The herald., 1897-07-08
HYPNOTIZED
Frail Lucy Seeking Excuse
for Her Actions
SHE WON'T DO 1T AGAIN
"RUSS" WARD TO BE VIGOR-
oUSLY PROSECUTED
Mrs. Bradbury Has Recovered Her
Spirits and Is Willing to Take the
Stand Against Her Paramour
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
SAN FRANCISCO, July There are
said to be prospects now that the runa-
way wife of millionaire John Bradbury
of Los Angeles will shortly appear in
a new and rather sensational role.
| 1t is asserted that the alleged hypnotic
spell under which her friends claim that
her eloping companion, H. Russell Ward
has held her, is now dispelled to that
extent that she is ready and willing to
go upon the witness stand next Thurs
day and testify against her lover.
The story which it is said Mrs. Brad
bury may tell under oath will be some
thing decidedly startling. 1t is to par
take of hypnotism. When she arrived in
this city last Friday with Ward she
boasted she would never think of leav-
ing him and returning to her home. She
now refuses to hold any communication
with Ward. She avows that she cannot
for the life of her understand her former
conduct, except that she has been the
victim of some awful control that she
could neither fathom nor resist
Mrs. Bradbury has promised her
w
ciled, that she will never again coun-
tenance Wards attentions nor even
tolerate his friendship. She says she
will never speak to him nor permit him
to speak to her.
WANT TO PROSECUTE
SAN FRANCISCO, July 7.-There will
be strong attempt on the part of the
prosecution in the Bradbury and Ward
! case to prevent a dismissal of the mat
ter The officers of the Society for the
Prevention of Vice were engaged today
in gathering evidence to prove the charge
of adultery which is pending in the po-
lice court against Mrs. Bradbury and
Ward. The charge against Ward will
probably be tried tomorrow. About
dozen witnesses will testify to his GRIM
inal conduct with Mrs. Bradbury. The
porter Of the car occupied by the couple
on their way from Los Angeles aid
four passengers will furnish the prin-
cipal evidence for the prosecution. These
latter will include Editor Blades of Los
Angeles and Assemblyman l.. III. Val
entine. 1t is said they will testify that
Mrs. Bradbury and Ward occupied pri-
| vate apartments and acted to all out
ward appearances as husband and wife.
The testimony concerning the conduct
| of the couple since their arrival in this
city will b drawn from several sources
such as the servants of the Mansfield
House, in which the defendants spent
one night the walters of Marchand's 8
restaurant and newspaper man who
was kind enough to secure the couple
apartments at the Hotel Fairmount,
| Two witnesses to Wards marriage
to Miss Bandir his lawful wife, in San
| ia Monica several years ago, have also
been secured to testify. The ceremony,
they say, was legally performed, but
as yet no official record of it has been
secured. A copy of Mrs Bradbury's
marriage certificate has been obtained,
however, and there will consequently
be no difficulty in proving that she is
married.
| Attorney James P. Sweeny, legal ad-
| wiser of the prosecutors of Ward and
Mrs. Bradbury, said today that he had
every hope of securing the conviction of
the guilty couple. 1--WE are in a position
| to make our charges good" said he, land
we intend to carry them to a finish. If
our action should send the woman back
to her friends, that will be sufficient JUS
tification for our step. But we hope.
to accomplish more than that. We will
give our whole attention to Ward and
intend to show him in his character The
case against Mrs. Bradbury will prob
ably go over until his has been disposed
off,
There has been a rumor that efforts
were being made to induce Mrs Brad
bury to appear against Ward. This ru-
NOR was denied, however, by the Off
cials of the society, who stated that at
the present time they had 70 intention,
of using Mrs. Bradbury as a witness
Mrs. BradburyIhas fully recovered from
her nervousness and is enjoying herself
in her mothers presence at the Occiden-
tai Hotel.
j. Downey Harvey, the well known
local capitalist, called at the Occidental
hotel today with two unsealed letters
addressed to Mrs. Bradbury and her
mother, Mrs. Banning, respectively an
nouncing that they were from w. r.
Ward who eloped from Los Angeles
with Mrs. Bradbury. Mrs. Banning and
Major Hooper received Harvey and read
the letters. The one to Mrs. Bradbury
was an appeal to communicate with
him, even if only to tell him to leave the
country; that he only wanted the word
from her to go or stay; that he did not
believe that she desired to see him no
more. After reading the letters Mrs,
Banning returned them to Harvey, who
bowed himself out.
MRS. WARD OVERCOME
NEW YORK, July S.-A dispatch to
the World from London says Mrs.
Russell Ward, wife of the. Englishman
arrested in San Francisco for eloping
with the wife of John Bradbury, Los
Angeles millionaire, was met on the
steamship by World correspondent to-
day before she landed at Liverpool. She
apparently was overcome when she
learned of the scandal, but declined to
make a statement until she had seen
Mr.. Wards mother. She begged to see
the Worlds correspondents dispatch
giving particulars of the latest develop