New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-06-16
Ward Indicted;
Brother Tells
All TO Judge


lawyers AZ 81 broadway. IL was
Chcric0 who arrested Walter.
Within fvc minutes after The bench
warrant had been issued j1stc Mois'
cbausor was back % his chaUbers
The District Attorney nn0 several OF
mis- assistants were there. so were
fho court attaches. including the o.
fetal stcnogra7her, ard finally, Ralph
Wafd was there. This hearing cone
Uruci for for'v minutes md ~ "a
as ~ known Ralph Ward Was tho
Ori~ witness
Il was learned that after protests he
told an his father had t4l1 bin. IL
was 7aid Justice Mcrschauser over
ruled his protests thee the information
SOUGHT was hoarsay By informing him
that HE father was y defendant m the
proceeding il also WAS learned thft
Allan Campbell and Eilwood haDen0id'
OF Ward's counsel, were uotiacd oF Dis-
trio. Attorney Weeks 60 appear M me
courthouse. Whether lt was the IN
tennon OF the officials 10 have them
testify was not disclosed.
But the hearing had been adjourned
after r. fucccs.fu M session, when they
lid arrive SIR Campbell entered. the
+ 'front.' door % the courthouse about
1925 p M. aud Nr. Rahenold entered
the rear OF tho iJf.ding - vas SEQ
about ten n nutes later. re had bcen
Do william spcft earlier .r &c Gay con-
ferring With George Wafc.
BlaeLmoil Plot Outlined
This S. che story ~ inc r'aclmail
scheme and the shooting o. Peters az
II ;s nov fnown 90 tho authcritlcs.
Veit.r Ward wert 10 the Empire
CO. race track last July during The
rt,o,eor-dav season there. Il YVES said
~ have been his first trip 70 the races
ana be WAS accompanied by iricnd'
through whom be- placed some bets.
tffsrwrrd he went % the track alone
and sometimes with others. beiorf
TIC .rl oil the season az the Emp r.,
CIV track Walter met man ana hshea
min FOR some information about
race 70 be- run that day. he nan
geve Waiter a tip, which ne piayea'
The horse won. Later. upsters began
20 telephone Walter giving MN auol
tona information. Finally ne l''ea
10 .scourace these men. 49,,
some smc later q mon calling mn
SER Ross came 90 the citcc o. M~In o..
the Bronx plant q the Ward ba"ing
Comrrry and told him be could give
d.. d sure thin0 tip that day. ne
d. p, the Suggestion that W ntcf h""
better place o wager ia stcn zone
that 10 WAS construe. as urea.
Nar1 asked d., mln Ross just "ha' ne
mor.t ard I0ss 81 said 90 nave re-
lHcd thai certain people % TIC com
pony rs, -rmahiy thc m hAh lNt
Company woJ : De told o h.a fAf .ng
opsratioas. Walter made the tet thch
and through the rC.t ~ the SUMMER
and tf- fab continued 20 fisit MN
solici ing wagors. Then hosa Def"h
To br.pr with .Uu man named 'AeH-
Waltei. +. ia said. never kncw tnia man
By any other Yamc. liy their tnFe-tc"
,nr Conversation they connected MAJ
10 make bigger and bigger bets unt'i
his bank account Was oferdi~Wn.
Finally Wafer fa'd NJ had ma
enough aad dared them 20 ieli "hhtt,,
cecr they wanted O.. Ihen tney sara
they had certain informoton aoou' his
i!fc which they threatened 70 reveal.
By way Of proving ths' they were Wen
ported about his affairs they told MN
about On incident % bis cary marrlcA
We. Learning lH.y kaew this EPISODE
was a shock % ward.
Tho two men then demanded 80 long
as Ward would not rake bets on me
races, that he give them money ont
light. lie tried % discourage Them
and hlud {. n oct O. their demand
Then they tod him something clso they
proposed 20 reveal and inl0imcd ~ oi
certain connections thcy had. They
told him something about relative OF
his and that relatives wifc.
al . T. NJ
ftepnothcrJ were then .n Europe.
walter did not krow what 90 do but IN
I the abeonce OF HE fathcr assumed the
responsibility Of shielding ne family
name. lie knew 10 was said. that sucn
Story should never b. revealed.
This was iu Che spring ~. fLls year.
whom the police ~ New York were
being haricd by public Indignation
into unusual activity against criminals.
The t,rs mc1 who were badger ~
vorng Ward assured hIm they were be-
inc made dcgneratc b. this roundup
cf criminals and demanded o largo
sum. hC told them be- could not get it.
They REPLIED that De- would have Co get
the money or they would tell all.
Needs 100000 IN Demand
About this time Waiter, friends and
associates noticed -. De wig worried
aoout something lie eyaded their
questions on one occasion. 10 was
learned. he needed between $4,000 and
/ 100000 for racing losses and 20 salts
e. these blackmailers. TIE tried 20
~ .n touch with bis father IN Europe
Lv cable. Ralph Ward also cabicd
TO bis father. 10 is sold.
once the father gave permission. 70
10 wss said. for Walter 20 receive the
money be said De required Then tho
father was cabied that the money was
FOR biackmsilers. re replied by cable
o. has previously been published, thai
he would pay 100000 TO put the gang
in Jail. but would not gle one cent
for blackmail.
While these negotiations were s5inp
on the biackmaiiers varied their
threate Of exposure with threats OF
Walters life, the lives Of his wife ane
children. They had him Swallowed and
20 unexpected moments he would DO
confronted By ihe men shadowlng him
lie was telcphoued 40 his Office, az his
home and the homes of his friends
Many things were done to break dowr
his nerve.
As the cutlery against criminals grew
in New York IN just that measure did
the persecution OF Walter Ward. IL 81.
said, increase in yiciousness. The two
men kept Fostering Ward FOR an inter
view, and on May u he agreed % meet
them near Rye That was on sunday
night. AZ this point the story 20 The
authorities does not check with ore OF
the things Investigators believed they
had established. 70 b. not believed that
Clarence Peters reached New forl
then. although even this fact has not
been definitely developed.
At any rate, Walter went TO the
render, ous and there met Ross, Jack