New-York tribune., 1922-05-23

be betting commissioner. According
% the authorities and the defendants S
aNycrs. ne had met Ross az the Empire
C.:y racetrack. This statement, how
ever, was not made in positive man
ner by the lawyers. BY various hints
hey seemed TO egdeavur to convey ar
impression that their client was merely
30 victim OF Yacetraca swindlers VINO
rad imposed on Ward.
- Then or Monday q week ago Ward
YeceiveG an uitimat9n.
''W want $4,000 or your life was
the phrasing of this, according TO
Sheriff Werner. Some time after mid
night Ward got into his coupe. 4 re-
voiver was jau0sed down between the
se%: cushions and the upholstered wall
of the car on his LETT side. Ny Ward
$ iett-hanced. He drove 10 lone
some spot near Port Chester, rendez-
vous where ne Was 10 meet Peters and
the others They were there, and after
a discussion the blackmailers, accord
ing to Wards story declined 10 have
any further words with him. Peters
ordered him TO get into his car. showed
pistol against his ribs and climbed
n with him. Tie other two entered a
rcd Slut.
Peters ordered Ward to drive where
nc was told ard then gave lin dircc-
tiors 10 go around The Kensico Reser-
voir That is an Isolated section
where New Works water supply is
stored on the Croton watershed. In
me early merning there is no more
ISOLATED spot Il Westchester County.
"As they passed the kensico Reser-
or" said the sheriff. "PeJers ordered
Ward to stop the car. The Stutz
passed them on the narrow road and
af i
Peters got out Of the car on the
r ght side. walked around to the left
de OF the car and ordered Ward to
get out. Instead of obeying. Ward
reached ont his right hand and grabbed
Peters's right hand. holding the gun
Il was discharged. the bullet tearing 4
nole through the glass door Of the
coupe Ward had gotten his weapon
into his left hand then and fired. Pc
tcrs sank 20 the grass a. the roadside
and Ward jumped out. The other two
men mad not had time 70 dismount, but
began TO blaze away at Ward over the
lowered top Of their StutZ In the
ace Of this fire. Ward charged them,
d.scharglug his pistol as he ran. He is
sure no shot one of them and believes
=. was Ross. These two men then
drove OF at full speed. and Ward after
li,t.c hesitation returned 70 his
home
Denies Self to Callers
4 formal statement was issued by
John T. Brennan and Rabenold &
Scribner. Ward was instructed to
deny himself to interviewers. Al the
Ward home n spacious grounds III 81
Decatur Road New Rochelle, a maid
servant said yesterday afternoon that
none of the family wss home. and
srov "a al callers slip OF paper bear
fne the names and addresses Of the
Ward lawyers.
rho lawyers statement follows:
We have appeared this morning be
fore District Attorney Weeks to make
COMPLAINT on behalf of our client, Mr..
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