Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-09-04


dressed only in a night robe and was
much bruised The remains were taken
to Clinton, Iowa. where they are being
held.
In Wards satchels was found only $12
in cash. but he had also a draft for $3.50
He also had in his clothing hotel bill
for s94 The body will be held at Wheat
lands until the dead mans friends can
be communicated with.
Ward was an Englishman. He was
married and had large family in Eng
land short time ago he visited Los
Angeles. Gala, where he met the wife
OF John Bradbury, reputed millionaire.
Both Bradbury and his wife are still
young. The husband was abroad at the
time and a sensation was created when
Ward eloped with Mrs. Bradbury to San
Francisco. Bradbury, when he returned
and heard of the. elopemnt, went after
his wife and a reconciliation took place
between the two at the Wellington Hotel
IN this city. Mrs Bradbury left Ward
and all was forgiven by her husband.
The deceased has friends in this city and
the body may be brought here.
Wheatland. Iowa, September AT
o'clock this morning the crew of west
bound freight train on the Northwest
ern road discovered the remains of
man attired in a suit of underclothing
lying between the double tracks about
a half mile west of this place. The
body was picked up and later conveyed
to the depot. The dead man was APP
parently about 35 years old. There
was nothing about the body to disclose
its identity, but later it was learned
that the man was H. Russell Ward,
and that he had been passenger
aboard the overland limited, which
passed here at 2:45 a. m.
Wards ticket, from San Francisco to
New York, was found on the clothing.
1t is supposed that he arose from his
berth in the sleeping car and mistak-
ing the vestibule door for the door to
the Foilet room, stepped off the swiftly
moving train to his death. He was
untouched by the wheels, but his hip
was broken and the means Of instant
death was apparent from an ugly wound
in the forehead. The body was other
wise badly bruised. The coroner re-
turned verdict of accidental death
The remains were embalmed and
now lie in the city hall awaiting the
disposition of friends.
San Francisco, September 3.-H.
Russell Ward, who committed suicide
by throwing himself from the window
of the car in which he was travelling
from this city to Chicago to-day, first
gained notoriety by his very marked
attentions to the wife of the young
Los Angeles millionaire. Col. John
Bradbury, at Santa Monica, a seaside
resort some eighteen miles from Los
Angeles. AS Ward was a married
man and the father of family, his
Irritation with Mrs. Bradbury caused
a rupture between himself and Col.
Bradbury, and it was rumored that he
latter challenged his rival to a duel.
rupture between Col Bradbury and
his wife were bruited about, but were
strenuously denied by Bradbury.
Matters came to a climax on June
30th last, when Mrs. Bradbury eloped
with Ward to this city. Upon thier
arrival they startled the community
by openly admitting their folly and
defyng public decency by the most
shameless conduct. Their career, how
ever, was cut short by their arrest
upon the charge of Auxiliary at the in
stance of the society for the proven
ton of vice. Mrs. Bradbury was re-
leased upon her own recognizance by
Police Judge Low, but in default Of
bail Ward spent one night in Jail.
When the case came up for hearing,
that against Mrs. Bradbury was dis
missed, and with her mother, she
at once left for Chicago, where she was
met by her husband, who was enroute
for Europe with his mother A rec
onciliation was effected and the couple
went to New York, whence they de-
parted for Mexico, where they now
are.
Ward meanwhile returned to his
Santa Monica home, but returned here
for trial last week. When the matter
came up for hearing on August 26,
Wards attorney raised the point that
the information against him was in
sufficient to warrant his being held to
answer, and on Saturday, August %,
Superior Judge Cook sustained this
contention and ordered that Ward
be dismissed. AS he was financially
embarrassed, and in fact had been de-
pendent upon the money raised from
such jewelry as Mrs Bradbury had
taken with her at the time of their
elopement, his wife, who was visiting
his relatives in England, sent him the
necessary funds with which to conduct
his defense and defray his expenses
to England in the event of his ac-
quittal.
After leaving the court free man,
Ward went to the Grand Hotel, where
he remained in seclusion until Mon
day. He purchased a ticket for Buff
falo, N. Y, and left on the evening
east-bound train, announcing that he
was going to England and did not ex-
pect to return to this country. At the
time there was nothing in his actions
or demeanor that would tend to show
that he was mentally unsound.
Ward, who was a stalwart English
man, about 40 year sold, located in
Santa Monica about six years ago.
Being a crack polo player and possess
ed of some means, he at once became
very popular among the English set
at that place. He soon engratiated
himself into the good graces of the
leading families resident at the seaside
resort and among them formed the
acquaintance of the Bandinis, one OF
the Oldest Spanish families in South
ern California He woed and won