%. This was the night on which Bal
lou met his death after a visit to Mrs
Angles rooms in that building, and
the accused woman had previously
claimed that he was visiting her from
a quarter of ten to quarter of eleV-,
en-. 1t is the contention of the state
that Ballou paid three visits to her
rooms that night instead of two as
Mrs. Angle had testified. ,as e.. .
The testimony of Leonard Blondel
father of the defendant who was on
the stand at adjournment yesterday
| was completed this forenoon, and
with his testimony the defense rested
at police headquarters, when she ap-
parently did not recognize him; her
nervous condition after her release on
bail, when he took her to Maine: and
conditions in the Angle apartments as
he found them. III.
In addition to Makowsky. several
witnesses who had assisted in remov-
ing Ballou from the sidewalk in front
RiDnnW9 h,1i1 70
pHal were called by the state in re-
buttal, to testify that they detected
no odor Of liquors on his breath that
night.
Albert Phillips, former prosecutor
of Stamford, who has been assisting
State Attorney Homer s. Cummings
IN the case, opened for the state ia
cob b. Klein is expected to open for
the defense at the conclusion Of Mr.
Philips arguments. Each side is al
1otted three hours for argument
Leonard Blondell, father Of Mrs
Helen M. Angle, who was tes-
Trying in the superior court here
yesterday afternoon to the effect
that the sight of blood had
ca his daughter, who is on tria1
here for granddaughter in connection
with the death of Waldo r, Ballou
tinuation Of the trial today. ITe re-
reated his statement Of yesterday
that his daughter was affected to
Mysteries by the sight Of blood, and
on three occasions had lost con-
scionsness. He also said she was
subject, under excitement, to nose
bleed In reply to further questions
the witness said that when he visited
his daughter on Wednesday following
the tragedy he found her lying in the
dormitory, partly on the floor and
partly On a couch. He spoke to her
hue she did not answer
Nellie, Nellie, don't you know
papa? ?" the witness said he asked.
She partly aroused from her condition
but he could get no satisfa ction from
questioning her
Tells; of Blood Spots.
Mr.. Blonden told of going to the
Rippowam Building, where the
tragedy occurred. He observed spots
of blood on the stairway which seemed
TO be rolled up in dust. lie saw no
indications Of water, on the stairs.
Ihis was on Thursday, June Is. Bal
lou was injured on the night or June
IS. Witness saw pool of blood
on the landing at the foot of Mrs.
Angles stairs. 1t appeared as il
something had been drawn through it.
There were streaks about the landing
as or Wlplng up at some time The !
slreaks did not cross the blood SPOT
Inc witness identified a brown broken i
pottle with the cork not drawn as like /
one he had seen on the back piazza |
lie told of seeing a rubbish box on
the piazza and of examining It's con- +
tents. He was positive no spectacles /
were there. IT has been testified that /
Pallou's .spectacles were found there j
Witness was positive that no box like |
the one he had seen, and which the !
state entered as an exhibit, was any |
where in Mrs. Angles apartments on |
Thursday. There were no police |
officers at the building in charge of |
the premises when he got there. He |
had key to the rooms. Chief OF ,
Police Brennan arrived while he was !
there.
Failing in Health.
Mr.. Rondel said his daughters |
health had begun to fail about two
years ago. When in good health
she had helped him in his office work
and was accurate at figures, but when
her health began to be affected she
made mistakes in her accounts. He
added that as his own health was
falling and his daughters health was
such that she could not help him very
much, he decided to sell out his bus
mess, as he did not care to see both
go down in a crash
Friendly With BalIou.
The witness said he was friendly
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