The Press., 1918-04-18
Mrs. Ferry Sentenced From Three to
 Ten Wears

Mrs. Ferry Sentenced From Three to Ten Years.
 The trial of Mrs Jennie E. Ferry of West Stafford charged with intent Go kill Ora s Ballou at her home on December 2d began at Rockville Thursday morning with Judge J. H Reed presiding. The jury selected consisted of A. H. Benton of Andover William Shearer of Ellington; Alert M. Richardson of Ellington; PeIlin NJ. Dimook of Ellington; John NJ. Fogill of Hebron; Howard O. Porter of Hebron; Fremont O. Dunham of Mansfield; Chauncey O. Davis of Mansfield; Leroy L. Slater of Holland 1; Fred A Moore, Union; Julius Bush of Rockville and George W Andrews of Rockville Captain Robert T Hurley of the state police was the first witness to explain with chart the floor plan of the Ferry house and showed where the crime was com- mitted. Ora S Ballou testified that he had made sn agreement with Mrs. Ferry to take care of her and her husband for life and received deed to the property for SO doing. He said that Mrs. Ferry had informed him that the only ineum beranoe on the property was a mortgage of $500 and after living on the property for three weeks, she asked him to assume a note for S1OO which he did. Ho testified that Mfr. and Mrs. Ferry selected the right front room.
 Then he told about the shooting He said that MT. Reed. state humane agent, had come to the house on December ?, 1917, and at Mrs. Ferry's request was trying to find out if she was we'll treated The humane agent, according to Ballou, was satis- fed that Mrs. Ferry was getting all the food that she wanted and told her SO and left the house.
 Ballou then testified that Mrs Ferry came out of her bedroom and said to Mir. and Mrs Ballou and MT. Ferry that they were all murderers and thieves. " He told he- to return to her apartments She did this and the next minute he saw her walking across the hall and then blazs of fire blinded him He found that he had been struck in the temple and threw his arm up to protect himself from further shots. The second shot went through his right arm below the elbow and the third shot hit the oeil- ing. He then struggled out of the house and went to the next house, where he received first aid.
 Mrs. Ora s Ballou told about hear ing the report of the revolver, but did not see che act
 O. F. Reed of West Wilmington told of his visit to the Ferry home on December ?.
 Milan B. Avery of Stafford testified that he was the person who was in the Ballou home at the time of the shooting and diverted the third shot by holding Mrs. Ferry's arm He then told about the shooting. saying that he took the gun and Mrs Ferry shouted that she was glad she had killed him and meant to do it. Following MT ,Avery's testimony, Judge Reed ordered a recess.
 The first witness after the recess was Dr. c. P. Bard of Stafford Springs He said that he had been summoned to the Ballou home at o'clock in the afternoon on the day of the shooting and immediately, upon arriving he called up policeman Hayes and waited for him Go come to arrest the woman. He went to the next house and dressed Ballou's wounds. He testified that Mrs. Ferry said she was glad she had shot Bsllou and meant to do it.
 Chief of Police Thomas J. Hayes told about the condition of the dining room on his arrival and the way Mrs. Ferry WAS being held on the couch. He produced the revolver and two