The sun., 1904-11-26
DEFENDS man WHO SHOT HIN.
GAMBLER ROCHE, DYING, ASKS
FELTON, TO SHAKE HANDS.
Bl= Frank Giewers and Turns Away-says
1s Did Not shoot-R0che Says lie Did.
in Self.Defence-WOman In and Out OF
Case-sammy Brown and Pistol wanted

us Did Not Shoot-ROche Says lie DID,
in Self.Defence-Woma In and Out OF
Case-sammy Brown and Pistol Wanted
Dying in the New York Hospit tai Of a
wound which cut his entrails all to pie ces,
Guy Roche, Tenderloin bad man, ex-convict.
g,mfghter and cadet, Ia sticking to the
ethics q his trade. Every doctor who has
seen him regards his death as practical
certainty Only his family physician holds
out ray Of hope.
Propped up in bed, yesterday, he did
his level best to clear Big Frank FELTON,,
his assaiant, Of the charge Of murder.
He has an old blood feud with FELTON,, which
eliminated in the shooting on Thanks
giving Day. Yet in the hospital yesterday
morning, he faced FELTON,, identified him
as the man who fired the shot, told a rather
inconsistent story, intended to clear Fell
ton on plea of self-defence, and added;
I'D have done the same thing myself.
FELTON,, unfortunately for him, hadn't
fallen in with this his best line of defence.
lie maintained he still maintains-that he
didn't do the shooting.
The dramatic meeting between the two
gamblers occurred early yesterday morning.
Roche's sister went to the hospital to see
him. Knowing that Roche would probably
die the police had left word that no one
should see him until he had made his ante
mortem statement. He was told this, and
told a lso that his condition was critical
An right, go ahea d, he said
They brought FELTON, from the Tender
loin station Roche was propped up on
the shoulder of Detective brennan He
smiled in bravado, FELTON, folded his arms
and glowered Roche, is the palee-faced:
eharp-feat!red, weasel-faced gambler of
the Tendcrloin, type OF city tough. Big
Frank j. Horid, iron gray and hard faced;
he looks like Western faro dea her
Hello, frank. whispered Roche
elton didn't answer,
DO you know this man?' asked brennan.
Yes
Did he shoot you''
Yes
The two men. Roche still smiling sickly,
FELTON, glaring immovably, stared at each
otner moment before Roche whispered:
II don't know that / can blame him.
Ia have done the same thing myself
Eoch" sank down from weakness and
the de.cciivs' started away with FELTON,
Roche. bv gesture, called them back.
Won't you shake hands. Frank" he
said
t'o;on did not speak, He only put his
hand in his pocket and turned away.
That makes i, look worse for you. Eel.
ton. brennan said afterward
"Aw, | didn't do it. You've got me
wrong, said FELTON,. Another fellow did
Further he would not talk.
CGroner Scholer went ahead and took the
ante-mortem statement. The police say
that it is full Of Inconsistencies. So, indeed,
is teton's story.
Roche said that he had threatened to kill
Felton, an hour or so before the shooting,
that he h d gone home and got a revolver
to do the job, that he met Feiton in the
afternoon before the Herald Square Theatre
had renewed his threat and reached for his
nc Ok of rs thong to draw the gun
But FELTON, shot first" he said.
Roche, had nc, weapon when he was
searched. Yet the police have a witness
who declares that he heard Roche making
threats. This is proprietor Fitzgerald Of the
Herald Square Cafe. He says that FELTON,
and Roche were in the salocn in midafter-
noon. Both were mildly drunk. lie fell
in beside them fearing trouble. He says
he heard this conversation:
What're you going TO hare?' FELTON,
said Il want pint Of wine.
Il don't want wine,' said Roche. Give
me whiskey."
All right Go ahead Order what you
like"
see here said Roche, wheeling sud-
denly, I'm going to kill you before night
With that he left the saloon. FELTON,
turned to Sullivan, saying:
He's crazy. That's what's the matter
with him
A few minutes before the shooting Roche
FELTON,. Big Frank" wasn't there.
When they net on the street and began
To argue, FELTON,. the witnesses say. held
Roche covered with his gun for full half
wont wild. FELTON, put the revolver close
to Roche's body and fred again. He
turned forced his way through the crowd,
vi ich fell back, and hurried around the
corner on BrcaCwav. There ste Oh
sammy Brown, a character of the Ten
derloin. + lton PASSED the gun Ia Brown
ami w.rt on Brown Jumped into han
som and was driven away. The dotec-
tiv,s say Il a. they have witnesses to every
step of Feron's movements. They want
Brown BADLY, but he can't be found Eel
ton went III; wav down the Tenderoin,
on ming win unt'l y" was caught.
Thc-c we an old feud. often pate up
and often renewed. between Roche and
teton. What started it Goes not now
epI ca, bu ia.t year Roche was hunting
Icton with gun. Rememl ering the
fate Of "Shreny Iike, for the killing oi
whom Hoche did time in Sing Sing, FELTON,
Henl to Wa hington and stayed there until
it llow oyc'. Some kind of a truce was
arranged, and They've both been int crested
In civ il a h, Use ia West Ihirty-SiSth street
which the Tende-loin police have had
ma I'D a'a gambling den. 1t was supposed
Ia belong TO telton.
1t don't matte what we quarre.led about
said hoche in his diving statement But
the 'reade loin says that woman started
tnp bliNe
Al "a this woman was supposed TO he
Nav ElooEc who has been nea~ to trouble
good many times in connection with
60 eNNe' joints" The police were search
ing for he Yesterday afternoon At about
the same time a large blond woman en-
te ed the Office Of Assistant District Attorney
krotel
My names May Brooke, she said. That
an't NY real name, but it'll do. I'm a
sporting lady"
What 90 YOU know about the shooting
asked Krotel,
Never saw this man Roche in my life
] met Big Frank FELTON, last spring. When
| first saw him giN ing me the eye didn't
like his face. That very same night he
tried TO beat my blolk of and did me out
of so
"Whenever ga him after that I'd say
" here's my ten? and he'd saw chase your
eelf' Last June got sick Of it and tollI him
what he was and he hit me over the head
with cane. Want to see the SCARF And
Miss Brooke started to take down her hair
Krotel thanked h,r and said it wasn't |
necessary. She was dropped from the case.
Now they're hunting for woman OF many
alnses known last as Nav Walsh She's one |