Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-19
Charged Today With Being a Fu-
gltlve from Justice,
CHARGE, GRAND LARCENY.
Accused of Detrauding Two Women
out Of $1,000 Employed Counsel
This Morning.

When NJ r. Ward was arrested yes
terday afternoon at Ogden 1t was on
the charge Of obtaining goods under
false pretenses, and II was understood
that he would be prosecuted on that
charge regardless OF the charges now
awaiting him at Denver. Today, how
ever, the case has taken different
turn, and the gay deceiver will escape
punishment for his escapades here.
Last evening Chief Hilton received
two kilograms from the police authors
Ties at Denver asking that Ward be
held by all means. The second tele-
gram stated that an officer would start
for Salt Lafle today, armed with requl-
sition papers. Accordingly, Ward IL
being held In the city bastile and today
Judge Timmony drew up a complaint
charging the prisoner with being fugl-
tive from Justice The charge against
Ward In Denver Is that OF grand lar
ceny. II Is alleged that he stole over
$1,000 from Mrs. Jaquette and Mrs.
Welton.
The accused still maintains absolute
silence, and refuses to talk with ANYBODY
save his attorney. This morning he
sent for Attorney G.. NJ, Sullivan and
had a long interview with him In the
city jail. When seen by a reporter he
said he had nothing to say, and then
at once proceeded TO give the papers
particular fits because they had pub
lished the accounts Of his adventures.
THE papers are totally responsible for
my trouble" said he, and ! intend to
make them pay dearly for IT. Although
the opportunity was given to him re-
peatedly to state his side OF the case, II
IL had q side, he declined TO say any
thing about IT,
An effort Is to be made TO prove that
he had another wife at the time he mar
iled Miss Fox. and If II is accomplished,
he win have a more serious charge
than that of grand larceny to face. Miss
Fox who married him on the 10th OF
this month, says that she win do moth
ing In the matter until 1t Is proved that
Ward already had a wife when he mar
ried her
Ward Is very large man and not
altogether prepossessing. lie has
heavy shock of tangled hair, and a
heavy and partly gray mustaehe
adorns his upper lip. He has not shaved
recently, and the stubby beard and
coarse red skin does not tend to make
him what, to use a common expression,
constitutes q good locker 1t Is freely
asserted that he Is a 'smasher' OF la
dies hearts but It can not be truthfully
said that he looks the part to perlec-
ton.
In relation to the fabulous wealth he
was supposed to have, it may be said
that his total fortune when arrested
reached the sum Of five centsl In
Wards clothing were found a number
OF letters. some of them are from women
but OF no interest whatever to outside
parties. Others are Of purely "busl-
ness" nature In relation TO contracts,
etc. One letter which seems to bear out
the theory that he was a married man
before he came to Salt Lake, Is from
one James HalIhan, dated Mason city,
Ida, December 20, 1900. The writer said
something about investing in mines,
and mentioned the scarcity Of money
nj that time. He also mentioned his
appreciation OF the good treatment he
had received AT the hands of Ward and
his good looking wife,
In Ogden yesterday afternoon he
strenuously denied that the woman who
committed suicide in Denver on the
1Ith was his wife He claimed that he
did not know her and that he had never
been In the Colorado metropolis.
This afternoon the personal effects
belonging TO the man Ward were at
tached by Constable Caffel upon writ
issued from Justice Sommer's court at
the instance OF Mr.. Schwartz, who
claims that Ward owes him sSS for
champagne furnished,