New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-28
SLAYER of Daughters Boy
Husband Chooses to
Waive Examination.
HE DOES NOT LOOK
AT VICTIMS FAIHtR
Crowd of Old Friends at Court
Feeling for Prisoner Veers
Widowed Bride III.


Iloverstraw. Y. Y. July p. In an
other room Of the village corporation
building. in which he shot ana "l'eu
his son-in-law, Eugene VI. newman
last Thursday. William '. CIeary' 20"
clerk for fourteen years was ARA e'SN
to-day for murder. ,.o,-
Through his counsel, Frank ZONES
XIV. of Nyack. he waived examination
The proceedings lasted little NOR
than five minutes. Their prihclpe'
feature was the evidence that Sent
ment here is veering round from
favorable attitude toward the prisoner
TO a desire 10 see justice done.
Cleary left the county JaiI at New
city q; 9:45 o'clock in an automobile;
manGcled between Sheriff server ana
Denutv Sheriff De Noyles. They made
the run OF five miles at hish spec
and drew I'D ~ the entrance 10 me
corrt 10 find there about four hun
dred fellow townsmen Of the principals
in the case.
Ooary was the picture Of despair as
ho SUNK into the courtroom. wnere
Justice McCabe was TO preside. Fred
" Newman. father Of the prisoners
victim. was there, but not once during
thc brief session did the eyes OF the
TWO meet.
Cleary Looks DownCast.
Clcary scarcely lifted his eyes as
be- sat. his shoulders dropping, his
face bent toward the floor. He was
obviously glad when the formalities
had been observed and he could so
hack to the Jail to await the action OF
the grand jury.
Many Of his old friends were on
hand. some AS officers Of the law.
Both Justice McCabc and District At
torney Gagan, whose duty it is to
prosecute the man who welded enor-
nous power in the Democratic politics
Of Rockland County for years, were
his c-Onies.
Mrs Cleary was at the Jail when her
husband returned She remained in
conference with him for two hours.
Her first question to the officers was
ABOUT the court proceedings. She was
informed that he was held and prob
ably would be called OIL TO defend him
self against a charge of murder in the
fret degree. conviction Of which means
tho electri. chair.
Mrs. Cleary told him Of the condi-
from OF their daughter. whose runaway
marriage the Saturday before the KILL
,uC paved the way 10 the fatal four
shots. The widowed bride mas ocen i'll
ever since the life OF her yDung nus
band was taken by her father. She
viii not be able TO visit nm IN his cell
for some time.
Friends Visit Prisoner.
Following the departure OF Mrs
Clearly several politicians from this
town went over 10 cheer the prisoner.
Apparently there 2 70 be no halt in
she social activities of the most promi-
uent occupant the jail has had in years.
Tie has the most comfortable quarters
possible in the rickety cid prison.
According TO the present outlook,
G .oary's case will be considered within
Two months. The grand jury will con-
venc September 81 Justice Isaac y.
Mills. of Mount Vernon. will charge
'ho jury. The drawing Of the mem
ncrs viii be IN the hands of County
Judge William McCauley and Sheriff
Scryen. both fellow party workers Of
tne prisoner, and County Clerk John
". Sherwood.
The story is current I'M Haverstraw
to-day that young Newman had talked
20 his fstber-in-law about getting mar
RED a long time before the elopement
C'eary frowned on the suggestion, 1t
Is said. and even intimated that as
town clerk he would refuse 70 issue d
Icense
Citizens point out the fact that the
town clerk knew o. his victims inten-
ION OF marrying Miss Cleary. The
Disappearance Of the revolver is a con-
stsnt source Of speculation.