The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-25
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the train OF events which led up to
Baliou's murder. was made by the
police today. They admitted discos-
cry that Mrs. Angle, Ballou and this
second man took long auto ride IN
the afternoon during which there was
q bitter quarrel. At six o'clock In
the evening, the three returned. the
second man got out of the auto at the
city hall, evidently greatly angered.
and Ballou took Mrs. Angle home.
They too. 1t is said. parted in anger.
Detectives confessed that the man 10
identity was known and that he at
present was under Surveillance. Just
before the inquest this afternoon. the
police declared Mrs. Angle had made
a statement to the chief OF police.
She was alleged to have said:
want to tell you the truth Of this. !
did not kiln Waldo. He went to his
death accidentally. He had been
drinking and when he left my apart
ment about II p. M, he was into1i-
Gated. I heard the racket and went
out and found him near the foot OF the
stairs. I thought would be compro-
missed IL he was found In the building.
so lifted him in my arms and car
ried him out to the sidewalk"
Ballou was . small man and Mrs
Angle q large, powerful woman.
Il picked up his nat and ran up
stairs and hid 1t" she went on Then
got cloth and tried to wipe up
the blood stains. did this because
was excited and thought l would es-
cape notoriety that know would fol-
low II notified the police. l am
ready and willing to tell this story to
Coroner Phelan."
She Tells Her Story.
IBy Alice Robe, United Press Stan
Correspondent
STAMFORD, Conn, June 25.-The
bloody foot prints which led to the
body OF Waldo R. Ballou, when he
was found Tuesday night dying at the
door OF the Ripowan apartments were
made by the bare feet OF Mrs. Helen
B. Angle, according to her own ad-
In q statement made In the
presence Of the jail matron here today.
After spending an hour In alternate
weeping and protestation Of her inno>
cence, she finally told her story OF
the death OF Ballou as follows:
'.Mr. Balou came over when tele-
phoned him. During the evening he
went out for while and when he
came back he said he had taken q
drink. / swear upon my lie that I
had not been drinking at al. When
he left, told him good bye ut the
door and went to my room whore
took on my shoes and stockings and
started to go to bed. Then l heard
something like someone falling and
ran out into the hall. saw Mr.. Bal
lou crumpled up at the foot Of the
stairs. ran down to him and my
first thought was to get him to the
fresh air. 1 did not realizsz that he
was fatally hurt. ! picked him up
and either carried or dragged him to
the front door. Then went to pieces.
Something snapped within me. re
member nothing more definitely"
"Why did you not call for help?"
asked.
II can't TELL" she said.
ut is a cruel falsehood. she added,
"to say there was any other man. How
could there have been any Jealousy
Waldo Ballou would turn over in his
CONN II he knew they had put me
here in this terrible jail He was my
best friend in the world
Mrs. Angles attorney decided she
was too nervous to appeal before the
coroner. The chief OF police. doubt
ing her story, VIII insist that she be
held.