Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-27
GIacia Calais Husband
Gives Version Of Shooting,
Mrs. Roy Also Tells Her Story
Of Brothers Death.
Says Husband Wanted Brothers
Clothing Kept Out Of Sight.

! Paris. Feb. 26--The police Of this
| city have received from New York
warrant for the arrest of Paul Row
on the charge of murder This charge
was made by Roys wife. an American
actress known also as Glacia Caila
| who declares that he murdered her
brother. George A. Carkins. early in
January in New Hampshire. The war
rant has not Yet been served
The French law does not permit
the eXtradition If French citizens, but
provides for their trial and punish
ln"nt in France for crimes committed
abroad.
Roys brothers point out that ri.
marriage To Miss Caritins IS illegal ia
France. as he had not previously lb-
tanned the consent OF his parents, and
they say he will apply for divorce
in America on the ground that his wife
misrepresented her age at the time OF
her marriage. swearing she was -
when she was really "a years old
In addition TO declaring that Paul
Roy was forced TO shoot Carkins in
self defence, the Roy family charge
that the accusation of murder brought
by Paurs wife is taken in a spirit OF
revenge because her husband inform
ed her that he did not intend to return
10 America. but would henceforth live
III France The Roy family tried des-
perately but unsuccessfuily to prevent
the marriage Of their brother to Miss
CarkinS. They beSeeched him to re-
turn to France and see their mother
who was about to enter Il private hos
pital.
The father of the accused man is
named Auguste Roy. He is Il promi-
nent merchant and lives at Neuilly.
Miss Carkins lived in Paris several
years ago with her aunt, the Baroness
Ven Orendorff. She was at one time
engaged 10 Count De Reynac Her
talent. wealth and beauty gave ner
accession to exclusive circles. She
finally rented villa at Etretat and
met Paul Roy after which, according
to her friends her misery began.
This afternoon Paul Roy gave out !.
statement from bis fathers home n.
Neuilly. but he would not comment on
tic allegations against hin, made by his
wife Roy SAYS lie was married to Miss
t.t.i>;ns in Boston at the City hall on
OCT. !, 1901 After the marriage, at which
there were no witnesses. the couple went
to Nrwincton. y. H., and lived in the
country house Of his wife. After visit
ing relatives on Jan. Roy and lis wife
returned home and had 5inner in COM
PAM with Mrs. R0y's brother, George
a. Ctrliins. After dinner we planned
to :" over to Greenland to attend n con-
cert" Roy goes to say. My wife
left the room to dress herself. returning
SnpIt1I IN a ha1ntiEt1 ct -
i'm: q large hat told her the nat was
too large 10 ride comfortably in an au-
tomobie but this comment she answer
ed. rudely, saying She intended 10 please
her brother ard not me. said 70 her,
Then won't 30 with YOU
Thinking my wife would repent I
waited for = quarter of an hour then
walked through tie house to the kitchen.
where I found my wife and Mr.. Carkin<
in excited conversation. Suddenly Car.
kins launched gross epthet =. me In
English and replied in French.
g Repeat that in English If YOU dave
cried my wife.
II repeated my statement in English
whereupon Carkins opened fire on me.
drew ont Iry revolver in self-defence we
botn cmptisd our weapons. Unfortunate
~ ! hit him al the first shot. Carisin.
staggered toward the door, rlurruring 4
am dying rushed out TO secure help
and returned with relatives Carlsins
was dead. We all agreed 10 say that 1t
was :. case Of suicide"
Later Roy. accompanied by his wife.
went to New York He left New York
for France when he learned his mother
vas ILL., III conclusion Roy says in hi.
statement:
1T Was clearly q cas-, Of shooting in
sclf-1efence and my wife knows this as
well as do
Continuing, Roy said that he had in
tended to leave New Yorts by French
Line steamer. but changed his mind and
booked aboard the Luisitapia, which LETT
at All earlier date. lie tried 10 telephone
lis wife regarding the change in his
rlars, but was unsuccessful. 1t was
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