The Red Cloud chief., 1895-03-01
A Much Married Man.

The little village Of Mt. Clare anc
the surrounding country are consider
ally wrought up over the doings of
gay deceiver named Bradshaw, who
came to that place last fall and wa.
shortly afterward married to Mrs.
Sarah A. Blaine, a highlv.respected
lady Of the place, the widow of Chas.
Blaine, who at the time of his death,
about four years ago, was agent for
the Missouri Pacific railroad at Mt.
Glare. Mrs. Blaine was left in good
circumstances by her first husband,
aud at the time this story begins KEEP,
a hotel or boarding house in the vii.
lase. Soon after the marriage, which
occurred on November Z, 1894, It is
said Bradshaw induced his wife to sell
OH her personal efe cts on the ple.
that he was going to Horton, Kansas,
near which place his wife had rela.
t'ves, to engage in business, and in
pursuance Of this plan most of the
household goods we're sold, but an or.
gan, sewing machines and some other
articles were given to Bradshaw 70
and brought by him to Superior.
where, instead Of storing them, il is
claimed he sold them for $50 and
the money. The family
then moved to Kansa,, and it was
Bradshaw was arrested for sell.
log a team belonging to his wife's
brother and appropriating the money
% his own use. 1t was then he made
he several unsuccessful attempts at
mention of which has been
in the daily press dispatches.
PREVIOUS to coming to MI. Glare he
ived in st, Joe, Missouri, and the
of that city has the following
o say of
HIS CAREER.
When Frank A. Bradshaw was
rrested at Horton, Kansas. on
barge of stealing a team aud buggy
was supposed that was the only
barge against him, and when he at.
empted his own life. frst by shoot.
'g, second by trying to choke him.
elf to death with a handkerchief.
nd lastly by cutting his throat with
penknife, people thought it was
remorse for the theft. But
vents show that the stealing Of the
'am and buggy is not the only crime
BRADSHAW is guilty of, but from ap.
earances is guilty Of attempted muir.
and bigamy as well as theft and
ppropriating money not belonging to
i'm. 1t has been developed that
radshaw has another wife living and
was from her that a Herald report.
gained the following statements:
laid she was married to Brad.
Jaw, October 90, 1881, in Toledo,
wa; her maiden Maine was Ella
'wer, and they had until two years
%, lived at Aberdeen, Dakota.
radshaw was a gambler there, and I
o night a dispute arose with the :
aler and Bradshaw shot him. He
IS arrested and placed under bonds.
t jumped his bond and came TO st.
/. The shooting occurred July "a, :,
93. Bradshaw and his wife were
tn employed at the Pacific House,
t he at first started gambling rooms
t lost all he had and had to 60 to l
rk. He was third cook but was
promoted. The couple
d two children, a girl now IL and a
' OF 8. In October last Bradshaw
t his job and told his wife he was
ing to look for work. He wrote r
affectionatc letters, but it seems +
went from here directly to Mt.
are, laid siege to the widows heart
q married her as stated.
Mrs. Bradshaw Ne. 2 has been in
} city and has met Mrs. Bradshaw -
l.. ], who gave her her marriage Ger I
cate to he used in prosecuting !
adshaw for bigamy, when he gets +
'ough with the courts on the !
argos OF appropriatiug money that
mt belong 20 him and stealing the I
m and buggy. Mrs. Bradshaw I
+, l showed the reporter a picture
her husband; he is a fine looking :
n, with coal black hair and eyes;