The evening world., 1922-05-27

Dali III SoVtUVOs
PETERs's REVOLVER TRACED
TO SAVANNAH.
Nyhe revolver which Walter S. Ward
kas turned over TO Sheriff Werner of
iHestohoster County as the weapon
Nth which he says Clarence Peters
attacked him. thereby justifying
lvtard in killing the boy, was shipped
fAlt OF the Smith and Wesson factory
lJ2pt. 21, 1908. The Evening World
learned to-day that 1t was consigned
to J. w. Weed g. Co., hardware deal
ers OF Savannah. The number of the
revolver is 274,67S.
The Marine training base at Paris
Island, s. c., where young Peters
went late in April as n tentative re-
cruit, is but thirty miles from Savan-
nah: marines on liberty make for Sa-
vannah for their fun.
Friends of the son Of the million
aire baker, who say he killed Peters
when his own life was threat
ened. will contend that this tracing of
the weapon given TO the Sheriff by
Ward tends 10 confirm the truthful
ness of his story.
More and more indications have
been encountered TO support the
rumor that young Ward was not
dealing with the blackmailers to pro-
tect his own reputation but that OF
another man TO whom he was under
heavy obligations and who trusted IN
hls nerve and intelligence. The man
named as the actual object OF the
blackmail threats was given to secre-
tive diversions on Broadway long be-
fore the days of Prohibition.
He frequented Billy Gallagher's at
broadway and Seventh Avenue and
Joe Galatians after Callahan ceased
Scing head waiter for Gallagher and
went into business for himself. He
was "wine buyer" and he never
added up his checks before paying
item. He was particularly cheerful in
Accepting opportunities to entertain
new acquaintances who would intro
duce him to their women friends.
HIS VISITS CEASED WHEN lDEN.
TITY BECAME KNOWN.
He had frequented Gallagher's foIi
years before his identity as man OF
wealth and. affairs was known. Hc
never came to the place in his own
car; he always called for n chauffeur
who had a big Packard car on livery
in Times Square. This man drove
him to an uptown subway station and
his own car met him at another sta
ton on a telephoned order. His
visits to the Broadway spending par
lors slackened and ceased after his
identity was known, but he still kept
up acquaintance with some of the
persons he met in them.
There is not the slightest ground
investigators find for believing that
Walter Ward had any such acquain-
tapces as were to be found in al-night
drinking resorts or had any liking for
that sort of society. But with the
high regard and obligation existing
between the athletic Police Commis-
sfoner of New Rochell and the man
who was preyed upon by blackmailers
itAwas entirely natural that the victim
SHOULD turn to Walter Ward to help
him out OF his trouble.
Last night was Wards second In
jall. He spent most OF yesterday and
flee. While he II supposed to have q
cell in the wing where Harry Thaw
was once q prisoner. there was a
rumor he might have occupied a pri-
vate room next to Warden Hills. Re
porters thought they could see him
in the room when the wind blew aside
a curtain occasionally. II will not be
necessary for Ward to attend the
Newburgh hearing to-day, and II is
understood he will not be taken there.
A "clue" of a playing card found
In the road near Wards homU by an
onterprising amateur investigator
came TO nothing to-day when II wa.i
found that the pack Of playing cards
found in the coat Of Peters had the
full number Of fifty-two cards wher
taken from his pocket. The discovery
of fragments OF glass Of the thickness
of automobile window glass near
Wards garage was held to be Of i'm
portance only when II can be estab-
lished how long they have been there.
Wards attorneys say the shot fired at
him by Peters shattered a window OF
his car. No broken glass was found NJ
the scene OF the shooting. The win
dows OF Wards car were unbroken
when he gave himself up as the killer
of Peters. No statement has been made
rs to where or when new window
was put in.
The westchester authorities So,
they have heard nothing OF the law
yers and private detectives supposed
"a. have been engaged to represent the
Peters family. Michael l.. Sullivan
of Salem. Mass. retained William J
Fallon. a lawyer of No. 152 West lsC
Street, TO look after the local lega
END. and Mr.. Fallon engaged a privat,
detective agency for investigating
work. Mr.. Sullivan. after looking
over the ground. returned home leav.
ing James J. Roman. his partner. a
the Waldorf to represent him.
LAWYER FOR PETERS FAMILY
HAS HIS SAY.
Mr.. Sullivan, the Salem, Mass.
lawyer, said he had been asked b,
the slain mans father to take up tn
case. The fathers half-brother wa
the late Scott Peters. well known Ba,
State lawyer. AS Mr.. Sullivan ex
piained:
Sometimes we do things which W
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