New-York tribune., 1922-05-30
Garage Dealer Connived
at Exchange of Coupe
That Carried Peters, Dis
trict Attorney Is Told
Fallon and O'Farrell
On Boston Mission
Rich Slayer Said to Have
Paid $1,000 to Settle
Pittsburgh Girls Claim

District Attorney Weeks of West
chester County began last night to
hunt for confirmation of report that
through cennivance of garage dealer
Walter S. Ward had been enabled on
the day Clarence Peters was killed to
exchange bood-stained Peerless
eoppe for similar car free from such
compromising marks.
II the prosecutor could establish that
such q substitution was made this
would lend color to the theory that the
former sailor was killed at a point dis
tant from the isolated spot on the
Chappaqua Road, by the Kensico res
ervoir. where the body was found. Mr.
Weeks is frankly skeptical of the story
told by the son of the millionaire head
OF the Ward Baking Company in ac-
counting for the fatal shooting of
Peters.
Peters in South on May II
Bloodstalned upholstery in Wards
autom obile would indicate. in the mind
Of Mr.. Weeks, that Peters's body was
conveyed to the Chappaqua road and
there flung out. Whatever comes Of
this line OF investigation, which it
must be admitted has little solid foun-
dation, it was definitely established
yesterday that Peters did not leave
Paris Island, S. c., until May 10. which
was about three days before he was
killed. On May IL he was rejected by
the Marine Corps. it is about a tWcn-
ty-four- hour journey from Paris ISL
and to New York, and so Peters is now
believed to have landed here on Sat
uFday:: The following Tuesday morn
ing his body was discovered SO
within period of fortyeight hours
Ward and had the dealings with him
taat ended in the rejected Marine
Corps recruits death.
!hlS telegram was received by Sher-
80 George Werner from the Navy De
"-.plent Mt Washington:
"Replying to yours of the 23d inst
iAe chief of the Bureau Of Navigation
reters enlisted in the navy on August
J, 1919, at the navy recruiting station
u Boston, Mass, as an apprentice sea-
IAN and was given a bad conduct dis
ehsfge October II. 1919. from the navy
't. Boston as an apprentice seaman. He
gave as his next of kin when he en-
isted Albert Peters, father. 10 Grove
street, Haverbill, Mass. On April 2s.
1922, Clarence Peters applied for en-
!lStment in the Marine Corps at Boston
onder the name of Clarence Melvin
'eters. He stated that he was born
iarch "a, 1908, at Haverhll Mass The
recruiting officer at Boston transferred
elers to the Marine Barracks, Paris
t.aand, South Carolina.
ON May II, 1922. at Paris Island,
= e.. he was dismissed on account
o previous service in the navy and
his re-enlistment was not authorized"
'Rad Conduct', PornIo1,.
That officially established the fact
that Peters had not been bounding
Ward for blackmail over period of
siN weeks. But it raised anew in the
minds of Westchester County authori-
ties the question as to why Peters was
given bad conduct discharge and
Nhether the escapade which earned
1t betrayed habits that might con
ialn solution of the puzzle.
The Westchestcr County authorities.
as represented by District Attorney
while still uncommitted TO the prop
osition that there really exist such
characters as "Charley Ross" and
Jack were interested in the de-
parture tor Boston at | O'Clock this
morning of William ]. Fallon. Manhat-
IAN criminal attorney, and Val OFar-
reil, head Of the private detective
agency bearlng his name, and two of
ms employees, Harry Corners and Will
ham Hamilton. Speaking for the cX-
petition Conners said:
We have an appointment in Boston
More we can't say, but if we get any
information on the Ward case in Bos-
ton 1t will be given out there as soon
as we get it,
Fallon and the detectives did their
test yesterday to create the impression
mat they were about to produce "Char-
Icy Ross" First it was announced in
tallon's office that ROSS" and "Jack"
were to appear at 0 FarrelFs Office at
O'Clock. Then it was said that "Ross"
would be produced at Fallon's Office at
soclcck. Then Fallon dashed from his
once with the announcement tnat he
woud return in few minutes, and at
the same time created the impression
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