Evening journal., 1904-11-26
JUSTIFIESTHE SHOOTING
Asks Friend to Shake Hands, Whom
He Identifies As Assailant.
eoTH THE MEN WEI oAMsLERs

YES FRANK oUOl Mcf buh TO Wo~
Justified. Would Have Done the
Same to Him." Was the Statement
Of the Dying Man.
New York, Nov. 26.--"Yes, Frank
lhot ne; but he was justified. !
would 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 hospital proba-
bly, fatally wounded. The statement
was made in the presence Of his al
legged assailant, Frank FELTON,. who
looked on, unmoyed. After utterlng
the qualification to the statement that
implied self defense, the dying man
added.
Goodbye Frank, old boy; l don't
blame YOU" and. holding out his hand,
asked his former friend TO take IL.
But FELTON, appeared not TO hear the
request, and, without looking in the
direction of Roche, turned and was
lod 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 to name his assailant,
but every request had met with a re-
fusal
III live, III settle the case my
self, II 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 light overcoat, which they allege
he wore at the time Of the shooting,
and that the coat, with the revolver
still in the pocket, was carried away
by a confederate after the shots had
been fired.
renon was later arraigned In police
court and held without bail for ex-
animation next Sunday. Feltons at.
torney said he was prepared to fur
nlsh 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 10 bail with
out the consent of the district attor-
neys 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
manded 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 anec
tions from Roche to FELTON,
Roche told the coroner that he
khad been drinking heavily. and
that while going along Broadway he
met FELTON, in front of the Marlbor
ough Hotel After few words a quar-
rel arose. FELTON,, he said, tried t
soothe him, but his condition was sucl
that he only became the more anger
ed. He said that he told FELTON, h
was going to shoot him, and wakes
away to get a gun. He returned in ;
few minutes, and as he approache,
FELTON, he put his hand to his hiI
pocket to draw the weapon he says HI
had secured. At this movement, Roch'
told the coroner, FELTON, drew his re
volver and fired two shots at him.
Roche declared that he had no rela
tives. AZ the moment he was saying
this, however a well-dressed youni
. woman. who had previously called a
the hospital and asked to see Roche
: claiming 10 be his sister. was waitin
for an opportunity to see him Sh
was permitted to see Roche after tn
coroner went away.
Roche IS about 35 years old, an
came here 10 years ago from Ker
tucky Coroner Scholer said tina
Roche's condition is such that hi
death Is only a matter of hours.
Several witnesses were at the dii
trict attorneys Office during the aftei
, noon. Among them was Fitzgerald
barkeeper in the saloon in whic
Roche and FELTON, met before th
shooting Fitzgerald said he hear
Roche tell FELTON, that he would XII
him, and that Roche left the plac,
but returned later, only to find thi
FELTON, had gone