Arizona republican., 1902-11-20
TIE BURIAL OF THE DEAD
The Victims of the Late Double
 Tragedy.

The funeral of Mrs. F. Helen Clark and her son Alan. the victims of the dcu5le tragedy on south Center street on Monday night. will take place at the parlors of AIohn C Doris at 10:50 this morning. The husband is Q mem ber of the Knights of Pythias. and inc members Of that order arc requested to assemble at 10 o'clock and assist in the ceremonies.
 Justice Burnett. the acting coroner. was busy yesterday in carrying out the wishes of the dead woman, such as the sending of her trunk and other personal effects to her mother in Eng land and mailing the various letters she had written before she took her sons life and her own. One of them contained $50, which she had borrowed from O. M. Modld of Los Angeles. It was thought by the authorities that in some instances it would be better to depart from the instructions she left but her husband desired that they ha | followed to the letter; that everything be done just as she would have done | it herself. He wished to preserve none sof her belongings for himself, but wanted them all sent to her mother. | There has been some discussion Of | the motive of the woman for the terri ble deed That she was insane no one could doubt. but the question was what had driven her to insanity. She showed TO sign or it when her husband went away the day before. She lad been suffering from a cold, but was cheer ,ul. The best explanation that could be offered or her act a physician said l r-re-f.vlTo~r ~ r,ar 1ea-ca1F f1 one of the notes she had left. She felt "so-sething snap in her brain" What made it snap was a mystery.
 There was a strange conference in her letters. They were hardly wild, and they contained in detail directions CT all that she wanted done. Then there was a singular ccolness and thoughtfUlness in what was probably
 he~ last act. When she had finished ell her instructions to the world. she clothed herself in a gray gown and
 went 10 bed The little boy was already asleep for the last time. She put the
 muzzie of the pistol under his chin and
 the bullet wect upward through his
 brain. His eyelids showed that he had
 never awakened. An opening in the front Cg his night shirt showed thal
 the mother had put her hand on his
 helrt Co assure herself that it was
 still. and that he would not be 'leit alone in the world" That was the next
 to the last act. Then she placed ths
 muzzle of the gun in her mouth and followed him.
 Her husband said that there was nc gun in the house when he went away The weapon is a small self-acting re-
 v9lver of cheap pattern, and looks 9.
 r. 1t might be new. though slightly
 shcp-worn. Shc ETC bably went out af-
 ter it in the evening. and that wa. probably when she nut the envelope e
 Inc door informing possible conner.
 that she would return soon.
 A singular thing about the tragedie.
 of one day is that all the victims wer. named Clark or Clarke. and all Of then
 occurred on Center street. The mum
 bers Of the cases in the co7Oaer's cour !. are 1876. 1877 and 1878.
 The bcdy or EgbeTt T. Clarke. wh, committed suicide on North Center . street, was sent tC his home ct St
 Paul. 4 telegram was received yes terday morning from his fathcr. th. general manager of the traffic depart
 mert c. the G.e1t Northern, diractins the forwardins Of the remains.