New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-03
JURY FINDS FOR FELTON,
CottreU to Place Inquest G0moiing
Testimony Before Jerome.

,r.,ue,,+ cor,nlaint of the police that they
cannot get evidence against gamohns "ouSoS
poolroons because they cannot get INTO su'peo'eo
rlaces themselves and cannot get WITNESSES "i'
mn testify against places in which they nave gam
HE'D What would appear to be a Golaeh oppoI-
funity for either the police or the Dls'rlot A''o'
nov or both, was presented yesterday "heh a.
Coroner Schoe;'s inquest into the killing OF Guy -
go b.. pig Frank" FELTON,, the Tenderion
ranbler on Thanksgiving Day. several WITNESSES
testified that FELTON, was the proprietor OF '.'1
Trolley Club. No. is West Thirty-slNth-Sl' ia
4teir testimony most of the witnesses mentloneu
,laying the races or gambling at either Feltoh
place some other near 10y on the DAY Oh 'iie
shooting
after the jury had been out fifteen minutes 1t
brought in a verdict that FELTON, had shot toche
in seIf6efence The coroner told FELTON, that under
ordinary circumstances he would discharge nm
but because OF the unusual interest displayed py
the District Attorneys Office he would remand HIM
TO the Tomhs await further action on the lndlet-
snent against him.
Patrolnan William Rohrs. who arrested FELTON, IN
a Seventh-ave saloon said that he had been at
1ached 10 the Tenderlon station for twelve years
and knew nothing OF any gambling houses IN lne
Nineteenth Precinct. Patroman Malloy told WhaI
occurred when FELTON, confronted with Roche
In F2roa 5--av saloon after the shooting. He testi-
fed that Roche then said he did not know who shot
him.
Miss Na.Esret Roche. the dead mans sister, who
lives at the Martha Washington Hotel was aSheu
Iosenb II King testified that he saw FELTON, pass
his revolver another man. who jumped III can
and fed after the shooting George T. All, a navy
-1a-d ernDlove. and Edward stevens, neWsbo!,
other eye Witnesses. also teSllIeu 10 sceIiis INV
si1 4sm, p afullcairo said he had placed bet
VIII a well known handbook man at Ihlrtleth-st
and Sixth-aVe. and had gone 10 SlXtl-aNe 10 "'tCu
the racing bulletins He said that he was ire
onent bettor at the Trolley Club. lie told OF a
carson in the Brown House. Broadway and Iwen-
fy-ei.htq-st. where Roche tried to jab one OF them
"a the eve with his umbrella and then pulled u
knife which taken from him, ana also tesu-
:isf : bout Roche's shooting of George Levy, for
when he served seven years. He heard hoche
threaten FELTON, some time before the shooting.
Walter Marshall. horse trainer. teStlned that ne
had known Roche and FELTON, for a long time, ana
had seen Roche PLAYING roulette in Felton'S place
TIE day q the shooting While in Fetons place
Roche threatened do him. and called FELTON,
Gle in the vestibule between the two men, good
, atuTed FeltOn'S part. and that IN the nght
Roche blackened the eye Of one of the attendants.
Coroner Scholer read Roche'S ante-mortem state
Tnent in which he said FELTON, was Justhed IN
Feiton's gambling house in West Thirty-sev-
enth-st., has been running openly every night for
the last few months AS a result of this test-
in q position TO get the warrant neceS-
ssry for 2 raid Feltons place. and Captain Cot
treIl has plausible excuse for permitting rel
TONS place to continue. When the matter was
placed before Cottrell last night he said:
Il shall communicate with the District Attorney
tomorrow and see il We cannot use this sWorn
case against FELTON,, if he should he acquitted on
the murder charge. OF course, this is a matter
for District Attorney 10 take up, so lar as the
prosecution of the case is concerned. but see no
the inquest 10 obtain a magistrates warrant 10
raid the place"