The evening world., 1922-06-20
WARD TO RENEW EFFORTS !.
FOR EARLY TRIAL AND SAYS !.
HE'LL TELL ALL ABOUT PLOT
Former Justice Mills WI
Move This Week for Ex-
animation of Grand Jury
Minutes, He Announces.
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Five Neighbors Of Slayer Sub
poenaed to Tell Jury of
Party on Night Peters Was
Killed in WeStcheSter.

Former Justice Isaac NJ. Minis.
newly retained as additional counsel
for Walter S. Ward on the charge OF
having murdered Clarence Peters, said
to-day that before the end Of this
week. and possibly this afternoon, the
defense. would renew its effort to get
an immediate trial.
Mr.. Mills further promised that "
the prosecuticn makes out a case. and
shows that II is doing something more
than fishing for information the mem
bers of the Ward family will disclose
the nature OF the blackmail threats
which they hold justified Walter Ward
in shooting Peters. r..iz
Every fact relative to- the defense
will be brought out at the triAl--if
necessary" Judge Mills said, walter
s. Ward cannot be blamed for being
unwilling to bring humiliation on his
family until 1t is necessary. ,.fA
II the prosecution seems to make
out u case we will OF course make
as complete Il statement as the public
can desire--and we nope il Will bs
satisfactory. H
1--WE cannot be expected t. put forth
our defense until the prosecution has
made out a plausible case. We have
not been able to learn by our own
efforts or from what we have read In
the newspapers that a caIo has been
established. Before the md Of the
week John +. Brennan and myself
will move for a copy of the min
utes of the Grand Jury, It is the
precedent in this county to grant such
motions just as II is the precedent TO
grant an immediate trial whom the-de-
fendant requests II.
I'VE shall ask, II We are not sue
cessful in having the indictment dis
missed for lack of adequate evidence
to support II that Justice Morschauser
extend the June term of court into
July and preside at trial to begin
about the middle Of next month. When
I was on the bench here II was Away
my custom at the end OF the tern
to ask the District Attorney If ther
were any cases ready for trial and Z
there were the term was extendts
and we tried them"
Mr.. Mills intimated that George S.
Ward, whose testimony as to biacik-
mail plot is urgently needed by Di.
trict Attorney Weeks, will not return
where he has to tell all he knows
about biackmaiers until mo beiisvss
his absence puts his son in danger Of
conviction. Mr.. Weeks may maize the
return Of George s. Ward a condition
for consenting to an immediate trial.
Subpoenas we're issued to-day for
witnesses TO give testimony before the
Westchester County Grand Jury to-
morrow in addition TO that gathered
in the Morschauser John Doe hearings
on the charge that the elder Ward
Is in conspiracy to prevent full tug-
tlce in the case. -
Among those called arc DR.. .. n.
Schell OF No. S6 Meadow Lane. NeS
Rochelle. who was called to the Ward
home when Walter Ward drank iodine
about two weeks before the killing nf
Peters, and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter I.
Shuman, neighbors who. went to the
Ward home during the stir caused by
the efforts to relieve young Ward ~
ter the poisoning.
Mr.. and Mrs, A. J. Hook. neighbeFs
of the Wards 5. who are believed 20 have
been at a party given by Mrs. Wavd
the night before the killing OF Petsrp.
have also been summoned and an ~
fort is being made to serve Mrs M.
w. Curtis of No. Isl Arlington Ave-
nue., Brooklyn. Mrs. Wards mother.
The testimony already taken at the
John Doe hearings will be read 10
the Grand Jury.
The purpose of the whole proceed
lngs Is to determine whether there II
ground for indioting George s. War6