The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-19

up paced the floor The chief said the
prisoner evlnced the same excitement
all the way to the city, and tried to
discover how much information the Of
ficeTs here had as TO his career.
Knew the Denver Woman.
Ward, when seen in Jail by a report
er declined to make any definite state
ment about his case. He admitted that
he knew the woman who had com
mitted suicide in Denver, but declared
that she was not his wife. He declined
to say whether her name was Mozart
ney or not, and with an air of annoy
ance refused to give any further in
formation about her. When asked in
regard to the rumOrS that he had many
wives and had gone under the name Of
Potter, he declared that the accusa-
tions were false, but declined to say
anything further about the matter To
use his own words: 1.-THE stories about
me are false, and my attorneys will see
that somebody has to answer f0r { !. m -
With that Ward refused TO talk further
and declined to listen to any questions
about his claims that he was mining
and railroad man. He asked that At
torney W. r. Hutchinson be sent to
him today and would not say anything
until he consulted with the attorney.
Wife at Denver.
Ward had a wife in Denver whether
the woman who committed suicide was
the one or not. Their belief seems to
be warranted by letters found in his
possession by Chief Hilton yesterday.
One in particular goes to show that he
at least had some one whom he repre-
sented as his wife in Denver. it was a
letter from James Haliham of Mason
City, Iowa, and addressed to NJ. T.
Ward at 1887 California street, Denver.
The letter extended the thanks of the
writer to Mr.. Ward and his wife
whom, writer said. had so kindly be-
friended him while in Denver. other
letters referred to different women and
one to Miss Nc but gave no in
formation about her.
Judging from his bills, Ward was a
high roller. He had a number of them
for liquor that amounted to over SO a
month.
The charge against Ward here is that
of obtaining $3S worth of wine from P
Schwartz, a wine merchant on Main
street. Schwartz alleges that Ward
came to him, representing himself to be
a railroad contractor of wealth. and
bought the wine. promising to pay for
it in few days. Ward then skipped
town, and when the story of his career
became known Schwartz Immediately
swOre out a complaint against him
3. F. Jaquette, the Denver man who
claims that Ward got away with $500
belonging to his wife. appeared before
Judge TimmOny yesterday and wanted
to swear out a complaint against Ward
for obtaining money under false pre-
lenses, but he was informed that that
warrant could not be issued here.
Miss Fox, or Mrs. Ward, who was
married to Ward here a few days ago.
when seen last night, said that she did
not think that the woman who COM
mitted suicide in Denver was Ward
wife, and that she did not believe he
had any other wife besides her, but
she said that she did not know, and
would take no action in the matter IN
til some proof was shown. She said
that Ward had told her that he was a
single man when he married her. and
she did not believe that if he had an
other wife that he would have married
her in the manner in which he did.
knowing that his wedding would be
public and that his other wife, if he
had one, would step forward and make
her claims. Mrs. Ward said that she
did not believe her husband guilty, but
that if he were proven so he must take
the consequences.
In answer to message to Chief Far
| ley of the Denver Police, Chief Hilton
received telegram last night, asking
him to hold Ward, and stating that an
officer would start for him today.