Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-12-03
The young couple left asking the
clergyman to forward their marriage

The young couple left asking the
clergyman to forward their marriage
certificate by mail.
Did Cleary Know:
A holly fought question at Cleary's
trial will be-: Ibid Cleary know
when young Newman entered his Of
nee on Thursday, July 90, that the
wife," District Attorney Gagan de-
clares that the proof will be forth
coming that Cleary did know this.
Gagan lays that Mrs. Cleary on the
morning of the tragedy had called up
young Newman at his grandmother's
nome In New York and told him to
come to Haverstraw and see Cleary
and be sure to bring with him the
marriage certificate.
It is declared, that the boy went
70 Haverstraw that day in full conf
dence that the way at last had been
paved Tor him to be received into the
good graces of his: father-in-law that
Cleary. In the face of the fact of the
marriage. meant to withdraw future
opposition and was ready to extend
q friendly hand to his daughters hus-
band. Even the three friends of
Cleary who sat In the boss's Office
that afternoon have said that the
youth entered Cleary's presence with
a smile on his face and his hand ex-
tended in friendliness.
The Tragedy.
The boss. according to the story
tne"state intends to unfold to the
jury. nodded curtfy to the youth to
take a. chair and.thcn arose and walk
ed to a safe at the side of the. room.
His back was toward the boy as he
swung open the safe door and crop
"a into n Of the compartments.
suddenly Cleary wheeled and fac
ed the boy. his Eyes glaring, his
eneeks white. his lips snarling. The
lad saw with horror the revolver
C!eary held, and tried to rise from
his chair. But he never did. For
In rapid succession four bullets en-
tered his body. He did not utter a
sound. His small body sagged slow
ly sideways and then dropped to the
floor.
Cleary's friends say that his wife
had made such revelations to him re-
garding his daughters condition on
the night previous to- the murder that
he was maddened to the point of in
sanity: that he left his New York city
nome for Haverstraw the morning OF
the tragedy in his shirt sleeves: that
worry over his daughter had caused
him to drink heavily for weeks, SC
that at the time of the shooting he
was suffering from acute alcoholism.
He protests. from his cell, they say,
that he knew that the lad and his
daughter had been married.
The state declares that Cleary was
prompted by vicious spite against the
boy because he had overriden Cleary's
opposition and outwitted him by mar
rying the boss's daughter.
Young Widow in Quandary.
On this crucial point. of course the
testimony of young Mrs. Newman
might prove all important. In her
tragic quandary she has said of her
problem:
II dare say my father was so fu-
r1ous to think Gene and I had run
away II been married hat he abb
solutely lost his head. Tor any one
to attribute any other reason for my
father killing my husband is to cast
a s~landerous reflection on my hus-
band that I will not permit. Now
that my husband is dead his memory
is too sacred to ME for me to stand
by and allow persons to throw mud
on his character.
PLEASE do not ask ME If I have
forgiven my father. You must real
lie that l am in a terrible position.
MY husband is dead. and no atone
ment my father could possibly make
can bring him back to me. The least
! can do Is to protect his memory.
On h other hand, my father stands
III danger of. dying in the electric
chair. and even to protect my hus-
bands memory ~I'&canpot allow my
father to suffer that, fate. Ny one
hope is that II will not be called a,
the trial.