The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-04
MRS. ANGLE HELD
WITHOUT BAIL
Ordered Locked Up by COrO-
ner-NO Formal Charge
Made.
TWO WITNESSES HEARD
Doctor Says That Marks
Found in Flat Were
BlOOdstains.
WOMAN KEEPS SILENT
Eager to Testify, but Obeys
Father-Near Collapse on
Seeing Ballou's Son.

/ STAMFORD. Conn, July 3.--Mrs Helen
VI. Angle was committed to the Stamford
! jail this afternoon without Gail by Cor
oner Phelan OF Fairfield county. pending
further investigation into the death OF
Waldo r. Ballou.
After a public hearing to-day, In which
an expert declared that stains found in
her room were blood stains. after pri-
; vate hearing in which she pleaded with
her lawyer and her father for permission
to give testimony. followed up by an
almost hysterical question to Harrison
g. Ballou whether he believed her guilty
OF causing his fathers death. the Cor
oner revoked the 81. 900 bond under which
lie allowed Mrs. Angle her liberty eight
days ago.
Mrs Angie occupies the dormtory at
police headquarters tonight Under guard
OF Mrs. 8. Kiahre, the chief matron. u
was said that she has recovered some
~ the composure she lost during her or
deal OF the afternoon.
II the State has any evidence to con-
meet a second man with the tragedy in
the Rippowan Building ten days ago 1t
was not presented at the inquest this
afternoon.
Only Two Witneases Heard.
The testimony given in public was very
brief. coming only from Chief of Police
Brennan on a detail and from DR.. Bruce
g. Weaver as to the blood stains. The
Coroner's own statement indicates that
Mrs. Angle was held more because she re-
fused to explain away the circunstan m al
III. -
cause there was anything direct or posi-
tive against her.
Her plea during the Afternoon was con-
tinualiy: Please. daddy. let me tell him.
The father and the lawyer. however, were
obdurate. As 1t was explained by Mr..
Biondeii later. his daughter was In
no condition to tell connected story of
any event She might tell one thing one
minute and another thing another minute,
, which would weigh against Ter When
she has recovered her strength and nerves
she will he allowed to talk.
The Coroner came late to the inquest
, this afternoon after long talk at the
office of Homer s. Cummings. the new
, State Attorney, who did not appear a,
the proceedings. The Coroner ope. ed the
= proceedings by calling Chief Brennan 10
ask him about a statement made by Mrs
, Angle when the stained skirt was found
, after the electric lights OF the apartment
had gone out for an instant
The chief swore he said Nellie. what
. does this mean
she answered, the chief continued
please don't show that.
The rimless spectacles. with their gold
hat IN tl. On
The Coroner examined the dark spiashe.
:, on the glass and the bows. Then this
chief stepped down.
= blood stains, Says Doctor.
e Or. Weaver on the stand swore that hi
Z had analysed fourteen different samples
c taken from the stairs, the upper hallway
and Mrs. Angles rooms All but one were
a blood stains. lie had number yet to b'
I analysed.
3 The footprints. the stains on the wal
e of the upper stairway, on the hand rail OF
- the top steps. in the living room Of thu
Il studio. over ut the cedar chest in tn
= chest where the crown OF the straw ha
e was marked with a red circle. they wer,
> all blood. OF the marks found on thu
grass rug In the bedroom he had analyze,
II only one and that he had found 10 b
= blood.
t The testimony OF the doctor at this poin
!, created a sensation. II went directly I,
y the crux OF the States case that the In
= turies to Mr. Ballou were inflicted in tn
bedroom. near the ironing board upoi
n | which was found the electric iron. Tn
: physician then added that he had not I'm
u !shed analyzing the larger stains AT tina
!, point.
> Now, Judge Downs. will you motif
Il your client that | desire to examine he
A in private?' said the Coroner. The counse
X for the defence nodded and had the Angl
n home notified.
n Mrs Angle came to the City Hall witt
her father In "A closed automobile, Whel
10 she walked through the crowd OF curou
n citizens on the sidewalk she staggered ant
e leaned heavily on her fathers arm. a
is she entered the office OF the chief of pO
lice she was crying and appeared danger
RI ously near her condition OF a week ago
; when she collapsed
"a Pleads to BalIou's Son.
y A mistake led her face to face witt
Harrison b. Ballou, son OF the man con
J. corning whose death she was to be ques
r toned She was to have been taken int
u the chambers OF the City Court Judge
40 but entered the chiefs office. Ballou
y who had gone in there TO escape seein
y. her was standing at a window. He mad
y no sign as she entered. but she saw hin
- "Oh. Harry" she exclaimed, pleas
,s come here
- she sank into q chair as If overcome