The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-13
ANGLE INDICTMENT
AMENDED IN COURT
Judge Permits Addition to
Words Certain Instruments"
Despite Strong Objection.
MANY WOMEN Ar TRIAL

B%rtnGErnnr. Conn. March l2-Ap-
,srenty with the hope that the defence
night begin its case to-day by putting
Mrs. Helen NJ. Angle on the stand to tell
her own story Of waldo r Rallou's
death. many women scrambled 10 gc'
into the court room to-day and requts.-
toned chairs from all parts OF he huiid
ing
The Jurors were hardly In their seats
whom states Attorney Cummings
brought the proceedings to n halt with a
motion 80 amend the Indictment. Jacob
Klein. Ms Angie attorney. objected
and held the courts attention nearly an
hour. arguing against the amendment
The entire morning session was given
up to the consideration OF this point,
and Judge Williams finally ruled that
the change might he madc
TIL. original indie mcnt read that Mrs.
Angie by striking HtlIou with her fists
caused him To fan down stairs so that
he received the fatal fracture Of the
skull. To this in the revised indictment
was added the allegation that she did
strike him with certain Instruments"
which will broaden the scope of the
States Attorney In his argument TO show
how Baliou might have died. Mr.. Cum
minRs explained to the court. however,
that II vas not his conteutiou that n
blow struck with some instrument caused
tho fracture OF the skull. hut that a
blow caused him to fall and receive the
wound by contact with the cement land
Ing.
BEFORE Chief OF Police Brennan ended
his testimony all of Ballou's clothing.
with tho exception of his shoes. COW
A-aI x.ffh many tply afnina uara hold
up and Identified by Brennan. Mrs.
Angle faced these exhibits without emo
ton.
The several stories told by Mrs. Angle
after Ballou's death were gone over by
Detective Sergeant Heffernan. who fol-
lowed HIS chief or the stand. According
70 the first story. he said. Mrs. Angle
told him that after Rallou left her she
went to csll on another tenant In the
building. She returned the back way
and had been in her apartment only a
Few minutes when Ballou tapped on the
door and said he had fallen or dropped
something and wanted 10 tell her so she
would not he frightened. Then he went
away.
.Hcnernan said Mrs. Angle told him
That she went down stairs and on the
way back found Ballou's hat or the
landing. she took IL to her room n
rut It in the chest where Il was ound
She told the sergeant, he said. hat the
stains got on her skirt when she brushed
against the hat as she was walking up
tho stairs.
Later sho changed her story. said the
eergeant. to the effect that she heard a
noise and went down and found Ballou
lying on the landing. 81 have hurt my
head she said Ballou told her. and she
helred him 10 his feet and went down
stairs with him. his head resting on her
shoulder.
Mrs. ~Seraphina Klahre. the police
matron. corroborated Chief Brennan's
and H~effernan's Of Mrs.
Angles remarks In her rooms and later
At Police Headquarters, and told OF the
sudden turning on Of the lights when
she was searching Mrs. Angles room.
81" had Just started to pick m Mrs.
Argle'a petticoat when the lights went
out and startled Chief Brennan in the
next room.