Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-01-29
MURDER By WOMAN
Young Man Shot to Death in
New York Restaurant
A CAREFULLY PLANNED CRIME
Carrying Out Threat That She
Would Kill Him in Public Place,
Mrs Mary Clark, Manicurist,
Brutally Murders Frank Brady,
Advertising Solicitor, in Macy's
Cafe and Then Takes Her Own
Life.

New York, special.-sweeping
through tho crowded restaurant
which takes up the eighth floor Of
Macy's department store, and into
She gentlemen's cafe, a tall, stylishly
dressed woman bent for a moment
over the shoulder of diner, whisp-
cred something in his ear, and then
drawing revolver from her mulr
anptied the contents of the five
chambers into his body. AS the VIC
i'm, Frank Brady, a newspaper adj
vertising solicitor, slipped lifeless to
The floor, the woman flung the weapon
from her and taking q second re-
volver from her muff. shot herself
first in the head and then twice in
sthe breast. She died half an hour
later.
A note found in the woman's purse
proved her to be Mrs. Mary Roberts
Clark, manicurist, the widow of a
police officer and step-mother Of a g.
:ear-old son. Raymond. Brady was
30 years old and the sole support Of
4 helpless, aged mother, for whom
he had made home.
Shooting Follows Quarrels.
The shooting was the elimination
IF a series of violent quanels, and,
according to the wolnan's intimates
in fulfllment of threat to murder
Bradley in public place.
TIE suicide who was about 80
wears of age, was Mary Mclean when
she married John Roberts. When the
latter died a year ago she assumed
the name Clark and supported her
self and chill first rs the wardrobe
woman at ar uptown theatre, and
then as n mancurist. She was of .
orepossessing appearance and had
marked business ability. While she
was in prosperous circumstances and
before The death Of her husband.
Brady had lodgings at her home and
she declared that she helped him to.
The success which he subsequently
STAINED. A few months age he left
her home and made home for his
mother, whom he brought here from
New Jersey. Recently Mrs. Clark
thought that Brady was avoiding her
and when he called at her homo oc.
OCCASIONALLY they quarreled.
Mas q fratels. RlanEa 1900
Mrs. Clark went to her bank, made
a cash deposit, wrote a note identi-
flying herself and referring the read
ar to her attorney, and armed with
three revolvers went to the store
where she knew that Brady usually
!unched.
She made her way hastily to
small smoking room for gentlemen
guests off the main dining hall. The
big room was filled with women who
were lunching after the mornings
shopping, and amid the buzz of con-
vcrsa.ion her agitated manner at
traeted the attention only of the
mattresses.
In moment she stood behind
Brady's chair and spoke to him. Be-
fore he had time to reply she had
showed revolver in his face and
commenced firing. The head, the
neck, the shoulder, the breast and
the abdomen were successfully
pierced by bullets, and Brady lay
dead at her feet.
Takes Her Own Life.
Giving one glance to the half-doz.
en- men nearby who were momentar-
lily stunned by the pitiless murder,
Mrs. Clark whipped anothtr revolver
from her furs and put bullet near
her right ear and two others in her
bosom.
The report of the discharges Great
ed CONSERVATION and there was a
rush for the elevators. Tile employees
Of the place quickly closed the doors,
shutting off a view Of the smoking
room.