Evening journal., 1916-12-02

life savings Her husband died a
few years later.
CHAPTER 6.
The three lived happily together in
Charlestown, W. Va, Il Is said, until
March TO- 1856. Then he got pos
session of the last of Mrs. Sargeant's
money and departed for Griffin. Ga
He met a pretty girl belonging to a
rich family there. Again he became
an ardent suitor and in few months
they were marr'ed and on a wedding
tour of Europe, for which the OK
penses were paid by the bride.
They returned to Griffin. Ca, and the
minister induced his bride. who was
worth 100000 in her own name TO
start him as the head Of a private
bank.
Just about the time the police OF
! Charlestown, Va. had got on his trail
FOR $4,000 forgery OF a coal mans
name he committed there, he secured
$4,000 from his heiress bride, and
fed into the west
He started 20 sduander his latest
haul and blew" $4,000 OF IT in Spo-
kane, Wash. in q year. Then he rush
cd across country and turned I'D in
Providence, r. l., In 1887. as his funds
were getting low
CHAPTER z.
BY one Of the strange twists OF Fate
which benefited the crime wizard dur
ing his long career. Miss Emma Marie
Jerry a. pretty girl. born in England
was about to come into 100000 leg
acy.
He made himself known as Cen
eral a. 3. Ward and said he was a
newspaper correspondent. writing for
some of the country's leading papers
He quickly became socially popular
and met Miss Perry.
How he heard about the legacy
which was 10 be hers when she reach
ed the age OF II has never been re-
vealed, but the fact is known that
two days after she received the money
the General and Miss Perry were mar.
3 ried at No. 275 Public street. Proyi.
dence. r. l., by the Rev. Daniel Hen
shaw. pastor OF All Saints Episcopa
Church. The date was November 26
1887.
A witness TO the ceremony is still
living IN Providence in Mrs. Mary p
Schoch, who conducts a grocery store
al Cranston. r. l. She said that the
day after the wedding the Genera
and his young and pretty bride lef
for the West. taking all the legac,
with them. Before the marriage the
bride had been warned against marry
ing the General by her older sister
who had married a dashing young
Englishman a year before and latei
discovered that he had a wife.
! General" and Mrs. Ward journey
TO Grand Fork Dakota them. where
they cut a wide social swath. Cen
eral Ward threw himself with yea
into the campaign TO elect Benjamin
Harrison to the presidency. and h'
stumped Indiana in his behalf.
The $4,000 legacy was going dowr
fast, and when it got TO Sl2 1000 th'
General took that on the understand
ing that he was going to open a bank
sold all the furniture in his palatia
residence there, and fled. His wifi
was about to become a mother.
CHAPTER s.
The most picturesque period Of thu
crime wizards remarkable caree
started after this desertlon. He wa
then AZ years old OF distinguish
appearance and fluent easy speak
err. He was well-informed, sell
poised, a neat dresser and elaine
great intimacy with public men, be
ing able to exhibit first-class ere
deniials from high officials unde
their seals.
In 1889 he arrived in New YORK
where, at No. 10 West Forty-secon'
street. Mr.. and Mrs. John j. Plunket
conducted what they styled "Templ
of Truth" and where they expounde'
doctrine which combined menta
healing and free love.
Ward professed interest and wa
! admitted to the classes. Two month