The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-28
WARD FREE AGAIN AZ TER TWON|GHTS
 IN D|NGY PRISON
Millionaire Charged With Kill ing Peters Furnished $50,- 900 Bail--Attorney Gets
 Anonymous Letters
By Assoctated press

has confessed to killing Clarence Peters, former navy man, regained his freedom this afternoon.
 After two nights in the dingy county jail he was released by Sher- if Werner under s50,o0O bail. Then he jumped into a motor car and hur- ried out of town after telephonins his wife that he was returning to his home in New Rochelle.
 Ward had waited since noon for his lawyers to rush down from New burgh. where supreme court Justice Seeger had signed an order for his release under heavier bail than the s1o.o0o under which he was held be- fore being rearrested Thursday. Of- ficiais Of the courthouse had been notified that Elwood NJ Rabenold. chief counsel for Ward. was hurry ing to bring the money. Shortly aft er o'clock Mir. Rabenold arrived. He went at once to the county clerks office and deposited cash said to have been provided by George S. Ward. Walters father. Then he went to the sheriff's office. where Ward was awaiting him. Formali- ties were soon over and Ward shook the sheriff's hand. In the rear of the jail which is connected by bridges with the courthouse prop- CT. Ralph Ward. brother of Wal ter. was awaiting in a coupe. either the same or the twin of the ma chine which Ward says he drove the night Peters died with a shot through his heart. Ralph Ward had his motor running and appeared to be waiting for his brother.
 Escapes Reporters
 walter stepped from the court house door. Reporters closed In ask ing for a short statement. Ward turned. slipped back into the corri- dor, ran through the building, sped down the esplanade in front and es- caped into an open touring car which was standing there waiting for him.
 More anonymous letters came in to District Attorney Weeks office today. The one he considered most important. however. was from the same man who wrote earlier in the week, saying ho could give infor- nation about Ward. The district kt- torney would not say what the sec- ond letter contained or comment on how close he was coming to the writer in his investigations in New York.
 While wards attorneys were mak- ing their winning fight to get their client out of jail. lawyers represent fo uva hnldinx v conferences in New York in an eff fort to bring to light the full story of the former navy mans death.
 Mark l.. Sullivan and James J. Ro- nan of Salem, Mass, with William J. Fallon. former district attorney of West Chester county. and a prom inent lawyer, met in Mir. Fallon's offices and decided to offer District Attorney Weeks any information they had.
 Mir. Fallon after saying he believed there was a man named Ross" con- nected with the case, although he was not sure the first name was Charlie" came to White Plains to confer with MT. Weeks and Sheriff Werner.
 Anxious for Facts
 "we are not trying to force our way into this inquiry" said Mir. Fallon. but we are anxious to get all the facts into the open. If Wards story Is true, we want 1t established, but if 1t is not, we want the truth to come out in justice to Peters family.
 From what We know of young Peters in Haverhill. Mass, we would say he was youth who was not always responsible. but still was not vicious He was easily led, but we have found absolutely nothing either there or here which tends to impli- cate him In blackmail charges"
 MT. Fallon said that he had hired detectives to investigate several of the rumors which have been flying around New Rochelle and White Plains.
 The district attorney said he was working on several new angles, but declined to discuss them
 Mir. Weeks said experts were ex- amining bits of glass found at the Ward home. There was hole through one piece and the experts, Mir. Weeks said, were seeking to de- termine whether it was made with revolver bullet.
 At the same time. Sheriff Werner declared that 1t was possible the gun which he has and which if is said Peters owned, might have come from Savannah. Ga, which is not far from Paris Island. the marine station where Peters tried to enlist.