The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-23
NlLSMANA SELF
IN CROWDED CAFE.
Fires Five Bullets Into
Her Former Friend and
Three in Own Body.
USES TWO PISTOLS
AND HAS "A THIRD
Sensational Double Tragedy in
Restaurant Of Macey's Big
Store, Where Mrs. Clark
Kills Frank Brady
and Then Shoots
Herself.

NEW YORK, January 22.--SWeeplng
the crowded restaurant, which
takes up the eighth floor OF Macey's
store. and into the gentle-
mems cafe, to-day. a tall. stylishly
dressed woman bent for moment over
the shoulder OF diner. Whispered
something In his ear, and then. draw
Ing a revolver from her mutt. emptied
the contents OF the five chambers into
his body.
AS her victim. Frank Brady, a news
paper advertising solicitor. slipped life-
less to the floor. the woman flung the
weapon from her. and taking q second
revolver from her muff. shot herself
In the head and then twice in the
breast. She died half hour later.
Al note found In the wonan's purse
proved her to be Mrs. Mary Roberts
Clark. manicurlst. the widow OF a
police officer. and stepmother Of six
year-old son. Raymond.
Hud Lived In Her Home.
Brady was thirty years old. and the
sole support OF helpless. aged mother,
for whom he had made a home. The
shooting was the elimination OF a.
series OF violent quarrels. and, accord
Ing to the woman's intimates. In full
a public place.
The suicide. who was about thirty
years OF age. was Mary Mclean when
she married John Roberts. When tile
latter died a year ago she assumed the
name Clark. and supported herself and
child first as the wardrobe woman at
an uptown theatre and then as a mani
cur!st- She was of prcpossessiug
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 attained. "A few months
lago 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 home occasionally they
quarreled. To-day Mrs. Clark went
to her bank. made a cash deposit, wrote
q note Identifying herself and refer
ring the reader to her attorney, and.
armed with three revolvers, went to
tho store where she knew that Brady
usually lunched. She made her way
hastily to small smoking room for
gentlemen just off the main dining
hall.
The big room was filled with women,
who were lunchlng after the morning s
Ishopp!ng, and amid the buzz OF con-
versation her agitated manner attract
ed the attention only OF the mattresses.
Shoots Him, Then Herself.
! In a 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 COM
menced firing. The head. the neck, the
shoulder. the breast and the abdomen
were successfully pierced by bullets,
and Brady lay dead at her feet.
Giving one glance to the half dozen
men nearby, who were momentartly
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 report OF the discharges created
i the widest CONSERVATION, ana there
was a. rush for the elevators. Employees
.i'of the place quickly closed the doors
shutting off u view OF the smoking
room. and treasured the women
4 Ipatrons. few of whom realized what
i! had occurred. The police broke tte
news to Brady's aged mother, and the
Gerry Society'took charge OF the dead
I won,an's body.