The herald., 1897-09-04
WARDS LAST
SENSATION
Comes With Sudden Death
by Violence
FELL FROM THE TRAIN
While Travelling to Join His
Wife
SOME SYMPTOMS OF INSANITY
SHOWN BY MESSAGES SENT ON
AHEAD
Sane, Sober or Otherwise, Nothing
Now Remains of w. Russell
Ward but Badly
Mangled Body

Special to The Herald.
CHICAGO, Sept. S.-W. Russell Ward,
who eloped with Mrs John Bradbury
of Los Angeles on July Sd, threw himself
| from Pullman car last night near
| Wheatland, Iowa. The porter of the
car said he had been acting queerly ever
since leaving San Francisco. From
| Cedar Rapids to Clinton, Iowa, the train
makes no stop, ard thu presumption is
| that Ward jumped from the train some
| where between these two cities. He was
not missed until the train reached West
| Chicago this morning, when the porter
| discovered that the stateroom occupied
by Ward was vacant and the window
open. The train was stopped and the
porter climbed in the window. He found
all Of Wards clothes, his watch and a
| small amount Of money under the pill
low.
The conductor noticed nothing pecU-
liar in Wards behavior, although the
porter said he got up several times in
the night and walked about. A search
ing party was sent out and the body,
bruised and with a number OF bones
broken, was found in the weeds along
side the Northwestern track near
Wheatland. 1t had lain there unnoticed
until the section crew sent out by the
superintendent found it. The coroner
held an inquest at Wheatland and his
jury returned verdict Of accidental
death.
The verdict returned was based on the
supposition that Ward mistook the door
of the vestibule for that of the toilet
room and fell off.
Letters and documents found on the
body leave no doubt as to Wards ident-
ity.
THE FIRST REPORT
CHICAGO, September 3.-(Associated g.
Press) w. Russell Ward of Santa Mon
.ca, passenger on the Chicago ard
Northwestern overland which arrived at
Chicago today, and believed to be the
man. who eloped with the wife of Mil
lionaire Bradbury of Los Angeles, leap
d
while the train was rushing through
Iowa last night, and was killed.
A telegram was received from Wheat
land, Iowa, almost at the same time the
train pulled into Chicago, which said
that Wards body. clad only in night
robe had been found near that station.
1t is believed that Ward was dement,
ed 1t is not known at what hour Ward
jumped from the train. His absence
was discovered by Conductor Roundy
when the train was between Geneva and
Chicago. All the suicides clothing and
effects were found in the berth occupied
| by him. The police of Chicago are mys-
titled over the case. Yesterday after
noon the following telegram was re-
ceived at the Central station:
please send good man to drawing
room b, car 2. eastbourd overland
Northwestern train arriving in Chicago
at 1880"
The telegram was sent from Fremont,
Neb., yesterday afternoon. 1t bore no
signature. Detective Broderick met the
train at the depot, and on investigation
found the drawing groom indicated had
been occupied by Ward The body will
be held at Wheatland until his friends
are communicated with. His destna-
ton was Buffalo.
There is another report to the effect
that Ward was brought into the train a.
Fremont, Neb., by a gentleman, we'll
dressed and apparently business man
of middle age. There was nothing un-
usual about him, and neither Ward nor
his friend attracted any attention. Just
before the train started from Fremont
the other man placed Ward in a state
room, and, shutting the door, leapad
from the train. 1t is not known whether
he locked the door on the outside or not.
Immediately after leaving the car the
stranger rushed to the telegraph office
and sent message to the police OF this
city, requesting them to take a friend
in charge when the train arrived. The
police of this city are inclined to believe
Ward was of unsound mind and that he
was sent to this city by his friends. Tel
egrams have been forwarded by <he po-
lice to Fremont requesting further evil
dence.
DEFINITE DETAILS
WHEATLAND. Iowa, Sept. S-W
Russell Ward of Santa Monica, Cal. who
became notorious a few months ago
through MS COHHSCtlOIb WIFI the eIOpe-
ment of Mrs. John Bradbury, wife of
the California millionaire, John Brad
bury, met his death near here this morn
ing by falling or jumping from the east
bound overland limited on the North
western railroad. His body was picked
up two hours after his death, and now
lies at the city hall, awaiting disposition.
by friends.
At o'clock this morning the crew ola