The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-28
AWFUL. TRAGEDY
On a Crowded Cafe in the City Of
New York.
MURDER AND SUICIDE.

Frank Brady, Newspaper Advertis-
ing Solicitor, Made Target for Five
Pistol Balls from Weapon in the
Hands of Woman at Whose House
He Had Boarded, Which Created
q Panic in Cafe.
The was terrible tragedy enact
ed in a crowded cafe in the. city of
New York on Thursday. Sweeping
through the crowded restaurant
takes up the eighth floor of Macy's
department and into the gentlemen's s
cafe, tall, stylishly dressed woman
bent for moment over the shoulder
OF a diner, whispered something in
his ear and then drawing revolver
from her muff emptied the contents
of, the FIVE chambers into his body.
AS the victim, Frank Brady, a
newspaper advertising solicitor, slip
ped lifeless to the floor, the woman
sung the revolver from her and
taking second revolver from her
muh shot herself first in the head.
and then twice in the breast. She
died half an hour later.
A note fuond in the woman's purse
proved her to be Mrs. Mary Roberts
CLARK, a manicurist, the widow of 3
police officer and stepmother Of a
six-year-old son, Raymond. Brady
was thirty years old and the sole
support of helpless aged mother,
for whom he had made home.
The shooting was the elimination
of a series Of violent quarrels, and,
according to the woman's intimates,
in fulfllment of q threat to murder
Brady in a public place.
The suicide, who was about thirty
years years old, was Mary Mclean
when she married John Roberts.
When the later died a year ago she
assumed the name Of Clark and sup
ported herself and child first as the
wardrobe woman at an uptown the
atres and then a manicurist. She
was of a proposing appearance
and had marked business ability.
While she was in prosperous cir
cumstarces and before the death OF
her husband Brady had lodging at
her home, and she declared that she
had helped him to the success which
ne subsequently attained. A few
months ago he left her home and
made a home for lis mother, whom
ne brought from New Jersey.
Recently Mrs. Clark thought that
Brady was avoiding her, and when
he called at her home, occasionally
they quarrelied. Thursday Mrs.
Clark went to her bank, made
q cash deposit, wrote a note identi-
flying herself and referring the read
er 10 her attorney, and armed with
three revolvers went to the store
where she knew Brady usually lunch
ed.
She made her way hastily to a
small smoakipg room for gentlemen
just of the dining hall. The big
room was filed with women who
were lunchirg after the mornings
shopping, and amid the buzz OF the
conversation her agitated manner at
tracted the attention only Of the
waitressesss.
In a moment she stood behind
Brady's chair and spoke to him. Be-
fore he had time to reply she had
showed a revolver in his face and
commenced firing. The head, the
neck, the shoulder. the breast and
the abdomen were successfully pierre
ed by bullets, and Brady lay dead
at her feet.
Giving one glance to the half doz-
en- men nearby who were momentar-
lily stunned by the pitiless murder,
Mrs. Clark whipped another weapon
from her furs and put a bullet near
her right ear and two others in her
bosom.
The report Of the discharges Great
ed CONSERVATION and there was
rush for the elevators. Employees
of the place quickly closed the doors,
shutting off the view of the smoaking
room and reassuring the women pa
irons, few of whom realized what
had occurred. The police broke the
news to Brady's aged mother and
the Gerry Society took charge of the
dead woman's body. t