The evening world., 1922-06-19
Mrs. Leland Stanford Wood,
Who Had Testified Before
Jury, Called Before Justice
MorSchauSer.
Chauffeur Who Drove Men
Answering Description of
Gross. and Jack" Also Is
Subpoenaed by Sheriff.

Mrs. Leland Stanford Wood, sis
ter Of Ralph Ward, who said in testi
money in the John Doe proceedings in
the Ward case that she knew much
Of the family conferences regarding
the killing Of Clarence Peters by
Walter Ward, was taken before Jus
tice Morschauser under subpoena
day.
Her husband was also under sub
poena. Mrs. Wood is the ''mysterious
woman" about whom the authorities
made vague statements last night and
to-day as having the "key to the
whole blackmaiI story"
Another witness sought was John
Fleming, a taxicab chauffeur of No.
1891 Park Avenue. who took two
passengers from the Bronx up
through Westchester County past the
kensico reservoir on the night before
the finding of the body OF Clarence
Peters; the men were said to re-
semble the descriptions given by
Walter Ward of Ross" and Jack"
who attacked him with Peters.
Deputy Sheriff Cherico took FFe.n
ing to White Plains to-day. The
chauffeur said his passengers were
well known Bronx bootleggers who
hired him to take them to northern
Westchester, at $50 o'clock May Is.
Near the northern end of the reservoir,
Fleming said. he was stopped by a
policeman who took his name because
his front lights had gone out. Flem-
ing drove on to Wesley's garage at
Mount Kisco. and William Shea,
driver for Wesley, took them on to
Yorktown. while Fleming remained at
Wesley's, The passengers returned
from Yorktown at about midnight.
They remained there until Gay light
when 1t was safe for Fleming to re-
turn to the Bronx without lights.
Fleming said he saw or heard north
ing on the King Street road on his
trip to Mount Kisco which might af-
feet the Ward case.
Cherico left at once for Mount
Kisco and Yorktown to verify Flem-
ing's story.
The Grand Jury which indicted
Walter Ward for first degree murder
Friday has been called to meet
Wednesday to consider the conspiracy
evidence taken in the John Doe hear
ing. An Indictment of George s. Ward
on this evidence would enable the au-
thorities TO bring him back to White
Plains under extradItion to testify In
the murder case.
Everard Clankcs, the Negro to
whom Justice Morschauser referred
as having a right prior to Wards for
an immediate trial. will be tried be-
fore Justice Morschauser next Mon
day for the murder of Charles Harris,
also a Negro, last February. Mr..
Weeks will prosecute.
The John Doe hearing will be re.
sumed at the conclusion of Justice
Morschauser's Supreme Court bust
ness for the day at 4.s0 o'clock this
afternoon Ralph ID. Ward, who was
the first witness, has been recalled.
as have Elwood Rabenold and Allen
r. Campbell. Walter Wards counsel.
be retained in the case.
According to semi official reports,
John L. Mack OF Poughkeepsie. twice
District Attorney OF Dutchess County,
and now guardian OF baby Guy Still
man in the Stillman divorce litigation.
Is to be special prosecutor OF Walter
S. Ward when the murder case comes
10 trial. and Isaac N. Mills OF Mount
Vernon probably will be chief counsel
for the defense.
Legal ethics compel District Attor-
ney Weeks to retire as prosecutor in
the Ward case because he was a wit
ness before the Grand Jury that found
the indictment. Mr.. Mack aided In
the night that brought Harry X. Thaw
back from Canada and has prosecuted
some big murder cases. Mr. Mills 10
ScontiRSd on Sixteenth Pase1