Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-07-18
4 Lovers Charge of Larceny
From the New York World |

Size ciaiiuS l. her nani" or, as Sh" Is SnnetlurS
known, Carlot:a T. ShrrwclI, on charge Of
grand iar2e:y, began yesterday in the Curt of
General Sessions. Sh" is also Indicted for per-
jury. but was arriigDcd for the first otfeuce on
~. The c'Ip!auant in the case is General
Philip d Rpldy. man well KIN. wa 10 this
city. aud prominently couueced with railroad
enterprises in the S uthcrn States His charge
against the prisoner was first made June 9,
when he appeared before Justice Morgan at
the jefferson Market Police Court ard uadc
| complaint against her, charging the theft of an
| opera glass and several gold coins. valued 10
all at about 500. She was held in 81, 200 ball.
and III default OF that amount was remanded
to the Tombs.
The accused is in her twenty ninth year, and
has DOT lived with her husband for several
| years. At tie time of her arrest she claimed
to be married to Gen. Rpddy, who denied the
statement, and insisted that she was VII aware
| OF th" fact that he was himself married. Sac
has still Certain claims of figure and person, aad
! in appearance has some of the manoers Of
cultivated lady. Gen. Roddy was represented
by exJulge Fullerton and United States Com
missioner Davenport, and after empanclllng a
jury and tile formal opening Of the case the
! D>trlc! Attorney resigned The active proSecu-
ton OF he Case into tie hauIs Of the counsel
|
wa- defended by AgornDn 5 Sullivan, ex As
! Slstaat District Attorney.
Tie cas-" was opened by Ar. Fullerton, who,
after rcmarkl & that il was an important one,
expressed the hope that the prisoner, if guilty,
wou.d b. Convicted IN spite OF her beauty and
pclsuual a!IactlOns. BY her conversation aud
accom- l>hmeuts, aud her marvrlousc powers
| OF fascination. she had entrapped the Complain
ans, General Roidy, and from time to time Oh
tanned from him large sums of money to the
amount Of $50 900. reducing him from athu-
enc to poverty. He Was Il married man, aDd
she had him 81 completely 10 her power that
he had 10 Alternative but death or open disgrace
III courtroom. In 1872 they separated. \
little later Size began suit which the G:Del a
was forced ~ COMPROMISE A long period OF
bi:cknaliug on her part followed She track
cd him from place 10 place, and at last began a
sus under the laws Of this State for malnten-
nee, and then Tor vorce. Son alter she
opera glass. uron which ne had her arrested.
The COUNSEL for inc prisoner called the atten
tion Of the Court to the tact that the proSecu.
ton was nduc;iug, not for the State, but the
can claimant, General Rndly.
Tie first witness Tor the people was Sergeant
VI 81. Murray, WHO testified to the arrest at 81
East Twelfth street. Upon cross examination
by COUNSEL for the accused he testified as fol-
lows: She asked to bc taken at once before a
Magistrate; sh: Was aX0uS for a speedy trial.
before arrc,ting her and taking her before
Judge Morgan | received instructions from
Mr.. Davenport, and next day he brought Gcn
Roddy with him 20 See the papers: when took
this huurl" II papers she trcmb!ed all Oyer,
aud said This will kill me; his man will kill
M: he hes !uincd ne before y Mrs. Warlng
the ianr.l:dy. endcarorcd to pacI!y her; she
claimed that the papers were hers; my God
she SAID, me gave me those things; he Is my
hu-b3ni.
After reccs, General Philip T. Roldy wa~
,u, upon the stand His evidence was con.
fined To licntit! lug various articles found IN
The prisoner room a. his property, and to an
en- hatir DENIAL of the alleged marriage He
testified that he had wife and five childr q,
which the prisoner knew five years ago. Ga
cross examination he gave his age as forty
eight, said h, had lived with the defendant for
five or six years, and had once given her bond
for $50 600 uu condition OF her abstalniOg from
liquor aud tobacco. The case will be resumed
today.
PRINCE WILLIAM County, COURT July
! term. Twenty deeds and other wrltngS We're
admitted on record during the month Of June,
1874
Hugh Hammcl, appellant against James
Davis, appellee; 90 appeal from Justice Of
Peace Judgment ior appellee tor $2i.jI, AID
interest trom tst day CT October, 1873, aud
$40 costs.
James f. Williams, Of Washington, D, c..
! qualified liz attorney to practice in this court.
Con-, vs.. Sandy Harris; On judgment for
sluIt and battery; jury; verdict for defendant.
NJ. \. In. application to open road through
the lands Of H. \ kank'.y aud others. Coln-
missioner of Il ,ads Of Uccoquan township rr
| dcrel To view route.
Several estate acc UNITS were confirmed.
r. 4 Suc;air, attorney FROM Alexandria,
was granted leave to practice in this court.
II A Sinclair with Chas. ". Laimer his
surety qualified as administrator OF VI. b. SIN
clair, deceased.
\ d Fitch homestead deed returned by
sheriff, and II. b. Narncs, Newton woodward
AID Cyrus \ Cannon appointed APPRAISERS
.NunoSSdS GG.-ctte.
| IYDROPHoBIA.- -lD yesterdays Gazette APP
pcarcd All account Of case of hydrornoHla at
Culpcpcr G. H. The Times of that place gives
the following particulars:
"A four year old child oil VIM. Campbell, col
orcd. OF this place. was blltcn about seven
We, ks ago by dog belonging to the family.
The dog was instantly killed. No suspicious
we're aroused at the time pi the dog being mad.
| The wounds were upon the check OF the child,
aud being slight in character soon healed. %
last Sunday morning Ter the first time the little
girl manifested an abh0rcncc for waller. and
during the day was thrown into violent c. nvul-
sions whenever water was brought near her
sight, and has continued to have convusinns
whenever any fluid or TODD is offered her. Even
Jump Of ice paced il her hand has the same
effect Up 10 this lime (rhursday attcrnoon)
she is sail living. What is reulaI kablc about
the case she has never slept since the first
symptoms Superseded, or taken a mor-cl Of
food She relnains perfectly quct until dis
turhod. or until food or water IS offered her,
when she Immediately has conyuIsioo. She
is actually starving and dying Of thirst.
| CUMBERLAND Coal TRADE.-The ship.
mentS If coal from Cumberland for the week
ending July II, amounted to IS, 327 tons