New-York tribune., 1922-06-07
Ward Trial
For Murder
Is Demanded
lcsniIng.d irsn p.a. sn,l

tion Mrs. Ward further. and although
they do not meet to-day. she probably
will be asked 90 appear before them
again tomorrow. The inquiry prob
ably will last. II was said BY we'll in
formed persons. until next week.
When Mrs. Ward left the court
house at White Plains shortly before 3
o'clock she was escorted by Mr. Camp
bell. She was smiling. quite az her
ease She posed for photographers and
then stepped into an automobile and
started back to New Rochelle and her
children.
The other witnesses who testified
before the grand jurors yesterday dh
little else than recitc the fact neces-
sary 20 establish the corpus deicti.
The interesting witnesses are 20 come,
and they will include George >. ward,
tho father OF Walter. This was stated
with assurance last night ty one Of
the county officials
NC want him" 10 was said. The same
Official let il be known that every
paper. handbook or other record that
may throw any light on the transac-
tions Ward says he had with the
blackmailers would be fequisitioned
for the benefit Of the grand jury.
Wards attorneys on the day he was
formally surrendered 90 Sherii
George Werner. said that he had given
the blackmailefs in series Of pay
ments an amount that totalef in the
ne ehborhood Of 100000
II any Of these payments were mal,
by cheek District Attorney Weeks ard
the PinkertOn detectives VINO are wofs-
ing for him want the Cancelled checks
and the stubs in the hope tna' these
will give them a clew 20 the men VINO
received this money. II the prosecutor
can lay his hands on any one VINO has
received blackmail from Ward IN re-
cent months. even though that person
was not concerned In the plot that was
disclosed with the death o. Peters. ne
believes that he can find out what see
cret was used by Peters and his asso-
ciatcs as a blackmall lever.
Resides Mrs Ward and the two ser
wants. seven witnesses were heard our
inc the day They included George
scherderman and George ohr, hnemen
who found the body % the former en-
listed navy man, on the grass a. the
side OF the Chappaqua Road border
ing the Kensico Reservoir on the
meming Of May IS Coroner Edward
3 Fitzrcrald. Sheriff George J. Wer-
ner and Dr.. John Fielding Black, the
coroncr's physician. who performed the
autopsv. each testified briefly. The
blood stained clothing taken from the
bodv also was carried into the grand
iury room, and provided thrill Tor
n crowd or spectators many OF them
,yon,en-who thronged tina corridors
NJ the. court house m the hone Ok
catchine a glimpse Of some o. the pfin-
cipals. The other witnesses were
state Troopers Harry Green and Jo-
semi Collins. who surveyed the scene
where Peters's body was found.
The inventive mind o. James ). Gun
ningban. the self-styled racetrack de-
tsctive who is imprisoned m the West
chester County Jail a. result oi MS
effort 20 collect a 81 ,o0o reward oHered
by The New York American Tor M
formation. produced-or created ne"
figure yesterday.
Dan. the Dude bloody-nl iil Gee
creature of the underworld. u scent
mas been sending death threats 70 'un-
ninghsm. The price OF hie ior me
glib Mr.. Cunningham i' silence ana
any one who has encountered cunning
ham knows - ~ SUN piiN, ~
"BuRk.' said. Maurice MeCaI,ny' .
lawyer-kinsman Of Cunningham ias'
night. He insisted that CUNNINGHAM
could not have referred 70 any Dan
the Dude" but jail attaches do not
agree with Mr. Mccarthy. The lawyer
DID say. however that he knew thai
Charley Ross" and Jack. the miss
ing blackmailers. were anxious 20 sur
render themselves 20 the authorize
because they wanted protection. hr.
Mccarthy declined TO specify the char
acter Of the dangers from Vnicn tney
wish 20 be protected, or even 20 say
From Haverhill. Mass there came a
-enor. vesterday that Fred Magison
was not representing the legal inter
ests Of the parents Of Clarence Peters
and that he was planning 20 nie SUIT
against the Wards for $4,000.