The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-25
WITNESSES DESCRIBE KILLING
BY CLEARLY OF HIS SON.IN.LAW

knowledge of Newman's marriage to his
daughter. which Cleary denies.
Mrs. Kennedy said that Newman, who
had been to New York yesterday morn
ing. called at her house soon after get
ting off the train, told her about the
secret marriage on last Saturday at
Union Hill. y. j., and said he wac going
to tell his father-in-law.
Newman called his wife on the tele-
phone. Mrs. Kennedy said. at the Cleary
apartment house In New York. the Gray
lene Apartments. at 6l0 West lJ2d
street, and talked to Mrs. Cleary. Mrs.
Cleary advised him to go and tell MIR
Ceary himself about the marriage be-
cause she had informed him already
earlier In the day, before he left the city
for Haverstraw
Mrs. Cleary told him to go right over
20 the town clerks office and talk nice
and then to call her up afterward and
let her know what transpired said Mrs
Kennedy. Newman went to the town hall
1T once and was Killed a few minutes
later.
The scene in the office was described by
Felter Fox ana sheridan. Fox had met
Cleary at the train. on his way to his
Office he picked up sheridan. There, Felter
said. Cleary called him on the telephone
and asked him to come TO the office.
ION Official business?' Felter was asked.
AN ne said was Come to my office
right away" replied Felter.
sit Down, said CIeary.
Fox also said that Cleary asked him TO
come to his office sheridan. Fox and
Felter were there when Eugene Newman
arrived to tell of the marriage. Sheridan
was just going out into the office when
Newman asked him II Cleary was In. New
man went in and Cleary told him to sit
tlpMn HIS chair DE Egltpr's. the
Office safe.
What did Cleary say to Newman
District Attorney Gagan asked Felter.
He said You thought you got the
hest Of me again. didn't you? But I've
got you now Cloary had Just leaned
over as though TO get something out of the
safe. and the next thing We knew he had
fired revolver at Newman. who sat In
the chair. without word"
Four bullets entered the boys body,
two near the heart, one in the left arm
and the fourth hit him in the base Of the
skull Fox grabbed Cleary before he
could fire again. The father-in-law had
stood almost directly In front Of his vic
tim, scarcely six feet away, when he fired.
cleary then asked Fox to go with him
20 the District Attorney.
Curiously. though. tho men left the
boys body all alone In the office and went
up tho street When William Jenkins and
Dr. NJ J. Sullivan got to the office a few
minutes later the boy was stlll hrea' hing
but he died a second or two later.
CIrary Greatly Excited.
Cleary was greatly excited. almost in a
rage, when he reached MIR Gagaus office.
He wanted TO surrender himself, he said.
for shooting Newman.
eff | had known that Newman was
married To my daughter he Is said to
have added later Il never would have
done this thing. That hoy ruined my
daughter. He has broken up my home and
destroyed my happiness You've got
daughter. You know what It is"
Frederick VI. Newman talked freely OF
the relations between his son and Miss
Cleary. now the widowed Mrs. Newman.
Eugene and Anna Cleary had been sweet
hearts for at least four years. he said.
and everybody in town expected them to
marry soon Eugene was Is and Anna
about 81. Tho boy. his father said. was
like any other boy Of his age. sowing wild
oats perhaps but undoubtedly would set
tie down.
Frederick Newman and William Cleary
often joked with each other about their
ch!ldrens friendship. one day recently.
Newman said, he went To Cleary and
said The Kids are getting pretty thick"
Cleary said "oh they'll tire OF each
other. Let them 60"
Newman said that the fact his son was
a Protestant and Miss Cleary devout
Catholic had not the slightest connection
with the killing of young Newman He
said too that their infatuation was mutual
and that he would be pleased to have
Anna Clearv for his daughter-in-law.
TITS different thing, now. though"