The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-04
WARDS CAREER
On the Pacific coa,t-iIls AHAir with Mrs
iTadbnrr,

On the racine Nohh'-itu huAV WNA NNN-'
BradburT.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. s,-H Rus
sell Ward, who committed suicide by
throwing himself from the window OF
the car in which he was travelling from
this city 10 Chicago to-day, first gained
notorlety by his very marked attentions
TO the wife OF the young Los Angeles
millionaire, Col. John Bradbury, at
Santa Monica, seaside resort, some
eighteen miles from Los Angeles. As
Ward was q married man and the
father OF family his Irritation with
Mrs, Bradbury caused rupture be-
tween himself and Col. Bradbury. and
It is rumored that the latter challenged
his rival TO a duel. At the same time
vague stories Of rupture between Col,
Bradbury and his wife were bruited
about but were strenuously denied by
Bradbury.
Matters came to climax on June 20
last, when Mrs Bradbury eloped with
Ward to this city, Upon their arrival
they startled the community by openly
admitting their folly and defylng pub
lie decenoy by the most shameless con-
duct. Their career. however, was cut
short by their arrest upon the charge OF
adultery at the instance OF the society
for the prevention OF vice. Mrs, Brad
bury was released upon her own recog-
nlzance by Police Judge Low. but In
default OF bail Ward spent one night
in jail. When the case came up for
hearing that against Mrs, Bradbury
was dismissed, and with her mother she
at once left for Chicago where she was
met by her husband. who was EN- route
for Europe with his mother. A recon-
clllatlon was effected and the couple
went to New York, whence they de-
parted for Mexico, where they now are.
Ward, meanwhile returned to his San
Ia Monica home, but returned here for
trial last week, When the matter came
up for hearing on August &c, Wards at
torney raised the point that the lnforma-
ton against him was insufficient to war
rant his being held to answer and on
Saturday, the 2Sth, Superior Judge Cook
sustained this contention and ordered
that Ward be G!smissed. AS he was
financially embarrassed and In fact had
been dependent upon the money raised
from such Jewelry as Mrs. Bradbury had
taken with her at the time Of their elope-
ment, his wife, who was visiting his
relatives in England. sent him the neces.
sary funds with which to conduct his de-
fense and defray his expenses 10 Eng
land in the event OF his acqulttal.
After leaving the court a free man,
Ward went to the Grand hotel where he
remained In secluslon until Monday. He
purchased a ticket to Buffalo, N. Y, and
left on the evening east-bnund train, an.
nouncing that he was going to England
and did not expect to return to this coun-
try. At the time there was nothing in
his actions or demeanor that would tend
TO show that he was mentally unsnund.
Ward. who was a stalwart English
man, about forty years old, located in
Santa Monica about six years ago. Be
Ing a crack polo player and possessed OF
some means, he at once became very
popular among the English set Mt that
place. He soon enEratlated himself into
the good graces Of the leading families
resident at the stasldc resort and among
them formed the acquaintance Of the
Bandinls, one Of the Oldest Spanish faml-
Hes In Southern California, He woed
and won Miss Bandnls and their mar
rlage was duly celebrated with great
eclat.