The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-19
MRS.. ANGLE IN
STUP0R AS LAST
PLEA is MADE
Nothing Produced to Dis
prove Accident. Her Law
yer Tells Jury.
ATTACK MADE ON
POLICE TESTIMONY

BEIpGEPoRr. Conn. March is.-The
evidence for and against Mrs. Helen
VI. Angie, charged with causing the
death Of Waldo L. Rallou. her aged
sutton. was all in at IL: ~ to-day when
the state closed after offering a few
witnesses IN rebuttal. After an OPEN
ing speech 10y Albert II. rhill' ps. assist
ant to the states Attorney. Mrs. Angles
lawyers made their final pleas to the
jury.
rs jacob Klein. Of her counsel. made
al appeal that Mrs. Angie be restored
to her father. her head dropped forward
on her arms and she wept. Her fathers
arm drew closer about her and after
a few moments she Strengthened W and
again gazed at the twelve men who
will soon decide her fate.
Sac became more and more exhausted
ana unuerved AS the day wore ON until
she leaned her head OF her fathers
shoulder aud closed her eyes. For some
time IL seemed AS Il she slept. obliv!ous
to the inpassioned arsuments of her
attorney. Nicholas =. Downs, who closed
for the defence. Later. aft.r arous!ug
temporarily, Mrs. Angle gave way NJ
together. throwing herself across her
fathers knees and buryins her face in
her hands. This way she lay. incit. un-
I'll court adjourned.
The attention of the spectators dur
Ing the pleading Of ounse for both
80 . 90 .-.LI
Bloudell. the aged father OF the accused
woman. as to Mrs. Angie herself. He
was loverlike in his attention, whisper
ing words Of encouragement to her and
soothing her as one would a hurt child.
Both Mr.. Klein and Mr.. Downs ar
gued that nothing had been brought out
Inconsistent with the theory that Bal
lou death was the result of an acci-
dental fall There has been no eNidenc
TO show what happened that night. moth
ing to clear the mystery of the death.
they said.
What motive would Mrs. Angle have
TO- pushing Ballou down stairs asked
MIR Klein. who told the jurors they
must give her the benefit OF a reason
able doubt.
Mr.. Klein devoted most OF his address
10 attacking the testimony of chief Bren-
man anu shtA4pll NlttlAfs Nv ~ W
ncsses who talked most with Mrs. Angle
after Ballou's body was found. and who
told ~ her conflicting stories. He mem
toned the memorandum 90 her iesti-
rnony before the Coroner which Mrs.
Klahre had. and told how a police Assoc
ciat" had called her into the hall before
shc testified to tell her not 10 be ner-
you~.
~ woman used To- crime and horrible
ntohrz- r,arl,ttg - .Nglninnal Mr. Klein
"Shc was sent TO puinp this woman and
to get her cunidence-catllke-this ncr-
vous little person with the violcts at
her breast
For nine months" Mr.. Klein said in
closing. Mrs. Angle has waited for this
ordeal. She has travelled the road TO
Calvary and has borne her cross. II
YOU can look behind the evidence and
sec the truth a. | can. she l. entitled
to her liberty. entitled to return - her
father. To 90 into his arms IN peace
Mr.. Philips sketchcd the uutliu" Of
tho states ease and cuutended That the
larg.s, poo Of blood iu the vestihule
was proof that Mrs. Angie waited there
with th" unconscious Btiou for an on
portunitN to put hin ont ON tho side
wall. " for Mrs. Angles stat" Of
mind, Mr.. Phillips argued that h"r con-
vcrSttiorS with t'hicf Rr"uuiu We're tho
Sur.si evidence that she was able to
talk coh--entl> and Vac not unbalanced
Just after tho crime.
Most o. tho states witnesses in 70
buttal we're put uu tho stand 10 testify
that there was uu smell or alcohol on
Rallou's breath after h" was found But
on Of them. otto VI Makowsky, a bar
Dor who had shaved MIR. Ballou often,
told OF seeing him outside tho Rippu-
wan Building smoking al Ia 80 o'clock
the night Of the tragedy. Il time "hth'