The record-union., 1897-09-04
RUSSELL WARD
ENDS HIS LIFE.
Jumps From a Train While En- Route
to New York.
His Body Found Some Hours Later Beside
the Track.
Wind-Up of the Career of the Man
Who Created Sensation by
EIoping With the Wife of Mil
Honaire John Bradbury of Los
Angeles.

Honaire John Bradbury of Los
Angeles.
CHICAGO, Sept. 3.-Russell D. Ward,
| the Englishman who created a sensa-
ton a short time ago by eloping with
| the wife of millionaire John Bradbury
of Los Angeles, Cal, committed suicide
early this morning by throwing himself
from a Chicago and Northwestern train.
| The fact was not known until several
hours later. The body of Ward was
| found at Wheatland, Ia
| According to Conductor Galloway, the
act was committed after o'clock this
morning. Ward was evidently insane
when he threw himself out of the car
window, as he had been acting peculiar
ly a great part of the trip.
Ward boarded the train at San Fran
cisco at 5:3O Monday evening, and was
assigned to drawing room No. 2, and
had tickets through to Chicago. He did
not display much money, and was
! dressed in a new suit of black clothes.
On being given possession of his apart
ment in the Pullman car Ward stayed
away from the other passengers most of
the time, and spent all his time in his
own apartment.
Early yesterday morning he began to
show signs of insanity. He fiourished
two revolvers on the train several times,
and almost created panic among the
passengers. He told the conductor who
he was, and at nearly every stop the
train made he would get off and send
grams.
! of these he sent to a resident of
! L. Angeles, Cal, saying that if Mrs.
l. Jury wanted him she could come to
him, but for the present he would have
to go to England and visit his wife.
Another telegram was one he sent to
Chica@n. The latter he sent from Fre-
mon, Neb. and reads as follows:
IF lpase send a good man to drawing
'aom L, car 2, of the eastbound overland
i )rthwestern train arriving at Chicago
Z: 80 tomorrow morning"
The Sergeant received the message,
and thinking it was in regard to some
/ fugitive, turned it over to Lieutenant
Hass, and this morning the latter de-
tailed Detective Broderick of head
quarters to meet the train.
Wards possessions consisted of sew
era1 expensive satchels and his railroad
| tickets The satchels were examined
by the Pullman office at the Union depot,
and it was through the papers found in
them that his identity was learned. The
| Northwestern people were not notified
of this fact, and the train dispatcher of
the Galena Division of that road imme-
diately proceeded to have the body
| looked after.
kilograms were sent along the line as
far as Fremont, Neb., with orders given
agents to search for the remains.
Several hours later a dispatch was
received from Wheatland, Ia, that the
body had been found alongside the track
near that place. The body was dressed
in only a night robe, and was much
bruised.
| The remains were taken to CLINTON,
Ia. where they are being held.
In Wards satchel was found only SD
in cash, but he also had a draft for
$3.50 He also had in his clothing a
hotel bill for $495.
All Yesterday and last night Ward
acted in a restless manner, and fire.
quently left his apartments, creating
CONSERVATION among the passengers by
his peculiar actions. He remained vi
all night, and refused to retire until !
o'clock this morning, when he ap-
preached the colored porter and told
him he was going to sleep. Ward then
went into his room. When Dekalb,
Ill. was reached the porter knocked
on the door of Wards room, but re-
| ceived no answer He made several
efforts to get into the room, but with
out success, and then when the train
pulled into the Northwestern depot a
stranger leaped on board and endeav-
ored to gain entrance into the drawing
room. but the door was securely locked
on the inside.
The train crew finally managed to get
in through the annex, and the detective
was admitted to the room. 1t was
found to be empty. A suit of clothing
which Ward had worn was found, but
no trace of him could be found. II
was soon decided that he had jumped
through the window, and all his effects
were taken in charge by the Pullman
Company.
In the meantime the police and Off
cials of the Northwestern road proceed
ed to learn the mans name. The po-
lice believe Ward intended to end his
life in his apartments. They think
that the telegram to them was having
such an idea in his mind. 1t was his
| intention, they say, to kill himself or
the train, and have his body found
when the train arrived here.
The suicides personal effects included
a big revolver and a bowie knife, and q
letter from his mother. 1t was dated
several months ago. The letter sim
pIv upbraids Ward for failing to keer
her posted on his wherea bouts, and for
his conduct in not writing her.
The following note was written with
lead pencil on blank piece of paper:
Dear Drew: Would it be expecting
too much of you to see the detective
and tell him that / am willing to re-
t1lrn to Los Angeles and undergo ar
rest there with him if he likes? ]
would rather return and face the music
/ for what can only be a short time. OF
course, if you object in the least tell me
so. Yours truly, w. Russell Ward
A clipping from the San Francisco
Examiner detailing the arrest and es-
cape from Jail at Los Angeles on Aug
ust 30th of a man whose name was
given as Henry Bacon. was found in his
pocket. Bacon was charged with hold
ing up a street car and three gambling
houses. From the tone of the note,
which refers TO 'the detective and the