New-York tribune., 1922-06-01
Search Ward
Home i'm Vain
For Evidence

flofNnue0 Ven Wls f0'i
for publication several times that he
was holding up his inquest until he
had completed his investigation. has
been making that invcstigation. ns
far o. could be determined by a host
n rewsppcr reporters. in that block
IN White plaias which Is the site or
the courthouse.
Last night District Attorney Weeks
hinicd % developments that would in
dicatc n change In the hitherto lax a.
tltudc Of the county authorities. he
said the county engaged detective
agency % aid In solving tho Ward mys-
terry. 7, was learned that the Pinker-
ton Agency has been retained.
The orders are 10 spare no expense
nnd 20 leave nothing undone.' said Mr.
Weeks. "All along ! have had a num-
hcr OF leads that have been unable 20
reveal. Everything we get. Nc invcsti-
gate Some of this investigation IN q
waste of time. but We are no. turning
anything down"
II is known. however. that many ~
these leads referred 20 by Mr.. Week.
are contained IN anonymous letters, the
MTIfffH OF NNNfN lNrNHN AlNNN ANi|a lNN
scss compromising Information about
Walter s. Ward Most OF these letters
have been written by men and some ~
them discrodit their own statements by
admitting their own lack OF mental
soundncss.'
Ward Absent During Search
The search - tho Ward homo began
Yesterday about two hours after Ward
left bic home IN his autom obile. The
first scarchcrs 20 arrive were Licuten-
ant John McGowsn. chief Of the New
Rochelle detectives; Under Sheriff
Maudiin. Assistant isirict Attorney Fer
ris and Raymond X. Hin, county finger
imprint expert. a short time sftcrward
Mr Campbell. ono of Wards lawyers
and his friend. arrived out OF breath.
Ho had been summoned by telephone
call from Mrs. Ward. Right after he
had entered the house Detective Ser
geant Arthur Lehry and Detective
George Scott, Of the New Rochelle Po-
lice Department, arrived.
Campbell made his protest, and after
learning that II would be unheedcd
went out on n balcony of the home and
paced M and down. putting furiously
90 his pipe. From time 90 time curious
watchers could see tho Investigators.
Once New Rochelle detective ap-
poarcd on porch and went over a
table with a magnifylng glass. In his
other hand was q Aashlight
Seek Trace az Fusillade
A. 'en minutes before noon Sheriff
Werner and Deputy Frank Chorico ar
rived AZ Wards home About This time
Nr. Ferris and Detective MeGowan
emerged from the house and crossed
the street % the residence of Mrs.
Schumnnn. 70 Decatur Road. opposite
tho Ward home. They remained there
five minutes without success for con.
frmation of tho story ~ fusillade Of
bullets fred in the Ward home on May
~. Mrs Schumann was called 20 the
Ward home tho night Walter Ward
drank iodine and helped the attend
ING physician.
Tho search was concluded n. i2;io
o'clock md a'l Tho Investigators de-
parted. Mr Campbell remained az the
house
A. Ncw Rochelle, during this hunt
for evidence. District Attorney Weeks
was closctcd with Chief ~ Police
Frank Cody. Of New Rochelle. In the
cireumstant.al story previously re-
ferrcd 20 i' was said that two New
Rochelle policemen were IN the Ward
home Immediately after Peters had
been killed there and n companion
wounded. These policemen, u was
said. had helped Ward 20 cover up his
tracks.
Abou. this Distrie. Attorney Weeks
said lns- night:
- obtained signed statements to-
dav from every officer who by any
chance could have been IN tho Ward
home that night. and they oil said
thcv knew nothing about the case and
did not enter tho Ward home. ! even
obtained a statement from New Ro-
cheile motor cycle officers, who have
rowing commissions
Mr. Weeks said he checked up the
statements with the desk blotter az the
station house. The main question the
prosecutor pa; 90 ;he policemen was;
What fime did you pass Wards
homc?" The officers in every in
stance gave an approximate time and
their replies were checked by the blot
ter 20 the station containing record
Of ,hc.r box reports on the night IN
question.
Chief Cody went further than Mr.