Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-27
WILD LIFE STORY
OF GLAC|A GALA
Wife of Paul Roy, Who Killed
George Caskins.
HOMICIDE, NOT A SUICIDE
SLAYER Now at His Fathers Home
in Paris.
DOUBT HE CAN BE EXTRADITED
Autopsy on the Dead Man Shows
That He Was Shot in the Back.
wife's Story Told.

NEW YORK. February 21.-Investisa-
tions which followed the startling charge
of Mrs Paul Roy. or as she Is better
known. Glacia Gala. singer, that her
brother George A. Carkins. who was sup
posed to have committed suicide at New
ington. n H.. was in reality murdered
by Roy has brought TO light the young
woman's eventful life story. Her career,
which began at Portsmouth. ~ H.. IN
cluded series of adventures In Ne"
York and New England. and reached its
height in Paris. where she lived for sew
eral years.
II was i'm 1889 that she started from
Portsmouth, announcing that she intended
TO make 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 beau
tiful woman during her absence, and her
beauty and manner of dressing created
sensation when she returned to Ports
mouth. Among her admirers was young
lieutenant at the Portsmouth navy yard.
For some reason the attention OF the
Navy Department was called to the at
tachment and inquiry was begun. with
the result that the lieutenant left the
service.
Took New Name.
Immediately after this the young lady
took the stage name. Gladys Hodgdon,
and appeared in numerous productions as
a dancer. with Loie Fuller.
While playing in Worcester, Mass, she
became acquainted with William Murray,
a Boston millinery salesman. and a little
later, they were married at Newburyport,
Mass. For while they lived at Bos-
ton hotel as Mr.. and Mrs. Southern
Early in 1894 they established themselves
in Watertown. After a few months res
idence in WatertOwn MIR. and Mrs South
ern departed. and the young woman in
September. 1894. resumed her position as
the occupant Of home in Portsmouth
In the two years prior to the advent in
Haverhll of Gladys Hodgdon two women
Winnie Lewis and Miss Norton. Conducted
a prohable cigar store.
Many Aliases.
Upon Gladys Hodgdon's appearance they
sold the cigar business to one George A.
Barnes Of Boston, and became part of
Gladys Hodgdon's household In October.
1884. William c. Southern brought suit
against George A. Barnes for alternating
the directions of his wife. and Deputy
Sherln Raymond attached the cigar store
for $4,000.
There was no trial. While the, case
was on the supreme court docket in Es-
se;n,ns' SEX county y,o,.s MI Barnes" instituted
Hodgdon The name of the complainant
was James A. Williams. otherwise
George A. Barnes OF Boston and the
defendant was described as Miss Gladys
u. Southern. alias Hodgdon, alias Muir
ray. alias Carkins" The offense alleged
waa blackmail. She pleaded not guilty.
and the hearing was deferred until De-
The marriage with Murray is said to
have been annulled in 1895. after which
the young woman resumed her life on
the stage. returning from time to time
to her old home in Portsmouth.
Life .in Paris.
Then for the first time in her career
the scene changed to Europe She first
appeared in the Latin quarter in Paris
and took up the study Of vocal music
under. Nine. Marchesi. Her home for
the first few months was a cheap room.
but later she removed to a modest board
Ing house. Her luck appeared to have
changed at this time. Her toilets
which in the past had been the most
simple kind. became exquisite. and she
exhibited many diamonds. Where in the
past she had gone on foot to receive her
music lessons she now rode in fine car
riage behind pair of horses.
But the music lessons did not continue
beyond that point. They were discontin-
ued by Nine. Marchesi. In the follow
ing year Paris saw little of the beautiful
American. but a the end of that time
she appeared at an exclusive function
patronized largely by Americans She
was chapcroned by Mrs Barrett an au-
thoress. who wrote under the name Sap
pho" During the whole season the young
woman remained with Mrs. Barrett and
accompanied her to many smart recep-
tiOns given by prominent Americans In
the year following her rela tions with Mrs
Barrett were severed and she came out
as the protege of woman known as
Baroness Won Orendorff. the widow of a
German diplomat. With the baroness she
rented house in Rue Hamelin and Miss
Gala became known as a young woman
of unlimited wealth. The house was
gorgeously furnished and was the scene of
many brilliant functions in which many
wealthy and socially prominent Anleri-
cans took part
Her Social Eclipse.
II was at a dinner at the Rue Hamelin
house that her social career in the French
capital came to a sudden close. All the
best known Americans in Paris and also
many distinguished Parisians were pres
ent. Little negroes from the NOuVedu
Cirque danced a cakewalk. which was
then the rage. Glacla sang a duet with
Duverney of the Opera Comique. She
was sirlishly dressed in white spotted
tulle and carried white flowers.
Later in the evening one OF the men
guests linking arms with Miss Gala. and
S holding loving cup in his hands. swung
around the horseshoe table. kissed Miss
Gala and all the women guests in spite
of some protests. Just before the guests
went vay the Young hostess gave an eX-
hibition cakewalk. The dinner was the
end of her social career. but she con-
tinued to drive fine horses and to re-
ceive marked attention from host OF
admirers Among her acauaintances al
this period was the late Shah.of Persia
who was then on his last visit to Paris
The grand vizier gave her splendid dia
monds and pearls.
Meeting With Roy.
IT was while in Paris also that she me