The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-04
ANOTHER STORY.
Ward Said to Have Committed Suicide
While Demented.


CHICAGO, Sept 3--W. Russell Ward the
Englishman who created a sensation short
time ago by clipping with the wife of Mil
lionaire John Bradbury, of Los Angeles,
Cal, committed suicide some time during
the early morning by throwing himself from
a Chicago Northwestern Railway train. The
fact was not known until hours later and
as the result of a search which was imme-
diately begun the body of Ward was found
at Wheatland Ia. 1t is not known exactly
what hour Ward leaped from the train,
but 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, he had
been acting peculiarly great part of the
trip and frequently sent kilograms to all
parts of the country. When the train was
at Fremont, Neb., Ward sent q telegram to
the police at detective headquarters in Chi
cago requesting them to meet the train at
the Northwestern depot this morning. He
signed the telegram "R. w. and for sew
eral hours the police in this city endeav-
ored to find out who ''R. W." could be.
The telegram gave the police no informal
ton, but the sending of it makes the police
believe Ward intended to commit suicide
on the train and sent the telegram for the
purpose of having the police find his body
on the trains arrival in this city.
Ward boarded the train at San Francisco
at $50 o'clock Monday evening He was
Immediately assigned to Drawing Room B.
Car 2, and he had tickets through to Chi
cago. Although he did not display much
money Ward was dressed in a new suit of
black cloth. He had been stopping at a
hotel in San Francisco for some time. 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 other passengers. He
told the conductor Of the train who he was
and acted in a very peculiar manner. At
nearly every stop of the train he would
get off and send kilograms. One of these
messages he sent to a resident of Los An
geles, Cal, saying that if Mrs. Bradbury
wanted him she could come to him, but
for the present he would have to go to
England and visit his wife. Another tele-
gram was the one he sent to Chicago. 1t
reads: please send a good man to Draw
ing Room B, Car 2, Of the eastbound over
land Northwestern train arriving in Chicago
at 7:3O tomorrow morning" The telegram
was dated Fremont and was sent at 4:49 p.
m. Lieutenant Collins received the mes
sage and thinking it was in regard to some
fugitive from justice turned it over to Lieu
tenant Hass, and this morning the latter
detailed Detective Sergeant Frederick, OF
headquarters, to meet the train at the depot
All yesterday and last night Ward acted
ACTED PECULIARLY
in a restless manner and frequently left his
apartment and created CONSERVATION among
the passengers. by his peculiar actions He
remained up all night and refused to retire
until g o'clock this morning, when he APP
preached the colored porter and told him
he was going to sleep. Ward then went
into his room, and when De KaIb ILL.,, 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 depot this morning De-
tective Broderick leaped on board and en-
deavored to gain entrance into Drawing
Room B. The door, however, was securely
locked on the inside and all efforts to gain
an entrance was without avail for the
time. However, the train crew managed to
get into the room through an annex, and
when the detective was admitted the room
was found to 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 he had
leaped through the windows and all his
effects We're taken in charge by the Pull
man porter and taken to Room in the
Union Depot building. In the meantime.
the police and officials of the Northweste-
ern Railroad proceeded to learn the mans
identity. They found he had given the
name of Ward to persons on the train, but
they were not aware of his identity.
Wards effects consisted Of several ex-
pensive satchels and his railroad tickets
The satchels were examined by the Pull
man officials at the Union Depot, and it
was through the papers found in the
satchels that his identity was learned The
Northwestern people were notified of this
fact and the train dispatcher of the divi-
sion of that road Immediately proceeded to
have the body looked for kilograms were
sent all along the line as far as Fremont
Neb.. and orders were given station agents
to search for the remains. Several hours
later a dispatch was received from Wheat
land Ia. that the body had been found
alongside the tracks near that place. The
body was dressed only in a night robe and
was much bruised The remains were taken
to Clinton, Ia. where they will be held I'M
til Wards friends are heard from. In his
satchels was found only Sl2 in cash. but he