The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-25
Cory Trail | ,eads Up Stairs
From Body to Choir Sing
cr's Studio.
CARRIED HIM DOWN.
SHE SAYS. AFTER FALL
Well known Stamford POliti-
clan Known as SuitOr for
Divorces Hand.

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STAMFORD, Conn, June 2i.-Waldo n.
Ballou. an aged resident OF Stamford.
an eN-city councilman and one time
member Of the Republican county COM
mttee, was found dying. with his head
crushed, on the steps of the Rippowan
Building shortly after IL o'clock last
night. He died at the Stamford hos
pital an hour later without regaininS
consciousness.
Mrs. Helen NJ. Angle. member OF a
wealthy family. a musician, member Of
q fashionable New York city church
choir woman past forty. is held at
police headquarters without bail pend
ing further investigation into Mr.. Bal
lou's death by Coroner John J. Phelan
81 Bridgeport. Summed up. this case.
which has driven every other topic from
the conversation as well as the thoughts
Of Stanford may be set out as follows:
Ballou, so years OF age and known
TO be sutton for the hand Of Mrs.
Angle, spent more than two hours in
the music studio Of Mrs. Angle. on the
third floor of the building in front Of
which he was found. last night. He
had been drinking during the evening.
He received his injuries on the second
floor OF the building at the foot OF a
flight OF stairs leading to the third floor.
He was carried from that point down
the lower stairway, out through a small
vestibule and deposited on the steps by
Mrs. Angle, who returned to her apart
ment and retired without giving any
alarm
Mrs. Angle herself admits this, and
furthermore trail Of blood on the land
INK steps on the side wall OF the stairs
and on her clothing show that to be the
case.
bloody Footprints Clue.
The bloody imprints OF a woman
bare feet from the outside door of the
building up to and into the studio OF
Mrs. Angle led to the police action in
The woman makes no denial OF any
OF these facts. Her explanation il that
MI. Ballou fell down the stairs after
leaving her rooms and when she found
mat he was seriously injured. fearing
10 be compromised, she became panic
, stricken and carried him to the street
where she knew he would he found
soon. IL is not definitely settled how
Iong he lay where he was found. IL ia
estimated that ii was about eighteen
minutes
Inc authorities frankly do not ac-
'ep' or reject Mrs, Angles story. There
're certain Inconsistencies in IT, certain
FEATURES not yet harmonized by the
medical experts and the detectives. One
question stands out above all others in
me minds OF the police. Could any mans
mead be so badly crushed by a fall?
There are bruises and abrasions on
u" mana ana wrist also which add to
'he mystery, These are such as would
ne received by a man trying to defend
n'Hlsell from an attack with a heavy
nun weapon, The dent in a straw hat
iound IN Mrs. Angles apartments after
Nafd and a fracture on the crown OF
'A' bdIIous head could have been made
ny such a weapon, but medical testi-
"'ohy to-day also said that the fracture
'ouiu have followed headlong fall
uo"A a stairway onto a concrete land
"s' There will be further testimony
tomorrow at = o'clock, when the Cor
0"erS inquest will be continued.
Nan Of Colonial stock.
waldo r. Ballou belonged to a family
| Hnoh came to Connecticut In early
colonial times and he spent his life at
stamford He was lock expert an as
'"' foreman for the Yale & Towne
'o"'pany' man Of moderate means and
." ardent Republican. He was a widower
vice married his last wife having died
"''u' h'e years ago. Two children sur
num- both grown up One. Harry
'''ou' lives at Mamaroneck, and a
oausR'eF' Mrs. Nelly Whitney, Is the wife
physician attached to a hospital at
"sSer'H Mass. Both son and daughter
are at stamford now.
je Mr. Balou was about feet 10 inches
'l and weighed $50 pounds. lie was
''o"" as very hearty man for his age,
5000 INer and very active. After the
.eS.h Of his wife he went to board with
q FauI Guernsey, general manager of a
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