New-York tribune., 1922-05-31
kolution of Mystery Fore.
cast Through Tracing
Peters $ Trip and Zip"
| on Relations to Killer
Dragged of Easy
Money TO '"Buddy''
klayer Absent From Office
on Morning Of Shoot
ing, His Friend Reveals

3 ClsTs~ce Peters arrived II New York
Ham paris Island. South Carolina, at
20 p. m. ou May -. Within twelve
eurs ha had been shot snd killed by
bitter s Ward. With this fact os~
5lished almost 10 certainty,
sstchester County Official declared
! o. night tina, break IN the
3sstery was TO be expected.
afhs official said that well posted
fiiyidual had placed in the possession
ttthe authorities valuable facts bear
h or the character OF the relations
A.' existed between Ward. the son Of
millionaire, and Peters, the rejected
ksrine recruit and son Of povcrtv
ricken parents.
Buddy" Tells of Departure
The irves Ngation a. Paris Island.
&,ough which the departure of Peters
rorl that marine training station was
lied as Of the morning Of May II. also
f,ougrt 70 light significant bits OF CON
3srsation heard from Peters's lips. In
Sc first place the authorities learned
3st Henry Schneidermann, of lilo
3mpson Avenue, the RronX, had be-
[ame a temporary buddy oil the
fncteen vesr old haverhill lad.
5:hneidermsnn was homesick and dis.
aasione1 about life anon. the
|.athernecka." He let it be known
Ia. ne wanted to change his mind,
2sd changed II in fact and wanted of
4ia permission to depart from Paris
Bland and further association with the
aarins- Thi. was given, and
Fine dc rmann telegraphed for $50 to
3sy his railroad fare back to New
fsrk. one of the penalties of chang
1s ones mind after signing up as
f.atherueck.
Mrs Ida Friedman sister OF
fhnedermann and with whom I've lives
lilo Simpson Avenue. said last
fght thst her brother had been away
n day q bathing beach but that she
ssw ell the details or his association
f.h Peters from having heard the
5ery reclted afresh with each new ell
4Nn Of the newspapers.
Ny brother showed Peters the S2D."
Hld Mr. Frle oman, "and Peters sort
shifted and SAID: I don't have to
AEher my relatives for money. | can
i plenty. I got friends in Now
}rk II take care of NE. My brother
r cut Of Paris Island a day or SO
bead OF Peters. Then after he had
fsn home a couple Of days or week
saw Peters's picture IN the paper
|ad it said he had been killed. That's
Boston my brother said right away
fhsn he went down to see Mr. Raben-
fa, the lawyer for Ward. He thought
= might get reward, put ali he got
Sss thank ynu.'
May Have Travelled Together
Despite Mrs. Friedman's positive
t.slings on the subject. former bud
files If both Peters and Seine der-
I-ann who are still Of Paris Island told
Interdsy OF letters from Schneider
-,an in which he had told of travelling
sa,th with Peters. His letters, more
|1er. were supposed to have been
krten before Wards name figured in
case end gave them big news
ahe. On Monday q detective visited
rls Island and sought possession of
ashneidermanns letters. This effort
II close up line of information Oh
N's-ss movements led to coniectures
y to whether the detective was en-
NFyed b. Wards lawyers.
The officers at Paris lsland who
Led the time of Peters's departure
Nm there az Of the morning Of May
+ \ showed that it would have been
arossible for Peters. travelling by
ain, TO have entered New York before
q p. m. Of May Is.
When Peters left there he did not
as for trsnsportatlo through to his
ns in Massachusetts. but only TO
Hiisdelphla. He said before leaving
ssa. he might chang around New
aMk adding that he had good friends
eook after him. These sort of boasts
IN from his lips frequently. and com
fat of ! sarcs site and profane nature
as hurled at the glib rookie
Detectives Employer Secret
Vhsther the detective who went to
as marine camp actually Is REPRESENT
M the poverty stricken Peters family O,
Nsaether he uss working in behalf Of
H. wealthy Ward family is a matter
" conjecture. None of the detectives
IN have worked on tho case thus far
- identified his client. .at least III
AsnneinG manner.
1 those representing Val p'Farrell
ae went to Boston soon after mid
,sat Monday atsrted bach for Ne's
ssfk at o'clock yesterday afternoon.
nPsaren'ly : without word cf. the MISS
2V Charley Ross" and Jack sup
msd to figure in the hlackmailing
Vne other source Of mystery under
tc,ailnue5 on ros, pa1s>