The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-04
JUMPED FROM FLYING CAR.
THE REMAINS DISCOVERED BE.
SIDE THE TRACK NEAR WHEAT
LAND, IN IOWA.
ENGL1sHMAN EVIDENTLY INSANE.
Attention of the Train Crew At
tracted by the Peculiar Actions
of the Suicide.

the wife of Millionaire John Bradbury,
of Los Angeles. Cal, committed sui
eide some time during the early morn
ing by throwing himself from a Chi
cago & Northwestern railroad train.
The fact was not known until hours
later, and as the result of d search
which was Immediately begun, the
body of Ward was found at Wheat
land, 10. 1t is not known at exactly
what hour Ward leaped from the
train, but according to Conductor Cal
,loway, the act was committed after 8
o'clock this morning Ward was evil
IDENTIFY insane when he threw himself
out of the car window, as he had been
acting peculiarly a greater part of the
trip, and frequently sent kilograms to
all parts of the country.
When the train was at Fremont,
Neb. Ward sent a telegram to the
police department at detective head
quarters in Chicago, requesting them
to meet the train at the Northwestern
depot this morning. He signed the
telegram "R. W." and for several
hours the police in this city endeavor-
ed to find out who 'R. W." could be.
The telegram gave the police no in
formation, 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 when the train
arrived in this city.
Ward boarded the train at San Fran
cisco, Cal, at $50 o'clock, Monday
evening. He was Immediately assign
ed to drawing room B, car 2, and he
had tickets through to Chicago. AL
though he did not display much money
Ward was dressed in new suit of
black clothing and had been stopping
at hotel in San Francisco for some
time After being given possession of
his apartment in the Pullman car,
Ward remained away from the other
passengers most of the time, and spent
all his time in his own apartments.
SIGNS OF INSANITY.
Early yesterday morning, he began
to show signs of insanity. He flourish
ed 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 the train made,
he would; get off and send kilograms
One Of these. messages he sent to a
resident of Los Angeles, 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 telegram was
one he sent to Chicago. The latter he
sent from Fremont, Neb., and reads
as follows:
please send a good man to drawing
room B, car 2, of the east bound over
land Northwestern train, arriving in
Chicago at 1880 tomorrow morning"
The telegram was dated Fremont
and was sent at 4:49 p. M Lieut.
Collins received the message, and,
thinking it was in regard to some fu-
gitive from justice, turned it over to
Lieut.. Haas, and this morning the lat
ter detailed Detective Sergeant Brode-
rick, of headquarters, to meet the
train at the depot Wards effects
consisted of several expensive satch-
els and his railroad tickets. The satch-
els were examined by the Pullman
railroad 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 Galena division
of that road Immediately proceeded
! to have the body looked for Tele-
grams 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 dis
patch was received from Wheatlands,
To-, that the body had been found
alongside. the track near that place.
The body was dressed only in a night
| robe, and was much bruised. The re-
mains were taken to Clinton, To-,
where they are being held.
SHORT ON CASH.
In Wards satchel was found only
| $12 in cash, but he also had a draft
for $3.50. He also had in his clothing &
| hotel bill for 1914.
The suicides personal effects includ-
ed a big revolver in a holster, and Il
bowie knife. One letter was found
| signed Your affectionate mother" 1t
was dated several months ago. The
letter simply upbraided Ward for
| failing to keep her posted on his
whereabouts and for his neglect in
not writing to her. Cards showing
| his membership to the Marlborough
Kennel club, England, and the Wei
| lington club, GroSVenor Place, Corn
! hill, London, S. W., were also found.
! 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 this detective
! and tell him that / am willing to re-
| turn to Los Angeles and undergo ar
rest there with him, if he likes? I
would rather return and face the mu-
| sic for what can only be a short time.
| OF course. if you object in the least
| tell me So Yours truly,
wv. Russell Ward
A clipping from the San Francisco
Examiner detailing the arrest and
escape from jail at Los Angeles, on
! Aug go of a man whose name was
given as Henry Bacon, was found in
his pocket. Bacon was charged with
| holding up a street car and three
| gambling houses From the tone of
the note which refers to 1.-The detec-
tives' and the telegram sent to the
Chicago police, it would seem possible
that Ward had committed some crime
at Los Angeles, and that, having
failed to give himself up to the Los
| Angeles authorities, concluded to sur
render to Chicago police, but decided
later to commit suicide.
Nobody on the train, not even the
officials, knew that Ward was miss
ing. until Conductor Roundy took
charge Of the train at Geneva, at