Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-18
MRS. ANGLE IS ON VERGE
OF COMPLETE COLLAPSE
Defendant In Murder Case Fnints
During Day OF Gruelling Cross
Examination.
HER MEMORY VERY VAGUE
She rails to Remember Important
happenings on Fatal Night, When
Waldo II. Ballou Met Death in Her
Apartments.
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ERIDGEPORT. CONN. March IL
Mrs. Helen Angles uarticipat ton as a
witness in her trial for nansluaghter
in connection with the death of her ell
derry admirer Waldo r. Ballou. at
Stamford last June. ended this after
noon. after day Of gruclling cross
examination. during which she tainted
and several times reached the verge
of complete collapse.
Tonight. these facts stand foremost
in the minds of all who have analysed
tn" progress OF her TRIAL
The jury must ind it's verde. nnon
circumstance
Mrs Angles story on direct exanIi-
nation wi,hstood in its entirety tn.
DETERMINATIONS
Mrs Angles story told or the wit
ness stand, contradicts in important
particulars that OF witnesses TO whom
she talked before her trial
The periods in which Mrs Angle de-
clares her mind WAS blank. covers cs-
scntiol circumstances Of I!allous death
Mrs. Angle. on the night Of Ballou's
death reversed the time-worn custom
among women, by removing her shoes
and stockings as her first preparation
to retire.
STORY OF NOSE BLEED
OFFERS EXPLANATION
Her story of excessive nose bleed Of
fers explanation for blood stained rugs
and garments upon which the Stare had
laid greatest Importance
Mrs. Angle WAS in n pitiful contii-
tion tonight. Her redirect examination
was limited. on this account her at
torneys explained. She WAS only asked.
In the language of the indictment. If
she had struck, beaten. pushed or
bruised Ballou in manner to cause
him to fall and obtain The hurts which
caused his death. TO which she an
swcred:
MY God. no.
The crosseXamination O: Mrs Angle
was resumed when court opened this
morning. She faltered but once when
questioned about her story OF a ter
rife nose bleed Immediately after she
carried Ballou, dying or dead, to the
street. The prosecutor produced a
bloodstained cloth and asked:
DO YOU mean TO say the blood on
this cloth came from nose bleed,
Mrs. Angle
Il do not know what meant to say"
She answered.
What did YOU do with his straw
hat?"
II put it in the clothes closet. I
don't remember Just how did it. but
guess | did"
why did you tell Chief Brennan
that Ballou had left this hat with you
TO be cleaned the previous Sunday"
IL don't know; | was distracted. The
chief told me to answer and my lawyer
beside him told ME 10 keep quiet"
Are YOU sure your lawyer was pres
ent at that time
II think he was, but am not sure"
She was asked to explain just when
she remembered about breaking the
, m nj S
upon the back porch
II didn't rccollect about it until
was in Maine. after my release on bail"
She answered.
Was Ballou intoxicated that night"
Il don't believe he was, no matter
what other peoples opinions are.
DO you remember washing your feet
after returning to your apartment"
No
do you remember that Chief Brcn-
nan looked at Your feet and found
they had been washed"
Il don't remember"
MEMORY VERY VAGUE
on SEVERAL POINTS
lis there a reason why you can't
remember"
My memory is very vague"
May il not be vague as we'll as to
Your scrubbing the stairs and the hall?"
Il never went down stairs but once?"
Can YOU be sure YOU did not. and
not have remembered it?"
II don't know
! Gould you have done so and not
! remembered it,"
! II suppose so"
You know II is not usual TO first
remove your shoes and stockings when
| undressing"
II know it's unusual, but I did So"
ON direct examination she said 1t
was to battle her ankle.
/ that the sight of blood had always
. caused her TO faint and become i'll
! since she was n child.
AS she showed signs OF collapse just
| before adjournment her father started
| toward her and Judge Williams ask ed
| If she wanted recess
! NO" Mrs. Angle replied. Il want
/ TO finish and get ii over with"