Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-24
Portsmouth, n. H., Stirred
by Murder Tragedy.
G'acIa Gala Says Her Husband
Killed Her Brother.
His Death Had Been Accepted BY
All as Suicide.


tD.,:; III her home in Newington, jan.
:, ~ Ter husband, Mr. Roy, the coun-
ty officials decided today to hold an
a!1t", sy on the body Tuesday. Carkins
| -; & jar, = and Acting Medical EVEN
il.er W H. Mute of Exeter pronounced
| 'eath due to suicide by shooting.
,fter the shooting Mrs. Roy LETT for
| Eew York W 18th her husband, but last
wi. returned to Portsmouth, where
she told the authorities that following
a family dispute her husband and
brother became engaged in a pistol
duel during which her brother. Car
kins received 4 fatal wound in the
| head.
Since Mrs. Rays statement about
| tie pistol duel officers have examined
| the kitchen of her home and found
several bullet marks on the walls and
have discovered two bullet holes In
the back of Carkins coat.
| Deputy Sheriff Scott, who went to
New York to locate Roy. learned that
the man had gone to France, probably
over a week ago.
Portsn,ou N. H.. Feb. 23.-What
}.Hy nrovn t. &c one of the most singu-
| lar tragedies in the criminal history
OF New Hampshire has just been
| rnIght for the second time to the at
tention Of the state authorities.
Glacia Gala, a well-known actress
I'D opera singer. the wife of Paul Roy
At New YOrE, arrived here last
" ,ne sday. hunted up County Attor-
10y Charles Fl. Batcheller. and accord
! 'n@ III tho statements Of Sheriff Scott
ira.i.. 'Fn 'harge that her brother,
q cni.r \ Cark!ns. who was supposed
=, t,&,. l.ii.ij.,tted suicide, was in fact
| a..uG>l":ri
| To 30 le of this city are startled
H., ~. "t"tCnlent that it was possible
f.r tv.> -',!' to meet in a deadly con-
.rt exchanging shot after shot. end
III, I'll ~ 1eath of one and the flight
q. -. ''r.,-r: that such a murderous
gs.,r'-.l ,..;'hl take place in the COM
.r.-,.r aid only be discovered through,
ont. - ~. parttes indirectly concerned
.-.,y-..iirr lt., roal cause of the death.
l1.ir rv,..:. rkarle information recalls
.i. offerings of the evening of Jan.
see. 'sat. "nrllins, with a revolver
| ',ao'- =, l... head, was found dead
about o'clock at the summer resi-
.h..-o nf TIC actress, Glacia Gala, al
-...y t.t.. Nnwington, n. II. DR.. w. o.
y#hh4As this city was summoned
.r3 ~i.>n b.. arrived he found that
| CJrkius v"s dead.
G... }s'i" was viewed the next morn
INK e. .Trdi@al Referee w. II. Mute of
L.>.t.l. ~l, deemed an inquest I'M
i..',-+Sar.' THO sheriff of Rockingham
! cnrlt. ) t.ur.rd the case rs one of ac-
r4.'crta1 -rorting.
| GHe II. r, a the day which ended so
fri i!y nrt;:.n with Mrs Roy making
| i'. lr"r;,-'rir; r. go to a house party at
| ,l.r,rr. XIII y Fl. AS she now states
TO-. I;:ttt~ she had some words with
h:r .lH:9nd. beginning with his ac-
r'isation that she was dressing too
l''''' a.!1 that she was going to meet
| ~ 'tl'.'' man. Her brother, Carkins,
| ri-" .Has present, made some attempts
| Nh lnt~i'f ~onre and as Mrs. Roy left
IT. :t''tl shc heard a warm discussion
| II; : = between the two men.
shortly aftf rward she heard a veri-
n g duel of revolver shots fired in
| .ts."'- SUCCESSION. She rushed back
t.r'~.i tl,-' room and as she came tu
Tive y : hcr brother met her with the
r'I}Iet hole near the bridge of his nose
| SO says he exclaimed, Peach, I am
dead man.
The woman rushed madly from the
house to summon her father and mo-
| Their. and when they arrived they
found Carkins lying on the floor of
the room where the trouble had taken
place, face downward, in a pool of
blood. There was a revolver lying at
his head, the five chambers of which
had been fired off Dr. Judkins arrived
soon after and pronounced the man
dead.
AS soon as the authorities had pass
ed upon the case and Carkins was
buried. Mrs. Roy left with her hus-
band for New York, where they resid-
ed until very recently at a fashionable
hotel. On her return to Portsmouth
last Wednesday Mrs. Roy stated to
friends that she had accused Roy, be-
fore she left New York, of the murder
of her brother, and that he had admit
ted it.
Upon his admission she says she left
him and came to New Hampshire
while Roy departed hurriedly for
France.
After hearing these startling revela-
tions made by the woman, County At
torney Batchelder and Deputy Sheriff
Scott Immediately repaired to New
ington and made an examination OF
the room where the tragedy occurred.
An examination of the mans cloth
ing showed two bullet holes which
could have been fired only from the
rear. and not by the man himself AS
soon as the officers had satisfied them
selves of the probable truth of Mrs
Roy's statements, an officer was dis
patched to New York. where he found
that Roy had departed for France
eight days before his arrival.
Word has been sent to the authori-
ties in Washington of the affair, and
an effort will be made to locate Roy
when the usual extradition papers will
be made out in the case and Roy
brought back to Portsmouth.
|, Mrs. Roy as Glacia Gala has had
; quite an extensive and successful ex-
perience on the stage. 1t is said that
she is worth considerable money. She
iS a "a Of g.