The San Francisco call., 1897-07-13
BRADBURY
FORCIVES
HIS WIFE
She Is Now Speeding Across
the Continent to
Meet Him.
THE CHARGE WAS DISMISSED.
Secretary Kane Thinks She Has
Been Punished Enough
Already.
BUT WARD WILL Be PROSECUTED.
Reasons Why the Society for the Pre-
vention of Vice Allowed the
Woman to Go.
BUT WARD WILL BE- PROSECUTED.
Reasons Why the Society for the Pre-
vention of Vice Allowed the
Woman to Go.

John Bradbury will take back his err
ing and repentant wife.
She may lay her pretty enameled face
against his swelling bosom and may sob
with Joy to her hearts content while
promising that will never leave her dear
John again.
The repentant woman left with her
mother for the East on the 5 o'clock train
yesterday afternoon 10 join her legal hus-
band.
She will have nothing more to do with
that scoundrel, Ward" the polo-player
who made her 1.-THE victim of his hyp-
motto wiles." She will not see him nor
write to him. and as Tor polo, she will
ever look at game, should she live to
be 100 years old. That's what she says.
The case against her in Judge Low 5
court was squared yesterday morning,
against the protest of the attorney for the
Society for the Prevention of Vice. But
Colonel William P. Sullivan and Secre-
tary Kane decided that they would let the
woman 60 and that they would prosecute
the man, whose pull was not so strong as
that of the woman.
1t had been minated that money and
OlueI WeEo W Ut uSeu 10
bring about dismissal on the part of the
society in fact, Attorney Sweeney stated
in open court yesterday that he had heard
such intimations and for that reason he
was oppose to dismissal.
Mrs. Brad bury is now clear Of the law
and her husband will receive her with
open arms and kill the fatted quail for
her. He will forget and forgive her little
slip and has refralned from casting the
fret st0po at har nroha hlv for the seript-
ural reason.
"That is authentic" said Mr.. Kane to
CALL reporter yesterday. "Her husband
has agreed to take her back and forget
and forgive the past Our reasons for ask
ing for a dismissal are that the notoriety
and disgrace and the publication of her
shame all over the world have been suf-
ficient punishment for her. She is thor
oughiy repentaEt and has promised to go
back with her mother and to have no iur-
ther comm unication with that scOundrel
Ward. We also feared that if the prose-
cution were pushed any further she
might wind up In a disreputable house.
As for Ward, he will be prosecuted. There
will be no let up on him."
At o'clock yesterday afternoon the
case of The People against Mrs. John
Brad bury for preliminary examination on
the charge of adultery was called in Po-
lice Judge Lows court. There were pres
ent Attorney Sweeney for the society,
Prosecuting Attorney Reynolds and Gavin
McNab for Mrs. Brad bury. Neither the
lady nor her partner in crime was pres
ent.
Mr.. Sweeney announced that the prose-
cltion was not ready to proceed. "The
defendant was sick up to yesterday, and |
was informed day that she was still! i'll.
Rumors have come to me that this society
was going TO abandon the prosecution for
personal and monetary reasons, and feel
now that my duty demands that this
woman be dealt with as Mr.. Ward has
been. / don't feel that / can take the cal
umny beaped upon me and upon the So
ciety. We had hoped when this prosecu-
tion was instituted that this defendant
would testify against ner late consort, and
that if she did so we would promise her
immunity. Since that time things have
changed, and while / have never seen
mother, or any of her relatives, feel that
the duty we owe to ourselves and that
this society owes to the community de-
mands that she should be prosecuted on
the same grounds"
SIS that the wish of the society, or your
personal wish?' asked Judge Low.
This society has left the matter in my
hands," responded the attorney. This
society wanted her dealt with kindly and
agreeably, and it was my desire to do So
but owing to the publications that ap-
peared in the daily press-and your Honor
has read them as well as myself"
II read the papers, of COURSE" inter
rlpted his Honor"
ut seems from one paper" continued
Mr.. Sweeney, that personal and none
tary reasons have been brought to bear
upon US.
az don't think so at all, said the Judge.
81 don't see why the papers should figure
in the matter in the criminal courts.
What does Mr.. Kane say2"
Mr.. Kane said he wac sorry to disagree
with his associate counsel.
II conferred with Colonel Sullivan, the
president of the society, half an hour
ago." he added, Tin relation to the prose-
cution of this case, and he advised me to
have it dismissed"
You are the prosecuting witness, Mr..
Kane?" asked the Judge.
Yes, SIR
"Gase dismissed" added the Judge
"Ths court is ad journed until o-morrow
morning at 10 o'clock.
There was a good deal of pulling and
haullng in and about the court yesterday
forenoon and the evening before. Judge
Low, Colonel Sullivan, Gavin McNab,
Prosecuting Attorney Reynolds and At
torney Sweeney had many secret con-
ferences. In the forenoon Mr.. McNab
lTs
dental Hote, for talk with Mrs. Banning
and Mrs. Brad bury. There were other
conferences in the courtroom between the
attorneys and the court, and no doubt the
line of action finally followed was fully
mapped out and agreed upon.
Shortly before 5 O'Clock Mrs. Bradbury
and her mother, escorted by Major
Hooper, took carriage at the noteI door
and were driven to the Market-street
ferry, where the women boarded the
souihbound train for Mojave and the
East Mrs. Bradbury will lose DO time in
reaching the arms OF her husband, and
there will be no stopover opl the way.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradbury will go 10 Europe
for a willie.
Mr.. Ward remains alone in his glory
and will be prosecuted 10 the bitter end,
but his lawyers say that in the absence of
Mrs Bradbury, who is material witness,
it will be difficult to convict him.