South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-24
PROMINENT MAN IS
SLAIN; ARREST A
SOCIETY WOMAN
Stamford, Conn.,, Councilman
Found at Door of Fashion
able Apartment With Head
Crushed.

STAMFORD. Conn, June PA
mysterious tragedy involving two
prominent families occurred here early
today. when Waldo r. Ballou, a mem
Der Of the city council and one of the
best known residents of Stamford, was
found unconscious with his head
fashionable Ripawan apartments in
the center of the city.
Ballou died shortly after being
taken to hospital.
Imprints of small, bare feet, mark
ed in blood, led from the spot where
the body was found. up the stairs TO
the second floor. The police declare
that the persons who made the foot
prints had entered the apartments Of
Mrs. Helen Angle, a wealthy divorcee.
The police further declared that there
was evidence that the body had been
dragged down the stairway which was
stained in several places with splashes
of blood.
Mrs. Angle was arrested and held
without bail for the coroner's inquest
She denied knowledge of Ballou's
death but admitted that the man had
visited her in her apartments Mast
night.
Hat Found I'm Apartment
Ballous hat, crushed, and stained
with blood, was found in Mrs. Angles
apartment in a closet, together with
a skirt and waist, both stained with
blood.
The wound in Ballou's head evident
ly had been made with heavy instru-
ment. 1t had been welded by per-
son of great strength.
"I must refuse to say anything"
said Mrs. Angle, when she was locked
up. Get me lawyer right away. L
will say nothing until / consult an at
torney"
Ballou is assistant superintendent of
the Yale lock factory and is well-to-
do.
Mrs Angle is a handsome matron
of forty, divorced five years ago.
For some time young woman
artist, who came here from New York
city, has been living with Mrs. Angle
and one room of the apartment was
fitted up as a studio.
Says Death Was Accident.
That Mrs. Angle has nothing TO fear
from the inquest to be held here early
this afternoon. was apparent from a
statement she made this morning. The
story she told and the story she said
she would repeat 10 coroner Phelan
this afternoon was in substance this:
81 had nothing whatever to do with
Waldo's death. 1t was entirely acci-
dental. He had been drinking and
when he left my apartment he was
under the influence of liquor. He
stumbled and fell down stairs.
heard him fall and ran out. He lay
at the bottom Of the stairs and / hur-
ried down. He seemed to be dead.
Blood was trickling from his mouth.
l did not know what to do.
Il thought to notify the police and
then it flashed into my head that
might be compromised if L did. l
dreaded the notoriety that l know
would follow.
Dropped him on walk.
Something seemed to impel me to
pick up Waldo and carry him out on
the sidewalk. He was not heavy and
seemed to have superhuman
To think was to act
took him in my arms. opened the lobby
door, looked out, saw no one and
hurried out with him. / dropped him
on the sidewalk and ran back, locking
the inner lobby door.
"Then l got a cloth and tried to wipe
up the blood stains. 1 took Waldo's
hat and with some Of my own clothing
which had become blood stained thrust
IL into my clothes closet Then I
washed myself put on a .bathrobe and
lay down
My only reason in doing this was TO
escape the notoriety that 1 know would
follow. 1 realize now that I made a
great mistake"