The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-24

Stamford. June 24-Wa1do R. Bauou, la proninent citizen, and former mem Der of the city council. is dead of Q fractured skull at local hospital to- Lday and Mrs. Helen M. Angle is held without ball, h1 connection with Tne death. to await the investigation of the coroner, which, it was expected. would be some time today.
 BaIlou died early today at the hos spita1 after being picked --- unconscious son the street The police believe the Injury was the result of a blow His identity was not at first known but was later disclosed by a card in one of his pockets. Ba11ou was a widower between e5 and 70 years old. Mrs. Angle is a divorced woman about 4O BaIlou had been friendly with her for about two years and it was the general depreciation that they intended to mar try.
 Investiration by the police developed i4he fact that Ba1lou had called on Mrs kAngIs last evening and as a. result of itheir visit to her rooms early today the police took the woman into cus- ktodv and the attention of the coroner to the police b1oodstains were found ;on the carpet and furniture in the wo- man s apartments, and in a clothes chest was discovered Ballou's straw sa1at, crushed and blood stained.
 Blood stains on garments belonging. ito Mrs Angle were also found, the tpoitce say, as well as footprints on Ithe stairway which tended to indicate that a large woman had walked up or hdCwn 1t in stocking feet. A blood soaked cloth was found on a roof of building beneath the bathroom of Mrs. Angles apartments.
 Examination at the hospital gnowed fthat death was due to a. fracture at the base of the skull, but there were marks on the forehead and other parts Iof the head which, the physicians who examined him believe were caused by blows
 Mrs Angle told the. police today that fBaHou had called on her last night about o'clock and had left at 10. She gl1ad not seen him after that, she said, land denied that there had been any Iquzrrel or unpleasantness between them During her preliminary ques- tioning Mrs Angle became hysteE1caIt lat times
 Ballou was member of the Odd FeI- Flows and Mrs. Angle belongs to the iEebekah branch of that order.
 Principals Arc Wealthy.
 Mrs. Angel, who is a handsome woman of forty, has resided alone, except for a young woman artist from New York, who occupied a section of her large apartment a studio MT. Angel, who was a prosperous busi- ness man, died about five years ago. Her father is a well known retired coal merchant, and wealthy. Mrs Angel herself has independent means, owning valuable real estate in Stam- ford and nearby towns
 Than Councilman BalIou there was no better known resident of the city, He was dean of the Council and one of the foremost workers in local Re- publican political circles, having been flor many years member of the city's executive committee. He is as- sistant superintendent of the Yale Lock factory, and owns considerable property.
 Both BaIIou and Mrs. Angel have participated widely in social affairs in Stamford and frequently met at t the homes of the most prominent families of Stamford
 Evidence Is Guarded.
 The body was discovered lying dou- bled up on the sidewalk by John fC- Mahon, who happened to be pass ing He thought the form was that 1 of a drunken man, until he turn ed him face upward and discovered his face and clothing stained with blood.
 McMahon hurriedly called the po- { lice Chief Brennan and Sergeant Nevins arrived and found the Coun- ! cilman still breathing and ordered him rushed to the Stamford hospi- tai There every effort was made , to revive him, but he remained un- conscious until he died, about an hour later.
 Examination of his wound showed 1E 10 De a Lerr1Dle fracture, the back of his skull having been literally crushed in
 The police at first thought that Bal lou had fallen while coming down stairs and struck his head against She doorknob at the entrance. They were almost convinced of this when one of them spied a bloody footprint on the stairs, pointing toward the street. The imprint was that of a bare foot, and was clearly defined The policemen mounted the stairs and as they ascended there were more ev- 1dences of blood
 Stains On Stairway.
 Tn several places smears along the | stairs showed that something heavy had been dragged along The foot | prints continued to the hall on the | second floor. and led directly ito the door of Mrs Angel
 When the police demanded admit | tanee Mrs Angel had arisen and E greeted them in surprise They asked ]