New-York tribune., 1922-06-01
os,;als Work in Slayers
Absence; Deny Report
# Double Shooting on
Night That Peters Died
p;ukerlons Hired
To Assist Count,
Snare No Expense, Weeks
Insists; Grand jury and
Coroner Action Delayed

e, ,,,-chirr the home of Sl'e' =
49, roof 70 basement Yesterday
wa ',..',,bs,.er County auV oritie' eS-
"f ~, he FIST tint she broad
,s invested in them. for the IN
,..,,tisn of just such cases '' 'he
,..sr o, Clarence Peters.
80. vas sho, deadlsome time after
.s,;,s,. presumably, o. May IS
r'.a', i,vysrs notified The authorities
.s,;, Ellen, had'klled him on May
;. "a. District, Attorney Frederick
~. ard SHERIFF George Werner si-
,.a ,sir,een dgys 20 elapse before
.l,v we're spurr0l to make a search OF
=. Mad home. They took this action
.,s.. o. a circumstsntisl story
..,.-,,s YESTERDAY in Ncw York news
-, rsish vt forth that Peters sctu-
lr. "a beeh killed in the library OF
y. V.rs bome and that another man
~ tssr rounded The wounded sur
.'-., Va. supposed 20 have been the
.. "a fhe Information upon which
.,,fcie was based. After making
"a. @ss,eh Sheriff Werner said he hao
.ouai nSbing 70 sub'tanVo'e 'ne
s9ry
w~b, Have Found ClcWs Early
r,s- though Peters was not killed in
,ts Ward home, there wss en- excellent
80 man, believe. that the Sheriff
,-,,st have found clews that would
l..e ed 20 fo'''' y OF the pu11,lhg
80 "A he co. ;tcd MS search wnen
. y, Vas given h's first Information CON
-srl,r lie slayer Of Peters. II he
k,S III mower 10 make the search yes
t.rdsv /, was pointed out IN White
pains. he bsd the same power thirteen
firrie. Attorney Weeks Was repre-
ssrie3 during tho ransacsinE OF the
Ward home b. his assistant. Walter
rerr;-. IL vas Mr. Ferris who IN
fratd Alan x. Campbell. o. Ward d's
rean,el. gher he protested that the
search was illegal. that IL was "a Dis
if,. Attorneys search" and would 60
o. rsrdess o. protests -
~ Wecis has aid repc-tcE Z tHst
NJ eocld not. or at least ~e1idr not.
taks sction urDi Coroner Fitzgerald
bs5 heid an inauest. The coroner has
isia however. that he vas waiting for
rod from the District Attorney. The
t,gers Of Mr. Weeks 10 conduct an In
osiry behind the doors Of grand jury
lfom are much wider than those pos
nIsed b. the coroner. Mr.. Weeks.
howeyer, has ignored this means Of
getting information.
Father Among Those Not Called
A lllt Of persons who have not been
sssstoned by tho county authorities,
sd who might give valuable informa-
ton 70 a grand jury inquiring into the
kill.rg OF Peters. follows:
George Ward. father of Walter S.
Ntrd. lie is IN position 20 account
ief a. least part OF his sons time
e7rng tho tverty-four hours that pre-
c'esd the killing
The servants in the Ward home.
Isey know when Ward answered the
telephone or made telephone calls dur
~ that same twenty-four hours. They
tnov whtn he left and when he en-
ititd The house. They know what went
o. IN The house during that period,
'hc' moreover, lawyers say they have
70 night 20 decline 20 answer cues
aon' concerning tho movements Of
hsir employer.
'almsr +. Tubbs. Polie. Commits
ssonsf Of New Rochelle. subordinate 70
ssic a. The Bronx plant OF the Ward
elkng Company. He also knows some
nng of Wards movements during that
hr W.
garage owner. who could testlfy
~ % whether the Pserlets coupe now
- py Ward is the same coupe Ward
I''Fe Is no legal barrier to a grand
!ey Inquiry into tbs hlscEmsil
{S winch Rsbenold & Scribner
~o sosn Z. Brennan. lawyers for Wal
:. natd say they mace TO District
'.o,ney Weeks. In their statement
S,.'shg On TIE killing Of Peters. which
80 ', D'sh mace for Ward, these lawyers
a.. nave appeared this morning be-
" District Attorney Weeks TO make
Wy-ea,n' on behalf Of our client, Mr..
r,,i,.. s msaro' against a gang OF black
"ife's Story Also ignored
.ss a,.. Selter s. Ward has said that
.s,;,s..aa az sss.a Clear up The mystery 10 the
,nSsuon OF every one II she was
,.s,'s- 70 talk. Though she might
,eeo- against her husband there IL,
,es ,esag 70 some authorities, no rea-
inv ,Tf sns should not tell grand
Dos ~ sue knows about a hlackmsil
~ Fitzgerald. who declared
cssnp0sd on p.s. ,-,,)