The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-23
MAD PLIGHT
OF MATRON.
She Rushes at Man on Trial
and Causes Scene in Court.
SHRlEKED AT HIM, MURDERER.
Mrs. Gianesy Became Bride While Her
Husband Was Under Indictment
for MansIaughts.

New York. May 25.-"You murderer!
You murderer! You killed my boy!"
These words from the lips of Mrs. John
Clark yesterday afternoon interrupted the
monotonous examination in Judge New
burgers court OF jurors called to try John
l.. Clancey, who is indicted for killing
John Clark last June.
II was after the noon recess. Mrs Clark
and her three daughters wearing deep
mourning, and seated near the rail which
separates the spectators and the law
yers' section.
The pale-faced elder woman was quiet
and looked gravely at Judge Newburger
when he took his place on the bench.
Clancy, in the custody of court at
tendant, passed through the corridor
within few feet OF Mrs. Clark. She be-
came greatly agitated. and her daughters
talked soothingly to her. Suddenly she
jumped up and ran In the direction OF the
desk where Clancy was sitting. scream
ing at the top of her voice: "You muir
derer! You murderer You killed my
boyl"
An attendant prevented her from
reaching Clancey, but she struggled and
cried for vengeance. Her children gath
cred around her. but she was so excited
that she could not be controlled. and two
court officers removed her from the room.
She fingered at the court room door TOR
a time and then went away with her
weeping daughters.
Clancey, who has long been power In
politics in Long Island City. kept hotel
near the ferry. Several years ago he
quarreled with John Clark. who had a
livery stable In Long Island City, and the
men remained enemies. They met on the
night OF June 2l, 1901. on the Manhattan
side OF the Long Island ferry, and Clan
cey shot Clark in the heart.
Clancey was exonerated by coroner's
jury. which found a verdict TO the effect
that he had acted in self-defence.
Clark's sister relentlessly followed up
the case, gathered witnesses and induced
District Attorney Philbin TO present the
evidence to the grand jury. which finally
indicted Clancy for manslaughter In the
first degree. A jury, OF which +. Hamilton
Hobbs, editor OF the Fruit Trade Journal,
is foreman, was obtained, and the trial
proceeded yesterday.
Waiting in the Tombs Council chamber
for Clancy at the adjournment OF the
court was the pretty woman who secretly
married him last January while the in
dictment for manslaughter was hanging
over him. Tears ran down her paIe
cheeks when she threw her arms around
his neck and kissed him.
Although the court had admitted
Clancey TO bail when he pleaded TO tine
indictment the rules of the court provide
that during the trial of defendants on
bail for felony they must remain in Gus
tody I'm the Tombs.
Mrs. Clancy seemed greatly distressed
over the enforced separation but said she
would attend the trial and do all i'm her
power TO comfort her husband. Mrs
Clancey, who was formerly Miriam
Walsh, has known Clancy for several
years and was engaged to be married to
him at the time Clark was shot She be-
Heved In her sweetheart's innocence, and
though her friends tried TO dssuade her
she went willingly, through without the
knowledge of her relatives. 10 St. Pat
ricks cathedral. where the ceremony was
performed.