New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-06-03
No Trace of Wounded
Man in Stamford; Doc
tor Denies Treating Re-
puted COmrade of Peters
Witness TO Face
Physician To-day
County Officials Refuse to
Reveal Next Move. or
Name Date for Inquest

The mystery surrounding the shoot
ing Of Clarence Peters BY Walter s.
Ward remained last night exactly as II
mas been since Ward told District A.
torney Weeks % westchester County
that he had shot Peters m ssli-defense
after having been blaekmailed After
two week. Of investigation in which
rumors and insinua,ions nave been a.
plentiful A. demonstrsble facts have
been scarce the case FOR ell practical
purposes Is Just where II was in the
beginning. Ward policy Of absolute
silence il beginning to Justify itself
He has put II squsrely up 10 the West
chester official, 20 prove that his recital
j. not the true one. and so fsr they
have failed dismally.
The story 81 the shooting told b.
James J. Cunningham. former private
detective and recent race track habitue.
crumbled yesterday under an investiga-
tion conducted IN Stamford. Conn, by
Sheriff Werner. Of Westchcster. On
every point tested Cunningham's tale
failed 20 hold. Neither Joe Jackson"
nor Charley Rogers was located and
no trace was found OF the hospital or
sanitarium where the injured Jack
son" had been taken. Neither was any
evidence found that = doctor with a
notary's sign in front Of his door" had
treated Jackson
Physicians Denial Emphatic
There I. Just one doctor in Stamford
who hangs out the shingle of notary
public. ne Is Or. Daniel Hanrahan. a
brother Of John T. Hanrahan. former
City Treasurer of Stamford Sheriff
Werner inierofated Or HanrahRn. who
met hls questions with a fiat and COM
pe.e denial OF any knowledge Of such
circumstances a. Cunningham state
ment asserted.
That explains number Of things,
John I. Hanrshan said when his
brother discussed with him the visit
OF the White Plains Sheriff. and he
went a; once 20 Police Headquarters
where hs tclo Acting Chief OF Police
John r. Brennan that he and hs family
had been annoyed for several days by
man named Louis Pair. Of New York,
Fair is a reporter on the staf Of n New
York newspaper Hsnrahan told the
chief that Fair had represented him
self 20 him as lawyer.
"This man Fair insisted that l. as =
notary public. had taken the affidavit
% the so-called Joe Jackson" Han
rahan told Chief Brennan. Jackson
was supposed 10 be dying He insist
ed. too. that my brother DR.. Daniel
HanrahAn. had treated this man for his
injuries 7 took no such affidavit. and
I I have told this man Fair so repeated
Is. | know nothing % any such hap
pening. Certainly no such man was
ever brought 20 my house. and certain
Is my brother never treated such a
man. The story Is an invention.
House Open 10 Inspection
For some unknown reason the man
Cunningham seems 10 have singled my
house out for a special attack. he di-
reeted Fair 10 my house, according 20
Fairs statement 10 me. Fair bothered
me for several hours last night and
again to-day. II he or any one else
thinks We are harboring any wounded
man. no search warrant is necessary.
Our house il open 70 inspection by any
responsible authority. ! never heard
Of Cunningham or Jackson or any Of
these people ntil this thing came up
Stamford police officials said last
night that they knew that Cunningham
had been held for three days in a
New York hotel By newspapermen. who
had questioned him on the knowledge
nc is supposed 20 have OF the Ward
affair They said also that Cunning
ham was in Stamford with three news
papermen on Memorial Day and that
on that occasion he failed 20 point
out the place where Jackson is sup
posed 20 have been treated. They in
timate that Cunninghsm's story is a
plant" invented in the hope OF OBJ
tanning the 1000 reward offered by
"The New York American for infor-
nation regarding the case.
This attitude also is apparently taken
by Sheriff Werner. OF Westchester, who
in,imated last night that he had con-
siderably less faith in Cunningham's
tale now than he AZ first entertained
Goes 10 Stamford To-day
"Wc are going 70 take Cunningham
20 Stamford tomorrow he said last
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