The San Francisco call., 1897-07-05
A Rumor That the Erring
Woman Is on the Re-
pentant List.
BOTH AT PRESENT IN RETIREMENT.
That Romance =" Of Four Days May
Be Called Of by Mutual
Friends.

2054 Green street. Ward secured his
release from the City Prison yesterday
through the good graces and funds of his
companion and at once set to work to
join the woman whose escapade has set
the whole coast talking.
He was returned to freedom shortly
after o'clock In the afternoon. No at
tempt was made by Mrs Bradbury to see
him since the time of her release on her
own recognizaDce Saturday night. About
3 O'Clock Judge Low telephoned 10 the
prison-keeper that if $1,000 cash bail were
offered on behalf OF Ward he might ac-
cept the same in lieu of $1,000 bond.
About O'Clock Garret McEnerney ar
rived at the Office of Captain Bohen with
the Sl000. 1t was placed in the hands OF
Detective Gibson with instructions to
enter the bail in the name of McEuerney.
For some unexplained reason the receipt
was made out in the name of Ward. The
money was given 10 McEnerney by an at
torney from Los Angeles, who stated that
he had received it from gentleman well
known throughout the State as q man of
large interests, but whose name he de-
clined TO divuige. Wa=d claimed that the
money was telegraphed here from Los
Angeles on his order, and that it wss part
of his own personal funds.
Whatever the facts as to who provided
the bail, Ward was again turned loose on
the public. Then began very wild pursuit
OF his missing inamorata. He had gone
but few PAGES from the Jail door when
be hurriedly retraeed his footsteps. Hez
asked the desk sergeant for bis vaIuabIes
that had been taken from him when he
was locked up. He was told that he
would have TO call for them to- day, as the
officer who had the key TO the safe would
not be back again until then.
After getting clear OF the precincts of
the prison be asked pedestrian where a
newspaper office could be found. He
boarded q McAllister street car, and
alighted at the business office of a news
paper. Thence he took car back to the
City Prison in search of two important
letters" His search was fruitless, and
then he took a most errstic course for
Marchand's. He reached there a bout $50
P N. Here he partook OF a ght supper,
gathered some toilet articles that had
been lett there on The occasion OF hi.
previous visit in company with Mrs.
Brad bury, and con tinued his search for
his errant partne-.
During his sci nrn in the restaurant
Ward received word by means OF mes
senger- boy that Mrs. Bradbury was await
ing him a. the Green-street house. He
started bravely off on a Sutter-street car,
only TO learn before he had gone two
blocks that he was snadowed. He spent
three hours III vain endeavor TO throw
his pursuers off the track and at the same
time lose himself in he City that he had
only spent one day In.
BY means of frequent Interrogating OF
police officers and streetcar conductors
he finally brought up at the rendezvous
10 find the erring wife of his former friend
awaiting him. The meeting between the
two was not redolent with the affection
and terms of eDdearment such as ro-
nance OF theirs would call for. Possibly
it was because Mrs. Brough was present,
and the presence OF third party was
damper on their ardor. For be II known
that Mrs. Brough is in the employ OF a
morning paper that ''syndicates such
salacious episodes as that of these two,
and it may be that they were not anxious
at the last moment TO have their uoings
garn1shed up again in such style as might
again attract the notice OF the Society Tor
the Prevention of Vice.
To disintere.ted spectators it seemed
that the woman was manifestiDg indica-
tons OF regret for her unenyiable position.
There was tinge OF hauteur IN her man
ner 70 the man she declared two days ago
she loved better than husband and chill
dren. Still women are peculiar. Pissi-
bly, it was all due to the pique resulting
from a days separation. The man
eemed unconcerned. The twenty-four
hours he had spent in the City Prison pos
siby gave him much time TO reflect. and
1t may have prepared him for chill from
his sweetheart.
But the two are still together despite
the rumor on the street lerday that
the parents of the woman in Los Angeles
had persuaded her of her folly and con-
vlnced her that her wisest course was to
return 10 the friends and home she had
outraged. They refused 10 receive any
representatives of the newspapers, de-
clarlng they had had enough of publicity.
The proprietor of the house said that his
guests would take apartments down town
to-day. In fact, Ward left the house for a
short time last evening, ostensibiy on
search for quarters for himself and Mrs.
Bradbury.
Major Hooper of the Occidental Hotel
received letter from Mrs. Banning, the
mother OF the erring woman, on Saturday
evening asking him, as an old friend OF the
family, to see that her daughter did not
want for roof in her troubles in San
Francisco. Mrs. Banning added thai she
had learned OF her daughters rrrest and
the notoriety attending it, and conse-
quentIy could not ask Major Hooper to
receive the runaway as guest at his
hotel, bu. she hoped that he would see
that if the worst came TO the worst Mrs.
Bradbury would be provided with quiet
quarters.
1t was pathetic message from a sor-
rowing mother in behalf of a wayward
daughter. Mrs. Bradbury, however, has
not yet asked for any such assistance
1t is interesting 10 note that Mrs. o. w.
Childs of Los Angeles. who thus far has
been gwen credit for planning the elepe-
ment, arrived II the City Yesterday ac-
com panied by a male companion. The
two called at the City Prison for the pur-