Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-07
MRS. WARD DECLINED TO Q. ANSWER CERTAIN QUESTIONS

White Plains, N. r., June 6.-District Attorney Weeks registered satisfaction this afternoon when. Mrs. Walter S. Ward left the stand after having been directed by Supreme Court Justice Morchauser to answer certain QIestions put to her by the grand jury in connection with its investigation of the shooting of Clar- ence Peters by her husband May l..
 Although Mir. Weeks declined to dis close what had taken place at the exam ination, 1t was understood that Mrs. Ward had been questioned concerning the card party which was alleged to have been held in her home the night of the shooting.
 | Earlier in the day it was reported that she had decuined to answer questions as !. to what time her husband returned on. | that night and how he looked At q con- ference in his chambers, Justice Nor chauser was understood to have ruled that while she might plead privilege if she were questioned concerning conn munications passing between her and Mir, Ward as man and wife, she would have to reply to queries concerning con. versations at which a third person was present.
 T am very much pleased, but cannot say what 1 have accomplished, said Mir l Weeks at the close of the session, when adjournment was taken until Thursday
 It was learned from othAr sources. however, that the county authorities re- garded the courts ruling as a mater iaI aid to the investigation as it would per init questioning of Mrs. Ward concerning events preceding the shooting.
 The days recess, 1t was understood, would be utilized to permit detectives to check up on certain phases of today's testimony
 Besides Mrs Ward, seven witnesses were heard today They included two other merHbers of the Ward Eousehold- Lulu Barrows, nurse, and Amy Mild, the cook-but nothing could be ascer- tained as to the nature of their tcsti-
 mony.
 George Scherderman and George Lotr,
 linemen, who found the body of the ex- sailor on the roadside near Kensico res ervoir on the morning of May 16 were understood to have been questioned re- garding their discovery
 It was announced that other members
 of the Ward family. including George
 s. Ward, the father, and Ralph, the
 brother, would be examined when the
 hearing was resumed Thursday
 Counsel for James J. Cunningham,
 Aelf-styled race track detective, who
 was lodged in jail as a material witness
 after he had told version of the shoot
 ing which differed from Wards hoped
 to get his client before the grand jury at
 its next session. He said he had been
 unable today to raise the $j,600 pail fixed for Cunningham.
 Cunningham, whose business was de. fined yesterday by his lawyer as ''thwart.
 ing blackmail plots, and who was said by Mir. Weeks to be in jail because he ! wished to be there" smiled today Ivher
 questioned concerning a report that h. ! bad
 reporters in the cell used by Harry K ] Thaw when he was lodged Tn the countJ
 jail, Cunningham said:
 Q T have been in tight jams before 1T ] my life. l got out and figure can ge 5 out of this" . In spite of Cunningharn's easy assur { ances. the report came from excellen f sources that message had been snug s gled in to his cell, with the warning . Keep your mouth shut, or we will bum : you of. This was said to bear the sig Q nature of Dan, the Dude" who accord e ing to the authorities is the leader O v a New York blackmailing band
 It was reported tonight that Mrs 4 Ward had pleaded a haz memory f . several important questions put to he n in the grand jury room. It was als n said that her maids were unable tolnam !, the guests at the alleged party at th a Ward home on the night of the staying. e Mrs. Ward was reported to have said he ' husband returned to his home at 4.3 ,. o'clock the morning of May Is, som !. hours after the time he elaine to hay
 shot Peters.
 |, The authorities are Investigating !. report that the supposed party at tn . Ward home the night of May , adjourn Il ed to a road house five miles ava, ' from where Ward is said to have lei 2 his guests, supposedly to keep the ar y pointnent ha said he had with Peter '- and his two companions.