Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-03
JUMPED THE TRAIN.
Dead Body Vas Found Near an Iowa
Station.
BELIEVED 10 Be W. r. WARD,
Who Recently Ilop'd with Iha Wife
Of Millionaire bradbury OF
Los Angels

CHICAGO, Sept. 8--W. A. Ward, Of
San Francisco, a passenger on the
Chicago & North western overland
flyer, which arrived In Chicago today
and who is believed to be the man
who eloped last summer with the wife
Angeles, issped from the window OF
Pullman car while the train was rush
ing through Iowa last night and was
killed. A telegram was received from
time the train pulled Into Chicago,
which said that Wards body, clad
only in night robe, had been found
near that station. Ii lie believed he
was demented.
1t is not known at what hour Ward
jumped from the train, as no one saw
him. His absence wss discovered by
Conductor Rlundy when the train
was between Geneva and Chicago.
All OF the suicides clothing and Of.
fects were found In the berth he occu.
pied.
The police OF Chicago are mys.i fed
over the case. Yesterday AFTERNOON
the following telegram was received at
tho Central station:
"Pltass send good man to draw.
ing.rOom b, car 2, OF the east-bound
overland Northwestern train arriving
Ia Chicsgo a. Z 80"
The telegram was sent from Ere.
mont, Neb., yesterday afternoon at 8
O'Clock. II bore no signature. Dstsc-
tive Broderick met the train at the
depot, ami on investigation tu1nd that
drewing.room b waB the room that tie
suicide had occupied. The detective
was informed by Conductor Roundy
that ithe telegram the police hal
received HAD been sent by wnrd, VINO
left the train at Fremont long enough
TO send 1t.
WHAT the mans object In notifying
the police to nave detective meet the
train was Is not apparent.
All OF Waru's effects, consisting o
several expensive sAtchsis and his
RAILROAD ticket, nre in the hands OF the
Pullman company authorities. Tue
suicide's name and residence was
learned from his ticket. His destipa.
ton was Buffsio, n. Y.
=. +. Goldman, conductor, anu @. M,
Galloway, porter OF the Pullman car
occupied oy Ward, said that prior 20
his retiring last night NJ 10 O'Clock, he
exhibited no signs Of Insanity. The
body will be heiu at WheaIlands IN.
I'll the dead mans friends can be COM
municatcj with.
Another report 10 to the effect that
Ward was brought into the train at
Fremont, Neb, by a gentleman who
was well dressed and apparently q
business man oil middle age. There
was nothing unusual about him and
neither Ward nor his friend attracted
any attention. just before the tfaiu
started rom Fremont, the other man
placed Wsru In his staterOom and
shutting the door behind him,
lespsd from the train. IT is
moi known whether he locked the door
fro m the outside. Immediately after
leaving the car, the stranger rushed to
q Telegraph office and seut u message
10 the police OF this city requesting
them to take his irienu In charge
when the train arrived. Toe police
are inclined to believe that Ward was
OF unsound mind ana that he WAS sent
10 tolls city by friends.
kilograms have been forwarded by
the ollce to Ftemout requesting iui.
ther evidence.
WARD WAS EN ROUTE.
BAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Sept. 3.-W,
Russeil Hsru % santa Monica, Cal,
The Englisnman whose sensational
elopsment with Mrs. John Bradbury
OF Los Angeles to this city In July
last resulted In their arrest for adul-
ieIy, was discharged on Thursday,
August 20, AMI LEFT uefe Tor New YJrk
on MONDAY evening, presumably To
DIN his wife and family in England.
u Lder Ordinary cITcumsta nees he
should have reached Chicago al 7:45
O'clock this morning.