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Show WEALTHY NEW YORKER SLAYS BLACKHER Had Paid $30,000 for Silence; Si-lence; Gang Wanted $75,000 More WHITE PLAIN'S. N . May 2 3. I Search for two men known only as Ross" and "Jack." declared by Walter Wal-ter S. Ward of New Rochelle, N. Y ' I to have been present when he shot Cl.trcnce Peters of Haverhill, Mass. near here the night ol May 15, was i ontlnued by West Cheater county officials of-ficials today Ward after confessing he had killed a member of a gang that had blackmailed him for $30.- 000 and then attempted to get $76,000 more went to New York last night with offtcors and visited special resorts re-sorts where he declared the men wanted might be found. It wa.s an unsuccessful quest. Ward, who Is the son of the president of the Ward Baking company, is at liberty under bond of $30,000. BASIS STn.I. SECRET Tho baals for the blackmail plot was not revealed as tho lawyers representing rep-resenting Ward declined to iruake public pub-lic any of the bundle of letters given them by Ward which he received In the six wcelcs he was being threatened. threaten-ed. Alien R Campbell. counsel for "Ward was asked If the blackmail plot involved a woman and answered 'I don't think I should answer that question" "Did It start as reported at a race track ?' I think it did." "Did It Involve Ward's war record." rec-ord." "I can assure you that It did not." answered Campbell. Mrs. Ward said thnt she had not I npwh of the plot for very long and I added STANDS WITH HUSBAND "I'm with my husband and I want, do everything I can for him I! have the utmost confidence in him. 1 am eorry that I cannot answer any further questions" Much surprise Is dksplaycsl in New Rochelle that Ward waited for almost a week before surrendering himself. ' especially as he vat known as n strict disciplinarian in his position as chairman chair-man of the police commission, Ward came to New RochePe in I 1911 from Pltteburg Pa. He was appointed ap-pointed h-ad of the police coniimis-J slon ln 1S19 and two weeks ago was re-elected. District Attorney Weeks said that the case would be submitted to the Krnnd Jury noxl week. |