The New York herald., 1874-07-17
THE WONDERFUL WOMAN" ON
TRIAL.

Roddy-Testimony for the Prosecution. |
1t will be remembered that in last Mondays
HERALD q graphic description was given OF |
"wonderlul woman,n who was arragned at the |
bar OF the General Sessions upon charge OF grand
larceny, indicted un1er the name OF "Fanny A. |
ShOtwell alias Carotta F. Shotwell, alias CarlOtta
F. Roddy." The accused was placed at the oar !
yesterday ana the trial COMMENCED before Judge !
sutherland, Miss Snotwel Or Mrs. Roddy is q |
petite brunette and Vas attred in mourning. She
occupied seat oy her counsel, tie anable and
''silver-topxuedn Algernon S. Sullivan There was
no dirfcuity experienced in procuring jury, and |
tAe only question propounded to them by Assist.
ant Dis rict Attorney Lyon whether they
were men OF lamlnes. After tle jurors were
sworn Mr.. Lyon informed His Honor hat Judge
Fullerton and Mr.. ('JOhnny'') Davenport mad been
designated to take the active management of the
case on behalf Of the prosecution, as 1t involved
the knowledge OF q great many iscts and circum-
stances which It was Impossible for nlm to acquire
In the conduct of the business OF the Court.
THR PROSECUTING CoUNsEL's STATEMENT.
Judge Fullerton, "in furtherance OF the ends OF
justice" ana not consequence OF the payment, as
Mr.. Skimpole would say, OF 'Iittle billr by the
prosecuting witness, proceeded in dramatic and
pathetic manner to give general and interesting
history OF General Roddy and the prisoner at the
bar, whom he denOmlnated an adventures. He
said the jury would be surprised 10 learn that she
was only charged with stealing an opera glass,
some private papers and seven English soverelgns,
the total value OF which was about $60 The ac-
cused was a woman OF more than ordinary ability,
well brought up, educated, possessed OF
extraordinary conversational powers and not
without personal attractions. General Roddy
was introduced to her by mutual lady
friend in this city In 1867, ana the acquan
ship grew into intimacy that continued for sew.
eral years. BY her extraordinary powers OF fasci-
nation, he alleged, she was enabled to WELD an al
most irresistible power over General Roddy. at
first asking small sums and when her imperious de-
mands for larger amounts were not met she ceased
playing the angel, her wings disappeared, and
then she showed her claws, threatening his expo
sure to wife and children. Sne knew at her first
Introduction that he married and had
family From place to place in this city and TO
various other places she followed him, demanding
money, and receiving IN the aggregate S50,oOo,
which brought him almost to povery. This woman
went to his room stealthilv, opened his trunk
and stole his private papers, shook them IN his
face and threatened TO expose himself as well as
others. In 1872 they dissolved all relationship, at
winch time he gave her bond OF a railroad corpo-
ration of great value, agreeing within the time to
give her the property named in 1t. soon after she
commenced a suit, without any warning, knowing
that tnat would lead to an investigation and to
exposure The General not wishing to engage in
this litigation. effected settlement with her, she
agreeing TO deliver the bond, but failed to keep
her promise. In short time the prisoner CON-
menced another action upon the same paper.
More blood money was demanded and more came,
and the bond was given up. She then adopted
another line of attack and wrote to his wife, and,
worn out and hall insane. the General took d
steamer to Europe While there, happening to
take, up a copy Of the HERALD, he read an
prisoner, which turned out to be the bond
! that ne had deposited with Otner valuable
papers in his trunk. On the night before he went
to Europe the accused had entered his room and
! him IN the name OF Shotwell, and III order TO get
rid o! her he went to layor's Hotel in Jersey City;
TO washington she would go too II he tok to
himself the wings OF the morning and new TO- the
nttermost parts OF me earth the woman at the par
and be dragged through the streets and sit for
hours at ms room door IN notels The celebrated
Brnckey divorce trial suggested TO the prisoner the
idea tnat she could pretend to be the wife OF Gen.
eral Roddy; and accordingly she visited his place OF
business and demanded certain amount Of money
from his partner which was refused, whereupon
Miss Snotwell threatened to destroy Mr. Roddy and
his business. When she next met the General sne
stated some things that he knew no other person
was aware OF, and which only could nave been
learned from his private papers, that lie supposed
were placed beyond her reach IN Jersey City.
| When asked how sne got that information the apt
reply Was & ~ am smarter r than you think am"
and seven English gola soveregns had been
stolen, and urged by his friends, legal proceedings
! were instituted and an indictment found by the
Grand Jury. search warrant was issued and
part OF the stolen property was found in her pos
that this was not the only married man she had
within her clutches; she was not the victim OF the
complainant's lust, but an auventnress and one
! who levies blackmall upon those who get within
her power.
! Captain Byrne and Sergeant Williams we're en-
amined. the substance OF their evidence was
| tnat Justice Morgan had furnished them with a
search warrant and they proceeded TO the house OF
Mrs. Warlng, No. ~ East Twelfth street, on the
l1th OF June where Miss ShOtwel occupied apart
ments on the second nOor. She insisted that her
name was Roddy, denied taxing the property men
toned In the warrant and said the things belonged
! to her husbano that she was sick and used the
! money to pay the doctor. The Captain searched
and found a large bundle of papers which ne took
Mr.. Koddy went to the station house and identified
the papers. When conveying her TO the prison snc
tod she Captain that Mr. Roddy caused malpractice
/ to be wrought upon her twelve times. that week
J before that she had natural miscarriage and he
had nearly killed her. that 1t would be luxurious TO
10 be tried Immediately; she threatened 10 horse
whip hin If he appeared In court While at Jefferson
Waring knew where the opera glass was and the
sergeant afterward traced 1t to a house in Frank
lin avenue BROOKLYN, and recovered II:
On his CrOss-eXamlnatlon by Mr.. Sullivan the
Captain said that Mr.. Davenport had spoken to
| HIM about the cass the prisoner when arresled
has ruined me-" and said that her life and charac-
ter were in those papers; she said that General
Roddy aud herself had lived together a long time,
ana while admitting that sne took the things de-
med having perpetrated larceny.
The comp alnant, Phillip d. ROddy, was the next
witness. He was shown the opera glass and .
bundle OF private papers which he Identified as
being IN trunk IN his room at Taylors Hotel, in
Jersey CITY, and which were abstracted from it,
together with seven English sovereigns, Ill March
last; he asked the prisoner who was at the Ash
land House, how she got into hts trunk and the
reply was "Roddy am smarter than you are -
at an anteCedent conversation he had complained
OF hotel bill that was presented to him Tor pay
ment, when he Said, al Will pay no more:" she re-
pied. "Y VIII pay just what Please; have got
yOu;' ne urged ner to return his papers,
promising to do anything II she restored
them, but she declined, adding that she wanted
| $4,000, and 10 less than that would do her any
good he threatened to take out search warrant,
! which was met with the remark, III you do Will
| put couple OF bullets through you, Tor have been
| advised to that cOurse.u She took the opera glass
from his room IN Washington while he was sick IN