The morning news., 1898-08-11
WRECKS A MIND.
BemOrse Makes Maniac of Mrs.
Bradbury.
From the Chicago Chronicle.


From the Chicago Chronicle.
Los Angeles, Gala dead man sleeping
in a dishonored grave; a wan, vacant
eyed woman, beautiful still, even in the
sad ruin of her physical and mental vigor
such are the results of the Bradbury
Ward elopement which stirred high socie-
" in this city some months ago.
Ward jumped or fell from a train in
Iowa and was killed over a year ago,
while news has just reached here that
mrs. Bradbury, hopelessly insane Is living
under close guard in Western Mexico
Mrs. Bradbury, the beautiful wife OF the
young millionaire John Bradbury OF this
city eloped more than a year ago with
w. Russell Ward, middle-aged English
man. The couple fed to San Francisco
where the Society for the Prevention of
Vice took hand and caused Wards ar
rest.
Mrs. Bradbury went on to Chicago
where she was soon Joined by her mother
who induced her to give up Ward. She
yielded, and when Bradbury reached Chi
cago the two were reconciled.
In the meantime Ward was released
from custody in San Francisco and start
ed for Chicago, but while passing through
Iowa he either jumped or fell from the
-'''At NAHH Wh5 hA4itai- ItI0bDG II was an
accident; perhaps the unthinking act of
deranged mind; perhaps the deliberate
deed Of one who had so Offended against
the traditional honor Of his race that he
dld not dare meet those who shared with
him the name he had so tarnished
Inc Bradburys went east to New York
There, apparently completely reconciled.
the husband all Kindness the wife all re-
morseful tenderness, they took passage for
Mexico where were located the mines In
which the millionaire husband was heavily
interested.
1t was believed that he merely sought 10
furnish his repentant wife an opportunity
70 gam in seclusion that courage and res
oluton which she would need to face onca
more the friends she had known In her Los
Angeles home
Remorse for the mad folly that had so
blackened her fair name, grief for the sor-
row she had caused those VINO loved her;
perhaps, too terror at the thought of the
death that had already resulted from the
SINS winch she had shared, have done
their work
To-day, in the eeclusion Of her Mexican
home, Mrs. John Bradbury dwells under
close guard, maniac. Her husband
shows her every Kindness. Her mother is
hurrying southward 10 aid In caring for
her But her former friends and associ-
ates in this city and elsewhere in Califor-
them, al least, her life is ended.
Previous to her marriage Mrs. Brad
bury had led gay life and the union of
the couple caused a sensation. Mrs. Brad
bury maiden name waas Lucy Banning
her father being Gen. Phineas Banning.
Mrs. Bradburys husband is one OF the
heirs of the great Bradbury estate In San
Francisco and is worth millions Before
he eloped with Miss Banning his name had
been associated with an adventures call
ing herself Countess de Henriot. After the
marriage the NBradburys led a life of dis
play and luxury.
Three years ago the pair closed their
mansion in Los Angeles, Cal, and went
10 Santa Monica. where they became ac-
quainted with Mr.. and Mrs. Ward The
women We're close friends. A forewarning
OF the Ward Bradbury scandal was given
the fashionable sojourners at Santa Mo-
Mica a week before the elopement, when
Col and Mrs. Bradbury suddenly departed
for Los Angeles. Gossip was rife after
they left.
one night Col Bradbury and his wife
had a quarrel, in which he taxed her with
encouraging Wards attentions. She tut
weakly denied the accusations. Tho next