Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-25
|ER|FF RECEIVES
WARD CASE PISTOLS
4 puFttsr Discrepancies Revealed
h Investigation Of Wealthy
Slayer's Story
AUTO FOUND UNlNJURE0
BY the Associated Press

White Plains. y. v. May 2l.--
Counsel representing Walter 5. Ward
millionaire bakcr's son. who claims to
have shot Clarence Peters in Sclt de.
fense near the K"n"i'o reservoir nearly
two weeks ago. today turned over to
Sheriff George l.. Werner two pistols
a which were alleged to haze figured In
the story told by Ward Of battle be.
tween him and band of b'aulunIilars
Wards attorneys. however. failed ~
reveal the strange and secret hold which
the blackmailcrS may have had upon
their victim. District Attorney Weeks
Yesterday had declared that the whole
story Of the alleged blackmail plot must
lie unfOldcd 20 til" public If Ward stood
On his plea Of self defense.
In telling newspaper men VI hi. re-
ceipt of the two weapons. tho Sheriff
made known that he yesterday had in.
'spected the automobile in which Narl
maintained be had gone 10 keep trNSt
With the band Snd which hN asserted
was in the center of the battle-ground,
The Sheriff declared that III" ca caTr
no indications Of having been Tar.
get. although it previously 1aG been
reported that bullets had shattered
pane OF glass.
Considerable mystery has SIrrouniHI
the whereabouts uf the two w"npon~ al.
legged to have been owned By Ward nnl
Peters. aud many conflicting STAGE
ments have come from official sources nS
to their discovery or non discovery eince
young Ward surrendered last Saturday.
q week aftcr prtcrs' body was toTnd.
L and described a fight in which he said
nine shots were fired. three BY hin.
The Sheriff announced that shortly
after Ward surrendered rho New York
police had been asked 10 send out a
description cf Ross and Jack. but
that no general alarm had as yet been
circulated.
Ross was described as twenty
\ seven years old. five foot seven. dark
complexion. smooth fac" and well
4 dressed. Jack was said 30 bc Of
the same height, of pasty COMPLEXION.
I with Scared HANDS ana the dress Of
chauffeur.
Politics In Case
Z There was considcrabln agitation no.
4 ticeable today in political quarters over
the case.
From certain sources there were in
dications that the shooting might ho
made to serve as campaign material.
b and there was an uu"Onirmed rUmor
4 that with the inquest indefinitely post
poned pending further inquiry. the
westchestcr Grand Jury might take
u some action before rs lifc expires to-
morrow. summoning some Of the count"
authorities.
h Supporters of thcs" officials. however.
have deplorcd any criticism Of Them
10 the effect that they had swallow"
q Wards story whole. and asserted thnt
u they might have appeared 70 do SO. N
*~>,rdrr to throw him of hi. guard.
Coroner Fitzgerald did NOT echo {
statement by tho sheriff thar the cas-
vas ''pretty well cleared up.
II am not going 10 hold th" tnuUos
Il until I can get sufficient cvidenc" /,
|X cause he can stand on his constitutions
IA rights and not say anything.
III II say honestly that the Who'll" stor!
n does not ring true TO mo We are nov
n checking un the diScOrdant notes.
Both Sheriff Werner and Distri"
Attorney Weeks appeared before th'
N Grand Jury after long conference
n with Supreme Court Justice SccCrr
u who last Monday released Ward unde
n $4,000 bail,
Letter Gives Tip
IN Last hour Developments have arouse,
III the question as TO how long Ward hat
III been acquainted with Peters before m
III killing. New revelations. eYp"rtc'. from
III IN anonymous letter received By Dis
NJ trict Attorney Weeks were locked fo
n today.
The prosecuting official is comfG"n
Nj the writer. who claimed TO be sOtd!o
n and to have known Ward. will com
here and reveal his knowledge a. =
what led un 10 and caused III" d"at
of Peters. also at ono tim" in anoth"
n branch of the United States forces,
do ho,i -. bn