The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-04
H. RUSSELL WARD KILLED.
BoDT FOUND BESIDE 4 RAILROAD
TRACK IN IOWA.
10 IL Probable That ne Committed suicide
ne left San Francisco on Monday ana
Acted Insanoly on uis Journey-nis Rlopo-
mont In June Last with Mrs. John bradbury.

Acted Insaneiy on Wis Journey-nts Eiopo-
ucnt in June last with S1rs. Johr BRADBURY.
CHICAGO, Ill, Sept. IA man named II. Rus
sell Ward jumped to death from tho window OF
a statoroom in tho sleeping car Crocton carly
this morning while the Northwestern Over
| land Limited was near Whoatland. Ia. He was
the man who recently achieved notorioty by
clipping with the wife OF John NJ. Bradbury, the
young San Francisco millionaire.
Ward took the train on last Monday night at
San Francisco, buying a ticket for Buffalo. Ho
told the porter. @. NJ. Galloway, that he was
going to his family in England. and made no
effort to conceal his identity. To all in the car
the man appeared OF unsound mind. He barri.
caded himself in tho stateroom which he occu-
| pied, and stood guard at the door with q revolt
yer several times.
He retired carly last night, and was seen In
his berth by the porter at $3.50 o'clock in tho
morning. When the train reached De Kalb. ILL.,.
he was called, but no answer was received.
Porter Galloway crawled through the window
of the statercom while tho train was at q stand
still. and found that the door had boon locked
from the inside. As the window was open, and
as all OF Wards clothes were in the scat, there
was no doubt that he had thrown himself from
the train.
kilograms were sent to the stations along the
limo Of the railroad, and when the train reached
Chicago AT 7:45 O'Clock this morning the con-
ductor was informed that the body OF q man
clad only in his nightshirt had been found on
the tracks near Wheatland. Tho identity was
established when the station agent at Wheat
land telegraphcd that in the pocket of tho night
shirt had been found n draft for $3.50, made out
to II. Russell Ward. and a San Francisco hotel
bill, made out to the snme man. The effects OF
tho dead man were taken to the office Of the
Pullman Palace Car Company.
A square leather satchel and various articles
OF clothing comprised the baggage found in tho
stateroom. In the satchcl were a revolver and
q heavy knife, with which the porter says the
man armed himself frequently when he seemed
under the illusion that some one was trying to
kill him. Porter Galloway related his story TO
his superintendent and declared it TO be his be-
when he got on the train he was accom-,
panied by n man who told me that the passenger
E E@sd tne ws sean wsG had sai See the eo poT,et, "lsh t ai'
most every stop Ward gave me Il telegram 10
send: The sr frf, one Vas ,nn, W.s some sn mSn ii IN ~ Los bs
'""if Mrs. Bradbury wants me to anrcar I will
do so at any time l can. but | must first SEQ my
ended.
ing me 10 be near him to act as a witness. At
Fremont, Ne6.i he gave me an pnsisned tele'
Ing him to have a poiicemsn to meet a nan In
the stateroomi in the overland train; Because
II vas not signed tho operator NOuil not semi
1t, SO l put his initials on tho bottom"
This despatch was received At Police Head
quarters on Thursday evening. and Detective
wanted. Galloway says that Ward seemed to
fear some person. and would allow no one but
John Drew, tho actor. who was going East TO
his mothers funeral, and who was In the same
sleeper. to come Into his stateroom.
could afi NOT Se s seen. not w ssGs w s1as rs III aa,sfiis from a ar.
rest In San Francisco on last Saturday. and 1t is
England. where his family are said to be- living.
san FRANCISCO. Cal, Sept. 3.-The suicide Of
surprise in the city where he was dissraced
y 1y,, his Ssrss1 for AID sddqltssry h. with :, Mrs;
ever since no wa; taken into custody. the
continuance OF his case from time to time delay
i ias his these ln.sna sont dinpsIsars 10 Ho nss . wr.' WERE w n"F a
change. so that his release might lie secured
without attracting much IN
On last saturday the charge against him was
dismissed on the ground that there vas Insult
bury was out Of the State and could
s st%y O here s'e Ward was S'! shusned Duf He was vas
recognized by no one. and II he had friends they
hidden. he was seen around town more or less,
but never with a companion. 1t was no'i"cd
ton keen!y. He grew morose. ana during Tho
last week or So It was seldom that he had q
Those here who knew Ward believed that no
was insane when no committed suicide. although
there were no positive indication. OF Il. Bctore
marked at the time that il he did not cease
broodins he would certainly lose his mind.
really had more effect on him than his arrest for
adultery and the notoriety gained through the
w WITH hi sscs spy he |, r eaHS' lo ~aS Sha fss9fiasse
and when the woman cast him or after having
declared pndying affection for him no became
While Wards case was pending he was re-
land cahlel him funds He WAS RtaylnL at the
Grand Hotel. There he paid h!s bill on
s MSniayu s and aid purchased Sa Ss, a so Ticket ,b1 for Chi Il
London and did not ever expect to return
to America, On the train bis actions were
oSi " sot OF at Po teE Costa to ttt To SaY a sn newsysp pee
That was the last OF his acts noticed in this
he is said TO hn We been sending almost hourly on
his way East II they have been received those
to whom they were delivered are not willing to
,n MT,' .liP wifE 'f h epw own Snj0YHi asss a peT ;h hsuSy;
II ,soSSpiis srs a. Tho %s!o mines IN
went from Now York to Mszatian. They Joined
the stsamer Acapulco at the isthmus, and wero
tIe coast st's the stsa@sr's otsicors s snS that dHsHf Brad ID
bury was devoted to his wife.
western road found the body Of a manelad in his
Of Wheatiand. la. They, went on and a train
following later brought the remains 10 Wheat
land, where a Coroner's Jury was impnnelled
and an inquest held. An examination OF the
body revealed q bad brulse on his hip and a deep
cut on the forehead, which was the injury that
had caused death.
The Identity OF the dead man was disclosed as
H. Russell Ward. The Coroner's Jury rendered a
verdict OF accidental death. The man was ap.
parently 35 years old, and weighed about 10
pounds. The face was smoothly shayen. Ex.
animation OF tho injury on the head leaves no
doubt that death WAS instantaneous.
In the latter part Of Juno II. Russell Ward
and Mrs. John Bradbury Of Los Angeles
Cal, elopsd and went to San Francisco.
twenty.four hours before both were ar
sworn out by Secretary Kane of the San Fran
cisco Society for the Prevention OF Vice. Mr.,
Kane WAS stirred to this action by a newspaper
Interview in which Mrs. Bradbury was quoted
as viewing the elopoment and her living with
The couple were taken before Judge Low and
he allowed Mrs. Bradbury TO go upon her own
reeognizanee. but held Ward IN dsisplt of .
!, July 3. The, following, day Mrs; Bradbury
-,l..l a. nnn anA sln ,ponp1n 80 ..l