The New York herald., 1922-06-13
WARD HAD TIPS,
SAYS JOCKEYS WIFE
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picion toward the race course.
cults Hope OF Elder Ward.
The Grand Jury, it was said yester-
day. has enough witnesses under sub
poena to require at least three more
sessions in the Court House at White
Plains. Sheriff Werner. who had here
tofore believed that George S. Ward,
father of the defendant, and president
of the Ward Baking Company. would
readily appear. admitted last night that
he was not so hopeful. After spending
most of the day in New York Werner
said
II have received definite information
that George S. Ward is out of the State.
and am satisfied that he Is. do not
advertised enough. He knows we want
look for him to appear before the Grand
Jury tomorrow"
He was asked: do you think Mr..
Ward is evading the subpoena"
He replied: IT do not think he is
crazy to come in. l think it has been
him."
do you think that Mr.. reward knows
the motive for the blackmail of which
his son complainant"
There is a subpoena out for him. ;"
the Sheriff answered. Let it go at that
for the time being
The latter part of last week George
S. Ward was reported to be motoring
home from a bakers convention at
Bedford Springs, Pa. His son Ralph
was with him, but apparently left the
father and came on by train. as he
was subpoenaed here. Telephone calls
were unanswered at George Ward S
home in Spuyten Duyvil last night.
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to serve a subpoena on Mr. Ward and
have not given up the search for him."
the Sheriff said. He admitted that the
subpoena server had also failed to find
up to that time Mrs. N Willard Curtis.
who is Mrs. Walter Wards mother.
whose home at 151 Arlington avenue,
Brooklyn. Is closed.
1t Is expected that Elwood Heffner.
through whose arrest in New Rochelle
the Ward letter to Arthur Blute was
found will be a Grand Jury witness.
The letter was addressed to Blute at
3 Ray street, Jamaica. L. ]. One of
the sentences was. II am not interested
in any further information Of that
kind" 1t was pointed out that the al
legged forgetfulness of Walter Ward in
the matter of rewarding Blute and
Heffner for their tip on Assume did
not dissever Blute's relations with him.
as indicated by the writing of this let
ter on May 16, the day Of Clarence
Peterss death.
Mrs. Knapp said that she had al
ways known Heffner as Bill" AS for
her brother, Arthur Blute she credited
him with "many fine points" but added.
like a great many other young brothers
he has given me much worry" She then
told Of the betting on the horse Assume.
with Heffner the source OF the tip that
was given to Walter Ward.
"Byrne," she continued. dressed In
the height Of fashion and lived at the
Martinique Hotel in New York. At one
time he owned a stable, but had not
raced much in the East. ] believe he
still has a couple Of horses which he
races mostly in the South. He Is what
is known about the tracks as heavy
plunger. He placed most of Wards bets
and these two men were seen much to-
gether about the race tracks. My brother
and Heffner also knew Byrne."
While Mrs. Knapp was talking her
husband. the Jockey. got home and greet
ed her and the two children. In addi-
tion to corroborating what his wife had
said about Byrne being the placer Of
Wards bets and that Blute and Heffner
were friends of Byrne, he said:
II know that guy. Cunningham, too.
He's a squealer and I hate squealer.
I met him two years ago and got his
number right away. One day he took a
young fellow who had been training for
a jockey and said to the kid. How
would you like to go into the movies?'
Cunningham told the kid he would
get him a $4,000 movie job. figured
Cunningham was bluffing the kid to get
some information out of him. l told
to- r., taot Il 10 a
out to be a squealer. and he quit nego-
tiating with the kid. From that time
on Cunningham never had any use for
me. He knew had him right"
HeHner,s Parents in Tears.
Heffner's father and mother were In
tears In their home in Jamaica last
night. They said they were trying to
get bail for him. They were amazed at
his arrest, for they believed him to be
an insurance adjuster. They said he
had not frequented the race track for
some time. so far as they know. The
father admitted that he had frequently
supplied the son with money when he
said he needed II"
my boy and young Blute," the senior
Heffner added, "were friends for several
years, but Blute never lived with us.
do not know how a letter addressed to
Blute came into my sons possession or
what my son was doing In New Ro-
chelle, but 1t is possible. OF course. that
Blute gave 1t to him."
In the city directories Elwood L. Heff-
ner. insurance 7S Broad street. Is listed.
The senior Blute said his son was In the
insurance business in New York.
Blute himself denied last night that
he had ever received any letters from
Walter Ward.
Blute telegraph phed his sister, Mrs.
Knapp. yesterday, that he had told his
attorney to issue denial that he has
anything to do with the Ward case or
any knowledge Of the letter bearing his
name.
Wards "Clocker" Discovered.
Another item indicating that Walter
Ward was more than casually inter-
ested in the betting side of racing Ii
that Investigators were reported yes
terday to have found negro whom
Ward sent to various tracks. including
New Orleans. as a 'clocker." His busi-
ness was to watch the thoroughbreds
in their trials and report their perform
ances. This man, the investigators said,
was groundkeeper at the Brooklyn
Federal League baseball park when the
Wards owned the Brooklyn club
Edward Heffner, father Of the young
man now In Jail in Westchester county,
is a veteran trainer and at one time had
charge of the Hallenbeck stable. He
said last night he had never heard his
son or Blute speak Of Ward. Blute, said
the elder Heffner. had cigar stand con-
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