The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-02
MORE MYSTERY IS
 ADDED ID PROBE
 0F PETERS DEATH
Los Angeles Modiste Declares She Can Throw Light Upon Wards Past-Ku Klux
 Rumor Disposed Of
By Associated Pres.

Whfte Plnfns, N. f., June Is---
 James J. Cunningham, tonight
 wns arrested and Is being held
 in inc county Jail here as n mn
 terinI witness in the case of
 Walter S. Ward, wealthy bank
 er's son. whose confessed sIny-
 ing of Clarence Peters, former
 sailor. of HaverhiII, Mass. has
 proven A two weeks sensation.
 Cunningham, whose name has not before figured in the case,
 was arrested at Hotel McAIpin in
 New York City and imme edinteiy
 brought here. His is the first
 arrest in the cnse which bss nt-
 fracted nationwide attention
 since Peters, body was found at
 lonely spot nenr the kensico
 reservoir may 10.
 White Plains, N. Y, June 1.-In- vestigation of the shooting of Clar- ence Peters, former navy man, by Walter s. Ward, wealthy baker, was being pressed from coast to coast today-the sixteenth day after the body was found near the Kensico reservoir.
 But instead of clarifying the case. extension of the quest for facts thus far has tended to introduce more mysterious angles.
 The only. new clue to bob up today t.. ytxf lat hoa dfttf a r. q r of Westchester county authorities. or New Rochelle. where the Ward home Is located. was report which reached District Attorney Weeks that an empIoye in the Bronx plant of the Ward Baking company had seen the mysterious couple, Charley Ross and Jack" who were alleged by Ward to have been with Peters when the shooting occurred.
 This employe, who said that the baker often had received the pair in his private office. told of once hav- ing taken telephone message for the fellow who says he is police commissioner of New Rochelle" to the effect that I've want the money he owes us on that debt and we want 1t quick"
 Tn New York. Ward was confronted with a man known as Nat Ross" who received a suspended sentence last summer after having pleaded guilty to attempted extortion. This man voluntarily appeared in the dis trIct attorneys office, was examined. was not the Charley Cross" he knew, the baker affirmed.
 Other Cities Report
 Nat Ross" whose real name is Nathiel Rosenweig. and was the man who whom William J. Fallon. attor- ney for the Peters family in Haver- hill. had been seeking in the belief he might turn out to be Charley"
 Los Angeles and Pittsburgh pur- ported to throw new light on Wards past.
 In Los Angeles was located Miss Martha Kindall. modiste, who charged that the baker once had broken into her apartment and at- tempted to kidnap her. and that a suit which she had brought alleging criminal conspiracy had been settled out of court. Pittsburgh dispatches quoted men closely associate with the Federal baseball league f.ye years ago, when Ward and hi tasher were interested in the organ satieni as remembering that there wal 2 Niss Kendall at that time employ a2 4 WaltTcSb III Tcsld uldHt n' @l VI z hotel where the federal leagua play CTS stopped.
 T can throw light on the nNs tarv. all right" was the cryptic remark Miss Kendall dropped
 White Plains this afternoon nrickea up ist ears when story aginea cng- rency to the effect that the K1 KIRK Klan had threatened Ward if tae e E was not cleared up within five daSE.
 Bunk" said MT. Weeks, of lciaitg disposing of the rumor