The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-30

young widow, Mrs. Eaton, resident
OF Worcester, who was devotedly attached
to the gambler. With this woman Clark
took supper on the fatal night at her res
idence, going late to his own apartments
In the Union block. A little later Mrs.
Eaton left her home and went to Ciark's
rooms according TO an appointment pre-
viously made with Clark. Having key
to his apartments she attempted to let
herself In, but was unable TO do 80 as
there was a key In the lock on the inside
OF the door. She tried to talk to Clark
and begged him TO open the door, but
received no reply. All this time she
could hear someone moving about with
In very cautiously and she came to the
cnclusion that Clark had visitors he did
not wish her to see.
This aroused the woman's jealousy and
she Immediately formed plan by which
she hoped TO get view OF the compan-
ions Clark was shielding from her. In one
sense this was fortunate for had she not
pursued this course il Is very possible the
crime would never have been discovered.
Going to the door she called out loudly
TO Clark that she was going to the Bay
State House and that III he did not call
for her there within half an hour she
would return TO his rooms. Then she
walked down stairs tHkfng care that her
footsteps should be heard In Clark's
rooms. But she didn't 60 to the Bay
State House Once at the bottom OF the
stairs she turned and crept back noiseless-
ly and finally took upa position at the
head of the stairs ON the floor above
Clark's rooms. Her position had the ad-
vantage OF affording her concealment.
while giving her full view OF the door
leading into the gamblers apartments.
She had been in her position but lit
tie more than quarter OF an hour when
she heard tho noise OF the lock being
stealthily turned. Presently the door
was opened cautiously and there came
out, not as the watching woman expect
ed, woman, but two men who, after
locking the door stole silently down
stairs. She recognized them although
their coats were bundled about their
heads. They were "General' James and
his cousin. Then Mrs. Eaton emerged
from her place OF concealment and went
into Clark's apartments. In the room
where the faro table was she could not
find him but she noticed a dark red stain
on the floor. Going to the door OF his
sleeping apartment she found that
locked, but through the crevices aud
keyhole smoke was coming. ioing
around by another way she succeeded IN
getting into the sleeping room. There
she saw Clark dead on mattress on the
floor surrounded by flames. She hurried
to the street and gave the alarm. Police
men and citizens responded promptly and
tho hre was e1tingushed. Then IL was
found that Clark's head had been split
open by n hatchet and that he had been
strangled 20 prevent his groans being
heard by piece OF rope through which
a stove poker had been passed to make
tourniquet. lie had been struck down i'm
the faro room where the dark spot APP
peared on the carpet, and carried into
the sleeping room where the mattress
was set afire, the scheme OF the murder
-ers being tn obliterafe all trace OF their
crime by burning of the building. To
start the blaze they had broken a kero-
seno lamp over the head OF the murdered
gambler ana saturated his clothing and
the mattress with OIL
Nor did they leave empty handed. A
large sum OF money I'm bank bills, Clark's
watch and $500 10 United States bonds
went with the perpetrators OF the awful
crime. Mrs. Eaton was not slew I'm ac-
quaintlng the police With what size had
seen while concealed on the stairs m the
Union BLOCK and odicers were soon scour-