New-York tribune., 1922-06-21

when he moved in. He had given a.
refererc.s The Springfield Kelly Tire
Company. the n W. Johns-Msnv'lie
Germany. the credit man of the Nan
over National Bank. and the Thompson
Machinery Company. Of Bellevills, ~
An ol these except the II. W.
r,bn.. lie firm Acknowledged tho
'rouiries % Bing a Bing IN manner
.Ls. .s,i.asd them that Ward was
...,.facforv tenant IN every respect.
r. " W John,.Msnville Company
w-o,. back that they did not know
Called Self Purchasing Agent
Ward. IN his application for the apart
-,.rt Nc q.L. wrote that Nc Nas
-,,rch.sing agent for the Bronx Equip.
-, Compsrv AZ 1l3d Street and
Corro-d Avenue After the word
"Ru,ines,." he wrote "Automonilei-
lie gave Ms home address - "e@ Sutton
w.ro- A. q matter Of fact he lives
= 81 Decatur Road IN Sutton Manor, a
residsn,isl district of New kocnele.
sf..~ "Fan,ily-" he wrote; Canada for
GUNNER" and sfter Bank! ne wrote
Hanover National.
some Of Ward telephone calls
made from that address have oesn
raced More of them are gong 70 he
,rse.d II NAV be SAID that the REQ
hsired woman In leaving message ior
Wsrd sometimes told the teiephone
,,srs.or 20 inform Nr Ward that
~Senuvlsr hsd called Schuyler was
he sIehargs through which her 'ei'-
nhone was routed
The value % ali this information i'
IN -he leads gwen 20 Investigators. VINO
have been previously up sgsin''
blank wall.
This information Wss conveyed %
Nr Weeks on Monday. Al thst time
Il =. undersfood. the only knowledge ne
rad ~ the blackmsl plot vas the
.scsr.v information furnished by
Wards attorneys when he trst con
fssssd having killed Peters They mace
thsir ststement-or rather Na,u
.tatement--on Nay 26. the day at'ei
Peters body Was Identified.
Last week additional information va,
furnished e. member or mo "i
fsrlif, under protest II IS undef s'o"u
fbs. This story merely elaborated ne
rss bv telling that Ward had met inc
bisc.mailers through visits 20 the race
.rsex A. Yonkers-the Empire Nity
,rack-vhere he had gone early lh
rniv Tn. important Fact there ls
,bst - was early IN July that Waiter
ws,d r.ntes this apartment and 20
OLSON A. least. posed there a. unmar-
rie5 Mrs Ols.on has told the deteo-
.ivss thai she sometimes found Z litter
= rscs-trsck information sheets IN 'he
anarfrent when she clesned ~.
faf n q I-
.s. last week sei forth that Ward was
,.,s..d he 9 man named Ross after
.orre weeks Of betting The man Ross
r.,,e 20 bis once in The Bronx. Il
uss not said .haf Wsrd hsd met Ross
=. .be track The finkertons believe
that Ross" may have been 81 &C
oss,ntsncs of one Of the women visi-
.ors 10 Wards two-room apartment
Evcn = Wards visitors came to zee
htrn with the most innocent Intentions,
ne fact that his wife was then away
would have been powerful lever IN
me hands Of unscrupulous persons.
The Secret Clew to Plot
Tho authorities have felt for some
time ,, has been understood. that II
fney could uncover the compromising
.-forrston that Ward has sought 80
hard 10 conceal there would then
no Longer exist reason for MS with
holding the detailed story Of the plot
that resulted in tne death or Peters
Nost o. the activity on the part Of the
authorities nas been directed a. getting
'nfs Information. There is vide
spread belief. shared ~ some o. the
ohcials. that Ward's story that he was
hong biackros ed was true
II he was beng blsckmsiled there -
everv reason 10 believe tnAt the rest
- nis story was true. A compls'e
statement from Ward even now might
reasonably result IN the voiding Of fne
ind ctment for hrst degree murder,
Suon which Commitment he - being
reld IN jail
Nothing IN The information nou pos
sCsicd by District Attorney Weeks
shows. however, vaefe Peters fts intC
tho case Peters could not have been
visitor % fhe clsndestine retros. o.
Water Wards IN l20th Street or some
o. tre persons there would nave fc-
membered him.
The Prkcrtons established ysster-
dsy. IN connection with their tracing
~ Peters. that he left Paris Island,
Hav - That Information. cannot be
r spuieo Even Ms ticket number has
been found and the name OF every rail
road over which he travelled between
Yamasee and Philadelphia is known.
Peters could not have arrived IN New
York before MAY lb Some time before
the following sunrise he met Walter
Ward and WAS killed. ln the story
told 20 'he authorities last week and
which a accepted by them az Wards
st0ry." Peters Vas pictured sc having
had tWo mettrgs with Ward. one on
'ne % ght 90 May - and again on the
following % gh'. Obviously this IS an
irsccuracf
Firing Incident Recalled
on that MAY IL meeting, ss was told
M The Tribune lsst week. Ward, ~ rs
eortendco met Peters, Ross and
JACK Their rendezvous was near
Rye Wnen they parted with Ward
faaf rignt they. according N this same
vcrs on. fred TWO shots a. his car. shat
tering the rear glass of the ton. Those
Two shots were Just Warning. accord
-rg 20 fhe narrator OF this story.
But when the pinkertons were 20
viewing the case last Ugh; they won
dored. in view Of their clear proof ths'
Peters could not have been there on
Mav Il. . these Snots were ever fred
A. all outside Of Walter Wards imsg
ina'ion