The New York herald., 1922-06-02
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stealing a Stutz automobile, car which
seems to be somewhat similar to one
that has figured I'm the stories of the
Ward case. He beat the United States
Hotel in Saratoga, and is said to have
been elected from the Pennsylvania ard
the Bristol hotels In New York city.
Last year at Saratoga his Cunning
| am posed as a motion picture man and
invited Jockeys to his rooms in the hotel
there and induced them to drink and
gamble, afterward making reports to
horse owners, with the, object of getting
the jockeys in trouble. He is said to
fave done these things at the behest OF
former trainer who Is not now con-
nected with the Eastern TURF and who Is
said to have threatened to get" racing
in revenge for what the stewards did TO
him.
1t was reported In Saratoga for some
time that this Cunningham was trying
to trap the Jockey Club stewards In
charge OF the meeting in an effort to
give racing a bad name and force some
sort of official action. Under an as
sumed name he wrote several stories In
which he tried to involve certain racing
men in scandals that never occurred. or
in which he distorted the facts.
Information that seems as creditable
as anything In the Ward case came yes
terday from the New York police and
the State police. 1t tends toward in
dicating that the disappearing pals OF
Wards story-Charley Ross and Jack
really exist, and that their capture is
possibility. The authorities are inclined
to think that with Cunningham In posi-
ton to be questioned, their arrest is now
a probability.
II, addition IN this tho aufhoriffes
have learned that two men who may
have been witnesses to the shooting of
Peters were seen in a red automobile at
Broadway and Fortieth street on May
Is or 10, during the period between the
shooting of Peters and the surrender OF
Ward to the Sheriff.
Ex-Convfct Gives a TIP.
This is the story: Last Saturday night
Detective Sergeant Joseph Williamson
of the Fifth street police station was
called on the telephone by an ex-convict
who has proved himself trustworthy in
condolences given to Williamson in the
past. He said that on the afternoon OF
May 10 to 90 he was standing at Broad
way and F'ortieth street when he saw
two men whom he recognized. He gave
them more than the usual "oncc over
because they were riding in a large ret
touring car and were dressed up as /.
they had all the money in town.
One. the ex-convict said, was known
to him as Charley Ross. the other as
Jack Barron. He said that Ross had
served a term IN Elmira and Barron in
both Elmira and Sing Sing. He did not
notice the make of the car. (The one IN
Wards story was red Stutz touring
carr He does not recall that he thought
to himself: Gee. they look prosperous;
what's it all about?'
He told Sergeant Williamson that he
made iaquiry in the underworld and was
told that Charley Ross and Jack Barron
were making fine living grating on
rich men" He was told that they met
in prison and had been companions ever
since.
Jack Barron once I'm Sing Sing.
Warden Lawes of Sing Sing prison
said last night that there was Jack
Barron who was a prisoner at Sing Sing,
but was later transferred to Clinton
prison, to Dannemora and thence to
Great Meadows, where he was released
two years ago The warden said that as
the record rooms were closed he could
not ascertain last night what Barron
was sentenced for, where he lived or how
long he served.
There Is no record at the Elmira Re-
formatory Of a prisoner of the name
of Jack Barron. The dispatch says:
Prisoners often have many different
names"
The State police who are working on
the Ward case from their headquarters
in Gedney Farms, Westehester county,
have believed from the first that Peters
was killed at the spot where Ward
said he killed him, on the State road
near Kensico reservoir. AS to the gen.
uineness of the characters, Charley Ross
and Jack. they have kept open minds.
Earlier In the day the existence Of
Charley Ross and his buddy Jack Of
the Ward narrative was circumstan-
TALLY affirmed at the Ward Baking Conn.,
pany's office in The Bronx. An en-
ployee there told friend in Westchester
county that Charley and Jack had fire.
uuently called at the office before the
time of tho Peters shooting, that they
remained from ten to thirty minutes
with Ward in his private office and
that one day this employee, answering
the telephone, heard a voice ask: rs
the Chief of Police there?"
Police CHIEF in Bakery ONCE.
You have made some mistake" the
employee said. This is the Ward Bak-
ing Company"
That's all right" the other voice
said ''I want to talk to the fellow who
says he is the Chief of Police In New
Rochelle" The employee told him that
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