The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-04
LEAPED FROM THE TRAIN.
Russell d. Ward Evidently Lost His
Mind While Travelling.
HIS ACTIONS ATTRACTED ATTENT ION
While En- Route From San Fran
cisco to Chicago He Took His
own Life-Particulars.


. short time ago by clipping with the wife
OF Millionaire John Bradbury OF Los An
geles. CAL. committed suicide some time
during the early morning by throwing him
self from Chicago Northwestern railway
train. The fact was not known until hours
later and search was Immediately begun:
the body OF Ward was found at Wheat
land. Iowa. 1t is not known exactly at
what hour he leaped from the train, but,
was committed after o'clock this morn
ing.
Ward was evidently insane when he
threw himself out Of the car window, as
he had been acting peculiarly greater
part Of the trip. and frequently sent tcle
grams to all parts OF the country. When
the train was at Fremont. Neb., Ward sent
a telegram to the police at detective head
quarters at Chicago requesting them to
meet the train at the Northwestern deIut.
He signed the telegram "R. W. and for
several hours the police tried to and cut
who r.. W." could be. The telegram gave
the police no information. but the sending
OF It makes the police believe Ward in
tended TO commit suicide on the train and
sent the telegram for the purpose of tav-
ing the police find his body when the train
arrived in this city.
ward boarded the train at San Francisco
at 5;3U Monday evening. He was jiume-
oiately assigned to drawing room n, car
z. ana be had tickets through to Chicago
although he did not display much money
Ward was dressed in q new suit Of back
clothes. He has been stopping at u lIutel
in San Francisco for some time After
being given possession OF his apartment in
the Pullman car Ward remained away
from the other passengers most of the
Time and spent all his time in lis own
apartment. Early yesterday morning he
began to show signs of insanity. He flour
lshed two revolvers ON the train several
times and almost created a panic among
other passengers. He told the conductor
OF the train who he was. He acted in
very peculiar manner. At nearly every
stop ne would get off and send kilograms.
one on these messages he sent to a resi-
cent or Los Angeles. saying that il Mrs
bradbury wanted him she could come to
MN, but for the present he would have to
go to England and visit his wife.
another telegram was one h. sent 10
Chicago The latter he sent from Fremont
Neb., and reads: please send good man
to drawing room b. car 2, of the east
bound overland Northwestern train. arriy-
ing IN Chicago at 1880 tomorrow morning"
Inc telegram was dated Fremont and was
ffnt at 449 p m. The officers received
sie message and, thinking it was in re-
Itrd to some fugitive from justice, turned
z over to Lieutenant Haas and this morn
zig the latter detailed Detectives Eager
Ma Brorck to meet the train at the de-
f-ot. Last night Ward acted in a restless
Manner and frequently left his apartment
snd created CONSERVATION among the pas
Yengers by his peculiar actions He re-
manned a nj
until ) o'clock this morning. whoa he APP
preached the colored porter and told him
he was going to sleep. Ward then went
into his room. and when DeKalb, H., was
reached the porter knocked on the door Of
Wards ROOM but received no answer He
made several efforts to get INTO the room.
but without success. and then abandoned
the idea. When the long line of cars pulled
into the Northwestern derot this morning
Detective Bronck jumped on board and en-
deaNored TO gain entrance into the draw
ing room but the door was secured on the
inside and all efforts TO gain an entrance
were without avail for the time. How
ever, the train crew finally managed TO
get into the room through an annex. and
when the detective Was admitted the room
wac found 10 be empty. A pile of clothing
which Ward had worn was found scattered
about the room, but no trace of him could
be found. 1t was soon decided that ne
had leaped through the window and all
OF his effects were taken in charge by the
Pullman porter and taken 10 room in the
union depot building. In the meantime the
police officers ard officials OF the North
western road proceeded TO learn the mans
identity. They learned he had given the
name Of Ward TO PERSONS on The train, but
they we've not aware of his identity
Wards effects consisted Of several eX-
per sive satchels and the train dispatcher
OF the Galena division Immediately pro-
oeeded to have the body looked for. Tele-
grams were seat all along the line as far
as Fremont Neh., and orders were given
station agents to search for the remains.
Several hours later a dispatch was received
from Wheatland, Iowa, saying that the
body had been found alongside the track
near that place The body was dressed
only in night robe and was much bruised.
The remains were taken to Clinton, Where
they are being held,
In Wards satchel was found only $l2
In cash. but he also had a draft for $3.50
He also had in his clothing hotel bill
for $95. The body will be held at Wheat
land until the 1sad mans friends can be
communicated with
Ward was an Englshman. He was mar
ried and had a large family in England.
short time ago he visited Los Angeles.
Cal. where he met the wife Of John Brad
bury, reputed millionaire. Both Brad
bury and his wife are still young. The
husband was abroad at the time and a
sensation was created when Ward eloped
with Mrs. Bradbury to San Francisco.
Bradbury, when he returned and heard OF
the elopement. went after ais wife and a
reconciliation took place between the two
at the Wellington hotel in this city. Frs.
Bradbury left Ward and all was forgiven
by her husband.
The police believe that Ward intended
to end his life In his apartment. They
argue he evidently sent the telegram TO
them while having such an idea in his
mind. II was his intention, they say, 10
Kill himself on the train and to have his
body found by the police when the train
arrived in this city
Nobody Sn the train, not even the Of
hcials, knew that Ward was missing until
Conductor Roundy took charge OF the
train at Geneva at 5 o'clock this morn
ing. In going the rounds OF the train he
found Wards berth empty and the car
window open. All OF the mans cioshing
was found in the berth.
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