The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-27
ROY CANNOT Be
BROUGHT BACK
Slayer of George A. Carkins
Will Be Tried in France,
If at All.
EXTRACTION NOT ALLOWED
CLAIM OF SELF-DEFENSE MADE
IN STATEMENT.

Paris, Feb. 26.-The police OF this
city have received from New York a
warrant for the arrest of Paul Roy on
the charge of murder. This charge
was made by Roys wife, an American
actress, known as Glacira Gala, who
declares that he murdered her brother,
George A. Carkins, early in January,
in New Hampshire. The warrant has
not yet been served. The French law
does not permit the extradition of
French citizens, but provides for their
trial and punishment 10 France for
crimes committed abroad. Roy's
brothers point out that his marriage to
Miss Carkins is Illegal in France, as he
had not previously obtained the con-
sent of his parents, and they say he
will apply for a divorce in America on
the ground that his wife misrepresent-
ed her age at the time of her marriage,
swearing she was %, when she was
really 81 years old.
Tried to Prevent Marriage.
In addition to declaring that Paul
Roy was forced to shoot Carkins in
self-defense. the Roy family charge
that the accusation of murder brought
by Pauls wife is taken in a spirit of
revenge, because her husband informed
her that he did not intend to return to
America, and henceforth would live in
France. The Roy family tried desper-
ately but unsuccessfully to prevent the
marriage Of their brother to Miss Car
kins. They besought him to return to
France and see their mother, who was
about TO enter a private hospital.
The father of the accused man, Au-
guste Roy, is a prominent merchant
and lives in Neuilly. Miss Carkins lived
in Paris several years ago with her
aunt, the Baroness Won Orendorff. She
was at one time engaged to Count de
BeyenO. Her talent, wealth and beau
ty gave her access to exclusive circles.
She finally rented villa at Etretat and
met Paul Roy, after which, according
to her friends. her misery began.
This afternoon Paul Roy gave out a
statement from his fathers home at
Neuilly, but he would not comment on
the allegations against him made by
his wife. Roy says he was married to
Miss Carkins in Boston at the city hall
on Oct Z, 1907. After the marriage, at
which there were no witnesses, the
couple went to Newington, N. H, and
lived in the country house of his wife
After visiting relatives on Jan. 2. Roy
and his wife returned home and had
dinner in company with Mrs. Roy's
brother After dinner we planned to
go over to Greenland to attend a con-
cert" Roy says. My wife left the
room TO dress herself, returning short
ly in a beautiful costume and wearing
a large hat. l told her the hat was too
large TO ride comfortably in an auto
mobile, but this comment she answered
rudely, saying she intended TO please
her brother and not me. l said to her,
Then | won't go with you
Story Of the Tragedy.
Thinking my wife would repent,
waited for a quarter of an hour. /
then walked through the house to the
kitchen, where / found my wife and
Mr. Carkins in excited conversation.
Suddenly Carkins launched a gross ep-
tibet at me in English, and l replied in
French:
Repeat that in English if you dare,
said my wife.
81 repeated my statement in Eng
lish, whereupOn Carkins fired at me-.
drew my revolver in self-defense. We
both emptied our weapons. Unfortu-
nately, hit him at the first shot. Car
kins staggered to the door, murmuring
I'm dying
II rushed out 10 secure help, and re-
turned with relatives. Carkins was
dead. We all agreed TO say that it was
a case of suicide"
Later Roy, accompanied by his wife.
went to New York. He left New York
for France when he learned his mother
was ill. In conclusion, Roy says:
1T was clearly case of shooting in
self-defense, and my wife knows this
as we'll as / do