Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-03-05
ROCKIES STORY CONTRADlGTED.
He Is Interviewed at Length in
London.


And Tells n Long Story Which, for the |
Most Part. Contradicts Itself ny the
Light Shed by Frank Work.
cablegram TO the New York Herald
PARIS, Feb. 2s.-Mr. Roche was an
angry man when he saw the Herald's
cable about the proceedings taken ut
Wilmington with the view Of obtaining
q divorce for Mrs. Roche. He is passing
through Paris on lis way to London.
He said:
"First of all, my name is not Burke
Roche, but Roche. The entire evidence
taken consists Of infamous lies. For
years ! have been like dog tied to a
kennel | have had to suffer and have
al this filth poured over me. have re-
Trained from speaking for the sake Of
my daughter but the time has come
when must speak out,
"On October II, 1898, when ! was
travelling in Persia, got letter from
Work & Davis, Mrs. Roche's lawyers,
saying that unless took her they would
make it warm for me When | re-
turned to London in January, 1889, I
replied that did not care a straw about
anything they published in the Ameri-
can papers, but If they dared to put
anything in the English papers | would
make il warm for them in turn From
that moment commenced an organized
anonymous campaign against me,
"Whercyer went 10 visit, anonymous
post cards addressed TO me and type
written, am prepared to swear that
can almost trace to tile hand Of Mrs.
Hewitt, who, while scarcely knowing
me, Processes To be able to give evidence
which would point al a close knowledge
Of my domestic relations. Mrs. Hewitt
dislikes me for reason which cannot
state, Us should have to give friends
name away. But she knows well enough
baked her in plan she contemplated.
An anonymous post card was also sent
omy London clubs. Aftera while, owing
toa statement made by mcand published
in the Heratd, saying knew the writer
and would expose that person, this per-
secution ceased,
"As regards the evidence, | wish to
deny every statement ! am made out
TO be hiding from justice. Lawyer Bird
relates that Pinkerton's detective COM
municatcd with Scotland Yard as to my
whereabouts that they might serve me
with summons, Scotland Yard is
supposed to have supplied them with
the information that | lived with my
mother, Lady Fermoy, at No. 2 Eccles-
ton Square.
"Ihat is a lie | am chairman of a
mercantile trust company and work in
the city every day. | have a house in
London, No. 81 Ebury street, where |
live with two sisters. My mother has
not lived at No. 2 Eccleston Square for
years. Besides that, neither | nor my
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% NeM OTIS lqr NY pulpose ~ ses.n
my chlldreh. l saw mem put refused
10 nave " lllt e WIN 'iiat woman
OF my OF ner lalllly.
May loth he&t, l VIII go " Ainerica
ana bflhg my daughter PACK. IL Is an
solulely ialSe .nat l ever SEM my WIG
10 ask Frank WORK 10 advance money
to pay my debts. Mrs hewitt state
ment that l never contributed 70 the
support OF my family IS absolutely uh-
true. why DO they put forward per
sons to testify about me while my wife,
who knows all, Is silent have heard
she is studying for the stage, and that
clever manager is thus keeping her name
before the public.
"Fhe story that left my children on
the doorstep is ridiculous. don'tthink
that SO long as lived with that woman
there was u better husband living.
would like il known, once for all, that
have tried my best TO get rid of this