Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-23
BELIEVED he WAS AVOIDING HER
Victim Was Frank Brady, News
paper Adertiains solicitor, and the
Woman Who Did the killing and
Then Took Her own Life Was Mrs.
Mr,y Roberts Clark.
tDy Associated prass)

NEW YORK., Jan. 22--Swecping
through the crowded restaurant which,
takes up the eighth foor of Macys
department. store and into the gen
tlemen's cafe today n tall stylishly
dressed woman bent for q moment
over the shoulder of a diner whisper
cd something in his ear and then.
drawing n revolver from her mum,
emptled the contents Of i've chambers
Into his body.
AS her victim, Frank Brady,
newspaper advortising solicitor. Slip
ped lirelcss 10 the floor, the woman
flung the weapon from her, and taxi
ing second revolver from her mum,
shot herself first in the head and
twice In the breast. She died half
hour later.
a note in the womln'a purse prov.
ed her to be Mrs. Milly Robots Clark.
II manicurist, the widow OF police
officer and stepmother OF n six years
old son. Raymond. ScSSxl
Brady was so gesis. s'idS5 ~. sisaststs
sole support of helpless and aged
mother for whom he made home.
The shooting was the elimination
of series of violent Qnarrels, ana
according TO the woman's intimntes. no
fuliillment of threat TO murder
brady in q public place. The sui
eide, who was about 30 years old,
was Mary Mclean when she married
John Roberts.
Claimed She helped Brady.
When the latter died a year ago,
she assumed the name Clark. and
supported herself and child first as
the wardrobe woman at an uptown
theater, and then as Il mnnicurist.
She was of n progressing appear-
ance and had marked business ab!l-
lily.
While she was in prosperous cir
cnmslnnces and before the death OF
her husband, Brady had lodgings at
her home and she declared that she
had helped him to be successful.
a few monts ago he left her home
and made II home for his mother.
whom he brought here from New
Jersey Recently MIR. Clark thought
that Brady was avoiding her and
when he called at her home occasion
ally they quarreled
Toby Mrs. Clark went 10 her
bank. made cash deposit. wrote a
note identifying herself and referring
the reader to her attorney, and armt
ed with three revolvers, went TO the
store where she knew that Brady us
ually lnnched. She male her way
hastily Sto 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 md amid the
buzz OF conversation, her agitated
manner attracted the attention only OF
the mattresses.
Her Words viii Never be Known.
In moment she stood behind Bra
dy's chair and spoke to him. Before
he had time to reply she had showed
revolver in his face and commenced
fling.
The head, the neck, the breast and
the abdomen were SUCCESSFULLY pierre
ed by bullets. and Rrady lay dead al
her feet. Giving one glance to the
half dozen men nearby who were mo-
mentarly stunned by the pitiless
murder. Mrs. Clark whipped another
weapon from her furs and put bnl-
let near ier right ear and two 9TH
ers in hsr bosom.
The report of the discharges created
CONSERVATION and there was n rusn
for the elevators. Employees of the
place quickly closed the doors. shut
ting off o view OF the smoking room
and treasured the women patrons.
some of whom realized what had hap
penei. The police broke the news
to Brady's aged mother and the Ger
ry Society took charge of the dead
woman's body.