New-York tribune., 1914-12-21
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surcs Verdict A,1ull
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BY TOWN ClIRk
Father oi Victim Asserts
Unwarrantcd Testimony
Freed Accused

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did NOT accord e.t. mI .rs. The
jury bad trc poet. .o render .a.r .,r
dict if they believed .om. 90. tnc fra'.
mony Of some of fhc w.,ucs.e.
The justice added. "Thcrr mpv hove
been reasonable doubt as to thc do.
gree or crime of defendant guilt hu.
murder is murder. call % by Whatever
name you will
"The jury remained out .'f more
than six hour. and ! believed 'hs' "a
verdict against the defendant for man
slaughter would be- found Ths was
my view
"Did sympathy nave anything 20 do
with the caseo' Justice Mor'ehauser
was asked.
Eyes" he replied. 81 believe sym
patby played a great part IN the case
although warned the jury 300 rDfcr-
ence 70 this several times not to allow
IL 20 influence their verdict.
There was much sentiment BOO favor
Of the defendant, Clcary. It seemed
that some persons lost sight Of the
crime itssf The jury controls the
rendering OF the verdict, and we are
bound by it. however much 70 may lack
Of accord with our OWE views. They
live in that community and county and
are answerable TO their citizens ard
neighbors, and perhaps iacy viii "ave
some explaining 70 do
William V. Cleary returned 10 his
home. 6iO West 152d ST., at I o'clock
yesterday morning, after visiting his
mother in Haverstraw for few hours
He returned. free, to the giri VINO
had saved him from the laws punish-
ment-his daughter, Mrs. Anna Marie
Newman. His wife WAS with him.
None but friends were admitted 10
the apartment. Through his lawyer,
Frank Comesky, Of Nyack, an informal
statement of his views and plans was
made public.
81 fully realize the horror Of this
tragedy" he said, "and have great
sympathy for the Newmans for his
father. his brother and his mother.
am filed with remorse, and ] have SUI
fered and am suffering exceedingly.
Drink caused this horrible situation.
| will never drink again ! will never
again touch a glass of beer. wine or
anv other form of liquor Had ! not
taken that first glass of beer on sixth
av. on the night Of July -, when !
went out to send a telegram and mail
letter. Eugene Newman would not now
be dead by my hand. ] would have
learned the next morning that he and
Anna had been married.
VIII return W oSts
"We Mrs Cleary, Anna and ] are
going away this week 10 Key West and
the Bahamas, and when we return from
that trip / am going back 20 Haver-
straw to resume work as Town Clerk
! will from now on be one Of drinks
strongest foes and enlist myself in the
decent battle against it,
Cleary and his wife, after the ver-
dict, motored to the home Of his
mother, Mrs. John Cleary, in West
South St, Haverstraw. She is seventy
eight years old Also at the house
we're Cleary's sisters, Minnie, a school
teacher. and Lottie, a teacher OF music.
when Will got home Miss Lottie
Cleary said yesterday, "hc ran right
upstairs to my mothers room. As YOU
know. she believed that he mad gone to
Hot Springs. Va. 10 be cured Of rhcu-
matism. She asked him how he was
and he asked her about her health.
"Mrs. Cleary, on reaching here, col
lapsed from joy
ave have had considerable work
keeping mother in ignorance OF WINS
prcdicamcnt She is a great reader Of
newspapers, but we permitted her only
one paper, New York paper We could
tear Off the first page and satisfy her
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