The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-09-09
'nRUC PRISONER MAY
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SOME FACTS COINCIDE

The Federal and Westchester county
authorities have reason to believe that
the mysterious Charley Ross. alias
Charley Rogers, the connecting link
mentioned frequently in the Ward
murder case may be Charles Rogers,
who was arrested in the narcotic raid
In the Longacre Hotel Thursday night.
Rogers is locked up In the Tombs in
default OF $4,000 bail and is expected
to-day to be questioned by District At
torney Frederick Z. Weeks OF West
chester county regarding the killing Of
Clarence e. Peters on May IA last by
Walter s. Ward, president Of the
Ward Baking Company.
On tho night OF the shooting by Ward,
who Ia awaiting trial at liberty in $5O,-
10 Dali. Peters Is supposed to have
met man by the name OF Ross, alias
Rogers. who accompanied him to
lonely spot near the Kensico Reservoir,
where he was murdered. Ward claims
he shot Peters In self defense and
gave battle TO two other men who es-
capped In another automobile. Since
then the Westchester County authori-
ties. asserted by Pinkerson detectives
and Wards attorneys. have made every
effort to locate Ross or Rogers. who 1t
10 believed could solve the tragedy.
Palmer +. Tubbs. assistant to Walter
:. Ward. shortly after the murder told
District Attorney Weeks that Rogers
or Ross accompanied by Peters had
come TO the Ward Baking Company
office n few days before the murder
and the trio had held an animated con-
versation outside of the building. Mr..
Tubbs gave a minute description of
Ross. which taliies with that Of the
man In the Tombs.
According to Ralph Oyler. Chief Of
the Narcotic Division OF the Depart
ment OF Justice. Rogers has a criminal
record and also FROM time to time made
book OF the races. When arraigned
.logers admitted that he was oook-
maker. The Ross or Rogers In the
Aard case was also n bookmaker and
from the start the mystery had race
track angle. IL Is known that Ward
had frequently visited the race tracks
hereabout and had received tips from
,outs.
Efforts last night at Police Head
quarters 20 ascertain whether or not
Rogers has a criminal record were
without result. Chief Oyier said that
his raiders found between 20 and 80
suits Of clothes in Rogcrs's room In
the Longacre Hotel. The mysterious
Ross has been described as a natty
dresser.
To put an end TO all doubt regarding
Rogcrs's Identity n is not at all unlikely
thar Walter Ward and his assistant. Mr..
Tubbs. may visit the Tombs to-day.
They are the only two persons. 80 far
nj II known. who could say whether or
not the prisoner IL In any way connected
with the Peters killing.
Rogers, Edwin Travers, clerk at the
hotel and Jacob Rosenberg were held
in $4,000 bail each. Thomas Sander
son. Charles Burns and Abe Rosen. In
bonds ~ $500 each: Irving Landauer
III $1,000 and Ivan Lang and Frank
Cooper IN bonds 81 1900 each.
Randolph fandauer. manager OF the
Longacre Hotel denied the report that
the place was a central distributing
point for drug peddlers. Tie said that II
was not unusual that drug addicts should
DO found there. as such people occupied
rooms IN most hotels In this city.
The manager said his son Irving. who
gas released In $1,000 bail. had just
arrived from California and was en-
gagged III the soap business. lie said he
would make legal fight to exonerate
the young man from any connection with
the drug trasfic.