The New York herald., 1922-06-18
WEEKS AS WITNESS
DISQUALIFIED FROM
| PROSECUTING WARD
District Attorney Can Boil
ster States Case if He
Goes on Stand.
HE ASKED ABOUT GUN
Ward Replied Killing Was
Done with .38 Caliber
Colt Automatic
LAssED AS ADMISSION
lodging Housekeeper Tells of
Guest Who She Believes
Was Charley Ross.
|LAssED AS ADMISSION
frederick e. Weeks, District Attor-

frederick E. Weeks District Attor-
of Westchester county, will not
present the State in the trial of
Walter s. Ward for the killing of
arence Peters. He is disqualified
ecause he is witness against Ward.
special prosecutor. probably a well
tnown Westchester lawyer, will be
appointed. Weeks will have only a
few sentences to say as witness,
but they are enough, it was said last
night, to make him ineligible as prose-
cutting attorney. They bear directly
on the shooting Of Peters.
On May 22, when Walter Ward and
his counsel presented themselves at
White Plains and the lawyers made a
brief statement as to the blacSmailing
plot and tie exchange of shots near
! Iensico Reservoir on May 16. when
letters was killed. the District Attor-
ey asked Ward just one question.
Ahat was, What kind of gun did
lou use?" The answer is said to have
teen. "A .3s caliber Colt automatic"
! 1t became known yesterday that
weeks himself testified before the
[Erand Jury last week. He was on the
stand only two minutes or so, but re-
|psated this conversation. The i'm
|portance of the alleged answer Of
Ward to the question ABOUT the gun
lis yet to be determined.
>Ssny Bolster states Stand.
1t may be of great Importance II
Wards, counsel, who have never for
|nally admitted that he shot Peters
kontend at tie trial that he did not
They have not intimated that this is
their intention, but it is one of the
possibilities that the Westchester au-
thorities are considering.
With Walter S. Ward in Jail at
white Plains and likely to remain
Here all summer, much interest in
u he blackmail mystery centers in
IKE conspiracy charge against his
Father, George s. Ward. and others
who are directed to appear before
Justice Morschauser Tomorrow after
noon and say whether there was an
|attempt to defeat the ends of justice
| by concealing facts from the West
|chester county authorities.
While Sheriff Werner's deputies
each clutching a copy of a subpoena,
|are awaiting the senior Wards return
Ito New York. he continues to attend
Ito his business affairs in other States.
He spent yesterday inspecting the al
|mbst completed factory of the Bronze
Equipment Company in Warren, Ohio,
Mic and other executives of the Ward
Baking Company are directors of this
corporation. The estimated cost of
the factory is more than $1,000,000.
Gaorge Ward arrived in Warren on
Friday night and registered atthe Hotel
Warner. w. c. Evans, secretary-treas-
urer OF the baking company. was with
him. Ward said few words to news
paper men yesterday but would not
speak of personal matters, including his
sons predicament.
Ward sticks to Schedule.
Evans said that Ward was following
an itinerary laid out some time ago. and
had no intention of deviating from II for
personal or other reasons. 1t was inti-
mated that Ward would return to New
York according to the schedule he had
adopted. He and Evans and their COM
nanions are supposed to have left War
ron for Pittsburgh at 3:02 o'clock yester-
day afternoon.
Mrs. Ward. who is Walter and Ralph
Wards stepmother. accompanied her
husband to Pittsburgh on Friday. She
also is wanted as witness In the con-
spiracy hearing in White Plains. Among
other witnesses TO be questioned are
Allan r. Campbell and Elwood NJ Ra-
henold OF Walter Wards counsel.
George s. Ward returned to Pitts
hurgh last night and Joined his wife at
'Sewickley, suburb, where they are the
quests OF Alexander Laughlin. He Is
scheduled TO play golf to-day at the
Allegheny Country Club. A represen-
|tative OF the Ward Baking Company In
Pittsburgh said that Ward, in his
| travels. was making an inspection trip
planned when he was in Europe.
Since May %, when they turned their
client over TO the Sheriff, they have
rot cooperated with the authorities in
Trying to clear up the mystery. An out
|iitle of the story the defence Is expected
| 10 yell when Walter Ward goes to trial
reached Justice Morschauser and
District Attorney Weeks through Ralph
Ward on Thursday. but 1t Is under
stood the District Attorney Is not salts
fled tn al everything has been told. For
their part, Wards counsel are expected
20 contend that they should not be
compelled to disclose anything until the
time comes fof Walter Ward TO put in
his defense to the murder charge.
As the typewriter statement handed
10 the Sheriff and the District Attor-
new by the Ward lawyers when Ward
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