Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-11
Details UnfOIded
 in Angle Trial
RELATIONS BETWEEN THE AC-
 cUSED AND BALLoU.
A NUMBER OF EXHIBITS
Black Skirt and White Waist Bearinq Stains and an Empty Whiskey Bot tIe-Finding of Body Described and Subsequent Events.

tIe-Finding of Body Described and
 Subsequent Events.
 Bridgeport Conn.,, March 10.-The actual details of the finding of Waldo R. Ballou in a dying condition at the street entrance to the Rippowam building in Stamford on the night of June 23 last, the events which trans pired in the apartments of Mrs Helen M. Angle shortly afterwards and the relations between the accused and the deceased were irtterwoven by testi- mony of the states witnesses today as it continued to tell it's story of the death of Ballou to the jury in the su- perior court, where Mrs. Angle is be- ing tried for 1ranslaughter in connec- tion with it.
 Skirt and Waist Bearing Stains. In addition a number of exhibits were put in, including a black skirt and white silk shirtwaist, bearing stains, said to be blood an empty whiskey bottle, a shattered quart bot tie broken off jaggedly at the neck and bloodstained cloth.
 Finding of Body Described. Testimony relatives to the finding of the body of Ballou was given by John A. WendIe a real estate man of Stam- ford, and Officer John J. McMahon of the Stamford police department. The dying man was found according to their testimony about half past eleven or a few moments before, on the night of June 23. Although both knew him. neither recognized him at the time ] owing to the fact, as it developed, that his gray moustache had been stained 1 to a sandy hue by blood which was | about his fact. It was not until a careful search of his clothes had been made at the hospital to which he was | taken that a card was found bearing l his name.
 Whiskey Bottle in BaIIou's Pocket. | As he bent over Ballou on the side walk, McMahon said, he found in the | left hand lower pocket of his short | coat an empty whiskey bottle. It was | not broken. The bottle offered for Identification by the states attorney | earlier in the day was then put in as l evidence, after being identified by the witness as the one he had found. Inner Door Was Locked. The witness told of accompanying the wounded man to the hospital in | the ambulance with the other officers, and of going back to the Rippowam | building to find Ballou'S hat. Soon after their return, Chief of Police Brennan and Sergeant Nevins arrived l and together they started up through ] the building to the third floor where i Mrs. Angle lived. The inner door of | the entrance was locked with a spring lock. A key was provided by Jacob | Champagne, a trustee of a lodge meet | ing in that building. He explained on | the stand that he saw the officers ap- parently trying to force the door and proffered the key
 Saw Woman Clothed in White.
 About the time Chief Brennan ar rived, the witness said he was looking | up at the windows of Mrs. Angles room and saw the worm of a woman there apparently clothed in white. AS he | looked up he said the form withdrew He could not tell who it was. On cross | examination he said he could not be sure whether the woman was look ing out of the window or just passing 2 DETAILS pm3
 The witness told or the v1slt ,o Mrs. Angles rooms. In answer to their | knocks, he said, the door was opened, after a time, by Mrs. Angle. Chief | Brennan entered
 Police Chief Questioned Mrs. Angle.
 Witness heard him ask if Ballou had been there, and Mrs. Angle replied he had, but left about 10 o'clock. ] Chief Brennan then told her Ballou had been hurt and she asked if he had | been badly hurt She said Ballou was
 
 sponse to a remark from Chief Bren- nan, witness said he heard her exclaim ::
 Call up MT. Ballou at the hospital and he will tell you that I didn't do anything to him.
 | The conversation took place in the front room. While the witness was | in the bedroom, he said, he saw an ironing board with an iron on it and a rocking chair with black skirt and white shirtwaist upon it. Both had n evidence by the state.
 Told of Friendly Relations.
 Earlier in the day Edward P. Guern- sey of Stamford a. friend of Ballou's and of Mrs. Angle, told of the friendly relations existing between the two Guernsey said he told Mrs. Angle al one time that he expected to hear the announcement of her engagement to Ballou. The witness said Mrs. Angle replied that she had seen too much unhappiness in marriages where there l were grown up children and that she was not willing to bring unhappiness into any other home. She also said MT
 Ballou was very old.
 At another time, the witness said when he asked Mrs. Angle why she } there was no need for her to get mar ried.
 Mrs. Angle outwardIy Calm.
 The cedar chest in Mrs. Angles room, which was found to contain
 blcodstains, was brought into the court
 roo mtoday. Mrs. Angle glanced at i
 for moment or two and then paid nc
 further attention to 1t. She remained
 outwardly calm throughout the days proceedings. but gave indications ol
 being moved as the story of the find ing of Ballou was told.
 While the number of spectators a; , the first session today was noticeably
 less than on other days, during the
 afternoon the vacant seats filled an(
 many were standing.
 It is expected that the state vii conclude it's case tomorrow and tha 5 the defense will begin Friday. l Movements of Steamships. Palermo Feh 26-AuiYed Steamej