Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-25
AT DEATHS DOOR
Man Fatally Shot on Broad
way, New York,
IN THE MIDST OF CROWD
VICTIM DECLARED THAT HE HAD
INVITED THE ATTACK.
Participants in ARRAY Are Sporting
Men-Police Believe There is
Woman in the Case.
IN THE MIDST OF CROWD

| NEW YORK. November 27.-Guy Roche,
who was shot twice under the heart in front
| of the Hotel Marlborough last evening,
| identified Frank FELTON,, whom the police
| had already arrested, as the man who shot
| him when the prisoner was brought before
him in the hospital today.
Roche's statement was made in the pres
ence of FELTON, and two detectives Of the
/ Tenderlon station. Roche said that the
| shooting was justified.
From the moment Roche was taken to the
| hospital after the sensational shooting in
! the midst of the holiday crowd on Broad
| way, the surgeons told him that his case
was almost hopeless. The surgeons Joined
with the police in pleading with the wound
ed man to name his assailant, but every
| request had met with a refusal until early
today. IF 1 live I'll settle the case myself;
| if 1 die, let it go at that was his only
answer.
Declared Shooting Justifable.
| Today, however, after the physicians had
| told Roche that he had practically no
chance for recovery, he consented to have
| FELTON, brought before him. and said that he
| would identify him as the man who fired
| the shot. When the prisoner was brought
| to the wounded mans bedside, Roche said:
| Yes, Frank shot me, but he was justified
l would have done the same to him.
Then, addressing FELTON,, who had appar-
emily not been moved in the least by this
declaration, the dying gambler said:
Goodbye, Frank, old boy, 1 don't blame
you
Roche told the detectives that he and Fell
ton had quarreled, but that he could not
recall the cause of the trouble
At the close of the interview the wounded
gambler turned to FELTON, as he was being
taken away. and said to him:
Wont you shake hands, Frank?"
FELTON, did not reply and did not appear
to notice Roche's request.
ooh, don't act like that, Frank. We're
old pals; shake hands with me-"
FELTON, did not turn his head and the de-
tectiVes then took him away.
Suspect Woman in the Case.
The police believe that the trouble be-
| tween Roche and FELTON,, which eliminated
IN the shooting, arose over a woman who
had transferred her affections from Roche
to FELTON,.
To Coroner Scholer the wounded man
repeated his statement that FELTON, was his
assailant. but insisted that the shots were
fired in self defense and that the act was
justifiable.
Roche told the coroner that he had been
drinking heavily yesterday and that while
going along Broadway he met FELTON, in
front of the Marlborough Hotel. After a
few words a quarrel arose. FELTON,, he
said, tried to soothe him, but his condition
was such that he only became the more
angered.
He said that he told FELTON, he was going
to shoot him and walked away to get a
gun. He returned in 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 FELTON,
drew his revolver and fired two shots at
him. Roche declared that he had rela-
tives. At the moment he was saying this,
had previously called at the hospital and
asked to see Roche, claiming to be his sis
ter, was waiting for an opportunity to see
him.
She was permitted to see Roche after the
coroner went away.
Roche is about thirty-five years old and
came here ten years ago from Kentucky.
Coroner Schoer said that Roche's condi-
ton is such that his death is only a mat
ter Of hours.
Said He Never Carried Gun.
After the officers had entered cab with
their prisoner they tried to put him through
third degree inquisition. Suddenly, in the
midst of it, FELTON, broke his silence.
Say" cried he, you have got me wrong.
l never shot that man. I never carried
gun in my life
The theory of the police Is that FELTON,
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 confederate after the
shots had been fired.
FELTON, was later arraigned in police court
and held without bail for examination next
Sunday. Felton's attorney said he was pre-
pared to furnish bail in any amount for his
client, but the magistrate before whom he
was arraigned said that he could not con-
sent to admit the prisoner to bail without
the consent of the district attorneys Of
fee. No effort was made to obtain the
Of the district attorney. ShOOiQ
Roche die before Sunday the prisoner will
be taken immediatel before a magistrate