Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-01-29
WOMAN DELIBERATELY MUIR
DERs MAN FRIEND AND
KILLS HERSELF.
CARRIES THREE REvoLVERs AND
EMPTIES ONE in VIC
TINS BODY.
DEAD MAN HAD DESERTED MANI.
cURlsT TO MAKE A HOME
FOR HIS MOTHER.

4! New York, Jan. 23.-sweeping
through the crowded restaurant
which takes up the eighth floor OF
Mays department store and into
the gentlemen's cafe. yesterday a sty.
lishly dressed woman bent for A mo-
ment over the shoulder of a diner.
whispered something into his ear, and
then. drawing a revolver from her
mum. emptied the contents of the five
chambers into his body. AS her vic
tim, Frank Brady, newspaper adver-
Using solicitor, slipped lifeless to the
floor, the woman flung the weapon
from her and taking a second revol-
yer from the muff. shot herself first
| in the head and then twice in the
breast. She die, half an hour later.
A note was fond in the woman's
purse. which proved her to be Mrs.
Mary Roberts Clark, a manicurist, wild.
ow of a police officer. Brady was 80
years old and the sole support OF q
helpless aged mother for whom he
had made a home The shooting was
the elimination of a series of violent
quarrels, and according to the wo-
mans intlmates, in fulfllment OF a
threat to murder Brady in a public
place before the world unless he re-
newed the attentions she asserted she
received from him when he was less
prosperous and she in a position to
befriend him.
Victim a Former Ledger.
The suicide was Mary Mclean wien
she married John Roberts WheJl the
latter died a year ago she ass AIMED
the name of Clark and supported
herself and child first as wardrobe
woman at an uptown theater and then
as a manicurist Last August she
made a will In which she was able to
provide for the education Of her son
at IA fashionable school in Westches-
ter county. While she was in pros
death OF her husband. Brady had
| lodgings at her home and she declared
she helped him to the success he sub
sequently attained. A few months
ago he left her home and made q
home for his mother. Recently Mrs.
Clark thought Brady was avoiding
! her and when he called at her home
occasionally they quarreled.
Made Preparations.
| Yesterday she went to bank, made
! cash deposit, wrote a note Identify
ing herself and referring the reader
to her attorney, and, armed with three
evolvers, went to the store where she
knew Brady usually lunched. Step
ping from the elevator. she waved
aside the waitress who approached
her and made her way hastily 10
Brt-dy's chair AID spoke 10 him.
Before he had time to reply she had
showed a revolver into his face and
commenced firing, Head, neck. shout
der. breast and abdomen we're success
siyely pierced by bullets and Brady
lay dead at her feet.
Bystanders Stunned.
Giving one glance to half a dozen
men nearby, who were momentarily
; stunned by the pitiless murder, Mrs.
Clark whipped another weapon from
her furs. and put a bullet near her
right ear and two others in her
bosom. The shooting was out OF the
sight OF shoppers III the restaurant,
but the report of the discharges Gre
ated CONSERVATION and there was a
rush for the elevators. Empi IS OF
the place quickly closed the door
shutting of the view Of the smoking
room and treasured the women pa
irons. few Of whom realized what had
occurred. The police broke the news
10 Brady's mother and the Gerry so
: ciety took charge Of the dead woman's
: body