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FIND WARD CASE
MYSTERY MEN
Charley Ross and "Jack the
Speedel' discovered
POLICE HUNTING WOMAN
Say She sttsmpted g srihe Ne"
York Waiter to "kiIi Some One ir
MiIiionaire's Home.

Say She sttempted g sribe a New
York Waiter to "KiIl Some One it
MiIiienaire's Home.
New York, May 30.-Charley Res!
and lack the Speeder, missing char
acters in The Perers-Wsrd shooting
..ase. were found here, private detee
lives notified William J. Fallou. at
torney represen ting the family Of the
lead man. 1t was announced they
ould he taken Io Fal!on's Office.
The killing Of Clarence Peters. for
lAer navy enlisted man. hy Walter
:! Ward. son Of the millionaire hest
II the Ward Baking company. became
more of fanciful meloflra matte mys
cry than ever when the police of New
Nork began to hunt for woman
(beautiful. Of course). who offered /
bus boy in lunchroom on Bros diva!
$500 to kill Ward.
As proof such a woman eAis,s the
toiiee Of New Rochelle have the wore
uf Christopher Ryau. Of 155 W. lIQtt
:rreet Ryan is the bus boy. He i
twenty. half Irish sud half Porto ri
,an, and for six moE tn. he has beer
on rhe pay roll Of q resta uranG Oh
Eroadwsy, between 1lth and T2t
streets.
Saturday. night. according 10 TIL,
records Of the West Sixty-eighth stree
ia,.ice station. Ryan rushed into the
Presence Of Clarence Daley. actlns
G"leciive sergeant. and began To uD
fold his story. He said at half pas
live in the afternoon 4 woman entered
We restaurant. gol Il piece Of frencf
pastry and d cup of coffee. sat down
crossed her knees and engaged him il
conversation. She was dressed in S
black silk frocE, and III The opinion q.
I.yan was dressed III black from hast
10 feet. ,=-.
Ninety five per cent of the pool
are oppressed by the other , per cenj
"f mankind. who are rich. began this
customer. according to Ryan. TheI
She told him he could make a l"t o.
l,oney by accompanying her. She
mentioned $500 and Ryan sd ii 8 he
would 90 with her. He fold the de
oecrives they descended rhe SubWa.
k!osh al Seventy second street. rode
in The emu of The line. boarded Il .sol'
ley and rode some more until li,es
reached suburb bat Ryan said d
learned was Ne.@s fSSM He wae
.-s.si nesitixs:.. a;s!:saa ass e.
nafghbornoed 's1Ses 1's:rsssst 70 liiia.
There the woman. ha:ssa her prnpas-7
ION in definite tei'Iss-s Sc told Inn
She would give HIM S:,G0 if he woulr
81 10 the Ward honey and kill Ward
she also told HIN. Rysll -old the da.
tecrive. Ward did llor III, Peters.
Ryan said he was thoroughly afrait
nf his beautiful compan;on and excus
I'd himself for mollent He left heI
and returned 10 New York. returning
tirSf TO his job and then going ro the
police, station. Daley got in touch
with the police OF New Rochelle snt
The authorities at White Plains. )
guard was stationed at the Ware
lome and q New Rochelle policeman
came 10 New York and sor Ryan I.
-ive Il more detailed tale. The police
Of New Rochelle are keeping careful
w-aIch for The woman in black.
Ross. is regarded as the. brains o.
lhe bIsckmaiI gang of which Ware
says Peters was member. and which
Ward says he paid $4,000 before re.
iusing demand for $4,000 more.
Mr.. Weeks from several sources has
learned that there Wss = card part!
Al The Ward home on May IS. Before
The nexI sunrise Peters had been kill.
ed New Rochelle acquaintsnces OF
lhe Wards have said that Mrs Ward
9S hostess al thar party was assisted
hy her mother, Mrs. Curtis, of Brook,
Iyn. Ward. according to these reports
was not seen by any of the guests
His wife. it was said. explained his
absence by saying he had gone out
on business