Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-24

| holes. Neither were there any powder
marks on the outer clothing. these wit
! ness said. There was n bullet hole in
| the shirt, however. and there were
powder marks on the shirt and also
around the wound. which was about
| under the third button of the vest. II
| these statements prove correct they
would indicate that Peters had his coat
and vest cwhcn he was shot and that
he was shot at close range.
Eckhardt and his companions also
said they found no broken glass on the
road from the side windows Of Ward =
car. which he said had been smashed
by the wild bullet from Peters pistol
No information could be obtained
from Ward and his lawyers. or from
the Westchcstcr County authorities.
concerning the mysterious secret to
keep which Ward paid $50. 1000. and
was understood to be willing to pay
more. The authorities conceded that 1t
must have been of the utmost import
ance to Ward to cause him TO pay such
an amount. but professed not to know
what 1t was. and cvadcd questions
about H.
Elwood NJ. Rabenold. counsel for
Ward. refused point blank to discuss
respect. lie snid he could tell story.
if he would. that would convince even
Peters father. who was quoted in n
dispatch from Haverhll. Mass. as
saving that Wards story sounded
"fshy." but that he considered 1t his
duty as an attorney to remain silent.
He refused to make public the black
mailing letters Ward received
The New Rochelle police have further
complicated matters by insisting that
Peters. shot on the morning of May
IS, was in Wards home the night be-
fore during n card game. They say that
Ward went for ride on the morning
of the 10Th, but returned to his home
at . o'clock. and not at !. as stated by
the authorities here. who say that they
got the o'clock time from Ward.
The authorities are said to be doing
everything In their power to locate the
known here and abroad.
missing Ross and "Jack,' but so
fnr as can be learned no description Of
he men or general alarm has been sent
out.
When reporters asked Warl TO be
allowed to see the coupe he said he used
on the death drive and which had n
glass shattered by the bullet from
Peters gun. he refused. The request
followed the discovery that no one who
found the body saw any glass in the
road such as would be naturally sup.
posed to follow the fight described by
Ward.
The entire story. blackmail plot and
all. must be told before there can be any
question of generating Mr.. Ward"
said District Attorney Weeks. dis
cussing the discrepancies in the story
with the new discoveries. Thus far
we have only his unsupported word as
to what brought about this killing
Wards attorneys are not in accord
with the District Attorney on this
point. and declare that the blackmail
plot has nothing To do with the killing.
I'VE will face whatever charges the
authorities may be disposed TO make"
said T.. NJ. Rabenold. chief counsel for
young Ward.
New York. May 24.-By A. P.D-
l. was learned today that Walter s.
Ward. Of New Rochelle. central fig
near Kensico Lake last week, yester.
day had paid mysterious visit to
New York police headquarters with his
lawyers.
They spent fifteen minutes in the
Rogues Gallery, looking over pictures
Of confidence men. wire-tappers and ex-
tortioncrs. 1t is believed they were
seeking the likenesscs Of the two miss.
ing members OF the blackmai band,
which Ward maintains was le,i by Pc.
terS.
Ward nearly died from poison six
weeks age. it became known yesterday.
when DR.. Orvilc II. Schcll snid he had
been summoned to the nome Of young
I, ,;th L.,
floor. with an empty bottle of poison
beside him.
''lt is my personal opinion that the
taking Of III" poison was Accidentally
Or. Schell said ";le had narrow
escape."