New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-06-04
Prisoner Held by Police
of Philadelphia May BE
Pal of Peters; Carried
Memo on Baking Firm
Wounded in Chest
And the Right Arm
Wife of Self.Confessed
Slayer and Two Servant
Girls TO Face Grand jury

Authorities Of westehester County.
spurred NJ lsst into making a grand
jury investigation OF the killing Of
Clarence Peters. were hopeful last
night that prisoners patient in the
Samaritan Hospital in Philadelphia
would be identified as a participant in
the Kcnsieo Reservoir pistol fight de-
,cribed oy Walter S. Ward in his con-
fess.on.
Thus far only cireumStartial. though
convincing. evidence links John cienzo
the suspected man TO the Ward case.
His arrest on Friday was made by two
Philadelphia policemen who saw him
prowling about a house there and de-
clded to question him. His sulky atti-
tude under examination changed TO
one OF furious resistance when they
told him he was under arrest. After
the man had been blackjaeked into
submission and taken to jail 1t was
discovered by a turnkey tha, he va,
suffering from two old gsngrenous
bullet wounds. One Of these was IN
the chest and the other in his right
arm. Apparently these iniTries had
not Been treated professionally.
Carried Deputy's Badge
In the prisoners pockets was found
an assortment Of papers that included
4 memorandum book containing refer
ences TO the Ward Baking Company
Cien1o from that moment became .
prisoner Of consequence. Physicians
after examining his wound. said tina,
he had developed blood poisoning and
ordered his removal 10 hospital. In
the mean time his story accounting for
his injuries had been completely dis
credited.
Cienzo told Lieutenant Belshaw. head
Of the Philadelphia Police Department
murder squad, that he had been shot
while acting as a strike breaker az the
mines Of the Republic Coal and Iron
Company al Greenburg. Pa, near Pitts
burgh. he said he had been sen, there
by tho Deneen Detective Agency OF
New YorK. =,
This story was soon discredited.
Greenburg authorities reported that
there had not b-en any gun fights there
lately and that there was no such con-
Germ as tie Republic Coal aud Iron
Company. When confronted With this
information Cienzo retraeted ell OF his
story except his statement that he was
special detective. He did not at
tempt 10 account for the possession OF
a badge bearing the words deputy
sheriff and when informed that he
was suspected Of knowing something
about the Ward case he closed his lips.
Saw Service In Navy
Cienzo had said that he originally
came from Wakefield, Mass. and dis
patch from there asserted that u was
believed the wounded man might be
John Cienzo, who has been absent
from his home for several months.
When last heard Of in Wskeheld this
man was going from New York TO Phil-
adelphia. II was also reported rom
Wakefield that Cienzo had been IN the
navy intelligence service during tne
war. and that after getting out Of INC
navy he was supposed 70 have aihliatea
with a private detective agency.
Wakefield and Hayerhill. Mass. the
home Of Clarence Peters. are not Tar
apart. Peters. TOO, served IN the navy,
and VIXEN he left Paris Island on May
Ia. = rejected marine recruit. he had IN
hi. pocket transportation to Philadel-
phia.
when arrested cienzo was wearing
exnensive clothing. including SILK
shirt and brown suit with red pencil
stripes. Among the papers IN MS
rockets was a letter addressed 70 j.
tcestinus1 e. psS. fsur)