The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-08-09
WHERE HE IS FOUND

| by his WIFE, WHU Way Ue HduS
Maniac by the Shock. The Dead Man
Had Been Robbed OF a Dia.
mond Setting in a Ring
that he Wore.
New York has another murder mys
terry. Brought home In covered ex
press wagon and dumped in the Vesti
b1le Of his house by two express
men, the body Of James a. Clar7,
real estate broker, worth $3.50, 600
was found Thursday BY his wife wher
she returned from a shopping trip. The
wife stumbled over the corpse as sht
entered the vestibule and is now or
the verge OF insanity.
An investigation Of the case was be-
gun Immediately, with the result THAI
there is a strong suspicion that Cleary
was murdered. He wore two and a
half carat diamond ring, which soms
one had tried 30 tear from his finger.
Cutting the finger, but failing TO get
the ring, the robber took some instru
mens and bent back the prongs Of the
ring, stealing the diamond.
The case Is deep mystery, and a
halt dozen detectives have already
been put to work on it. Coroner'S Ply
sician Riegelman believes Clary died
CT alcoholism, but his friends say be
drank but little, and the doctor has
not yet held an autopsy, and conss-
quently the police are not willing to
accept the alcoholism theory.
The circumstances surrounding the
return OF the body to the Cleary home
In the express wagon were partially
cleared up, but the detectives expect
that before they get through they
will learn enough to show that nur-
der was committed.
Cleary, who was fortY.two years Old,
was in the real estate business with
two brothers at No. 1876 Varick street,
and lived at No. 1924 Woodycrest
avenue, the Bronx. He had made a
great deal OF money in the Bronx
boom, and is widely Known.
Thursday morning he left his home
as usual and Mrs. Cleary went out.
She returned at l o'clock and as she
entered the Vestibule she stumbled
against the door. Throwing the outer
door wide open to let the light in she
was horrided to see the BODY OF her
husband.
what's the matter with you, Jim, %
she asked, anxiously, dropping to her
knees. There was no answer. An odor
OF whiskey was in the 7estibule. She
shook the body for moment and then
felt the face. It was cold.
"Oh, Jim, you're dead!" she scream
ed, rising and rushing from the vesti-
bule. The horror OF the situation had
dawned on her, and her shrieks brought
the neighbors to the windows, and in
a few moments dozens Of them were
at her side, trying to quiet her. a
physician was summoned by neigh
bor, who thought she had gone insane.
Finally some one entered tie Vestibule,
and, seeing the body, understood.
Former Police Captain Brown, who
lives directly across the street, was IN
the crowd, and be begau an inVestig,
alton at once. 1t va, learned that az
express wagon had backed up to the
door and child had seen Cleary car
ried up the steps by two men.
a search for the express wagon was
begun at once, with the result that
Harry Black, Of No. So SedgWick ave
ue, and James Wilson, OF No. 24o5
Eighth avenue, were found to be the
men who had carried the bcdy up the
stoop. At first it was thought that
these men could tell the story OF how
Cleary had lost his life, but after hear,
ING their stories the police accepted
their statements. They both admit
ted carrying the body into che vesti'
bule and leaving it there, saying thai
they believed Cleary was intoxicated
and that they were doing him kind
ness.
I'VE we're driving along Ogden ave
nue. nsaid Black, when we saw ClearJ
sitting on a low stoop in front OF {
candy store at No. 1854 Ogden ave
rue.
II happened to know him by sight
and thought he ought to be home. VIZ
looked on it in the light OF a joke tt
take him home in an express wagon
90 we lifted him into cur rig and drove
to his house.
Carrying him up the steps we ranl
the bell and waited for some one tt
answer, but there was no one at home
and after making him IS comfortable
as possible we left, never having TIT
slightest suspicion that 1t was any
thing but a case Of int0xication. "
Both men were closely questioned
about the ring but they denled abso
lutely knowing anything about 1T
They said they had not noticed II thf
diamond was in it. or II the fnge!
was injured when they found him.
They said they were positive tina
he was not dead when they left him
and that be was breathing heavily
ike an intoxicated man. Cross.exam
;nation failed TO bring out sny furthe
information.
Their story was partially substan
tiated by others who s." Cleary OF
the candy store stoop, and though
be was intoxicated, and the express
men satisfied the police that they hat
told all they knew.
Chandelier Fell
At Charleston one Of the four larg
heavy chandeliers, containing abou
so gas jets with glass shades, fel