New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-25
CROWDS SEE MAN SHOT.
GAMBLER LIKELY TO DIE.
Wild Excitement an Br0ad7cay-AS-
Sailant q Rich Bad ban, Police SAY.

Sailant Rich Bad ban, Police Say.
Guy Roche, gambler, who killed "sheeny
George" Levy nine years ago, was shot yester-
day afternoon. probably fatally, in Broadway.
between Thirty-ffth and Thirty-sixth SITS. Many
holiday prOmenaders the crime
Stewart FELTON,, who is known Big Frank"
and who according to report, runs poolroom in
West Thirty-sixth-st.. arrested charged
with firing the shot Though told that he would
die, Roche refused to say who shot him, and
declared that if he lived he would settle it
himself" Both have regulations as bad men,
The shooting is believed to be the outcome of
gamblers feud.
Broadway was wildly excited. Almost every
inch of the sidewalk on the west side taken
up by the laughing men and women when the
shot rang out in their midst FELTON,, a second
after the shots were. fired, darted through the
crowd down Broadway TO Thirty -ffth-st., and
thence TO Seventh-ave At his heels followed
bowling mob, shrieking Murder. Murder!
Police! Police" FELTON, kept in the van of the
hundreds who took up the cry and the pursuit
At Seventh-ave he turned north and rushed
into .Coffee's saloon, at No 442 Seventh ave.
Patroman William H. Rohrs followed the
crowd 10 the saloon. and found FELTON, at the
bar, much excited and painting.
whats the matter here?" asked Rohrs, going
up to FELTON,.
Nothing that know Of FELTON, answered.
well. | guess that you'd better come along
and sec what is the matter" said Rohrs.
FELTON, submitted quietly to arrest. and ac-
companied Rohrs back To the scene of the shoot
ing The crowd ran alongside and ahead, hoot-
ing and yelling.
At Broadway the crowd was even denser. so
had the news of the shooting spread Rohrs
with his prisoner forced his way through the
mob into the Herald Square Cafe, where Roche
had been taken TO await the coming of
bulance.
Patromen Molloy. Morton and OShaughnes-
sey had formed a Gordon around all who
near the shooting. and held them at witnesses.
FELTON, taken to the side of Roche. who
had been placed on a table The policemen
asked him if FELTON, was the man who shot him.
With FELTON, glowering over him the wounded
man nuttered something unintelligtble Mol
! 10y who was nearest him, says Roche said:
Il didn't think that Frank would do that
TO me"
Wasn't he the that shot you?" Molloy
asked again.
Leave it to me. leave it 70 me- Roche muir
INJURED.
But don't you know that you're likely 10
die" Molloy pressed.
If I die. all right; if live I'll make good. all
right" said Roche
Roche was taken to the New-York Hospital
There Or Erskne said the case was desperate
FELTON,. with a dozen men held as witnesses.
was taken to the Tenderloin station in the
patrol wagon. The reserves meanwhile had
their hands full handling the excited throngs.
To Sergeant Robinson FELTON, said he was
forty-lve years old. lived at the Hotel York,
Seventh-ave. and Thirty-ffth-st., and had no
business.
SAYS HE SAW FELTON, FIRE.
,-,,-oo tLo J,-a,, ,-i+uogeae ,,o5a to,~ar+s
that, the police say, show FELTON, is guilty.
James II. King clerk. declared that he saw
FELTON, fire the shot Said King:
saw this man draw a gun from his pocket
and throw it up against the breast of the man
with his face turned toward him. He held the
gun close up against the mans breast. | saw
the flash and then turned my head away. Then
a second later heard another shot Then the
man who had been shot fell 10 the sidewalk
George p. AuId who said he was paymaster
in the United States navy stationed at
the Brooklyn Navy Yard. positively identified
FELTON,. John P. Torrey, teacher. of No. 2%l
LenoX-ave.. and George R. Bowman. a ticket |
speculator both said they had seen the fash OF
the weapon,
In Feiton's pocket was roll of bins contain
ing $2320 He wore diamond in a ring Ola
his right hand. On the knuckc of the middle
finger of this hand there was a deep cash, as If
he haG hit a blow with that hand, lacerating
the flesh. FELTON, said
] don't care what they say i don't know any
thing about this affair l heard the shot IN the
crowd. and naturally wanted TO get out OF the
way. That's why / ran. I've had enough
trouble TO last me to the end OF my life.
FELTON, would not say whether he knew Roche
not. He was remarkably cool As the ser
geant counting over his roll FELTON, said
with sueer;
ia like 20 take a wallop at that when you get |
through"
He counted the bills. placing the hundreds III
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