New-York tribune., 1908-02-27
HOW ROY SHOT CARK1NS
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voiver she said that she had told her story to
the New Hampshire authorities and to. her
lawyer in New York. and both forbade her talk
Ing about it.
CALLED ON ROY AFTER SHOOTING.
Mrs Roy denied that she had lived with her
husband in New York after the death of her
brother She said she once called at his apart
ments here just a few days before he sailed for
Paris but was told he was The funeral.
she said. January ). and on January 10
her husband came to New York. She followed
him five days later, but went to live al the West
131st street address. Her husband called to see
her once but went away when she accused him
of shooting her brother in the back. Later she
said she tried to find her husband TO try to
have him face trial for the murder, but she was
able to do
Paris. Feb. 26.-The police of this city have
received from New York warrant for the ar
rest of Paul Roy the charge of murder. The
warrant has not yet been served. The French
law does not permit the extradition Of French
citizens but provides for their trial and punish
ment in France for crimes committed abroad
Roy's brothers point that his marriage to
Miss Carkins is Illegal in France. as he had not
previously obtained the consent Of his parents
and they say he will apply for divorce in
America the ground that his wife risrepre-
scented her age at the time of her marriage,
swearing she vas twenty-seveu when she was
really thirty y-four years old.
ROY'S FATHER MERCHANT.
The father of the accused is named Au-
ruste Roy. He is prominent merchant. aad
lives at Neuilly Miss Carkins lived in Paris
several years ago with her aunt. the Baroness
Won Orendorff She at one time engaged to
Count de Beynao. She finally rented villa at
vrIic
cordfng to her friends, her misery began.
This afternoon Paul Roy gave out statement
from his fathers home Neuly. but he would
not comment on the allegations against him
made by his wife. Roy says he married Miss
Carkins in Boston at the City Hall on October 4,
1907. After the marriage, at which there were
no witnesses, the couple went to Newington
y. H, and lived in the country home of his wife
After visiting relatives on January Roy ana
his wife returned home and had dinner in COM
pany with Mrs Roy's brother. George A Car
kins After dinner planned to go over to
Greenland to attend concert" Roy goes on to
saw MY wife left the room to dress herself
returning shortly in beautiful costume and
wearing large hat. I told her the hat was too
large with which ride comfortably in an auto
mobile, but this comment she answered rudeiy
saving she intended TO please her brother and
not me I said to her:
Then I won't go with you
SAYS CARKINs swORE AT HIM
Thinking my wife would repent. waited for
a quarter of an hour. 1 then walked through
the house TO the kitchen, where found my vile
and Mr Carkins in excited conversation Sud
denly Carkins launched a gross epithet at me IN
English and 1 replied in French
Repeat that in English. if you dare cried
my wife.
= repeated my statement in English. where
unon Carkins opened fire on me. l drew out
nv revolver in self-defence, We both emptied
our weapons Unfortunately L hit him at the
first shot Carkins staggered toward the door
murmurng am dying
Il rushed out to secure help, and returned
with relatives Carkins was dead we all
agreed to say that it was case of suicide
Continuing. Roy said he had intended to leave
New York by French line steamer. but
changed his mind and booked aboard the Lus1-
tania which started at an earlier date. He
tried to telephone his wife regarding the change
in his plans. but was unsuccessful 1t was
through spite his precipitate departure he
asserted that she denounced him
KNOWS WHERE BULLETS HIT
Rov said he could state where all the bullets
discharged from Carkins's pistol struck The
first he said after traversins his coat. lodged
in the SidebOard; two others struck the wall
beside his head, the fourth went through the
ceiling and the fifth smashed wall panel near
the floor If the holes from the bullets were not
there now he said. they must have been filed
rp He added that he had received no informa-
tion from the American police Of any proceed
ing against him
A person apparently fully acquainted with the
facts SAYS that Roy opposed his wife's going to
the concert because he considered that she took
too great an interest in one of the singers
PUPIL OF NINE MARCHEsI-
Nine Marches the famous vocal teacher.
when the case brought to her attention to-
day. said size remembered Glacia Gala coming
to her for singing lessons ten years ago she
wore extravagant costumes" said Nine. Mar
chest and was always covered with jewels.
She constantly pressed me TO come to parties
she gave at her mothers. but I refused"
Portsmouth n H Feb. 26-Mrs. John d.
Kelley Mrs Roys mother. is at her home in
Nevington She refused to consent to inter
view on the statement made by her son-in-law.
Her husband. who met the reporter, carried TO
his wife a copy of Roys statement and brought
back the following comment from Mrs Kelley:
We do not know whether the fight was over
the hat or not or who pulled the gun first. We
were not there the time and do not know
what name or names Carkins Roy called each
other"
Mr. Kelley added that he wished to deny the |
story that Roy and got help and that the /
family agreed TO the story of suicide He also
declared that neither Mrs. Kelley nor Miss Anna /
Hodgdon. her sister was In Paris posing 4
baroness
warrant for the arrest of Roy. on the charge !
that he murdered Carkins. at Newington, on !