New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-03-13
MRS. ANGLE DECLARED
THERE WASNOQUARREl
STAN ord Police hllIon leSlIfieS
IN Granddaughter Case.

Bridgeport, March 13.--When the
trial Of Mrs. Helen NJ. Angle for man
slaughter was adjourned for the week
in the superior court yesterday, the
state had nearly completed the pre-
sentation of evidence in support Of its
allegation that Mrs. Angle caused the
death of Waldo r.. Ballou ct Siam
ford last June. Adjournment was
taken until Monday 1t is expected
that the state will conclude on that
day and the defense begin.
Testimony dealing with statements
made by Mrs. Angle at the time of her
arrest and afterwards were told by
tire states witnesses.
Police Matron on stand.
Mrs. Seraphina Elahre. police ma
tron at Stamford was the last Wit
ness OF the day. She had been sent to
the Rippowan building at the time Of
Mrs. Angles arrest and had a talk
with her there on the way to the
police station Mrs. Angle told her,
the witpess said in response to her
inquiries, that there had been no quar-
rel between herself and Ballou that
night. LAS God IL my maker" the
witness said Mrs. Angle exclaimed
there was no quarrel"
She also declared, according to the
witness that Mr. Ballou was Away
a gentleman"
In a later conversation the witness
said Mrs. Angle denied having sale
that MIR. Ballou was drunk" on the
evening in question.
Asked Matron to Kiss Her.
On another occasion, said the wit
ness, Mrs. Angle in talking about the
case, asked the matron to kiss her If
she believed her innocent. II cannot
do that" the witness said she an
swered, unless you explain about GER
tain things" Much Of her testimony
was corroborative of that previously
given by Chief Brennan and other wit
nesses. She was on the stand when
adjournment was taken.
Another witness was Detective Ser
geant James Heffernan of Stamford,
who interviewed Mrs. Angle at police
headquarters on the day following
her arrest. He said she told him that
after Ballou left her rooms on the
night in question she heard a noise.
Later Ballou returned and told her
that he had dropped something on the
way down and had come back TO tell
her, so that she would not be alarmed
by the noise.
Telling of another conversation, the |
witness said Mrs. Angle asked him:
do they accuse me Of killing him ? |
Have they found anything 1 might |
have hit him with p
BaIleu Said Head Was Hurt.
The witness said she told him Mr.. 1
Ballou had been drinking" that night
and that after he had gone she hard |
a noise She went downstairs and |
found him lying on the landing. Mrs.
Angle. according to the witness, said
Ballou told her he had hurt his head
She carried him downstairs and out of
the door Her reason for this was
that "she did not want any notoriety."
Under cross examination Jacob b.
Klein. of counsel for the defense,
brought out that about three weeks
ago the witness had been three weeks
written copy of his testimony at the
eoroner's inquest. This, the witness
said, had ben given him by Mr.
Phillips, who is assisting the states
attorney ia the prosecution. He had
read it night before last to refresh
ais memory He denied emphatically
hat he had rehearsed it with any
,ne Chief of Police William II.
Brennan was on the stand for a short
ime under cross-examination. States
Attorney Cummings put in evidence
he bloodstained clothing worn by
% Hon on the night of the tragedy.