The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-01-23
KILLS FRANK BRADY
MARY CLARK THEN COMMITS SUI
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New York. Jan. 22s--Sweeping into
the crowded restaurant which takes up
the eighth floor Of Mays department
store. and into the gentiemen's cafe
today, d tall. styiistly dressed woman
Ssrst scr a moment over the shoulder OF
l diner whispered something In his
ear. and then drawing revolver. from 81
Her nuff. emptIed the contents 81 rne
Ave chambers into his body.
As the VICTIM. Frank Brady. . news.
paper advertising solicitor, slipped
iifeiaas 10 the Geors the woman nnne
| the waapcn from heff ana tekin@ 2 go. Sc
| Telf firSf ia the head and then twice
Ia the breast. she died halt sr hour
4 note found in The woman's purse
nroyed her to be AIRS. Mary Roberts
clark, q rfaanicurtst, the widow o. po-
lice ofI1cer. and stepmother or swear
old son. Raymond.
Brady was 80 years old and the sole
support Of & helpless and aged mother
for whom he had made home,
! The shooting was the cuininatiop OF
n aaries ST violent quarrels. and. ac-
cording TO the woman's intimates, In
fulfiIlment Of threat to murder Brady
in q public place. -,
The suicide, who was about ~ years
was ~
married John Roberts. When the lat
ter died a year ago she assumed the
name clark and supported herslf and
child as the wardrobe woman at an
uptown theatre and then as a manicur-
list, She was Of a prepossessing APP
pearance 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 "a the success which he
subsequently attained. A few months
ago he left her hcme and made a home
for his mother WHOM he brought from
New Jersey.
Recently Mrs Clark thought that
Brady was avoiding her and when he
called at her home occasionally they
quafreled. Today Mrs. Clark went TO
her bank. made q cash deposit. wrote
a note Identifying herself. and referr-
ing the reader to her attorney and
armed with three revolvers. went 20
the store where she knew that Brady
usually lunched,
She made her way hastily to a small
smoking room for gentlemen Just off
the main dining halL The big room
was filled with women who were
lunching after the mornings shopping,
and amid the, buzz of conversation her
agitated manner attracted the atten-
tion only OF the mattresses.
In a moment she stood behind
Brady's chair and spoke to him. Be
fore he had time to reply she had SHOW
ed q revolver in his face and COM
menced firing. The head. the neck. the
shoulder, the breast and the abdomen
were auccessively pierced by bullets.
and Brady lay dead at her feet.
Giving one glance to the half dozen
men nearby who were momentarily
stunned by the pitiiess 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 created
CONSERVATION and there was rush for
the elevators. Employees of the place
quickly closed the doors shutting Oft
a view Of the smoking room and re-
assured the women patrons. few OF
whom realized what had occurred
The police broke Ahe news to Brady'a
aged mother and the Gerry Society took
charge of the dead woman's boy.