The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-24
Mrs. Roy Swears, Her HuSs
band Murdered Her Brother
HE HAS FLED 10 EUROPE
Sister of Slain Man Informs Authorities
Of Criminal Act One Month After
Her Husband Had Fled--Detec-
tive One Day Too Late.

Portsmouth, N. H., Feb a. The mys
ltery surrounding the death OF Georg
Carkins OF Newington has been solved
according to the sworn statement mad
Saturday by his sister, Mrs. Paul i
Roy.
Mrs, Roy declares under oath to Coun
ty Solicitor Charles II. Batchelder thai
her husband murdered her brother. Oh
the strength Of this statement Sheriff
Corliss has begun legal process to ok
hume the body Of Carlins for an an
topsy. This win be done to-day. Medi
cal Referee Mute will conduct this post
mortem examination.
George Carkins was found dead AFT tbs
home Of his sister, Mrs. Roy, III New
| ington, Jan. 2. A bullet wound told tn,
story OF his death Mrs. Roy Is better
known as Lillian, or Gladys, carkins
and has an International reputation as .
petty woman.
1t was She who solved the mystery
saturday In the statement to County
Solicitor Charles H. Batchelder she swort
that she was tired Of shielding her hus
land from murder She affirms that
Paul +. Roy killed George Carkins Oh
the night of Jan. 2. Immediately after.
wards he left home. Not until SATURDAY.
did the authorities leave here FOR New
York, ii being understood that Carkins
was TO sail for France that dav.
The Information was eight DAYS too
late. When Deputy Scott reached New
York Saturday afternoon he found that
Roy had sailed for France eight days
ago.
Wireless information will be furnished
officers Of the steamship on which Roy
sailed and fis arrest upon the arrival III
French territory viii be made.
The case Il one Of the strongest that
the county authorities have had to deal
with for many years, for it has been
reported on twice, first BY the medical
referee as suicide and then By Sheriff
Coils as accidental death,
Saturday evening Sheriff Coils gave
out the following story OF the case as
il was made to him BY Mrs Roy.
Story Of Dasd Mans Wife.
On the evening 81 Thursday. Jan. 2,
she was living with her husband at her
home in NeNington. and they had her
brother, George, living with them. lie
arrived home at q o'clock and tile three
had dinner, and he went upstairs to
dress for an entertainment AZ Greenland.
While she and her husband were dress
spr, g3Nse asa( ,,sefx~ nm .,..ftt,a,tT 5t,,. =
dressing with an idea Of showing on
before singer who WAS to appear at the
entertainment
The trouble over What She should wear
ended in his refusing to 80. and She
came downstairs, where She found George
in the kitchen. and On his asking her
why sine was not going size told him
what the matter was. and he made the
remark that he never did Ike French
men, but that Count Joe "a former hiis-
band OF his sisterl was king along.
side of this fellow. At this point Paul
entered the room and tried to pick q
quarrel with George, but De would not
respond. and 10 turned on her ard called
her a vile name. George mOtioned fof
her to leave the room, and she went
through the buffers pantry to the din
ingroom, and she had lust reached there
when She heard several shots.
A few seconds after, George staggered
into the diningroom, and she saw that
he had a wound III the middle Of the
forehead. and as he came close to her
he said, Il am dead man, Peach, that
being a pet name, aHd be Immediately
recIed and pitched forward on his face.
She then ran out 81 the house, scream
ing: Paul you have shot Sonny: why
did You do It? Where are you. Paul2s
Without waiting for an answer. she
started across the field for her mothers
home, about quarter Of mile away
crying, Mamma, Paul has killed sonny
mo, Did Not Do IT,
When She was more than half way
over. she heard her husband following
after her, and he reached her just Is
she Went into her mothers home and
said NO, / did moi de il She shook
him % ard ran in 10 her mother. Her
mother. Mrs. John ID. Kelley, and her
husband were in bed, but they heard
her coming across the field screaming
aud dressed and were downstairs when
She ran into the room, saving, Mamma,
Paul has shot Sonny.
Mrs. Kelley, without waiting to hear
any more, seized lantern and started
Tor her daughters home while her nus
band ran TO a neighbor's TO telephone for
4 physician.
Mrs. Kelley outdistaneed her daughter
md Paul and ran into the house and
lifted Georges head from the floor and
washed away the blood, but he was dead, |
She said that bis revolver was lying
inder his face and covered with blood. !
where he had fallen on il.
Mrs ROY accused Paul Of shooting I
seorae. and he admitted it, but claimed |
hat 1t was in self-deienses that il he I
ia not kill George he would have been I
oiled himself. lie begged them to save (
i'm. and they. after talking it over and /
,ef0re anybody came, framed up The 1
tory Of suicide, she exeusing herself I
= saving that Paul said il would cause 4
great scandal in the family. aud It
would not bring George back to life.
So when DR.. w. O. Junkins and an
unt Of the murdered man arrived. they
old the story Of leaving George IN TIE
.itchen and their starting for Greenland
4 the automobile, and as they left the
ard they heard shots, and she ran into
he house and found George dead On the
ininaroom floor with revolver elasped