The New York herald., 1922-05-29
SAYS GIRL OFFERED
$500 FOR MURDER
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woman. They advised him not to meet
her, but TO go instead to the West
Sixty-eighth street station and tell the
police.
Ryan did this. He related what had
happened TO Detective Sergeant DAILY,
who notified the police of New Rochelle
and the Westchester county Sheriff's
office. Lieut.. MCGOWAN of the New Ro-
chelle force and other detectives came
down TO Manhattan Immediately, and
Ryan told his story again Then he
was taken to the Hanover Lunch. where
he again repeated what had happened
and parts of his story were corroborated.
Information which has reached West
chester county turned the investigation
OF the murder of Clarence Peters last
night to series of incidents alleged
to have taken place In Boston three
weeks ago, when. according to this re-
port Walter S. Ward, confessed slayer
of Peters, was observed acting as host
to Peters and other men at party In
a Boston hotel.
The party. it is said. was attended
by men only. The proprietor of the
Brunswick and Lenox hotels in Bos-
ton is said to have made statements re-
garding this function. Besides Peters,
another guest was a sailor who was
absent without leave from the U. S. s.
Utah, then in Boston harbor.
1t is reported. that after the party
Ward drove about with Peters and
other guests.
Denial of story by Ward.
Another development in the Ward case
was the fact that District Attorney
Weeks of Westchester county has OBJ
tanned information which tends to deny
the story told by Ward of his move
ments on the night of May Is and the
morning of May 49, when Peters was
shot as the result of an alleged black
mau plot. Ward has declared that he
did not leave home on the night OF the
18th until midnight but person who
was at the Ward house that night, at
tending a bridge party given by Mrs.
Ward and her mother. Mrs. Curtis, is
said to have told the authorities that
this is not true.
This person is said to have declared
that on that night Ward did not come
home until 5 o'clock in the morning, and
! that when he did come in he hurried to
the telephone and called New Rochelle
police official and held an extended con-
versation with him. The District Attor-
ney said that he did not know the nature
of this talk, but that he would summon
the telephone company to produce rec
ords of the call, so that he could find out
the name of the official called BY Ward.
Still another mysterious report to the
effect that Peters had been robbed of
two $500 bills after he was shot came to
the District Attorney yesterday in an
anonymous letter written by woman.
No such amount was found on the body
by the authorities. but the woman in
sists in the letter that Peters had the
two bills in his pocket
Mr.. Weeks said that he was much dis
appointed yesterday when Attorney
William j. Fallon failed to bring Charley
Ross to White Plains for questioning
Mr.. Weeks said that the coroner's in
quest into the death of Peters has again
been delayed pending further investiga-
tion. Asked if the Ward bank account
showed any trace of the $4,000 that
the young man alleged he paid in black
mail to Peters and Ross and Jack, Mr..
Weeks said that there was no means Of
tracing this money.
Ward could not be seen yesterday
FOR any comment on the effort OF the
young woman to induce the bus boy
Ryan to kill some one in his home. He
remained at home all during the morn
ing and afternoon, playing for some
time on the porch with his children At
$3.50 last night he and Mrs. Ward went
for an automobile ride, heading toward
New York.
w. shipmate Tells of Peters.
, James c. Clarke. who is known among
frequenters of Bryant Park as Skip
per- and who said he served with Clar-
ence Peters on the navy training ship
c. w. Morse at the Brooklyn Navy
yard. told of his relations with Peters
yesterday. After the training period at
the navy yard. Clarke said, he did not
see Peters again until last summer.
when they met one day in Bryant Park.
The old acquaintance was renewed. and
some time ago they went to the Hotel
Majestic. on the Bowery, where they
rooned together for some time.
we had been there for two weeks. .
SAID Clarke, when Peters came in one
night and said: I've got lot of gentle
men friends. but there's one guy I like
best OF ALL He's on the police force at
New Rochelle. and I'm going to shake
all the others for him.
III he's such great man, why don't
you shake him DOWN." Clarke said he
suggested to Peters
Not me-" Peters is quoted as having
repIed. I'm getting enough as it is"
Clarke said that one day three months
| ago he and Peters were sitting in Bryant
Park when Peerless coupe was driven
up. A tall, well dressed and prosperous
looking man got out of the car. he con-
! tinued. and had a private conversa lion
with Peters in the park He joined them
| as they were leaving the park and
they went to n restaurant in Sixth ave-
nut, near Forty-second street. where
he and Peters had rolls and coffee rhe
stranger paid the bill and they sepa-
! rated
When we got back to our room AZ the
Majestic" said Clarke. Peters handed
me some money. saying There's 50 for
you from my friend from New Rochelle
He wants to see you privately
Il didn't go to see him." Clarke con
tinued, 'and I thought nothing more
about the incident until 1 saw Ward's
picture in newspap% That's the
Ed. Maloney, former member oi
the Fifty-second Battalion. signal Corps
! u. S. Army. he said, and who is now
out OF work. also was questioned con.
corning the case. He knew both Peter,
and Ward. he said. and had seen then
together in Bryant Park twice within
the last three months.
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