The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-18

Mir. Blondell said he sold his busi- ness in 1911 and removed his office to a room in the rear of Mrs. Angles Apartments. building on June 252''
 About 9:3O.''
 Who was with you 2.
 Judge Downs
 What did you find 2,'
 There was blood, on the floor oe blood.'s
 Was there a mat there? ?s
 Yes at the foot of the stairs
 Was there any evidence of wipius up on the floor ?''
 T didn't see any. There were footprints in the vestibule.;'
 Naked footprints ?s'
 Yes, sir.,s
 We're there other footprints ,'t boots or shoes 2,
 What else did you see
 "I saw drops of blood on the mat ting They seemed rolled up in the dust
 were the stairs dirty
 Describe the first 1andfng
 There saw blood that seemed as if something had been drawn through it.''
 what elAes"
 There were footprints going up- stairs, and tllere were drops of blood on tho stair There were dry atrea.ks on the landing, and the blood seemed to be on top Of the streaks.
 Were. the footprints in her room 2H
 Yes. near the door
 lon the back porchsfs witness com tinued, T picked up part of bot tIe.''
 .sIs this the bottle?'. MT. Klein ask ed. showing the cherry wine bottle.
 That looks very much like. it.,
 This was at 9.so the next nern- tngg'
 .sYes, sir
 MT. BIondeH described the contents of 9. rubbish box that he said he had sIoawed over on the back porch.
 Later in the day, went back to the building, and looked over this rubbish box again, he said
 Were there any spectaeles in the box ?n
 .There was not
 was that box or one like it in Mrs Angles room that morning."
 Were there any police ths
 sarhere was no policeman there when we arrived. Chief Brennan arr rived later.
 Your daughter was your booRkeep- Yes. sir: for more than 25 years What was her condition iz1 the last two years ?'s
 She was having stornaen trouble, was nervous and often would break down and cry. Her condition showed in errors in her work. Before that she had been accurate-very accurate. ...I saw her health going, he con tinued. My health was broken. So I sold out.''
 what was the condition of the push f1lIftf9Ia in the yeStibliIe ?'s
 There was a brownish snnootch ike on the wall below the button. F look ed as if something had been pushed up 2 against it.
 Were you ever refused permission to see your daughter2''
 The day she was recomsnitfed had to wait two hours to get inc chiefss permission. Then had ds-e minutes with her. What was her condition then 2.' She seemed to be going back again.
 Are there any portieres between the front and back rooms in your 5 apartments2''
 You knew MT. BaHou2" E .svery we'll, for a great many years.'' Friendly with him21
 sFriendly-not intimately so.' You knew he ands your daughter were going. about tegether2' .sOh. yes.
 Had you dined with them?'
 tOh, yes.
 DO you know about the cireun1- stances of MT. Ba1lou's giving her a diamond ring?''
 Yes. Tn the fall of 1911. Mrs Angle had appendicitis We were in Maine when we heard of 1t; we came home at once. When she had recovered, my daughter said to me:
 ss Papa, I want to show you somc- thing MT. Ba1Iou gave me this ring as a present because he was so pleased at my Recovery didn't know whether to keep it, so T thought I'd ask you
 :. Do you want to keep it I asked Yes ," she said, "and I told her I had no objections.
 You knew your daughter and Bal lou exchanged gifts 2''
 s'Oh, yes. I told her. not to let him spend his money on expensive gifts. This was when he spoke of buying an auto for her.
 MT BIonde1 said he had invited BaIlou to visit his camp in Maine.
 Where did your daughter go when released on bail2'
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