, 1874-07-26
AN EXTRAORDINARY TRIAL,
Carlotta T. Shotwen vs.. Gen.
Philip ID. Itoddy.

= IL We" 1ofA' ouslnR 'ne past week an extraor
!, d1nary case was on trial In the courts, the par
: ti-ulars of which are given below:
! opx ponnva or,nv
!. Thu c.aa ~ tba NV ca1ah 49, r.,,
49,, a.,.o-,,.. 49,, C">,1. "uA, a. ono1
wen osheI"!so ca1eu cetlotta r. shotW AMI
Carlotta +. RoddJ, charged by Gen. Philip D
. . Roddy, of Alabama, well known in this citr .nd
Washin etou. with the larceny Of an oner.-g1au.
vn,rea a. Elk snd sava, ns;t;s1. t'A4.Eo
| .A" ~ Va Dtt'4o" o'e.e'SnH' WIZ
comn eneeo Delofe Judge Sutherland yesterday
IN the Court OF Genera! Sessions- The court
room was we'll filled with the friends and &C.
auaintances of hath nartiea vbo had co,na :,
I l.a,r t1a aav.nna-,;.,.s -, -: ~
"A -. 'o'ei'1ion0 eApecteo IN
cohnecuon "ith the case Iho particulars had
OF the public. bnt up to tie present tbrorgh
now erfuf int1,,ence had haan a,,rn,asua5
Mo c,o,uo,, ..',o =; ~, ~ ~
Atoa anos"ea,, "Ao 10 'aoy u pfepossess1ng
lady-lke department. took her seat beside her
counsel. Alcernon 8. Sullivan md annearaa r.,
suffer exceedingly from troubJeaoma courh
| contracted during her confinement in the Tonnba
| Although the charge waa oBt.n.ihly one of ~r,ud
larceny il VIVA cvIiont that rhe a11cood la,canr
| was but the mercst nrcteuco for hp,ne;rn ,ha
prisoner to trial, She was attended hv soyerai
! intimate friends. who appeared to taxa a dcan
luterest i'll her affairs.
Within the rallied iucosuro enpposed to be uocrad
| to the representatives OF the neople sat tia
| complainant, Gen, Philip =. Roddy. wl,o aT,-
peared nervous and anxious, in the midst Of Tia
private counsel. e1-Judge Fullerton aud United
States Commissioner John l. Dayenport. who
have been retained to prosecute the comn1s;n
auts case, the representative Of District Attor
ncy Phelps, and brilliant array of prominent
lawyers.
Considerable time WAS spent in ironare1ino a
jury, counsel on both sides questioning tho ;1ry
as to their knowledge of either of tho narties
concerned. It was u noticeable fact that tho
counsel for the complainant exertcd themselves
to the utmost to place al 1uany aged and maTr;ed
men as possible on the iury and Gna|lv 1uc-
cceded iu inlpapeue a doZen e,nid solemn
looking meu to try the case. Immcdia.eIy af1er
the jury had been sworn, the representative Of
District Attorney phelna ratirod from tho .aea
and announced that tie croseeution won,d ba |
conducted by alesers. Fullerton and Dayennort |
Mr.. Fullerton then opened the case. wh,,:h ha |
said was ono Of no ordinary importance. TLo |
defendant Miss Carlo,ta r. Shotwa1l MA, t,own /
sometimes by another name. Tho Complainant
was Geu. Philip D. Kolly The nrisonor vs..
we'll brought up. had extraordinary con :e1aation-
III powers. great ability. aud was lot withont
considerable pernonal nttractiona Size ,r,a ~
fortunate enough to stand cl,ar-cn will a rr;,na
aad 1t was to bo hoped that II size vas cuiltr she
would be convicted Mr. Hoddy became ac-
quaiuted with Miss Suotwcl1 in lsl;7. haylnc Lenn
introduced to her by a 1,1v in th;a citr Ca
Kvduy eow Miss shotvell i,omc an,; h,y y;n, ,nat
her afterward m intimacy crew in ,rL,o,, Ia.aI
for several wears Size uas Iodvo ri 1aTnarI,tJa
and marvellous Mowers Of fa-rjna t;on Ne ma.,t
ri mrncv onJ r. ~ - f-o,, ,,; ~ 80 ~: ., |
enr,. niieTward ;n larca an'nts - sa sIa.1 hi
him in her power and she Ennw ~ In ,a. .aa
maryicd man. and her deman5a were aco,'na
MED with tl,teaIy th.t in case If nou]cnm11iapca
n;s wife and family should have full exposure.
cays. She went fron 1,]7cc ~ T1sca .a..to]1
larre amounts narindicaily ani rac: s;,i,, t
Gen. KoAty mora than 10 nun Sa lra, ,oht ~ !
i'm dnvn from a wna1ti,r ,n,, r. 1'1o !
/
lati;e Of e,tAar eyna.n- h,Inseif N st,,no ~
o1u, blowing o,t hj5 hra;ns ~ ;,,n,,unn ~ ~
he dock In 1s73 rho naTt,.s ."-ar.,5f ~ ~ ~
Nv, ,,,s rba ~. anro E:asiti, 49, he
nj e. ,,n, Ina n, ,na. anJ "so 10 .oon 4
,rontcn1 - oInnsa Xix ,,,4 nin- n''
i'm sheannent to this sa uo oens.a po5'u=s
ions arnin,t i;en Rof1Iv IN howl 10 go n1,o u
Inch ho had giyon Lor in order tn he rc,caesJ' y
-n.nis ;,i hor ~ har n,.' "1..u law T
II and niet,;naa nosao.s,na ~ H., ia ~ ct
h. tha1 wr,ta ,n iii nfc atoe u ans oana: OF
a. to work his ruin or accomplish her oLec;. a. a.
o safe c;tl.r ror sha aoot h;n iat,ar to,,;s
i'm that thora uas an 1,w.ut 1sn,1;n .eng II,
ouut.y, and hc had better retur1, aI ook af.u1 OF
th.t sa ,sd no zm IL Se" hork
n rrand larceny against n1a,' no,,a5 rraratt eV
hoIn she charred witt, ntcainr n ga mn -
,ud. which. to bis unutteraba astonishmsnt on on
Gu Rodly found was the bond delivered IT, pe
m ND VIII Hn$ |
III carried in his trnnk The GnueraI =; n,o ~ IL
arched h;s tr1nta and fnnnd 49, tha ~ haN5 on
nj other nauers lad heen stolnn ~. ,1;,o. uouu
vino en,ered h;s room and ,I.,roo,ad t,,an:
a nisht before he sailed for En-ono 'a IT, ou ~
co Returned to Amerca to trv and sstt1a ]
q suit aud avert tho exnosnr9 wich hn1 OF
~ come. She had commenccd a,;ta an
aust him in The name e' of Misa sbot%am saa11 me
aiust Roduy. and he met them. h wystnl1 las
~ ha VA. mat her de1nanda .. ~, Nv "leIn- ~ bill
- ~ , 10y not oesuauus aa 4onS Us no ur
eod 10 no more r. uss ueen'u n &c e1n4us.ea ~ We
to-day. SO tomorrow, md s105 the - na4t "a4
y Ia VA. ,,nti.ted for hs;uos. 49,, 1ue noae pu
in the o~trema 10 re,'t ~. rar,nu ~ rT vo1
- ~ tno oAt.eu.e. he "eu1 70 lagtora uotel, oat
.oe, Wy, " escape net' out II was no use 81
en- there shn fol1owcd hin, g. .,s,l % on1 her
y .ne uln'aStoom or the MOTEL and sit down ~, ~
honrs IN tho door m,fan o;'iact ~ a,,."1. .au e
ali behol]ers sha won1d fo,loI ~ ant
be- dragged aonr hc1in i v"tt;. 10 1t f.
- :, anu eAlos1nF n4ln- IL no 'took to HIM ~.