The New York herald., 1922-06-19
JOHN E. MACK Will
TAKE WEEKS'SPLACE
TO PROSECUTE WARD
He Is Guardian of GuyStill-
man and Aided Jerome
in Thaw Case.
PLOT HEARING TO-DAY
Real Tale of Peters Killing
Is Expected to BE
Brought Out.
HINT OF NEW BLACKMAIL
Witnesses Believed to Be Ly-
ing Low in Order to Collect
From Defendant.

John e. Mack of Poughkeepsie,
guardian ad Item for baby Guy Still
man. will be appointed special prose-
cutor to conduct the case against
Walter S. Ward, now in jail under in
dictment for first degree murder for
the Staying of Clarence Peters. That
fact was learned last night from ap-
parently authoritative sources.
Frederick e. Weeks, District Attor-
ney of Westchester county, will not
prosecute Ward because he appeared
before the Grand Jury as a witness
and because one sentence of Wards
confession was given to him in the
form Of reply to a question. The
appointment Of a special prosecutor to
handle the Ward case probably will be
made by Justice Joseph e. MorscEauser
of the Supreme Court.
. Mr. Mack served two terms as Dis.
trict Attorney Of Westchester county.
He was active in the Stillman divorce
case after he was appointed guardian al
litem for baby Guy Stillman, whose
legitimacy was attacked by James A.
Stilman. When District Attorney he
assisted William Travers Jerome in the
habeas corpus proceedings of Harry
Thaw before Justice Morschauser in
1908.
Real Tale Is Expected.
The true story of the killing of Clar-
ence Peters by Walter $. Ward is ex-
pected to be told for the first time
to-day. when certain witnesses, whose
names have not yet been mentioned In
the case, take the stand at White Plains
to testify at the conspiracy hearing
that Justice Morschauser is conducting
as a committing magistrate.
The key to the conspiracy charge. 1t
is believed, is contained in remark
to Wards counsel, Allen r. Campbell.
Referring to the missing Jack the
Speeder and Charley Ross OF Wards
story and the Jackson and Charley
Rogers named in another account of the
shooting. the court said:
you know where these men are. don't
your"
If the counsel for the defense actu-
ally does know the whereabouts OF the
two alleged blackmailers the prosecu-
tion believes it has found a means OF
making them produce them. and then
the real secret of the Ward blackmaii-
ing plot will come out.
Sheriff Werner said yesterday he be-
lieves Jack and Charley will be found.
Somebody has got to them" he said.
They are not hiding in hay loft IL
the Ward story Is true. then Jackson has
plenty of money"
Another explanation of the continued
absence OF the two men who accom-
panied Peters on the night of May is,
when he was killed by Ward near the
kensico reservoir, Is the possibility of
renewed attempt to blackmail the Ward
family.
Now more than ever before they have
case against Walter Ward. Il was
pointed out. The missing men are per-
haps the only witnesses whose testimony
might convict Ward of Peterss murder
for which he was indicted on his own
statement that he killed Peters in self
defense. Some of the officials who have
followed the Ward case from the start
believe Jack and Charley and whoever
is behind them are lying low so that at
the right time they can force the Ward
family 20 pay them to remain hidden.
weeks Plans n Surprise.
The third witness whose testimony
is considered of Importance to the State
has not been summoned and will be
surprise TO the defense II the plans OF
the District Attorney go through. A
fourth witness is out of jurisdiction. He
is George 3. Ward, president of the
Ward Baking Company and father OF
Walter Ward, the defendant.
George Ward passed yesterday in
Pittsburgh. lie has been visiting
friends In Pennsylvania and inspecting
properties OF the Ward company In that
State and Ohio.
Three witnesses who are sure to be on
hand when the conspiracy investigation
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