New Britain herald., 1915-03-04
PHYSICIANS TESTIFY
 AT MRS. ANGLES TRIAL
10 Show baIIou Did N3t Die Of
 Ap9pIexy Or Heart Failure.
AUTOPSY DESCRIBED IN DETAIL

Counsel for Accused Draws Practical
 ly from All states Witnesses That
 Ballou Could Have Met Death By
 Fall According to Bruises on Body.
 Bridgeport, March 4-Medical tes- tlmony tending rc indicate that Waldo R. Ballou, prominent resident of | stamford, who was killed there last June, was in Il normal physical con- i dltlon at the time of his death and ala not die of apoplexy or heart fail ure was introduced by the state today /! Tn the trial in the superior court here ! or Mrs. Helen M. Angle of Stamford, who is charged with mans!aughter in connection With the deatll of Ballou.
 Dr. Bruce s. Weaver, 0 New York pathologlst, who performed the au- ! topsy on Bal1ou's body on June 24, i the morning after his death, described ] Tn detail that operation, and in re- ] sponse to questions by the state at l torney, declared he found the organs normal, including the brain, but that the heart was slightly smaller than l normal In his op1non death was caused by internal hemcrrhage due | to fracture of tho skull. He also tes- 1 tifies to finding two small cysts on the brain, which, he said, might have been there for some time. He was on the stand when recess was taken. Other Doctors on Stand. l Several other physicians, including Medical Examiner George Sherrill of Stamford, who had been present at ! the autopsy performed by pr. Weaver, preceded him on the stand, their tes- timony being along lines similar to that given by him. Counsel for the accused in ques- tioning the state witnesses gave an indication of the line of defense, in drawing from practically all the wit nesses the statement that the various injuries on Ballous i body, including the fracture of the ! skull, might have been caused by a ] fall, such as a fall downstairs. Dr. ] Samuel Pierson of Stamford, one of | the morning witnesses, said in answer i to questions by counsel for the de- 1 fense that in his opinion it was 8 flat {! surface that caused the fracture of l the skull, and it might have been i broader than the part of the head i where the fracture occurred.
 Mrs. Anglo Cheerful.
 Mrs. Angle, sitting just behind her counsel, followed each witness close ly She was apparently cheerful ana several times as she turned to speak to her father Leonard Blondel, who sat beside her, she smiled
 The court room was filled, among the spectators being a fair sprlnkLns of women.
 The trial began yesterday the Jury being selected and two witnesses eA- amined before adjournment for the day was taken.
 pr. Meade First Witness.
 The first witness today was Dr. Charles H. B. Meade of Stamford, who was present at the autopsy of Ra11ou'e, body after it's disinterment in winchendon, Mass. He described in detail the various injuries to the body. including the fracture of the skull and contusions' on legs and arms.
 On cross examination by Judge N. c. Downs of counsel for the accused the witness said it was possible to Ce- termine from conditions dlscloseo al the autopsy whether or not Ballou nd0 SulleI0u oLA o1AC oA NNfOf Jude Downs asked whether there was any bruise or mark on the body which. taking into consideration all conditions at, the building where Mrs. Angle lived, could not be accounted for by fall down stairs. The Wit ness said all marks and bruises could have been made in such a manner.
 Dr. Schavoir Testifies. ].
 
 ford was next called by the state and was asked to describe the extent, To- cation and nature of the fracture on Ballou's skull. In the opinion of the witness the injury was such as to cause absolute unconsciousness. He also testified to injuries to the back of the hand and both knees.
 Questioned by Judge Downs, the witness said he could not tell from the autopsy without inspection of the l. heart and brain whether Rallou had suffered a stroke of apoplexy or not. He had not seen either of these or eans Judge Downs asked whether the fracture was such as might have nroduced apopleXy. The state at torney objected to the question and counsel for the accuGed then asked i the witness to describe the nature of the fracture The witness said the fracture would infiict surface wound ~, Inc hrain The witness said ! under further questioning that the fracture was made by a flat surface, ] which might have been as wide or wider than the part or the mead where the injury was
 Questioned as to Marks.
 The witness was also questioned as