New Britain herald., 1914-07-21
MRS. ANGLE RELEASED
 ON $5,0Oo BAIL
Coroner Insists Stamford Woman
 Must Explain Stains.


 Helen M. Angle, personally, or through her counsel makes ex- planation by Friday of certain points on which Coroner John J. Phelan de- sires information in connection with his investigation of the death of Waldo R. Ballou, and which, the cor oner said, seemed to connect Mrs. An gle with the death, he will make 8 finding and turn the matter over to the prosecuting authorities of the state for action.
 Must Explain Blood Stains.
 This definite statement was made by Coroner Phelan to counsel for Mrs. Angle as he concluded his inquest on the Ballou death yesterday after noon. At the same time he admitted Mrs. Angle to bail, the amount being $6,00O, the same as that under which she was released after her first ar rest. Explanation was needed, the coroner said, of blood stains on the stairway leading to her apartments and on the clothing of Mrs. Angle and on Ballou's hat. Unless some explan- ation is given the coroner said. he would regard his inquest as closed and would make his finding.
 Judge N c. Downs of counsel for Mrs. Angle had been asked by the coroner if Mrs. Angle was in condi- tion to be called to the stand. Judge Downs replied that he had no per- sonal knowledge at the moment of his clients condition, but her father had told him that her mental and physica! condition was very bad, and in her fathers opinion it was only ques- tion of hours when she might entirely lose her reason unless removed from her present quarters. N
 Won't Permit Examination.
 In reply to question, by Coroner Phelan as to whether her counsel would permit her to testify when she should recover, Judge Downs replied that his opinion had not changed on that point and he. would not permit his client to be questioned. The cor oner then made his statement and ad- mitted Mrs. Angle to bail.
 Where Blood Was Shown.
 There was very little that has not already been made public in the tes- timony taken at the inquest. pr. Bruce Weaver who has been analyz- ing stains taken from the Angle apartments, testified that the stains he had examined since the previous hearing held by the coroner did not show blood Practically none of the stains from the :, apartment except those on the clothing, the receptacles in which it was placed, and one spot near the ironing board showed blood
 Patrick Rabbit, who had a room adjoining hesstAirway leading to Mrs. Angles rooms, testified to hearing noise. like the failing of a bed. either in the Angle apartments or in the hallway. He could not be definitely sure which. He called out. Hey, there.". after hearing the noise, but did not investigate.
 Heard No Noise.
 Mrs. Samuel Budwig, at whose apartments Rabbit had his room, testified that she had not heard the noise referred to by Rabbit.
 No testimony was given as to the second autopsy, made after the ex- hunhing of Ballou's body at, Winchen- don, Mass, but it is understood in po- lice circles that as result of the Au- topsy the theory that Ballou was struck on the head with the smooth ing iron has been exploded. This iron. which was found on an ironing board at Mrs. Angles rooms, and which was taken by the police on their first visit there after Ballou's death was ex- hibited at the first hearing by the coroner because 1t bore certain stains thought to be blood and apparently fitted an indentation in Ballou's blood stained straw hat. The wounds on Ballou's forehead, the second au- topsy has shown, 1t is understood. could have been made by a piece of corrugated rubber such as is used on stairways It was found that the skull had been broken at the side and back, as if he had been struck a heavy blow on the top of the head or had fallen head first. The results of this autopsy are in the hands of the coroner, who has not made any pub lie statement concerning 1t.
 Blow Struck Outside.
 The coroner did say at the inquest, however, that he is satisfied that the fatal blow was not struck inside Mrs. Angles rooms.
 Leonard Blondel, father of Mrs. Angle, is expected to take her away somewhere as soon as possible.
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