New-York tribune., 1922-06-07
,.o.ecutor to Press Case
Before New Grand Jury
4 May Panel Fails to
Hand Down Indictment
Wife of Slayer Is
Forced to Testify
Tells of His Return Home
., 4:3O in Morning
After Killing of Peters

r.,,,h.,,er County authorities have
,..,s.s. Il vas learned yesterday that
-, poliey demands that Walter ;
~ who confessed killing Clarence
80. ,,rd trial on a charge Of mur-
n the May grand jury should by
-, ,hsns, vote "no Indictment the
,.p., Of officials Of the county as
- E..5 ,,,.srdsy. would be TO present
n ,s.,f,ssncc r>Sediately TO another
grand jury ss
Az Indictment, hotever, i' confident
" expected from thsVay grand Jurors
go, consideration Of the Ward
Yesterday Yesterday District Attor-
,ty Weeks succeeded It was learned
h .syng the grOund'Prk Of his case
,v,i,s, Ward and .sfsblised at least
or, fact through QUESTIONS put to Mrs.
Esrvl Curtis Hsra, wife Of the central
fgyre in the strange affair.
This fact was that Ward, on the
,igs, he killed Peters. returned 10 his
zone At $50 o'clock in the morning.
This vas corroborsted BY two maid ser
,,,,, Amy Mild and Lulu Bsrrows.
VIII. Compelled to Testify
yr, Ward did not admit even that
mach without a struggle, and the in
ssirv was delayed from o'clock until
90 .bs afternoon while District Attor-
nov Frederick Weeks and Allan Camp
IN recresenting Ward. argued before
g.,tiee Morschauser IN chambers on
.re question Of how FAR the wife could
be compelled 70 testify. Her right 10
,sd privilege. the justice ruled. ex-
irrde5 orly 10 questions concerning
communications passing between her
,ef and her husband as man and wife.
%. queries concerning conversations
reald By third person must be an
sgered, he said.
With that understanding the District
Attorney. first summoning Mrs. Ward
iIgn he ante-room where she waited.
.alrsa 10 the grstd jury room. 1t
fsi ltined last night that throughout
~ appearance before the grand jury
H. Ward displayed on admirable
lplomb.
Toe attractive mother Of Walter
Wards two children readily answered
Tie routine questions as TO her name,
ift name Of her husband and their ad
sFr.s. Then District Attorney Weeks,
= ias learned. asked her:
DO you remember what occurred on
hs night OF May l5?"
u refuse 10 answer on the advice OF
esunscl,' objected Mrs. Ward in the
tsoi, even tones with which she had
the other questions.
few more questions were asked
Zen as WAS Clarence Peters ever ir
Igur home7" and DO you know any
-ng OF the plot to blsckmail YOU
'uband >" Mrs. Ward answered eacF
y these, IL was ascertained, with IN,
Tpy formulated by the Ward lawyers
hen came the conference with justice
lorschauser. But even his ruling di,
'ot greatly add 70 the sum OF the in
tmaiion gained from the witness.
Supports Husbands Statement
Her statement that Ward came hom'
\ 4;30 a. IN. comedies with her hus
ssnd's story. and this was corroborat
Cd by the two servants. The nurs'
and maid both denied knowledge 0.
he IDENTITY Of any of the persons WHIT
are understood to have played cards
Sol the Ward home on the night OF tn;
shooting. and no light was thrown or
rs tocisl affair by Mrs Ward.
Il was learned last night, however
mat the, grand jurors desire 20 ques
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