The Washington times., 1922-05-29
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Strange Tales Of Abnormal
Coterie Reveal Man Known
as The Wolf"
By Universal Service.


WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, May
29.-The plot of a woman to kill
Walter S. Ward, confessed slayer
of Clarence Peters, was barred to-
day.
Authorities declare that Satur-
day night a waiter in a cafe in
New York city was offered $500
by fashionably dressed be-
jeweled woman to go to New
Rochelle and get that million
aire."
Waiter Was Approached.
The waiter said, according TO re-
liable information here, that the
woman had beeti fEning at the res
tatrant for about a week and that
he had served her several times.
Saturday night, he said, he waited
on the woman, and when she had
finished her meal she said that she
had a job she wanted done and, that
there was $500 in it for the fellow
who had the nerve 10 carry il out.
I've got the nerve, all right. What
is the job" the waiter inquired.
There's a guy in New Rochelle
want TO get" she replied.
Get how" the waiter inquired.
Get right. / mean" she replied.
Who's the man" asked the
waiter
Walter S. Ward" she replied.
The waiter told her that he would
think the matter over and made ar
rangements TO meet the woman later.
He Immediately informed the police,
but when he went to meet the woman
she failed to appear. 1t is believed
THAI she or one of her accomplices
watched the waiter to see IL he would
report the incident to the police.
While the authorities here refused
to give the walters name, they said
that the police at the West sixty
eighth street station in New York
city could probably tell. All efforts 10
trace the mysterious woman have
failed.
Strange tales Of Wards association
with his victim came to light today.
That these tales give peculiar,
pathological aspect to the country:
wide scandal was frankly admitted
by the thoroughly worried West
chester county authorities.
IntN dtu "VhN
acquaintance with nineteen-year-Old
Clarence Peters was carried on and
came to dramatic fruitiOn amid the
curious atmOspheres created In
strange, secret circle Of poor youths
and men Of wealth. circle domi-
mated by fOrCeful, piercing-eyed
man known as THE Wolf"
Met With Contempt. '
In this circle, where the extremes
of social and economic life met on a
parity in the parks. in slum and
Tenderloin resorts, and amid the ex-
otic atmosphere of magnificently fur.
nished hidden apartments Clar.
ence Peters, like other weak .willed
youths Of his type, was spoken Of
contemptuously.
Every development TODAY tended
to indicate that Ward had known
his victim for some time at least
since last summer-and that he Kill.
ed as a result Of a sudden quarrel.
This quarrel, 1t Is believed, was
caused either by a request for money
bv Peters or because Ward suspect
ed the latter OF being connected with
a hlackmail ring,
Every official and unofficial agency
investigating the great Ward kill
Ing mystery II now certain that
Peters was not killed ut the spot
where his body was found. The
belief II openly expressed that when
Ward pounced like wolf upon the
poorly attlred youth, the two wcrs
miles away from the KeiWico Rcser-
voir and probably within doors.
A sensational story was told yes.
terday by n man who gave his
name to newspaper men as James c.
Clark. He frankly admitted the
name was fictitious. He IL tall.
slim, tanned, and is known rs skip.
per" In the place he freuuents. .s
This place is In the heart OF the
Tenderloin and IL the "hangout" of
the queer CIRCLE In which Peters and
"The Wolf were figures.
Told Source Of Cash.
Clark said he was In the navy with
Peters and, after Clark's discharge
last summer, hung out" with Peters
In Bryant Park and elesewhere
Peters, according 10 Cisrh, was get.
ting money from q man he desortsed