New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-06-23
TRY W. ard or
Bare Minutes.
Court Orders

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a. the most an indictment for man
slaughter.
Mr.. Weeks interrupted at this point
20 remark:
- 80 rot take orders from counsel
for the defense"
you'll take orders from the people
Of this county, MIR. Mills retorted,
land the people Of Westchestcr stand
for fair play 70 all men"
The grand jury, he continued, was
under the domination Of its foreman,
who was q personal enemy Of Ward and
political rival. The hostility arose ne
cause Of rivalry for the Office Of Police
Commissioner OF New Rochelle, Ne
added. and went on;
There seems 20 be some fatal at
/ traction about this office OF Police
f Commissioner. All the young men
+ seem % want it; why, cannot imagine.
II is something like the passion "n'en
soizcs some men 10 be made deputy
shorifs. and wear a badge, and attend
the Sherif's dinner
Grand Jury Also Assailed
Much OF IRE evidence before the
grand Jury was illegally taken, Mr.
Mills continued. The grand jury had
/ dragged the wife Of Ward before them
and had extracted from her the most
sacred secrets between husband and
wife. They treated her brutally Tnoy
/ had given hearing to every scandal
mongcr and rumor imaGiner they could
find. and yet they had been abe TO
/ find no evidence, according 20 counsel
for the defense.
Mr. Weeks replied with force 20 the
various accusations. lie insisted thlt
/ Ward had been treated no differently
| from any other prisoner charged with
/ first degree murder, unless an error
/ had been made on the side Of leniency.
/ Il may have treated him too leniently
/ In order 20 convince myself that was
not moving too hastily. but with proper
I caution" the prosec Jtor said. 81 have
done this defendant no injustice. /
shall continue 10 fulfil my oath. what
ever public opinion may say
The District Attorney declared that
he mad regarded Wards explanation
that tho killing Of Peters had been ODD
scf-defense from the first as highly
.mnrObable," and three weeks after tho
aillinc il had been proved 10 be high
lv improbable" Ward had admitted
that be killed Peters. he accepted that
part OF his statement, but he was not
bound 10 accept the rest
Confessed First to Counsel
"Thev tell US this man gave him
/ self up" Mr. Weeks said. 81 believe
that n this man Peters had not been
Identified VIC should never haze heard
/ from Walter s. Ward il appeared.
ne added. that after PETERS, body had
been identified Ward had gone 10 emil
mont counsel and they had prepared
statement on his behalf which was
designed 20 permit him TO escape from
the consequences Of his act. If Ward
had been innocent Of any wrong do
.nc. hc said. he would have gone 20
his own chief Of police and told him
his story.
That would have been the act Of
an innocent man" Mr. Weeks said.
That would have been the impulse
Of an innocent man. This is not TIE
act OF an innocent man.
lie insisted that tho attempt 20 force
speedy trial on an indictment only
one week old was made because of the
defense was afraid that n the tIial
was not soon held the state would be
. bile TO prove that tho shooting was Mt
done in sclf-defensc. lic added tina
this was a trap, but he refused "to fail
into it,
THE attack made upon mo by Judge
Mills. II friend Of twenty-five years
landing. IS unwarranted." Mr.. Wcets
said with some emotion. IN his heart
ho knows that 10 IS unwarranted. and ].
too. know that he knows &c."
The possession Of The grand jury
minutes by counsel for the defense. he
urged, would work irrcparablc injury
to the case ~ the people
The coroucr's inquest into PETERS,
death. which has been Tor sD long de-
aycd. again was postponed yesterday
afternoon until 10 O'Clock this morn
1l Another legal sk.rmsh Is ex-
necfed there. Counsel for WarA. - rs
believed. viii ask to examine
witnesses. privilege which Mr. Week,
s not disposed 20 Erlr'. Another ref
cferce 10 Justice Mo-. chauecr f0r
ruling probably will result.
Wife Visits Ward in JaH
Sire. Ward. u was learned. visited
her husband ~ the JAN about o. m.
Monday. She drove up IN coupe.
carrying candy and flowers. and. as no
attempt is made 10 make Wards im-
prisorment undulv rigorous. was adj
mitted 10 the counsel room on the first
floor of tho jail az once.
Her husband WIS called from his
cell. which Is No. 2. on the west side
Of the second tier. They embraced and
FOR the next forty minutes were on
gagged IN apparently cheerful conyerfa.
ton.
Al ordinary times Ward is far from
cheerful in his dcmcanor. For an hour
each day he and four other prisoners /
on the same tier are released fr0m .
their cells for exercise. The others
talk together and seem 10 enjoy the \
recreation. Ward. however. strides