The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-29
JUS1IrIES TIIE SHOOTING
Asks Friend to Shake Hands, Whom
He Identifies AS Assailant.
BOTH THE MEN WERE GAMBLERS

Yves. Frank Shot Me; But He Was
Justified. Would Have Done the
Same to Him" Was the Statement
of the Dying Man.
New York. Nov. 2G.-"Yes, Frank
Ihot me; but he was justified.
Nonld have done the same to him,
was the ante.mOrtem statement made
10 the coroner by Guy Roche, the gam
bier. who was twice shot in broadway
and who now lies In a hospital proDa-
bly, fatally wounded. The statement
was made in the presence Of his al
legged assailant. Frank FELTON,. VINO
looked on. unmoved. After uttering
the qualification to the statement that
implied self defense, the dying man
added:
Goodbye Frank. old boy; | don't
blame you" and, holding out his hand,
asked his former friend to take 1t.
But FELTON, appeared not to hear the
request. and. without looking in the
direction of Roche, turned and was
led away.
From the moment Roche was taken
TO the hospital after the sensational
shooting in the midst of the holiday
crowd on Broadway, the surgeons join
ed with the police in pleading with the
wounded man 10 name his assailant,
but every request had met with a re-
fusal
"If live, I'll settle the case my
self: If die, let it go at that was
his only answer.
Roche told the detectives that he
and FELTON, had quarreled, but that he
could not recall the cause Of the trou-
Bile
The theory of the police Is that Eel
ton carried a revolver in the pocket
Of a Hight overcoat, which they allege
he wore al the time OF the shooting,
and that the coat, with the revolver
still in the pocket. was carried away
by n confederate after the shots had
been fired.
FELTON, was later arraigned in police
court and held without bail for eX-
animation next Sunday. Felton's at
torney said he was prepared to fur
nish bail in any amount for his client.
but the magistrate before whom he
was arraigned said he could not con-
sent To admit the prisoner to bail with
out the consent Of the district attor-
ney's office. No effort was made to
obtain the consent Of the district at
torney. Should Roche die before Sun
day the prisoner will be taken imme-
diately before a magistrate and re-
handed to coroner.
The police believe that the trouble
between Roche and FELTON,, which cul'
minated in the shooting, arose over a
woman who had transferred her affec-
tlons from Roche to FELTON,.
Roche told the coroner that he
had been drinking heavily, and
that while going along Broadway he
met FELTON, in front of the Marlbor-
ough Hotel After few words quar-
rel arose FELTON,. he said, tried TO
so0the him, but his condition was such
that he only became the more anger
ed. He said that he told FELTON, he
was going TO shoot MIN, and walked
away to get a gun. He returned in a
few minutes. and as he approached
FELTON, he. put his hand to his hip
pocket to draw the weapon he says he
had secured At this movement, Roche
told the coroner, FELTON, drew his re-
volver and fred two shots at him.
Roche declared that he had no rela.
tives. At the moment he was saying
this. however, a well-dressed young
woman. who had previously called at
the hospital and asked to see Roche.
claiming to be his sister, was waiting
for an opportunity to see him She
was permitted to see Roche after the
coroner went away.
Roche is about 35 years old, and
came here 10 years ago from Ken
lucky. Coroner SchOler said that
Roche's condition is such that his
death is only a matter OF hours.
Several witnesses were at the dis
trict attorneys office during the after
noon. Among them was Fitzgerald,
barkeeper in the saloon in which
Roche and FELTON, met before the
shooting. Fitzgerald said he heard
Roche tell FELTON, that he would kill
him, and that Roche left the place,
but returned later, only to find that