The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-03
DETAILS OF DEATH
Mrs. Clark's Throat Was Cut-Two
Arrests Made.

Mrs. Clarl&'s Throat Was Cut-Fwo
Arrests Made.
New York, Feb DEMONSTRATION by the
police to-day confirms the belief that the
woman found deads in a Chrystie street
mouse last night, with her throat cut,
was murdered and 8 knife placed in her
hand afterward to give the appearance of
suicide.
The woman's identity was established
as that of Minnie Clark. 33 years old,
VINO came here some time ago with her
l7-year-old daughter, May, and her hus-
band, William Clark, from st. Cloud,
MINI.
A year ago the husband became insane
and was confined in an asylum.
A nelghbor heard quarrel going on in
the house Saturday and other circum-
stances which bave come to light make
the police more strongly inclined to the
murder theory.
Last night two detectives entered the
house in search of smallpox suspects and
unexpectedly discovered what they affirm
to have Deen brutal murder.
On bed in a poorly furnished room
lay the body Of once handsome woman,
on whose face were the marks of dissipa-
ton. Her throat had been cut and in her
hand was knife.
Despite the latter fact, the detectives
assert that the nature of the wounds was
such that it would have been almost i'm
possible for the woman to have inflicted
them herself.
In box on a dresser were found sew
eral letters. One Of these said that Harry
A. MacOmber was a steady young man
1t was signed by R. L. Foster of the
Danversport Rubber company of Danvers-
port, Mass.
The janitor of the house said that when
the woman first came there she was ac-
companied by a man. She wrote their
names on slip of paper as "Macomber
and wife"
The police say several similar murders
have been committed in the house.
Two Arrests Made.
Two arrests have been made. in con-
nection with the death of the woman
! and the police are positive murder was
committed, The man wanted by the po-
lice is the man last see1 with the woman,
Harry Macomber, driver of mail wagon.
He cannot be found and has been missing
since Saturday morning. He had been
living recently with the woman, whose
real name. it was learned to-day, was
Minnie Clark. She was daughter Of an
| Episcopal clergyman Of Minnesota who
had spent his life as a missionary among
the Indians Of the northwest. She came
| to this city from st. Cloud, Mimi, several
years ago with her husband and her L.
year-old daughter, May.
Clark was a conductor on the Manhat-
tan elevated railways
Her husbands misfortune seemed to
make Mrs. Clark desperate and she began
drinking heavily and soon became a ia
miliar figure along the Bowery. Before
sinking to this level, she sent her daugh-
| ter back to St. Cloud. Mrs. Clark, who
was 80 years old, subsequently made the
acquaintance of William Bauer, % years
old, a bartender, and lived with him at
various times. She then took UP her
home with Harry Macomber. Bauer, who
was arrested told the police that he sa.
the woman early Friday evening with Ma
comber at No. Is, BoWery. -.
Otto Meyer, butcher, was the second
man to be taken into custody. He says
! he met Macomber and Mrs. Clark soon
after l o'clock Saturday morning Coro-
ner's Physician Higgins performed an au-
| topsy to-day and announced that death
was due to asphyxiatior caused by inter-
nal hemorrhages.