New-York tribune., 1922-06-21


first contact with the blackmallers
he says were with Peters the night
Of the killing.
Renting Records Revealed
Acting on q letter written by Dis.
trict Attorney Weeks, Bing & Bing'
Of ll9 West Fortieth Street, renting
agents for the Poinciana. yesterday
placed al the disposal Of the Pinker'
ton agency all Of their records bear
ing on Wards three months oeeu-
pancy Of an apartment there. Ele-
vator operators. telephone girls in
the building, the building superin-
tendent and his wife all contributed
information about Wards mode OF
living.
Some Of this information probably
will lead the investigators 20 some of
the women who visited Ward during
tha. hectic three months. The most
frequent OF these visitors was a red
haired woman who as the summer Uors
on began 70 quarrel vehemently With
Ward. Another was a blaek-hairsd
woman. They were noted, according 70
Fred OLSON. superintendent Of the
apartment house, only because they
came so much oftener than the other
women. The District Attorneys inyes-
tigators have informed him that Wards
feminine acquaintance used 70 arriv.
at his apartment almost on each others
heels.
The agents ~ the apartment house
had demanded the strietes. kind Of ref
erences from Ward before allowing him
10 occupy on apartment, there. but .hs
pinkertons have been told by them that
Wards conduct wa. such that they de-
termined when his three months subs
lease expired never 20 allow him 20
have an apartment there again.
Paid 500 a Month in Cash
Ward paid 500 a month ren. for
the apartment, and he always paid In
cash, which is but one Of several things
he did that served 20 convince the
Pnkertons that Ward did not want II
TOO generally known that he had thns
nest. He also paid $50 a month %
Mrs. OLSON, the superintendents wife,
for taking care OF his apartment. Oncs.
the Pinkertons learned from Mrs.
OLSON, she entered his apartment
abruptly and found Ward there with
the red.haired woman, who was at
tired in a kimons. Mrs. OLSON apollo
gized and retired from the apartment.
according 20 her story 20 the Pinker-
tons. She Is not now staying at the
apartment house.
Another time, she told the Piaker-
tons, she surprised, without intending
20 do so, the brunette.
The detectives have learned that
bottles labeled Scotch whisky and ain
were there in profusion A shabbily
dressed individual, who IL described as
having the appearance Of a stable hand
and usually carrying a suitcase, was
sllowed. on Wards instructions, 70
enter the apartment whenever he came.
This man is believed 20 have had
something 10 do with the periodic sp-
pesranee Of new supply OF bottles.
Missing Jewelry Not Reported
Ward was disorderly with bis soilsd
clothing. the detectives have learned,
and habitually left valuable lewelyy
lying about. Some Of this disappeared
and Ward was inclined 10 place tho
blame on a negro woman who had ae-
cess 10 his apartment. The 0lssons
vigorously ehampioned this woman,
whom they knew 10 be honest, and
suggested 10 Ward that he might call
in the police. After that he said moth
ing more about the missing ie~elry.
OLSON told the detectives that Ward
az first handed him a gold shield and
told him 10 60 20 Harlem, where the
negro woman lived, and try TO forc~
her 10 return the missing articles.
OLSON said he refused TO be a party
10 such a scheme.
Ward always left word with the tel
ephone operators on the hrst foor Of
the apartment when he had q visitor
70 inform any one else who might call
or telephone that he was mot in"
His automobile, a coupe, was parked N
front OF the building at all hours Of
the day and night.
Some OF these things we're reported
70 Bing 4 Bing by olson and they
we're disturbed by them. They had
checked the references given BY wsrd