The New York herald., 1874-07-14
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
Tho Shotwell-Roddy Case

Before Judge Sutherland.
In the case Of the people against CarlottO Shot.
well or Mrs. Koddy, whose eventful history was
given IN the HERALD of yesterday Mr.. AIgernon
Sullivan, prisoners counsel, requested postpone
ment OF the trial for few days. as he had only
been called into the case on Friday ana was not
thoroughly prepared to go on.
complainant was a very respectable gentleman
anG tnat he had engagea has passage in
steamer to Europe, TO sail on cdnesday. The
acct,sed was indicted Tor grand larceny, but tina t
statement did not convey any idea OF what would
hep p.esented the case when lJ came to be triei.
lie slpposed tha defence would present relations
exist4ng between them which, she would claim,
warranted her In taking the property from his
possession.
His Honor said that the prisoner, accompanied
by another woman, managed 60 get into his house
and ne listened TO her story. He also received
letter. rom her, and in his opinion the trial ought
further discussion the case was set down Ior trial
to-day,
Aues,ed FeIonious Assaulted Sequel to
the Plasterers' Strike.
The trAal on an indictment for felonious assault
and battery jointly lound against Daniel Croniu,
John Dunn and George Reed, was called on yester-
day. Dunn demanded separate trial, and was
defended oy MIR. A. Oakley Hall. The charge was
that on t,e 18th OF June the accused parties con-
spired to assault Michael Bowler with knife. As
the parties interested were members OF
the Manhattan Plasterers' Association the
court room was filled with. members OF
the oIgan,za1on' who evdnced bsrs censaeraoie
great malC witnesses examined. and the testi-
mony was very conflicting. Michae! Bowler and
his brother testified that on the saturday before
the occurr ence he was working tor Cornelius
Callahan at n house In Twenty ty-sxth street, near
Sixth avenue, and at the close OF the days work
Dunn and the other members OF tie society came
up and dem.Unde to see the envelope and counted
inc inc punn aud a man ma named Fuller called a. the
place where I've was plasterinG. and asked him to
'knock OFT" wp1k; Bowler replied that he would
work till Tuesday night, and then whatever action
the socl. ty would take at It's meeting he would
abide By; the complainant ceased WORKING az
look Sixth avenue car and upon arriving
at the corner Of Lexington avenue ,,s,n,i and
fty,ninth street, while gong towards hn,Id Inird
and stabbed him IN ths neck; he turned round
and caught CronM ano Lusned MIN against the
iron raiiing that was there anu while he was en-
deavorlng to hold him other men dubbed him on
the head severely; he recognized Dunn as one OF
they all ran away, and Cronin was the only one
arrested at the time: this prisoner gave bail, aud
Court tbat he has SINCE forfeited his ball and run
away.
his wounds which were dangerous. A witness
tor the prosecution sim Heaphy, testified 10 see-
ing the occurrence. LIE only recognized Cronin,
and the other parties who engaged IN the clubbing
he did not know he did not recollect seeing Dunn,
whom he knew very we'll, present when tue dis
Charles s. Mackay, q lawyer, who was on his
way 70 the Central Pani, testified that ne saw
the eight, and, knowing Dunn, was positive that
he was not there.
JACOB Leinninger and James Carroll the Presi.
deat the Plasterers Association, testified that
Oh the afternoon OF the dght, between nve and
six O'Clock, they were IN company with Dunn IN
the vicinity oil the HERALD Building.
Mr.. Hall cl'led two witness es to prove the peace.
abe Character oi Dunn, and refralned rom calling
more up0n receiving an iuttnatlon rom tue prose-
cutting oficer that no witnesves would be called to
re,ute that evidence. The lsa;t witness was Dunn,
who. IN II frank manner de Iied MS movements
npon the day in question. Ale admitted that IN
the Iorepat OF the morning OF the 18TH OF
June he visited the complainant where he
was working. and endeavored 70 induce hiIn
to cease working for 50 so a day, the price de-
manded by the society being 81; hut later In the
day he went down town with the witnesses who
testified, and did not know Anything about the as
sault til late that night
Alter the evidence was closed Mr. Hall proceeded
to sum up, contending that the testimony clearly
demonstrated that the accused WAS perfectly In
noCent oil the allegation made apu,lnst him.
Judge Sutherand delivered an elaborate charge,
and the case was given TO the jury at SIX O'Clock.
At seven O'Clock they returned With verdict Of
guilty OF assault aud battery only.
Mr.. Hummel requested that ths jury should be
poled, and the above was the result. In the abb
sence OF Mr.. Han the sentence was postponed.