| Show I 1 GAY AY cailee C A fal R 0 F TH WOMAN I 1 il THI CASE WIFE OF ROY HAD BEEN IN SWIFT SOCIETY was beautiful wore attractive gowns and received the attention of many men now new york feb 27 investigations which followed the startling charge of mrs paul roy or as she is better known glacia calla a singer that her brother georgeea george A carkins who was supposed to havo have committed suicide at newington N H was in reality murdered by roy has brought to light tho the young oung womans comans eventful history her career which began at portsmouth N H included a series of ad ventures annew new york and new england wid rand ret reached ched its height in paris where she lived for several years it was in 1889 that she started from ram portsmouth announcing cing that she intended to make a name tor for herself on the stage nothing more was heard from her in her home city until three years later she had developed into a strikingly beautiful woman during her absence and her beauty and mannor of dressing created a sensation when she returned to portsmouth among her admirers was a young lieutenant at the portsmouth navy yard for some reason the attention of tho the navy department was called to the attachment tach ment and inquiry begun with the result that the lieutenant left the service immediately after this the young lady took the stage name of gladys hodgdon and appeared in numerous m e rous productions as a dancer with lola loio fuller while playing in worcester mass she became acquainted w with i th wm bvm murray a boston millinery salesman and a little later they were married at newburyport Newbury pory mass fsr fo r a while they lived at a boston hotel as air and mrs southern E early arly in 1894 they established themselves zes in watertown after a few months residence in watertown mr and mrs southern departed and the young woman in september 1894 resumed her position as the occupant of a home in portsmouth in the two years prior to the advent in beaver hill of gladys hodgdon two women winnie lewis and miss norton conducted a profitable cigar afore sore upon gladys Hodg dons appearance pe arance they sold the cigar business to one george A barnes of boston bosto n and became part of gladys Hodg dons household in october 1894 wm win C southern brought suit against george barnes for alienating the affections of lile wife and deputy sheriff ibay raymond mond attached the cigar store for GO there was no trial while the case was on the supreme court docket in essex county mr barnes instituted criminal proceedings against gladys hodgdon the name of the complainant was nas james A williams otherwise george A barnes of boston and the defendant was described as miss glad gladys s L southern alias hodgdon allag alias murray alias carkins the offense alleged was blackmail sho she pleaded not guilty and the hearing was deferred until Dp december cember 9 the marriage with murray Is said to have been annulled in 1895 after which the young woman resumed li efer life on og the stage returning ning from time tim to time to her old homo ionic in por portsmouth then for the first time in her career the scene changed to europe she first appeared appe ardd in the latin quarter of paris and band took up the study of vocal music under maclaine War warcheste chest her home for the first few months was a cheap room but later she removed to a modest boarding house bouse her luck lilek appeared to have changed at al this time her toilettes toi tol lettes 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 a fine carriage but the music lessons did not continue beyond that point they were discontinued by madame Mar marches chest in the following year paris saw little of the beautiful american but at the end of that time she ahe appeared ip at in an exclusive function patronized largely by americans she was chaperoned by mrs barrett an authoress who wrote under the name of sappho 11 during that whole season the young woman remained with mrs barrett and accompanied her to many smart receptions given by the americans in the year following her relations with mrs barrett were ivere severed and she camo came out as of 0 a women woman known as the baroness von the widow of a german diplomat with the baroness she rented a house in rue hamelin and miss calla became known as a young woman of unlimited wealth the house was gorgeously furnished and the scene of many brilliant functions in which many wealthy socially prominent americans took part it was at a dinner in the th 0 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 Pari were present little negroes from the nouveau cirque danced a cakewalk cake walk which was then the rage glacia sang a duet duct with Due verney of the opera com ique she was wa girlishly dressed I 1 in white spotted tulle and carried will white te flowers I later ater an in the evening one of the men guests linking arms with calla and holding a loving cup in his hand swung around the horseshoe table kissing miss calla and aalthe all the women guests in spite of some protests just before th the guests went away the young hostess gave an exhibition cakewalk the dinner was the end of her social career but she continued to drive fine horses and to receive marked attention from a host of admirers among her acquaintances at this period was was the late shah of persia who was then on his last visit to paris the grand vizier gave her splendid dl diamonds amonds and pearls I 1 it was while in paris also that she met roy ro the acquaintance was wa renewed when hei they met again in america and the marriage at Boston followed I 1 it ap appears p ears from the story stork told mrs roy in accusing her husband of killing in her Per brother rother that tha her mother mrs kelly found out the secret on the day carkins was wag burled buried she he said the mother iad had gathered up the rp clothing lothing which barkl carkins s wore when lie he was killed and found bullet holes in the back of the coat when she found those bullet holes and the blood stains said mrs roy she rushed into the room where paul was sitting and thrust the bloodstained clothing in his bis face saying oh you coward she eho cried you shot my boy in the back and you have lied also my aly husband jumped up and caught her by the hand 1 I shot sonny but it was in self defense he said he had ills his own pistol out and was shooting at me I 1 had bad to shoot to save my own life |
