New Britain herald., 1915-03-16
MRS. ANGLE TELLS
STORY OF DEATH OF
WALDO R. BALLOU
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ton, she said, and it left her in a
nervous condition.
Ballou Called on Her.
Asked whether she recalled Sunday
June 81, she said she had gone to New
York that day to fill an engagement
there and later returned to Stamford
to sing at memorial service at Odd
Fellows hall in the afternoon She
saw Ballou at that time and had a
her in the evening. They had dis
cussed plans for spending the follow
ing Sunday. She had company on the
! evening of the 22nd.
Coming down to the 23rd, on the
night of which Ballou was injured,
the witness said she was at home all
afternoon and assisted in various
ways a Mrs. Barrett, who had moved
into the building that day. She made
arrangem ents to take a room with
4 Mrs. Barrett. She also advanced
money to Mrs. Barrett to pay the rent
for a month.
\ Describes Her Attire.
On that day, the witness said, she
dressed in white, including waist,
..
changed to a black skirt and black
shoes and stockings. Witness, Mrs.
Barrett and her mother had supper
that night in the kitchen at the rear
-<of the Odd Fellows banquet room
after supper the witness said, II
went with the Barretts to their rooms.
Ibid not do much during the evening.
I washed out a pair of black stock
ings."
ID Mrs. Angle identified pair of black
Stockings, previously put in as evil
dence by the state.
Had you worn these stockings that
day." asked Mr.. Klein.
NO"
et"Where did you place them after
washing them p
Il hung them over the radiator to
dry" That was her usual custom, she
said.
Identifies White Stockings.
Witness identified pair of white
stockings, another of the states ex-
hibits. She changed from white
skirt and shoes and stockings to go
out with Mrs. Barrett, she said, dur
ing the afternoon. On her return
she offered to assist Mrs. Barrett with
some ironing, and took perhaps a
dozen articles to her room to do this.
Witness used an electric iron. Mrs.
Barrett was there for time, but later
said she was tired and left.
II was disappointed that Mrs. Bar
rett did not stay continued the wit
ness 81 then thought I will call up
Jimmy =
who was Jimmy?" asked Mr..
Klein
MIR Ballou," said the witness and
her voice broke.
Called Up Ballou.
The witness continued: II called up
Mf. Ballou and he came over. The
witness regained her composure as she
talked.
I'VE greeted each other and talked
about various things-nothing special.
He left about nine He asked if there
was anything wanted him to buy me-
and I said no. After he left 1 went
down stairs to Mrs. Barretts room,
to leave the, aprons there, and found
Mrs. Barrett and her mother in bed.
Isreturned to my apartm ents in about
twenty minutes and after gathering up
my soiled clothing for the wash wom-
an" she did various other things about
the rooms, she said. Later Mr.. Bal
leu returned with a bottle of vine.
This she placed on a table in the front
ROOM. AS Ballou came in he said,
according to the witness:
@s"Helen, + have been up town and
had something to drink, and / have
not forgotten you"
Poured Out Whiskey.
The witness said they sat facing
Il
some conversation. Ballou proposed
they have a drink of wine, but Mrs.
Angle said she did not care for wine
and suggested that Ballou get some
thing else from the medicine chest.
Ballou got down some whiskey and
poured outoa small drink for her and
q. larger one for himself.
A brief recess was ordered at this
tine. Mrs. Angle left the court room
i with her hand clasped in that of her
! father Leonard Blondel.
Resumes Her Story.
4, After recess Mrs. Angle resumed
her story. After having the drink the
} bottle remained on the table and the
dony ersation continued Mr.. Ballol,
she said, left when the ship clock that
she had, struck -four bells" or about
HAIR past ten. AS he rose to go he re-
marked that there was not much in
the bottle, and suggested that they
! empty 1t and he would get some wine.
This was done. At the door they had
| aHttIe pleasant conversation and then
Ballou left, saying Good night" as
he did SO.
The witness said she then locked the
door and prepared to go to bed, first
massa ging her injured ankle. A lit
/ lite later she heard a noise.
Decided to Investigate.