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rs wealthy and connected with the
police force Of New Rochelle.
Peters used the money, Clark
said. to spend on girls and otncr
young men. After a while, he sad,
Peters told him:
II am going to leave all these be-
cause OF my rich friend"
Clark says he aslSad Peters:
IF he Is such a good fellow why
don't you get a lot of dough out OF
him?"
Peters reply, according to "Ckip-
per" was:
oh. I'm going TO let things run
along I'm getting enough now.
my Good Friend"
Once last summer, Clark said,
Ward drove to Bryant Park in an
automobile and took Peters and him
self to an automat for dinner. Peters
introduced Ward as my good friend
from New Rochelle" Clark added:
"On another occasion Ward
readily recognize his photographs
took Peters and a fellow named Ed
Maloney, who also hung out in
Bryant Park for a ride.
II am willing to tell my story to
the authorities at any time
District Attorney Weeks said today
he was anxious to find and interview
Clark. The Skipper" was found yes
terday afternoon in Bryant Park by
q reporter.
He said he met Peters first when
both were serving aboard the c. w.
Morse, vessel used as a training
ship at the Brooklyn navy yard In
the war.
Peters Not Known.
Clark said he and Peters lived for
: q time at the Majestic, lodging
house on the Bowery. 1t was said
at that place that Clark was well
known there, but that Peters had
never registered at the place under
his own name.
On the night of May 10 Clark sud,
denly disappeared. He had only so
cents. The night clerk had given him
the additional 20 cents required for
his room. Clark had borrowed such
sums from him on several occasions
and had always paid.
Clark is from forty 10 fOrty-tlVo
years old. He is weather tanned. A
shock of iron-gray hair, a PORTED
weather-tanned face, gray eyes,
sharp features, and usually a two or
three days growth of beard formed
the gray seasoned picture of life
rough winds which Clark made upon
the mind.
Spoke Like Gentleman.
Offsetting the rough appearance
Of this keen-faced, slouchy man
whose shoulders seemed 20 drpop
from a battle too much for him, was
II that OF an
educated man and gentleman, as were
his manners. He was we'll liked by
the habitues of the Majestic.
The absence Of Peters tie and col
lar IL still one Of the cases biggest
puzzles. Where were Ward and
Peters when the latter took of these
articles? Is 1t possible Peters '"as
shot while coatless?
His coat bore every evidence OF
having been hastily pulled upon his
body. The photograph Of the hody
taken by State troopers before noon
the day Of the killing, clearly indi
Gates this. -,
Was Peters killed when he was
partly disrobed? Was a bullet later
fired into his coat to make II ap
pear that he was fully dressed?
Was this one Of the matters "at
tended to" by Ward or his advisers
in the mysterious six-day period he
fore the young millionaire gave
himself up to the authorftiesf
Why did Ward wait so long tc
give himself up that District At
torney Weeks, while acquiescing in
the slayer's release on bail. gives
his studied opinion that Ward
the authorities had not identified
Peters body?
When answers to these questions
are given, a great deal OF the puz
zle will be taken out Of the great
Ward killing mystery.
Why does Ward fear to give the
facts Of his wolf.like attack upoT
nineteen-year-Old Clarence Peters?
"Ross's" real name, II can now be
divulged, is Nathan RosenZweig. Ht
lives In East 17sth street. the Bronx
with his mother, two married sisters
and a brother, Joe.
The elder Of hte sisters-a former
model in the Lucille, Ltd, dress
making shops-met the reporter Al
the door and became hysterical with
anger and grief when the reporter
mission was discovered.
Nat is out OF town. she shrieked
q HE won't be back until Wednesday
I'm keeping him under cover. II
It is necessary I'll write to him tC
stay away longer"
FalIon Defended Ross"
In the blackmailing case of 81,
months ago in which wealthy
banker and importer of New Yorl
was involved as complaining witness
e against Rosenzweig whom he knew
under his alias of Ross and San
Dreyvus. William J. Fallon, lawyer
retained by Peters parents, was at
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