The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-30
SUICIDE DROPS TO SPEEDWAY
OFF WARRINGTON BRIDGE WAS
ACCUSED POLICEMANS JUMP.

CkafH 0ove OI.OOO C21u nSu noSoSCAy
On the charge Of Abusing . Child and
went Forthwith 70 KIN Himself
Just Missed Elmer steyens's Rumbeut.
PolicsmaA william A. Clark, who on
Tuesday was held, with his wife, for cruelty
beating q baby boy, Thomas, put up 81 900
cash bail In the Harlem police court at
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Then. leaving
his wife In o cell Of the Harlem court prison.
he went to the Washington Bridge, at isist
street. and threw himself hesdlong 1926 feet
down to the hard bed Of the Speedway.
He was simply smashed. The shapeless
remains were taken to the West 152d street
police station. to which he had been attached
for ten years, arriving there few minutes
after an envelope came from police head
quarters notifying him Of his suspension.
Clark reached the bridge at about o. clock,
when the Speedway below was full Of speed
Ing horses. He was not in uniform. There
were several people on the bridge. but the
police found only one, j. W. Payson, who
saw tho policeman climb to the south rail
Down in the Speedway Elmer Stevens. a
trainer, was going north In runabout drawn
by black PAGER. Near the bridge the horse
gave little jump, as II from fright and then
OOltcO dne6O. SldTk DOOy, WHICH ndu Deen
hurting and twisting throu Oh the air, struck
not six feet behind the runabout. Mounted
Policeman Ike Weiner was two blocks fur
Their up the Speedway. Heading several
Speedway drivers, he turned his horse and
galloped down to the spot.
.It's Bill Clark'' he exclaimed. An ambu-
lance took away the body.
The last OF Clarks relatives who saw him
alive was his eight teen year-old son. William
f., who works In Harlem messenger office.
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who, has See s CARING is FOR the four older
children Of the family at his home. 2iO4
Amsterdam avenue, since his arrest gave
the boy 81 900 yesterday to deposit as bail
for his father. Tho boy took 1t TO the City
took the receipt to the Harlem court.
After ! got my father out said the
boy last evening, I'VE took an Amsterdam
avenue car and rode up toward our home.
Near io4th street. which is the corner
out Of his pockets and gave them 10 me.
They wero receipts. Ono Of them was a
rent receipt to June 1.
You take these home he said. I'm
why don't you come home, popr
.'Never mind he said: I'm going TO see
some friends-just to pay short visit
Il didn't want to cross him, 30 got on
at ie4th street; but, just the same, l knew
the car, but Il had too much Of . start
stopped and looked at II until II got out
Of sight
Clark, who was - years old. had been
on the force nineteen year,, and In the
last ak years had had only one complaint
to face. His brother policemen sav that
five years ago he had his wife In court,
twice for drunkenness, and once had her
sent to the House Of the Good Shepherd.
On April II, the Gerry society reostved
two anonymon letters aging that ever
dam avenue house, six weeks ago, their
baby boy had bsen. crying. One writer
said she bad seen the father shake and
throttle the infant. Gerry Agent Barclay
went there and found that the child had
. broken noss and that somebody had
beaten and punched Il.
Tho policeman was arrested. He was
paroled the next day. When his examine
was arrested. and the Magistrate refused
TO parole either.