The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-24
GIRLS FATHER KILLS
COMPOSING ELOPER
Sent by Both Mothers, Youth Is
Shot in Haverstraw Town
Clerks Office.
DETAILS ARE WITHHELD
Witnesses and Officials Silent,
but William V. Cleary
Is Locked Up.
DETAILS ARE WITHHELD

HAvERsrnAw. n. v. July ga clean
cut young fellow. Eugene y. Newman.
walked into the Office of william V.
Cieary, Town Clerk. at the Town Hall
this afternoon to make known his secret
marriage TO Mr.. Clearys daughter. Anna,
last Saturday. Thirty minutes later he
was carried out OF the Office with four bull
let wounds in his body. dead.
Little or nothing could be learned about
the manner OF the shooting. There were
three witnesses, men who had been in the
office when the young man entered. They
were County Supervisor Josiah Felter.
Bernard Fox and John Selbold, all friends
of Cleary.
IL was fifteen minutes after the office
door had closed behind Newman that the
first of the four shots was heard. The
three others followed In quick succession.
There was no forewarning sound of a
scufie no high wordsSnothlng in fact
to indicate that trouble was brewing.
All Witnesses silent.
All three witnesses declined to say a
word about the shooting. Even Coroner
Leonard at late hour tonight could
give no particulars and said he didn't
know what had happened.
The District Attorney. Mr.. Gagan. took
the same attitude. The Sheriff. Larry
Server. declined even to say II he knew
anything about the affair or not.
A moment after the shooting the town
hall was In an uproar. Policeman Sheri-
dan, who had been sitting just outside
OF Cleary's office. dashed In. Others
started to follow. but the door was
quickly shut and locked
Later Clcary. who has been own clerk
for fourteen years. came forth with his
three friends and Policeman Sheridan.
They got into a motor and drove to the
county jail at New city. But there had
been no commitment papers made out
for Cleary's detention, so the party drove
back and called on Michael McCab,. editor
OF the Rockldnd County Times and an
acting police justice. lie executed the
papers and Clcary was taken back to the
county Jail and locked up.
svecth~arts for Years.
Newman and Anna Cleary. both is
years old. had been sweethearts from their
1rst meeting six years ago. 1t was an
cs tablshed thing in the village that
Eugene was TO mary Anna. His parents
didn't object Ceary himself never
showed any very bitter opposition to the
match, hut no did not look upon 1t with
much favor.
Last Saturday they ran away to Union
III, y. j.. and persuaded the Rev Mr.
Leight, n Baptist minister there, TO per.
form tho ceremony They came back the
same day. Anna went 10 her father.
apartment In the Graylenc, at 61o Yves,
l52d street New York. Eugene went tc
the homo o; his father. Fred Newman
one OF the proprietors Of the Rockland
! county Messenger at Havcrstraw
Then tho young couple became uneas!
about the secrecy OF their marriage. Eu
gene went TO New York and saw hi
mother. who lives in the Netherland Court
At ST. Nicholas avenue and I5sth street
She advised that they make an open con
fession
They Decide to Confess.
Then Anna told her mother. and Mrs
Cleary recommended the same course
The bride and bridegroom had a long tall
with Mrs. Cleary yesterday and 1t wa
decided that Mr.. Cleary should be toll,
az soon as possible
Eugene was at his mothers home II
New York this morning when Mrs Clear,
! telephoned and advised him to call on Nj
cleary this afternoon. 1t was agreed tina
Anna should not accompany him. Bot
tho mothers thought this the best courss
After he arrived at Haverstraw youn
Newman called on his grandmother, Mr.,
James Kennedy, ana broke the news T.
| her fie was in fine spirits but it'll
apprehensive about the reception he Nigh
get at the Town Hall II was, perhaps,
common enough pride that made hIr
draw the marriage certificate from hi
pocket and show II to his grandmothe,
"i'm going to show him this" said IN
youth. "He can't he very angry, l'r
sure"
And then he started out on the mis-
| atom which reaulte1 N his