Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-26
Had on the Accused.

v-,lf.r S. Ward, millionaire bakers son. ,,ss, was re-arrested on a charge that .. killed Clarence PeteEs of Haverhill' ua-s. an ex-navy man, near the Ken sieo reservoir nearly two weeks ago.
 ward who dropped out of sight dur ,.-- fhe day after his bond of SlO,0OO had bSs1 ordsred cancelled, was brought to rbs court house by She-in George L, werner about six o'clock. The sherin look his prisoner Into the office, closed he door and pulled down the blind,
 With county authorities reporters. ,-ivate investigators and politicians all 3iavinr detective, the secret of the black man plot alleged to be lingering in the backrround of the Ward shooting case rtlu remained a mystery tonight.
 In the meanwhile it seemed this after noon as II Walter s. Ward-millionair baksr's son. who Saturday confessed to shooting Clarence Peters. asserting he I'd been forced to do so in self-defence while keeping an appointment with a blactmailing band near the KenSico res rrvoIr-had dropped out of sight while investigators were trying 10 discover the secret threat on which he had sealed bis lips.
 since being released on tioe0o bail,
 
 ward has been showing up at home more -r Iees regularly. but 1t was reported --ssv that he had not been at the house tf--s yesterday morning Answering the -sieuhcre. Mrs ward protessed not to cnow her husbands whereabouts. His -arious lawyers also asserted they had got seem him. The sheriffs office said 1t sid not know where he was.
 District Attorney Weeks, who asserted rssterdsy that Ward would have to come clean" with his secret, If he in- ended to plead self-defense, announced se had received a second anonymous let .or from New York purporting to outline Inc hold which the blackmailers had on he wealthy young man whose letter of -eslgnation as police commissioner of New Rochelle was officially received to- lay.
 According to Mir Weeks-who after ap- ,caring today before the May grand 'ury of West Chester county, asserted q would be held in session into June because of the Ward case-the second .etter apparently was written by anoth- CT person than the one who addressed aim last night Each contained the samt information, he said The letter was no ihown newspaper men
 Besides the apparent disappearance o ward and receipt of the second anony nous letter. the high lights of the da, were: Announcement by Sheriff Georg Werner that Ward counsel had deliv red 10 him two pistols alleged to hav 'een used by Ward and Peters in thei duel
 Assertion by the sheriff that the ca belonging 10 Ward which the young maj nas asserted had been in the zone of fir pore no evidence of attack
 -..sn Al ease was pretty well cleared up" an . contradiction on the part of Corone Fitzgerald that he wasn't so sure abou hat
 Announcement that the New York DO ice had been furnished descriptions c Charley Ross and Jack two men al esed by Ward to have been with Peter % the time of the shooting.
 Appearance before the grand jury c District Attorney Weeks after 1t had bee umored that body intended to take ac ion in the Ward case, and before tha conference held with Supreme Cour Justice Seeger who had fixed bail a iIo 900.
 Positive denial by Mir. weeks that h lad any information that Peters had bee ihot in the Ward home.
 Announcement by Mir. Weeks that I intended Co investigate a report that wi lam A. Dickson, a travelling salesma rom Chicago, who was expected in Ne Haven from Waterbury, Conn, had o- srheard a threat in a New York hot .o ~Eet" Ward
 Meanwhile there came to light indie. ions that Ward and Peters may ha, seen associated before the ex-saIlor's a rest in Milford. N. H.. on April 25.
 Tn an attempt Co identify Peters' bod HIHH
 0nclle paper for a tailor who had mend, The trousr lg of a brown suit beari, the number "375" inside the coat. 4 iredo sacco answered, and later iden' hed Peters as man who had aiiEht from Ward Baking company truck front or his store last month and ask Co have the repairs made According to Chief of Police ONein Alamoronec<. located near New Rochel he has witnesses who can testify to g, Ing Peters riding on ward truck at d crent times
 District Attorney Weeks, in reiterati ils desire to have wide-open pubficitv connection with the case, stoutly- denl hat regular detectives had been assign 10 track amateurs from newspaper ran 70 determine the source of their inform ton.
 Wards re-arrest followed issuance on order by Supreme Court Justlce See, .oday at the request of District Att aey Weeks. Mir Weeks asked the or, n re-arrest after telling the court il 1e had discovered discrepancies betv, he details of the killing as told by w, md those unearthed by county officis
 The district attorney said that he .ot believe the ball of 3io,000 on wh ward had been released was sufficie Justice Sferer frnYnAdfaft1v izsnAd - 'e-arrest order, which was directed sherin Werner and all other county iclals- He also cancelled the sfo, iaM ,,
 Some hours later Sherfff- Werner urncd Co the court house with Ward ; one of his attorneys. ElIwood M. Ra 1old. in his car. The party immediat -ctired to the sheriff's office where | vent into an executive conference.
 District Attorney Weeks said [ Ward would not be given an opportur again Co furnish bzii at this time, lhat he would be held until some le 1teps were taken In court The next s ln Mr. Weeks opinion. will be for Wa counsel to apply for a writ of hah corpus. In that event. said the dist attorney. the authorities will be e pclled to make known what evfde thty have against Ward.
 Following a conference in the .sher 1fiice. Mr. Rzbenold and Allan R. ca 5ell. another of Wards attorneys, dr to the home of District Attorney We vhert t was agreed that no effort w