The Washington times., 1922-06-23
women SOUGHT
TOF|T N|GHT|ES
|. IN Wards NEST
Detectives Find Lot Of Dainty
Garments Now Looking
for Wearers.
NEW YORK, June 2s.-Th,

NEW YORK, June 23.-The
discovery Of four dainty silk
nightdresses, all exquisitely en-
broidered with different initials,
together with q variety Of lingerie,
some Of which had been ruthlessly
slashed with a knife, in the "Love
Nest" said to have beeD main
tanned by Walter s. Ward In this
city last summer while his wife
was In Canada, has added consid-
erable strength to the evidence
now tightening about the New
Rochelle millionaire baker.
Search Made for Women.
And now that the investigators
have brought to light proofs OF the
presence OF women--many women
at the Ward apartment, 424 West
One Hundred and Twentieth street,
during Wards tenancy there last
August, the search for the women
themselves--the owners OF the dainty
underwear found today--is being con-
Quoted with greater determination.
In the belief that their Identification
win 70 Tar to reveal Wards alleged
connections and associations with
various underworld characters &C.
auainted with the blackmail plot held
responsible by Ward for the slay'
ing Of Clarence Peters on May 10
Together with the finding OF the
silk nightgowns came corroboratiop
of previous statements by attaches
of the One Hundred and Twentieth
street apartment concerning the gay
parties at which Ward is said to have
been the host. az well a. OF the
beauty parades" Of numerous pul.
chritudinous females in and out OF
the fiat throughout the day and Tar
into the evening. A. many az nve
different women now are known to
have visited Ward In the apartment
In one day.
Peggy" Eagerly Sought.
OF first interest and importance In
the search for the Identity Of Wards
callers is the beautiful blonde refer.
red to by the elevator boy and tani.
tor and othrs connected with the
Morningside Apartment as Peggy"
Hunt as the detectives will, 20 far
they have been unable to trace this
young lady, said to have been the
favorite Of all the many who partook
Of Wards hospitality. She was the
most frequent caller OF all. II In said,
and virtually had the run" Of the
place.
Next in importance to the blonde
Peggy" according to the stories
related by the elevator boy, Edgar.
and others, was q handsome brunette
Her Identity. like that Of the blonde.
remains hidden In deep mystery. az
far as the detectives are concerned.
Hints were yentured today that the
detectives had obtained the telephone
number Of one or more OF the girl
guests at the fiat. but IL they have
obtained any tangible evidence they
are keeping II under cover.
AZ for the dainty nightgowns found
In the apartment, the detectives are
devoting their greatest efforts to the
discovery OF the owners through the
initials embroidered on each filniy
piece. So certain are the invesfi-
gators that they will uncover vital
the ownership OF the lingerie that
any hint as to the initials themselves.
No two of the four night dresses
found In the fiat have the same
initials, II was admitted.
Brilliant Crimson KtmoDo.
Once, Mrs. Fred Olsen, wife Of the
superintendent OF the apartment, said
she saw mysterious Peggy" attired
in a brilliant crimson kimono. while
on a different occasion, she told the
detectives, she saw another dark.
haired young lady dressed in the
same brilliant gown. Furthermore
said Mrs. sOlsen. a beautiful silken
kimono usually was to be found.
when she entered the apartment to
clean II. hanging behind the bath
room door.
That walter Ward parted with his
money sparingly was revealed by the
apartment house attaches, and It
was suggested that he had the red
haired girl might have quarreled
over this.
During Wards occupancy of the
1921. he was unknown to have
tipped" the elevator boy rs cents.
Sparing Of Taxi Bills.
Again. the self.confessed slayer Of
Peters lavished no money on taxi
cabs, the attendants asserted. His
stream OF men and women always
used the coupe belonging TO Ward.
When his luggage was brought to
and from the rendezvous Ward Bak-
Ing Company's trucks. carried It, Il
was brought out.
On three occasions q man, accom-
panied by three women. (the same
three each time). entered the apart
ment and were entertained by Ward.
Departing, these guests gave house
employees the impression that they
had been drinking.
| Ward apparently never permitted
his guests to grow noisy or in any
other way make their presence OBJ
jectionable. IL was the mere fact