New-York tribune., 1922-05-28

rot he dong his duty unless he had
ma man held without bail.
The case WAS mysterious. and It is
as mysterious now. as when the body
MAS discovered. IL seems fair to be
lleve that II fngerpYints had not been
taken and the body Of Peters identified
We never would have heard from Mr.
Ward. | feel that your honor Will use
discretion IN fixing the amount of bail
think, personally that under the cir
cumstarccs hail should be at least
$4,000
Considerable Mystery, Says Court
is the defendant able to give
$5o.0o07" asked Justice Seegcr.
We don't want to oppress him."
broke N MI Weeks.
we can give $4,000 assured Mr..
Campbell.
Well" resumed the justice, "the
case is unsolvcd and there is consid-
cradle mystery so far. Whether it is
q case Of murder or manslauGhtor it is
now impossible TO determine satisfac-
torily. The only witness 80 far is the
defendant himself, and his testimony
is entitled 30 be considered with care.
"The purpose Of bail is to insure
mans appearance and not to op-
press him He is a wealthy man and
substantial amount. when he sur
rendered himself to tho authorities
$4,000 seemed enough, for there was
rhcn not much doubt as to the truth
% his story. ] now fix bail at $50
coo
District Attorney Weeks then sub
rnitted a prepared order, the justice
signed il, and presently a train of auto
mobiles was Whizzng back to White
Pla.gs. Bcforc starting. however. Ell
wood Rabeuold telephoncd Sheriff
Werner Of the action OF Justice Seegor
and assured MIN $4,000 in cash would
he produced at the Sheriffs office be
fore sundown.
Must Not Talk, Says Ward
Pabcnold was as good as his word,
and about 1 o'clock went TO the
sherif's Office with forty-nine $1,000
bills and two $500 bills. These were
given 20 Deputy County Treasurer
Leonard Teed. Ward. his lawyers and
the sheriff all gued their names and
these proceedings the prisoner had
smiled, hat whether from nervousness
or relief could not be said with
authority by any one but Ward him
self. and his one reply to all questions
was:
"Ny lawyers tell me must not
tall
With Ward back in his home, the
mystery Of why Clarence Peters was
put 10 death is right where 1t was when
Ward S attorneys issued typewriter
statement saying that their client had
shot the man in self-defeusc while he
was trying to blackmail hlm. The char
acter Of the compromising information.
if any. is still a deep secret. Sheriff
Werner now says ne has no idea as to
what 1t lis. District Attorney Weeks
pays he is equally in the dark Scores
OF theories have been offered. Not
many Of them VIII hold water.
Ihe attitude Of Ward lawyers Is
that IL the state wishes to accept his
confession statement they must accept
everything in it, backmail and self
defense plea, as we'll as the admission
Of the act of killing. District Attor
rcv Weeks, however. has told the law
yers and others that jury Is not
obliged 70 accept all Of Wards state
mcut as true and may accept his state
nent that he killed Peters and dis
believe hls statement that Peters had
threatened ham or tried to blackmail
him.
Traces story of Automobile
Sheriff Werner is still hoping to
find some thread i'm the tangled fabric
Of facts. reports, gossip and theory
that Will urrave' into "a solution Of the
mystery. Ye terday afternoon he was
busy ruunng down q story that a
motor car believed TO be Wards had
been seen late on The night Peters
was killed with q man and a woman
ding 10 it, a -hahblly dressed youth
WAS clrCing. according TO this report,
e. the extra tire rack of the car, ap-