The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-01-29
MURDERED N | CAFE.
SENSATIONAL SHOOTING STAR.
TIES NEW YORK CITY

ard Herself In Macey's Cafes litI
That Size Iiad Threatened 10 Kill
Man In Public Place.
New York. Jan. 22.-Sweepirg
through the crowded restaurant which
takes up the eighth DIOR of Macy,
department store ana into the gentle
mems cafe today. tall stylishly dress
"a woman bent for q moment over the
shculder Of dirtr, whispered some-
thing IN hts ear and then drawing q
revolver from her muff emIaied the
contents OF the five chambers into his
tody. AS tho victim. Frank Brady, &,
newspaper advertising solicitor, Slip
pod hfcless to the fionr the woman
flung tn, weapon from her and TAX
Ing second revolver from her muf:
shtt herself first in the head and thor
twice In the breast. She died half ar
nc dr later.
A note fcdnd IN the wcman's pursa
proved hersto be Mrs. Mary Roberts
Clark. a manicuri>t. the widow of a
police oqiccr and stepmother of G.
.ear-old son. Raymond. Brady was sO
years cid and the sole support Of c
helpless agel mother for whom hc had
made a home.
The shooting was the elimination
CT sa;cs OF violent quarrels. and
according to The wcman's in,imates,
in fulhl!nent Of u threat t, murder
Erady in public place.
The suicide. whC was about 81 years
tf age, was Mary Mclean when she
married John Roberts. When the lat.
ctr died year ego. she assumed the
i,amc &. Clark aud supported herself
and her child first as tho wadrcbe wo-
ran at an uptown theatrs and ,Ner
as q manicurlst She was Of pre-
Iosscasing appearance and had marked
business ability. While shs was IN
poorer circumstances and before the
death Of her husband. Rrady had lodg-
ings at her home and she declared that
she helped him to the success which
he subsequently attained.
A few moths ago he left her home
and male u home for his mother
when he brought her from Now Jer
sey Recently Mrs CLARK thought thu,
Rrady was avoiding her and when ha
cailei at her homo occasionally they
qrarrclcd.
Today Mrs. Clark went to her bank
ma ie cash deposit. wrot. note
Identifying herself and referring the
reader to her attorney and. armed
with thcee REVIEWERS went to the store
where she knew Eradly usually lunch
Cd
She male h,r way hastily to small
smoking room. for gentlemen just of
the main dining hall. The, big room
was filled with women who were lunch
ing after the mornings shopping. and
amid the buzz OF conversation her agi-
tated manner attracted the attention
only OF the walters.
In moment she stood behind Bra
dy's chair and spoke to him. Before
nc had time to reply she had showed
a revolver in his face and commenced
firing. The head. the neck, the shoul
der. the breast and the abdomen were
succcsoively pierced by bullets. and
Brady lay dead at her feet. Giving
one glance at the half dozen men
nearby, who were momentarily stun
ned by the shooting. Mrs, Clark took
the other weapon from the muff and
put the bullet In her right ear and
two others In her bosom. The reports
created CONSERVATION and there wa,
rush for the elevator. Employees Of
the place quickly closed the doors.
shutting of view Of the smoking
room. and reassured 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 wom-
ans body.