The Washington herald., 1914-06-28
.CLEWS STOLEN
in BALLOU4 CASE
Mysterious Visitor Removed
Papers~from Mrs. Angles
Apartment.
MERCHANT FACES JAIL
Stamford Authorizes Warn Influential
Man Not to Leave Town. and
He May Be Called.

Stamford. Conn, June 27.-Further COM
plications were added today to the mys-
terry which surrounds the sensational
death Of Councilman Waldo R. Ballou
outside the door of the apartments of
Mrs. Helen Blondell Angle, now under
arrest pending investigation Of the crime
Foremost in the developments OF the
day was the startling discovery that the
murder apartment had been entered
sometime Thursday night by a mysteri-
Gus visitor. The police have been unable
to determine whether or not anything
was taken, but misplaced papers on top
of a safe and an open window leading
to a rear poach furnish unmistakable evil
dence OF an intruder despite the vigilance
Of the guards.
Further it was rumored about the Of
fees of Homer S. Cummings. States at
torney. that one of the letters found n
the Angle apartment contained request
by an unknown Charlie G." for per-
mission to visit Mrs. Angle on Tuesday
night, the night Of Ballou's death, and
the information that the writer would
have to stay over night"
The Date in Doubt.
1t was impossible TO verify the date
of the letter at the prosecutors office,
but no one connected with the case
would consent to deny that Tuesday was
the night mentioned.
Another Important development today
was the story Of Frederick Lane, local
restauranter, who saw BaIlou in the
Stamford station Monday night with q
strange man, who avoided recognition by
Lane by leaving Ballou abruptly as the
restaurant man approached. II is thought
the stranger may be able to throw much
light on the events Immediately preced-
ing RaIlou's death.
It was also established today that Bal
lou did not buy the whisky flask found in
his pocket after his death. SO that IL
must have been either given him or
placed in his pocket by another person.
The liquor dealer who sold Il declares
he sells such bottles chiefly to women,
and that he has frequently sold liquor
which found its way to the Angle apart
ment.
Mrs. Angel today denied herself to all
visitors Her father was asked II he
knew Charles G." whose letters figure
in the case.
ConceaIs Mans Name.
He is a man well known to me and
a great friend of both my daughter and
myself" he said. Il won't tell you who
he is because l don't want to bring in
his name as a result of the unfair IL
legal action Of the police in giving those
letters out.
They are the private correspondence
of my daughter with a friend who is
known and approved by her father.
There was nothing clandestine or wrong
about IL. We see no reason, however,
for causing the man any embarrassment
by making his name known"
Mr. Blondell added that neither he nor
his daughter would talk any more about
the case but. would explain everything
at the proper time.
Information concerning the much mem
toned witness to the murder who is
believed to be a prominent Stamford
business man was not forthcoming to-
day and il was unofficially admitted that
the man had brought influence to bear
which will make the police extremely
careful in connecting him with the case
before they have more definite proof that
he was in the Angle studio.