The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-17
MRS. ANGLE
TELLS STORY
Dramatic Recital Of Story
of Tragic Ro-
nance
SHE FOUND
BALLOU DYING
On Stairway of Her STAN
ford Home, Singer
Declares

Bridgeport, Conn, March l7-Mrs.
Helen NJ Angle, accused Of having caused
the death of Waldo r. Ballou in SIAM
ford last June, yesterday told her story
to the jury. Speaking at times so low
her words were almost inaudible, and
again sobbing out her story, she told Of
Ballous visit to her apartment the night
on which he met his death.
She described how she had heard a
noise in the hall after Ballou had left;
how on investigation she all but STUN
bled over him, lying at the foot of the
stairs of her efforts to revive him, and
OF taking him downstairs and out at the
street entrance She told OF asking
Chief Brennan to call up the hospital
to which Ballou had been taken. He
will tell you about il" Mrs. Angle said
she told the chief.
She added, in broken voice, that ev-
erything paled into insignitcance in the
face of the fact that the man she loved
was dead,
Asked how Chief Brennan had acted
that night toward her, she replied:
Gle acted as if he thought / had done
some dreadful thing to Mr.. Ballou."
Mrs. Angle answered all the prelimi-
nary questions in a low, firm voice De-
casionaIly she smiled at her lawyer qnes-
tioning her. Mrs. Angle said she was
dressed in white all day. June %, ex-
cept while helping new tenant to
move into an apartment below.
At the first mention of Ballou's name,
in connection with June 20, Mrs. Angle
went aloud She said he had called on
her early that evening and left about .
o'clock % 90 uptown. She had been
ironing aprons for a neighbor when he
called, she said. She finished her IRON
Ing and Ballou left as she went out TO
deliver them.
Ballou returned a little later she said,
bringing with him a bottle OF wine.
"1'ye been uptown and had drink
and haven't forgotten you Mrs. Angle
said BaIlou remarked
Gle asked me ii / didn't want to
open the wine. | told him / didn't like
il. told him TO get some whiskey from
medicine chest in my room He pour
ed out a drink for himself and a small
one with water in il for me. He had
brought me the whiskey some time be-
fore TO use incidentally"
At this point a recess was taken and
Mrs. Angles aged father. William Leon.
ard Blondell, grasped her hand as she
left the witness stand.
Mrs. Angle seemed to have regained
her c0mposure after the recess. She
spent the recess chatting with counsel
and smile played over her face as
she came into the court room with her
father
How long did he remain" she was
asked.
"He started to 20 at lo:lO p. m. He
remarked there was little liquor left
and we had another drink. lie put the
empty bottle in his coat pocket. We
talked moment as We stood at the
door. Then he kissed me goodnight and
left"
After having the drinks YOU spoke
Of what became of the bottle1 =
1t hay on the table"
"Were the win6ows openf"
yes"
"Shades upt'
- think So"
How long did he remain'"
"He got up 20 20 shortly after five
bells struck on my ships clock That
was about lO:30 O'Clock A. be- was
about 10 20 be remarked that We might
~ well finish ~ the little liquor left
in the bottle. we bad another drink and
he put the empty bottle in his coat
pocket. We talked briefly AZ The door.
He kissed me good night and let, !
bolted the door Of my room after be
went.
u then prepared Tor bed massaged
my ankle after taking OF my shoes and
stolkinrs. Then I heard this sound
on the stairs ] thought i was some
street noise. Then suddenly came the
thought Of Mr. Baliou.
n started ont, and az the foot q the
stairs came across bis body living
across the landing blocking my progress.
! thought be- had tainted. ] leaned over
him sud cried. Jimmy. Jimmy. What b
the NATTER There vas no answer.
aMv only thought was g get him ont.
7 don't know bow ever rot him 90 the
street A. ! half dag.rd him 10 the
landing I thought ! heard him speak
INV uame. I said. 1ust q minute. Jim.
ur. and ron win - al right
son fhe sidewalk b. collapsed in q
heab I sunldnt ser Everything seeTn-
"a ~ ct hlafk I tried - run haek up-
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