Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-27
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OFFICERS TO
NAB SLA YER
HUSBAND OF ACTRESS is NOW
ACCUSED OF MURDER.
Paul Roy, Charged with Killing His
Brothersin.Law, Asserts He Shot
in Self Defense After He
Was Insulted
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
PARIS, Feb. 26.-The police of this
city have received from New York a
warrant for the arrest of Paul Roy on
the charge of murder. This charge was
made by Roy's wife, an American act
ress known as Glacira Gala, who de-
clared that he murdered her brother,
George A. Carkins, early in January,
in New Hampshire. The warrant has
not yet been served.
The French law does not permit the
extradition of French citizens, but pro-
vides for their trial and punishment in
France for crimes committed abroad.
Roy's brothers point out that his mar
riage to Miss Carkins is Illegal in
France, as he had not previously OBJ
tanned the consent of his parents, and
they say he will apply for a divorce in
America on the ground that his wife
mfsrepresented her age at the time of
her marriage. swearing she was p
when she was really "a years old.
In addition to declaring that Paul
Roy was forced to shoot Carkins in self
defense, the Roy family charges the
accusation of murder brought by Paul's
wife is taken in a spirit of revenge be-
cause her husband informed her that
he did not intend to return to America
and would live in France. The Roy
family tried desperately but unsuccess-
fully to prevent the marriage of their
brother to Miss Carkins. They be-
sought him to return to France and see
their mother, who was about to enter
private hospital.
The father of the accused man, Au-
guste Roy, is a prominent merchant
and lives at Neuilly. Miss Carkins
lived in Paris several years ago with
her aunt, the Baroness Won Orgendorff.
She was at one time engaged to Count
de Beyeno. Her talent, wealth and
beauty gave her access to exclusive
circles. She finally rented villa at
Etretat and met Paul Roy, after
which, according to her friends, her
misery began.
Tells of Shooting
This afternoon Paul Roy gave out a
statement from his fathers home at
Neuilly, but he would not comment on
the allegations made by his wife. Roy
says he was married to Miss Carkins
in Boston at the city hall. on October
Z, 1907. After visiting relatives on jan
uary 2, Roy and his wife returned home
and had dinner in company with Mrs.
Roy's brother.
After dinner we planned to go over
to Greenland to attend a concert" Roy
says. my wife left the room to dress
herself returning shortly in a beautiful
costume and wearing a large hat.
told her that the hat was too large to
ride comfortably in an automobile, but
this comment she answered rudely, say
ing she intended to please her brother
and not me. l said: Then 1 won't go
with you
Thinking my wife woul1 repent,
waited for a quarter of an hour. ]
then walked through the house to the
kitchen. where I found my wife and
Mr.. Carkins in conversation. Suddenly
Carkins launched a gross epithet at me
in English, and I replied in French.
sRepeat that in English, if you dare,
said my wife.
II repeated my statement in English,
whereupon Carkins fred at me. l drew
nv revolver in self-defense. We both
emptied our weapons. Unfortunately L
hit him at the first shot. Carkins stag
gered to the door, murmuring I'm dy-
ing
81 rushed out to secure help and re-
turned with relatives. Carkins was
dead We all agreed to say that 1T was
q case of suicide"
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Feb. 26.-The
report on the autopsy performed yes
terday upon the body of George A.
Carkins of Newington will be submit
ted today to the county prosecutor. The
report will give the opinion of physi-
clans that Carkins was shot twice in
the back after he had fallen stunned
by a wound In the forehead.