The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-28

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WOMAN II PAST.
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Number 81 Ysars Givsn in Marriage
l'eense Was Ten Years Lsss ThanS
Actual APE Woman who Accuses
husband of Murder IA Had v.ned
Carver. III. VI
New York. Feb. ~ --Inyestigations
which followed the startling charge Sof:
Mrs. Paul Roy. or as she III better
known, " Glacia Gala, a singer, that her
brsot ~ her, George a. Carkins, who va
supposed to have committed suicide
ct Newton, N. H. was III reality muir
dered BY Roy, has brought to light the
young woman 3 eYentful history.
Her career, which began at Ports.
mouth. N. H., included i series lof "a:
ventures in New York and New Eng
land "a and reached its height ID Pariss
where she lived. for several years. III
was n 1889 that she started from
Portsmouth and she intended to make
Sa name for herself on the stage.
Nothing more was heard from her In
her home city until three years later
She had developed into strikingly
beautiful woman during her absence
and her beauty and manner Of dress
ing created q sensation when she re-
turned to Portsmouth
Among her admirers was q young
lieutenant at the Portsmouth navy
yard. For some reason the attention
OF the navy department was called to-
the attachment and inquiry began
with the result that the lieutenant left
the service. Immediately after the
young lady took the stage name of
Gladys Hodgdon and appeared in nu-
merous productions. She became a.
iQuainted with William Murray, Bos-
ton millinery salesman and little
later they were married at Newbury-
port. MaSA. N
& For awhile they lived at Boston
hotel as Mr.. and Mrs. Southern. A.
ter q few months residence In Water
town Mr.. mud Mrs. Southern departed
and the young woman in 1894 resumed
her position as the occupant OF All
home in Portsmouth.
on TO Europe.
Then for the first time in her career
the scene changed to Europe. She
first appeared In the Latin quarter Of
Paris and took up the study Of vocal
music under Nine. Marches. Her
home for the flrst few months was a
shsa3 room but later she removed to
q modest boarding house
Her looks appear to have changed
at this time. Her toilettes, which In
the past had been most simple, be-
came exquisite and she had many dia-
monds. Where IN the past she had
gone on foot to receive her music les
sons, she now rode In ! ane carriage.
n the following year Paris saw lit
tie Of the beautiful Americas but s
the end Of that time she appeared at
an exclusive function patronized large
II BY Americans. She was chaperoned
BY Mrs. Barrot. an authoress who
wrote under the name OF "sappho."
4 II was atA dinner at the Rue Hame-
lin house that her social career Ii the
French capitol came to q sudden close.
All the best known Americans IN
Paris and many Parisians were pres
ent. Little negroes danced q cake
walk which was then the rage. Glacia
sang, duet with Dueverney. Of the
Opera comique. She was girlishly
dressed In white spotted tulle and
carried white flowers.
kIeses Galore.
Later In the evening one OF the
men guests linking arms With Gala
and holding loving cup In his flands
walked around the table kissing Niss
Gala and all the women guests In
spite OF some protests. Just before
the guests went away the young hoe
tess gave an exhibition cake walk
The dinner was the end Of her %
cial career but she continued to drive
ane horses and TO receive marked o.
tention from host Of admirers. 4
Among her acquaintances at this
time was the late shah Of Persia. who
was then on his last visit to Paris.
It was while in Paris that she met
Roy. Tho acquaintance was renewed
and they were married at Boston.
It appears from the story told BY
Mrs. Roy in accusing her husband Of
killing her brother, that her mother.
Mrs. Kelly, found out the secret on
the day Carkins was buried. She said !
the mother had gathered up the cloth
Ing which Carklns wore when he was
killed and found bullet holes In the
back OF the coat. IA
when she found those bullet holes
and the bloodstains.'' said Mrs. Roy,
''she rushed into the room whore Panl
was sitting and thrust the blood
stained clothing Ia his face, saying: