The New York herald., 1922-06-05
WARD SLAYING CASE WILL
BE PASSED ON BY OLD JURY

the elder Mr. Ward had sailed from Eu-
I rope.
| 1t Is noped by District Attorney Weeks
that Mr.. Ward will tell the Grand Jury
| all he knows about the alleged attempted
blackmail as referred to by his sons at
| torneys. Peters was killed two days be-
| fore the arrival of Wards father. who
mas maintained strict sileLce regarding
the case.
Ward in his confession said that he
had paid 100000 in blackma.l to a gang
including Peters. Charley Ross and
Jack. He asserted they had demanded
$4,000 more and that he shot Peters
when the latter tried to kill him with a
revolver on his refusal TO produce more
money. Wards father may be able to
throw light on this important part of his
sons story IL the Grand jury succeeds in
obtaining the inside" facts from the
" ealthy baker
Miss Lulu Barrows. nurse of the two
Ward children is considered another
important witness. She was in the Ward
home on the night of the killing. when
Is said Ward returned home between
or o'clock in the morning.
The nurse said that the shooting did
not take place in the Ward house.
but she may be able to tell the jurymep
about telephone conversations Ward Is
reported to have indulged in with offic-
ials of New Rochelle on the day of the
killing and the days following.
Miss Barrows has acted as spokesman
for both Mr. and Mrs. Ward when ef-
forts have been made to interview them.
She has been on the job night and day
since Ward confessed to the shooting
two weeks ago to-day.
To Tell About Iodine DrauEht.
Mrs. Waldo J. Shuman. a neighbor
and intimate friend of the Wards, will
be asked to tell about Wards drinking
iodine after he had returned home from
New York early in the morning. She
was summoned to the Ward home from
her house across the street in Sutton
Manor by Mrs. Ward. DIR. Schell. a
New Rochelle physician, was hurriedly
called in. and has since said the iodine
was no doubt swallowed through mis-
take. Ward admitted that he had drunk
the poison by mistake when he thought
he was taking some headache medicine
Mrs. Walter J. Hook another neigh
Dor. has been summoned to tell whether
she heard shots in Wards home on the
night of the murder. She has already
tod the local police and county detec-
tives that she heard no unusual noise
on that night.
Amy Mild, cook in the Ward house
hold. will be a witness. So far as can
be learned all the witnesses to appear
before the Grand Jury are either rela-
tives or friends of the Ward family
MY client has told a straightforward
story" said Attorney Mccarthy in re-
ferring to his visit to Cunningham. "Of
course there have been a few discrepan-
cies but in the main his story has been
Of great assistance to the Westchester
county officials.
Il will not have Cunningham made the
scapegoat in this murder l am willing
to cooperate with the District Attorney
in every way but / will not permit my
client to go before the Grand Jury un-
less under certain conditions. One Of
these conditions is that he will not be
compelled to sign waiver Of immunity.
AT the proper time we can prove
that Peters was shot before 2:30 in the
morning and can substantiate this fact.
mean to get my client out of this fix.
We are in the case to clear 1t UP and
make it an A G proposition"