Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-29
SENSATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
IN WARD "BLAcKMAILv CASH


White Plains, N Y, May 2S.-Rsports
that a mysterious, stylishly gowned |
young woman had attempted to hire
waiter in a New York restaurant to
shoot and kill Walter S. Ward, wealthy
baker, who had confessed to killing Clar-
ence Peters, former navy man, was the
latest and most sensational development
in the case tonight.
This development, combined with the
reputed statement Of a friend Of Wards
that the baker was not at his New Ro-
chelle home the night preceding Peters
shooting, contrary to Wards statement
to the authorities, again has set District
Attorney Weeks and the police working
on new clues which may bring them to a
solution of the deepening mystery.
The Manhattan police were brought in
| to the case with the newest developments.
They are seeking the woman described
by the waiter who told Of her attempt to
hire him to assassinate Ward. At the
same time the local authorities are ques-
| tioning closely friends Of Ward supposed
! to have been at his home at bridge par
ty, the night preceding the shooting of
Peterts.
Still another mysterious report has
come to the police for probing. This is
| to the effect that Peters had two $500
bills, obtained in some unexplained
/ transaction. on his person the day before
the shooting. Only $1.S2 was in his pock-
cts when the body was found. All cards
and papers which might have served as
Identification also were missing
The woman sought by the New York
police is alleged to have offered waiter
in an upper Manhattan restaurant $500
/ if he would kill Ward. The attempted as
sassination was to have taken place last
might, according to the waiter, few
oft t,oJ
prison on $4,000 bail.
The police of the West Sixty-eigllth
street station, Manhattan, told the White
Plains authorities that waiter, whosa
name has not been made public, reported
to them last night that a young and
stylishly- dressed woman, after eat g at
the restaurant every. day for weels, had
told him she had job she wanted done
/, and there was $500 in it for the man
! Ewho had the nerve 10 carry it out"
I've the nerve the waiter answer
l ed. What's .tIe job y
There is a guy in New Rochelle
want to get" the waiter said his. strange
diner replied.
Get, how?g the waiter queried
I Get right, 1 mean" she is said to have
I replied. You go and shoot him and ths
e $500 is yours"
who's the guy?'' the waiter said he
, asked.
/ ward. Walter s. ward, he said 81,
4 answered.
: That's the guy who killed Peters, ISM
: t?' the waiter asked her, and=Said shs
replied in the affirmative.
The waiter told her to return later
:, saying he wanted to think 1t over /
: was then he reported the occurrence Il
: the police. An armed guard was at tn
:; Ward home last night
Mrs. Ward and her mother, Mrs. Cur
! tbs, were hostesses at a bridge party a
g the Ward home the night of May Is,
few hours preceding the shooting of Pet
= ers. The authorities are tonight investi
eating the statement of one Of the guest
u that Ward, who had declared he did no
e leave home until midnight, was not a
"a his home at any time before midnight
y The first seen of him, according to tn
n report, was at O'Clock the followin
ie morning, few hours after the shooting
when War dis said tosfave rushed int
n his home and hurried, - the teIeplion
le where he is said to have called a. Ne,
N Rochelle official and close persona
a friend.
1f The authorities tonight refused to dis
ID closeethe source of the report that Peter
1t had $1,000 in his clothes shortly befor
4 his death, nor would they divulge whethe
as or not it was known the manner
se which the money was supposed to hay
y come, into his - session
District Attorney Weeks is looking fc
to a man, whose address is unknown, VIII
to knew Peters as a sailor aboard the C. Y
le Morse, a vessel used as training shi
i'd at the Brooklyn navy yard during ii
re war. Clark who is somewhere in Ne
1e York city, told newspapermen that /
is had met Peters in a Manhattan par
1" about four months ago. The two wel
rrff1a.a f,,v, IL
Sc he said, and a young man alighted
ne Here's 4 rich friend Of mine fro
New Rochelle" Clark declares Petel
re said to him.
el The stranger. according to Clark, toe
to the two to restaurant and purchase
90 them a meal, after which he drove G
10 with Peters. Peters, Clark said, return
81 ed two days later.
az He handed me So, saying his frier
nj had sent it to me, and that he wanted
ne see me" Clark said, But l did not
~ to see him.
Clark, shown a newspaper picture
=. Ward, declared he was the same man wi
~ had driven up to the park and taken Pc
II ers and him to the restaurant Distri
"a - Attorney Weeks said tonight he W
~ seeking Clark on the theory that
'IA I might thrown some light on the story
alleged blackmai1 which Ward declar
-, was the couse of the shooting
nc A woman anonymously telephoned t
W Wne state police here today that she had Sc
iee two motor cars in the vicinity of the Ke
~ sico reservoir, where Peters was shot, t
'es night of the tragedy The authoriti
pm are seeking to trace the cali This info
Al nation is in Substitution of Ware
statement that a car containing two
Peters accomplices in the blackm
plot followed him from his home t
n. morning of the shooting.
William ]. Fa1lon. former assista
The district attorney of West Chester Counr
sp- land attorney for the family of Pete
led did not appear at the office of Mr.. Wee
err today, He told Mr.. Weeks yesterd
he that he believed he knew the true ide
he ltity of the alleged blackmaiI accompI
the known as Charlie Ross and that
nd would appear with him today. a
y,s II have every confidence in Mr. r
ith lon" Mr.. Weeks said III he. finds RI
de. he will bring him here,I am sure"
FOUND DEAD IN HIS