The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-01-30
KILLS MIN and HERSELF
STAYS DINER IN CAFE, THEN
SENDS THREE BULLETS
INTO OWN BODY.
THREE REVOlVERS IN MUFF
Stepped Up TO Victims Chair, Wits
pered to Him and Put Five Bull
let's Into His Body Before
He Could Reply.

New York, Jan. 23.-Sweepins
through the crowded restaurant,
which takes up the eighth floor OF
Macy's department store, and into the
gentlemen's cafe, a tall, styhshly
dressed woman bent for moment
over the shoulder of a diner Whispered
something in his ear and then draw
ing revolver from her muff. emptied
the contents of the five chambers into
his body. As her victim. Frank Brady,
newspaper advertising solicitor,
slipped lifeless to the floor, the WON
an flung the weapon from her and,
taking n second revolver from her
muf. shot herself first in the head and
then twice in the breast. She died
half hour later.
A note found in the woman's purse
proved her to be Mrs Mary Roberts
Clark, a manicurist the widow OF
police officer and stepmother of g.
vear-old son. Raymond Brady was 30
wears old and the sole support of
helpless. aged mother. for whim he
had made a home. The shooting was
the elimination Of a series Of violent
quarrels and according to the woman's
intimates, in fulRllment Of threat'to
murder Brady in a public place be
fore the world" unless he renewed the
attentions she asserted she received
from him when he was less prosperous
and she in a position to befriend him.
Her Story Easily Traced.
The police had little difficulty in
tracing the tragic story. The suicide,
who was about 80 years of age, was
Mary Mclean when she married John
Roberts. When the latter died year
ago she assumed the name Clark and
supported herself and child first as
the wardrobe woman al an uptown
theater and then as manicurist. She
was of a prepossessing appearance
and had marked business ability.
Last August she made a will, In
which she was able 70 provide for the
education of her son at fashionable
school in West Chester county. A
clergyman was made executor.
While she was in prosperous eircum-
stances and before the death of her
husband. Brady had lodgings at her
home ard she declared that she helped
him to the success which he attained.
A few months ago he left her home
and made a home for his mother,
whom he brought here from New Jer-
sey.
Recently Mrs Clark thought that
Brady was avoiding her and when he
called at her home occasionally they
quarreled.
Said Something Would Happen.
A few days ago Mrs Clark called
upon her attorney and told him that
something serious was going to hap
pen.
Wednesday she went to her bank,
made cash deposit. wrote a note
identifying herself and referring the
reader to her attorney. and, armed
with three revolyers. went to the
store where she knew Brady usually
lunched
Stepping from the elevator, she
waved aside the walters who ap-
preached her and made her way hasti
~ to small smoking room for gen
tlemen just of the main dining room
The big room was filled with WON
on. who were lunching after the morn
ing shopping, and amid the buzz OF
conversation her aeitated manner at
Of h. -ai
ers. one OF whom noticing her APP
proaeh OF the mems cafe, asked IL she
was seeking someone
Yes" she replied, and know
where he IS, too"
Stood Behind His Chair.
She brushed the girl aside and In
moment stood behind Brady's chair
and spoke to him. Before 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 We're sue
cessiyely pierced by bullets and Brady
lay dead at her feet.
Giving one glance to the half dozen
men nearby who were momentarllN
stunned by the pitiless murder. Mrs
Clark whipped another weapon from
her furs and put bullet near her
right ear, and two others in her
bosom.
The shooting was out of the sight
of most of the shoppers in the safe,
but the report Of the discharges ere.
ated CONSERVATION and there was a
rush for the elevators.
Employees Of the place quickly closed
the door, shutting off a view OF the
smoking room and treasured the WON
en- patrons, few Of whom realized what
had occurred. The police broke the
news to Bradys aged mother and
the Gerry Society took charge of the
dead womans body.