New-York tribune., 1922-05-24

FCb0so0 ie the proprietor.
,,o.fT Wcraer AZ that 'tuH vax -
visei hv tro District Attorney 20 lose
70 t-r-c ~ intcry ewing James FIT
ard corfaf0 detectives Of the p}rkortor
agency whu decote themselves sc
Watching rocet.acS Eabitues. None ot
II * 4 was sad Yesterday rad been
a. 30 iacrtifv Ross However,
Shcrlr Veruor passed most OF last
fri-y ~ Che .amaica trsCe.
- tbe orma';ou thai Ward gave
,f~ eountv detectives abou. lack, the
otar~ member 90 the hlack mailing trio,
fcur. and shat trora hs pasty com
oleNicn ard certain Other indications
= Rad gathered the impression tha; nc
was drug fend
I7auest ls Held Up
Coroner fitzgerald oxplainod yea-
to-day tnst y vas ms intention "a de
lay h-ldt0: a. inquest until a more
thorough irNcsllRatlon mad been made
l. witain h's power 20 release " ard
= he decides hat tne killing Of Peters
was instIfablc. Tne coroner let u be
Apovu las u!Ght, howeycr. that he
Was fa~ from satisfied that Ward &
Ky wse accurate. His alternative
ls to mold Nm for action by the grand
jcry
- .he coroner e2orerates Ward
1tat u!, vou do District Attorney
Nc, was rsSed
new tn4' the coroner VIII DO NJ:
<:t--" verified Nr Weeks
q, tra Loroncr's verdict a bar 70 &C
rv t1e District Attorney
~.." NJ Weeks said, and
e.ticd 'rhe entire story. b'aCkmall
= et 49, ~l. must be told before there
ctr he a5s question Of eXoneratjng
~ Ward rauS FIR We have only his
lrs.nro.trd wcrd n 10 what brought
:aoGf trI- killing.
Va attoruc&s arc not IN accord
~ n're- Rttorner Weeks on this
-.ycra' ottor7
he tl5c,lrajlers' story has nothing
:c.n pho ar. Of Killing declared
,--l D.hr7oid chief or counsel
,,-. Nerd We Vii face what
tte authorities may he
raa"
rs.o'd vas reminded that the
r~-r e V say Peters fired at h!m
: a4 .rou produced
Puts NHsters tp to Sheriff
the LAWYER is = matter
g. -eo Sheriff and rot us.
ve learned tina, the attitude OF
Nsa'- a-srore s. that since no has
tot. r-wpram sing information from
}.c.n ~ known It vor'd Ill become
.o accent fcrs fer disseminating
lrtu0t'or-
--... r,or who -aW Ward at his
.I-r' 'o.d him Of reports
--a f etur-r concerning an alleged
un ~ 'Acre- " ara dc-
t.oa-e NJ suca au affair. he
i to olioW the newspaper
ta or.r ris coupe - t1at they
c.... --or. chat q bullet had
r.1 o.n.of tn glass windows He
r.l le.oi : do trs and would etve no
.r.-.~ refusal 1hen he was
.-a s>n.sa WhV only one car
... -teI rcd hcao found as
s.s.-r o- trr rI-to' aght Ward then
COS ..tt es ~clId not 'alt, 2nv more.
1r'e ha- divided INTO two
.r tho Difficulties OF the
puI,. commits. ion PRESIDENT
a. Rochelle ctardord' IS tax
i~ f#e DIS o7 ward. The New Ro-
G. e'e rt csiJc.zing the county
re- 'ur seeming u CoNulvo
AID his attorneys to keep
the case from the public.
ef this newspaper also
.1"u-Nho would XIII man
.t r.,.aIr lc"t about it for
rt - he pres ldcnt o. the
.Hce commissioners.
oto. a't o New Rochelle, who IS
a..,ri. ea'er. said yesterday that he
r pr-' To think about the
..,-~ sssaGer Scott appointed
hes tao power 20 remove hun,
10 exercise 1t.
fellow members on the 20
't. H.@r '.cr- not so rct.ceut.
ri'. C. noub'c-C rossinE''
.....-.,.t.- .l.:,.rod
t~ tr. c,r'tt sion. explained his
sfet.aert o. tine day before that Ward
,-t deut'c.croe him. He said;
II. Gar-. Democrat, was
-te~ uc. Ia8od him to appoint
H ltar board although he is
r., stc.r ttat WAS I'm 1919. When
rtf ErrlbHCa. became mayor
N7ra a agreed upon the appoint
f-.9' cf '.o mc0 To- we police lieutcn-
ea's ~ womher, Republican,
o-5 to these mcn. When we
"t-a voted with the other Re
ochaHo buzzed with gossip
e..u parties iu which Ward has
1~ri r Was learned that after one
f.e.: "Z e The Board Of Police Com
Nard sand to Henry Chllds.
erl.r' loucr: 81 certainly had
.e of t'ue last night. ! dropped
e'a0' ,a @ card came
tr N.rdv the uncle OF Clarence
Totcr-. tto came 10 White Plains and
-.t'EcJ Tire body Of MS nephew, re
t"".na TO ilavrriN yesterday, declared
taai ha adj found Inconsistencies in
c,re- of Che authorities Of Vest
oae '.r County aud Of Walter Ward.
toarA "a Hint of Struggle
Haray esa ae visited the scene
o. 'te t'i0r and found no evidence
Js0lc such ae vae described
N.rf This statcmeu, by Nj
'e't ad HQ' attract as much atten-
'o1 - Heror.. as the bitter complaint
.. father 20. the dead youth. Mr.
demanded 10 know why, if his
Na' bad been blacAmailine Ward for
'n rad had received a share Of
'o.0o' tr.to nas not more than S1.32
In tho shabby clothes on the body.
Two fetNer pointed out that Ward
srv* n., -an had been blackmailing HIM
'o. ~orths ard asked how he recon
O. this With the tact that young
le.o~- not leave home until a
".' r~o and that he was IN Paris
[sand. : g.. two weeks before the
BE received postal card
\ 0o about ten days ago
SETS Up Sodas for
Fifty Sch0o|hov Visitors