Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-25
BUT HE ExONERATEO HIM.
a.. Frank Shot Ne, bat He Was
Justified. | Would Have Done
The Same to Him.
FRANK WOULDN'T SHAKE HANDS.
r,ltoo Did Not Turn His Head When
Asked to Say Good Bye--causc OF
Trouble May Have Been a Woman

Nav York, Nov 25.-Guy Roche, tho
gambler who was shot last evening in
~, advay near Thirty-Afth street
uble the sidewalks were crowded with
po sons leaving the theaters after the
m,tnses was still alive at an early
bour this morning, It was said at the
New York hospital that he might live
.one time, but that there Is small
chance OF his recovery.
The arrest OF Stewart a. FELTON,,
known also by several other names
charged with the shooting was one OF
the Quickest cases Of the kind managed
nv the police ia some time. Two men
who saw the shooting pursued FELTON,
as he ran from Broadway 10 Seventh
avenue. and took refuge In a saloon
where ne was pointed out to a police
man. one OF the pursuers was a STEM
ographer ]. S, King, lie went to the
station and. at the request Of the po-
lice took on the spot the testimony Of
an the witnesses, King declared that
he saw FELTON, FIRE at Roche, and
George P. Aud, a paymaster In the
army, confirmed his words, saying he
stood close beside FELTON, at the time.
Half dozen men were also exam
ined and FELTON,, who gave his birth
place as Ohio, was searched In one
pocket was roll Of $1,000 I'm bills Of
large denomination The prisoner
showed absolutely no concern over his
arrest
Af,er the hearing had been completed
Police Capt Cottrell declared FELTON, TO
be one Of the worst men he ever had
% deal with IN the precinct, and that
Roche was equally bad
\ "As q gambler" said the captain,
FELTON, has given Inc more trouble than
any other man IN New York. For a
long time have had men stationed IN
front Of his place in ThIrty-sixth
street. and also at the rear entrance
and have tried my best to drive him out
o. the CITY"
Other policemen declared FELTON, was
driven out OF Chicago several years ago
and was known all through the west.
At one time he ran a gambling house,
4 was charged Just back Of the station
house. This place had a movable
bridge by which patrons could enter,
amer which Il would be let down. In
case Of raid they could escape in the
same manner.
Twice within the last three months
ne has been a prisoner, each time for
assaullng a woman once with q cane.
while The police thought this woman
might have been the cause Of the shoot
hg they say there was an old feud
between the gamblers and that FELTON,
haa been pursued several times 10 var
lous cities by Roche, who had threat
,ened hs life and that FELTON, finally had
nun arrested. Later the men became
Ieconeiled and were walking along
bioadway with a third man, who es-
place. w
from the moment Roche was taken
70 me hospital after the sensational
Sl0o1ng In the midst Of the holiday
.iO"d on Broadway, the surgeons told
n,l tnal DIS case was almost hopeless.
the surgeons Joined with the police
N pleading with the wounded man 10
" Hane his assailant, but every request
asg met with a refusal until today
:, u l live I'll settle the case myself.
U ole let II 50 at that" was his only
answer
lo1ay however after the physicians
nal tod Roche that he had practically
~ ehance Tor recovery, he consented TO
laie telton brought before him and
.qla mat he would Identity him as the
man Who fred the shot. when the
prisoner was brought TO the wounded
Ians bedside, Roche said:
res Frank shot me, but he was
lusulled. would have done the same
linen addressing FELTON,, who had APP
pAehty not been moved In the least
v ms declaration, the dying gambler
j, Good bye, Frank, old boy. don't
i, Roche told the detectives that he and
'el,9h had Quarrelled, but that he
JUG not recall the cause Of the trou-
At the close Of the interview the
'gghded gambler turned TO FELTON, aud
:, Won't you shake hands, Frank"
re'ton dld not reply, and did not ap- /
~ 70 notice Roche's request
,uh' don't act Ike that. Frank. Were I
w lals' shake hands with me-"
telt9n did not turn his head, and the
',eetlyes then took him away.
M'el the officers had entered a cab |
'nu tnelr prisoner, they tried TO put |
lln through a third degree mqulsltion.
'ullenly IN the midst OF Il, FELTON, |
'Tcke his silence.
say he cried, you have got me
'lons' never shot that man.
's ne carried a gun In my life"
-. ne theory OF the police Is that Fell |
'n carried revolver In the pocket OF |
nsht overcoat which they allege he
wv AZ the time OF the shooting and |
,a' the coat with the revolver stlll In
~ pocket was carried away by a con-
' ,Selg'e after the shooting had oc-
,,s w.. a was later arralgned IN the po-
' MN. eoIrt ana held without bail for OK
, oana next Saturday. Should /
NM iDe uie before Sunday the prisoner
Is., pe taken Immediately before
~ ssl'aIe and remanded to the coro-
49,, tse police believe that the trouble
Bln,,ees Roche and FELTON, which cul-
rnr,sea 70 The shooting was over a
nm ~ ~ VINO had transferred her affec-
10 rom Roche to FELTON,.
,sr coroner Scholer the wounded
'as peated his statement that FELTON,
.'o MS isqailnnf ht,t t,,.t.l d. a 80. ~.