The evening world., 1922-05-29
LAWYER SAYS He HAS LOCATED
ROSS, sought IN bLACKMA|L
CONFESSION MADE BY WARD
Mysterious Woman Said to
Have Offered Man $500 TO
Kill "Some One" in Mill
ionaire'S Home.
Extra Guard Set Around the
Ward Home as Precaution
After Restaurant Bus Boy
Tells Story to Police.

William ]. Fallon, lawyer retained
as associate counsel by the Massachu-
setts attorneys who arc looking to tho
interests OF the family of Clarence
Peters, who w1s shot by Walter S.
Ward in Westchester County May 16.
according to Wards own statement.
renewed his assertion o-day that he
was in touch with tne person de-
scribcd by Ward as Charlie Ross as
companion of Peters and q chauf-
feur named Jack In 'blackpsaillnE
demands upon the youthful son Of
George $. Ward. millionaire baker
Mr.. Fallon said at noon that he had
learned where Ross was hiding and
had sent two trusted men to have a
talk with him in an effort to get him
to surrender to the Westchester au-
thorities on Wards complaint that
Ross blackmailed him. attempted to
increase the blackmail payments by
$751; 900 ane fired revolver shots at
him just after Peters was killed
At the same time the police are
seeking woman who is believed to
be of unsettled mind or drug user
who is reported TO have tried to hire
a man for $500 to go with her to the
Ward home in New Rochelle and
kill somebody"
The police are taking no chances
and are keeping a guard over the
Ward place.
Brieny, this is the story of the
strange young woman, described as
pretty and well dressed: Christopher
Ryan OF No. l55 West 10th Street.
a bus boy described by those for
whom he has worked as trustworthy.
Is employed at the Hanover Lunch
Room in Broadway near 72d Street.
When the young woman went in Sat-
urday afternoon Ryan waited on her,
there being no regular walters.
She asked II he would like to
make some money" and he said he
would She told him she would meet
him in front Of the restaurant at
p. NJ, when he quit work, and did,
She was silent as 10 what she wanted
done while they were riding up to
242d Street on the subway, according
10 Ryan. They took a trolley at the
end OF the subway and travelled in a
district unfamiliar to Ryan. All shs'
had said 10 him up TO that time, he
said, was that what she wanted done
would take nerve" and that "about
95 per cent. of the people are poor.
and the per cent. who are rich
don't give a damn about the poor
ones" But before they got of the
trolley car he declares she said:
"I suppose you have read about the
man that Mr. Ward killed. Well. Mn
Ward is innocent. He did not Kill
that man. I'll give you $500. but
you'll have 10 Kill somebody for me.
| can get you easy access into Mr..
Wards house and l can get you oq,
easily"
She did not say whom she wanted
killed. Ryan said he became fright
ened, and made the excuse that II he
killed anyone he might have TO get
away quick. and didn't want TO leave
| in those old clothes. He said he would
go home. put on his good clothes and
meet her later in the evening there.
Instead. he hurried back to the res
taurant, told what had happened and
was advised TO report TO the police Of
the West 6sth Street Station. which
he did The New York police and the
| Westchester authorities set on foot
an immediate investigation and SCI
guard at the Ward home. but
no trace OF the woman.
The woman Is reported to haV'
seen about Broadway and I2d Streat
for the past week by others than the
bus boy. Ryan's story In . way fits