New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05
Heiress, in Jail, Asserts
Trouble May Prove
Fatal to Parent.
BALLOU'S SON SAYS
SHE HIDES FACTS
81 Am Innocent" Woman Cries
Wants to Tell Story, but
Lawyer Seals Lips.


Stamford. Conn. July l. "They may
keep me here tin doomsday,' Mrs.
Helen NJ. Angle said to-day to friend
who visited her I'M the dormltory at
Police Headquarters. but they Will get
nothing out of me eXccnt what l have
already told them. ! know nothing
more. ! can tell nothing more. | can
understand why they are keeping me
here had nothing TO do with Mr..
Ballou's death"
People sometimes do things in an
outburst Of temper. which they regret
all their life" the visitor remarked;
Il never had such a temper Mrs.
Angle answered Il understand that |
have been pictured as having a ugerSh
temper. bat that rs not true. | never
did anvtnirC in III Of temper that !
regret. because / never allowed myseh
10 Rave 'nts Of temper People are
mali -ung me-
"Vhv not make voluntary state
ment then and end the affair she
was asked.
Il would be only too glad to do so.
7 want to tell the Coroner everything
and 70 tell my story IN the way nc
wished it. but | cannot because my
lawyer will not permit nc, ana ! am
hOOnQ ny my pIpuiiSt ~ N''""'
as my lawyer advises.
~ am innocent. innocent Mrs:
Angle cried. raising her hands toward
heaven. before God ! am innocent;
Sec. I raise my hands 70 heaven and
/ saw that before my Maker | am lnno-
cent Of any connection with the death
Of Waldo K. Ballou. Don't you believe
When Mrs. Angle had recovered her
cor,nosure. she went on: Il am Wor-
ried about daddy. You know ms hcaI'n
is not good. He broke down n year
AGO and we came near losing MIN II,
afraid this trouble viii be the death o.
him" .ho
raised her hands and exclaimed;
ooh. II had only done as DADDY
wished would not be IN All TINS
troublel He wanted me TO 90 down u,
Nainc with him some months AGO.
was sick and nervous and nc sara IhC,
climate and the rest would hclP me-
had musical engagement M Ne" 1orh
which required my presence every gun,
dav. was earning money WIN Wh'o"
] hoped 10 reimburse him IN measure
fer ali he had expended IN educating
me. ! told him Of my purpose ana ne
babe mo never mind the money ouI 10
70 with him.
81 promised him | would 60 TO Name
whom my musical engagement was end
cd. Or, II ! had only broken the en-
garement then and there, how dlfterent
fbinos would be to-day for both of u.s.
Harrison Ballou. son Of the deac
man. visited Chief Brennan's office TO-
dsv. When asked If he had changed his
l. no
81 have reached no definite conclu-
sion as vet. because | do not know all
that is 10 be known. But you may say
that / firmly believe that my father did
not receive his fatal injuries by falling
downstairs. I think that Mrs. Angle
knows more than she has told thus far.
In speaking of his meeting with Mrs
Angle in Chief Brennan's Office yester'
day. Mr.. Ballou said: "Mr. Blondel
and Judge Downs were with Mrs. Angle
when she called me. She said: 4 want
20 talk 10 you, Harry | walked over 70
them and she put a hand on my shout
der and she said: You don't believe
killed your father, do you" Before
could answer she went on TO say that
she had never said or done anything
that would injure my father. She
seemed 10 me 10 be sincere. If she was
pretending she is consummate
actress"
He denied that a diamond ring his
father had worn was missing when the
elder Ballou's body was found.
81 don't think any attempt was made
70 rob my father" he asserted. None
Of his valuables was disturbed and he
had more than $40 in his pockets
Aside from her father and on
friend, Mrs. Angles only other visitor
to-day was Mrs. George Eagle. She haC
number of telephone calls, however
Her father to-day went to consult Z
physician. He said that he did no
sleep last night because OF worry
Late tonight he seemed on the verge
Of a collapse lie has aged noticeably
since his dauEhtcr was arreatcd.