New-York tribune., 1922-06-14
Brother of Petcrs's SLAYER
May BE Ordered Locked
Up if He Continues to
Defy District Attorney
Refuses Answers
Before Grand jury
Witness Tells of Poker
Parties; French Maid
Is Before Inquisilors

I Ralph Ward must tell all he know.
about the killing or Clarence Peter
( By his brother. Waltcr. or go % jli'
FOR contempt OF court When he a.
pesred before the WestcAcster County
grand jury yesterday afternoon the
brother Of Pctcrs's slayer doggediy re-
fused 20 answer certain questions
District Attorney Weeks excused
him for the day. handed him a sub
ppna TO appear this morning at 10
o'clock and then arranged with Su-
preme Court Justice Morschauser TO
be on the bench at that hour. II Is
understood that no leniency will be
shown the witness II he proves TO be
rccalcitrant again to-day.
Young Ward readily answered for
nal questions fixing his identity and
place OF residence, 10 was said. but
when the District Attorney asked him
20 relate all that he could remember
Of conversation he had had with his
brother. Walter. concerning the kill
ing OF Peters. Ward grimly closed his
lips. Then the prosecutor asked him
10 tell all he could remember Of n lon-
versation about tho affair with his
father. Again he refused to talk
Six Minutes Before Jury
When the witness left the grand
jury room he was in appearance de-
cidedly glum and hurried from the
building through a rear exit. IL had
taken Just six inmates OF his time TO
establish 20 District Attorney Weeks's
satisfaction that the millionaire bak-
er's other son was just as stubbornly
silent about the blackmail plot involv-
ing their family as is Walter Ward.
Mr.. Week came from the grand jury
room on the heels Of Ward and went
to the chambers Of justice Morschauser.
II Is understood that ;hey agreed that
the witness should be- brought into
court tomorrow, together with q cer'i-
fed copy Of the stcnographic minutes
VI the examination Jus ice Nor
schauscr then probably wiz [ircct him
to answer the questions. II he per
sists in his refusal then, IL was said
last night. at least one member cf the
Ward family will be placed IN Jail.
In lieu OF information from a member
Of the Ward family, the grand jurors
were occupied yesterday with George
W. Sutton, OF New Rochelle; Irme zieg-
led. a French maid servant employed in
the home OF Walter Ward until day or
50 after the shooting: Raymond X. Hill.
fngcrprint expert OF the Shcriff's Office
and Sheriff Werner. Alfred Blutc. race
track acquaintance OF Walter Ward.
was in the court house under subpoena,
but was not called.
Sutton Tells OF Poker Party
Mr. Sutton. the first witness. was
on the stand for fifteen minutes. He
repeated the story he previously had
told newspaper men, Of having been
one Of dozen poker players at the
Ward home on the night Peters was
killed. He said Ward had not come
home when he departed with the other
guests al 1880 IN the morning. lie
said there was no disturbance OF any
kind at the Ward home while he was
there.
The character Of the testimony given
by Deputy Sheriff Hin COULD not be
learned. although II was known that 'c
has been 300 the Ward home twice ilnca
Walter Ward made bis confession. The
last time was when tho hougo was
searched for evidence 20 support the
story told by James }. Cunningham. Of
q fight IN ihe library Of the home.
Sheriff Werner read into The record
Of the grand jury's minutes the state
mcnt given 20 him by Wards attorneys
on the day they surrendered their
client. The importance Of this was
that thc Sheriff by tcstifyinR that
Ward was present when the statement
was read. made n. for the purposes o.
a trial. Ward's statement. Tnc mere
fact that Ward was present whom the
paper was read proves that he
lcGuicsod IN the statements u con-
tanned. and makes il, IN effect. a
confession.
Indictment Not Expected Soon
After hearing these witnesses the
grand jury adjourned until 10 o'clock .
to-day. There probably will be- q short I
session on Thursday and then an ad. .
journr,ent until next week. II was said
yesterday that it was not expected that
IN Indictment would be returned be- .
fcro July.
Remarks made about a week ago by
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