The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-05-24
WARO'S STORY
Of KILLING OF.
PETERS PR0DEO.
Authorities Find Points
In Confession Not
Clear

WHITE rLAINs. n Y. Mas
2I.-Coroner Edward Fitzgerald
has postponed the inquest into the
killing OF Clarence Peters des-
cribed by Walter : ward, million
alrc baking company official a-
one 81 blackmailing trio. ward
characterizes Peters ss black
mailer In his confession of shoot
Ing the former sailor near Eensi-
co reservoir week ago.
The inquest has been put off
until the cOroner's Investigation
can clear up several points an the
Ward confession with which Mr.
Fitzgerald in the light uf late do
tcIu.munts. H. FAR from satisfied.
The police have been told ~ e..
W Eckhardt, owner Of an estate
bordering Kings Road where Pee
tera bony was discovered by VIM.
Griggs and Richard Short that NJ
bullet wound was found until they
had opened the coat and vest
winch Nsre part of the clothing
Griggs and short also told the
police that only shirt aud under
shirt rhuwod evidence that a bul
le' had pierced them.
Heard only Onc Auto.
The men also declared that
traces OF only one car were found
nt the spot and short, who ives
near. declared that he heard but
single automobile rush north
along the road about four O'Clock
that morning. the time . sct BY
Ward tot the affray with tho
hlackmallsra.
Another contradiction which OF.
nciuis insisted must be cleared up
h the nilure to find but one emp
ty shell near the body. although
Ward declares that nine Enoia
were fired between the time he
shot Peters and exchanged shots
with the other two men. ltosa
aud Jack" who fled.
Tho New Rochelle police havs
further complicated matters py IN
sistinE that Peters, shot on th'
morning OF May i6. was IN Ward
/ house the night before during
card game. They say that Wnrd
went for ride on the morning ul
/ the sixteenth but returned 20 ms
| house at o'clock and not az foul
as stated by the authorities here
who say that they got the foui
O'Clock time from Ward.
Nsither the gun, said by Ward
TO have been used by Peters wa
/ found when the body was dircov
cred nor H. the gun Ward him
/ a.if used Ia the hands 90 the au'
] thoritie= Last night Ward wal
/ naked where he had met Peters
but he declined to answer lie wal
/ annoyed by "a question
"Bo YOU know what became o
the revolver which Peters used
Don't try to trap me- h. tHid
Hunt Missing Men
Tho authorities are said 20 h'
doing everything In their power q
locate the missing "kusa' an,
Jack hut 40 far a. can be learn
ed no description Of the men ol
general alarm has been sent out.
when reporters asked Ward q
be allowed to see the coupe h'
said he used on the death driv'
nud which had glass shnttoro,
by the bullet from Peters gun hl
refused The request followed IN
discovery that no one who iuuu,
the bod saw any glass in the rnai
| such a. would Inevitably follow
the fight described ~ Ward
The entire story, hlacKmai
plot and all. must be- told hcfor
there can be any question of *
ouerutlng AIR ward" said nls
trlct Attorney Weeks, discussinl
the discrepancies In the storyswi;l
the new a iscoNeries. Thus u
We have only his unsupported
word ~ 20 what brough; ahou
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