The Washington herald., 1908-02-27
WIFE TELLSOF CRIME
Glacia Gala Describes Slay-
ing Of Her Brother.
TRAGEDY DUE TO JEALOUSY
Paul Roy Admits Shooting George
A. Carkins, whose Death Was BE
Heved Case OF suicide Until Wife
CoDfeSSed-Slayer Declares that He
Fired the shot In SeIf-defense.

New York, Feb. b.-AIrs. Paul Roy, or
Miss Glacia Gala. as she prefers 10 be
known, went back 70 Portsmouth, n. H,
tonight after putting in a busy DAY with
newspaper reporters, telling the story OF
shot 70 death IN Portsmouth on the night
! OF Jsnuary . by her French husband.
Glacia Gala was here since Monday
visiting IN the Harlem Fat OF her cousin.
George + Hodgd0n. West Iglst street.
Until to-day she had denied herself II
interviewers. But to-day she held a re-
cepti0n for the reporters. Justice must
be had upon that Frenchman. she said
She would see 10 il that he got his de-
serts. His in treatment Of her counted
Tor nothing. but he must be punished for
cowardly shooting sonny Carzins in
the back
She soid she had met Roy two years
ago while. she was living in Paris. She
fell in love with him. and finally they
came together To this country. where. in
Boston. on October :. 1907. they were mar
r.ed.
We went to live in Newington. a lit
lie place four miles from Portsmouth"
she said thoughtfuHy My brother
George. whom We always called sonny.
nved with US Just across the fields. less
than quarter of a mile. my mother lived
with her husband. Jack Kelly
Husband Was Jealous.
- few months of married life con
WINGED me that had been fool 1 don't
think l was ever really in love with Paul
Roy, because after a few months I began
to be afraid of his reckless outbursts OF
temper. passionate explosions. set of by
the most trivial matters"
Mrs Roy, giving an example OF her
husbands insane jealousy. said he used
to grind his teeth and rush out Of the
reception room when any OF her young
men friends dropped in with a frank
Hello, Glacia. how dye do?" The night
of January ,. the night of the tragedy.
they dressed to go to a concert. a small
affair given by the country people. She
said she wanted to look as nice as she
could, but her husband objected to her
hat saying: Take that horrid affair
Off I won't endure il. Don't you sup
pose 1 know that you intend to make
conquest OF all the men around you? DO
you take me for a fool?T
sonny put in word or two" she
said. Il don't know what. but Sonny
was angry He didn't like to hear me
abused. He shot me quick glance.
which meant leave the roOm-Tll tt1k to
him.
Finds Brother Is shot
Il ran out, with tears falling down my
face. and as I started through the but
ler's pantry. I heard several shots.
can't remember how many BY the time
was back TO the door It had opened. and
my brother was stumbling toward me-
crying:
Peachey-Jhat was my pet name-Em
shot and as he said il. he gave a queer
little gurgie down in his throat. threw
his arms out. missed me. and feH forward
on his face in the pantry.
She fed from the house screaming.
Mrs. Kelly and Jack Kelly heard her
cries. but before they could get down TO
her, Roy sprang UP behind her. grabbed
her by the arms. and waved a pistol
She went on. HE told me TO keep my
mouth shut. that il was an accident. and
il he himself had killed Sonny. il was
done in self-defense. l was so frightened
1 was willing 70 say and do anything"
Mrs Roy said she was going back to
Portsmouth voluntarily. and at the re-
quest Of her counsel to further the in
vestigation. She thought, she said. that
a request for Roy S>extradition would be
made at once.
The young woman had a curious career
1t was in 1868 that the French artist.
Joubert. painted her as The American
Beauty" Before that she had been
chorus girl. Then there came stories OF
her posing as the niece OF a baroness
Won Orendorff; OF how she studied music