, 1876-02-10
TIE WARD CASE,

THE WARD CASE.
Another Alleged Ntfo 1aorcnss Flor |
Hc1H-rhc ault Against rlrH. Ward Rsld |
MIR. Writ Doxtcr-A Claim OF S1n.00O |
Rejected on tho Gront1tt OF Forgery. |
Deisolt Stlrs.
Tie nows OF Capt. Wards loa.h flashed with |
lightning hpeod across tho country. producing
'aricd emotions in many prtYaso breasts. Among
ho Inter ttarc IVES a lady in SanduskY, t., who
eceiycl tho sad noue with intense interest," Hho
;isited Cleveland, procured tho norviccs Of law
1er whose reputation Is as extensive rs tho
Northwest, nnd lni1 nor Case before him. In
March they ruietly visited Detroit, surveyed tho
Geld OF conflict, took stepe toWsrd SECURING cor-
tain Testimony. and went homo.
Tho will tEial came on, and tho lady ngaln
came to Detroit md kopt cloBo witch Of tho
having others horo who took n'toa
Of all points considered Of Importance to tho
suit which ahe sooner or later WnA RotnE To- In
augusAte. With tho d.saiasal Of tho Jury. II s
reported that sho secured All audleuco with Mil
ton D. Ward, told him hor Intentions, md pro-
posed to lin that they Join soa,ns and sllhto tho
results. rhls Tas rejected. and abo went her
why. Lately aho wan again III Detroit Oh buBt-
uesB connected With tue perfection Of her oaso
aud Bome OF her actions csuao1 II to leak out
that thero Waa d native III Aftioa somewhere III
tho vicinity Of tho partition TINT separated tho
two pastures. II tho story that 10 now passing
gu!et!y around among tho knowing far bo true,
something like tho 6tnger will caue In New
York. ts to be re-enacto4 in the Ward will caeo
In Detroit, adding q double notofioty to the at-
teady notorious case,
Tho lady mentioned iA about as yearn of ngo,
Is Of 2 line figure, handsome feasuros. aud Of
she Was member Of tho tamlly Of tho famous
banker jay Cooke. ThiH, however, IL not
strongly corsoloEasod. u ID further said that
while ufltlor tho roof OF Jay Cooke nl,o became
Wnrf 1.t,r ft,,jt,
her, with hor ssssor, TO come 10 Detroit md mako
ilcr home hero. It1in waa prior 10 tho divorce
from and the death Of tho first Mrs. Ward. Dc-
twcon tho Captain and tho young lady = worry
warm ffierds4ip spraos up. anl handsome
residence Oh 1+afayetto avenue Has ereotod for
tho BiBtcra. IIoro Capk Ward frequently visited
them, showing marked preference, however,
for tho ono who Ia the subject Of this article.
Subsequent to tho divorce from hts first wife,
tho story goea that Capt. Ward. in company with
was privately married, and went On bridal
tour to tho East, whoro sho was introduced
to various parties as lii wifc, joy Cookies fam-
lily bolng anoug tho number: On their return
to detroit, for reasons unexplained. bho did not
60 to Capt Wat&s own hoa,ne, pus to her former
hume on Lafayette nvauuo. Hero Capt. Warl
visited her NJ lila wife, aud as such .hoy lived
together until AB marriage With the present
Mrs. Ward. After that tho relations botwoon
thon1 wero discontinued, nnl Yho shortly aftcr-
nsosnnt iyos JYhnt intiurennnts wrra nIYorrd
or ~, ,rtoI1v submit tn a,,e1, \ trnrs,ction il,
Aot 20 Hulos1y anus m " nn.n III ..h4 !"
not montl1uca. 4no 1Gesa VA. oue NY ~ ano y.
ana moVou away from uetfo.s lt4ucolhto'5 41tel
Capt. Watds marriage to bltaA Lyon, nrH alone
known. Tbs strong polnt 0f luis lalY'h case IL,
TINT Blle claims to hayo tue certificate Of lcr
marriage to Capt. Ward IN her posaesHlol,, that
tho officer who performed tho ceremony ~ still
living, aud that tito marriage il matter OF REQ
ord III QUO Of The notthbfn co,lntlos Of Ohio.
Also, that she can bring wtuesaos TO tostlfy that
thay l,yod together az man and wife. and that
Hlo has child as tho result Of thotC marriage.
When t,ucbAonal as to why hho did not at
once cnnamouco suit to broalt tho wilt. immadi-
atuty atsor fta admission to probato aho IL 70,
ported to llavo SAID: ''Lot them fight away
among themsolyoB uutlt tlloy are psotty well