The New York herald., 1874-07-18
THE SHOTWELL TRIAL.
Continuation of General Roddy's
Testimony.
" Mrs." Roddy's Story of Her
Married" Life.
AN EVENTFUL HISTORY.

an opera glass from General Roddy was continued
yesterday IN the General Sessions before Judge
sutherland. In consequence OF the publicity given
to the proceedings OF the previous day the court
room was crowded with the friends Of both parties,
A number OF ladies' were present, and evinced
great interest in the trial.
The crosse examination OF General Roddy was re-
sumed. He said that he saw DR.. Hart New York
physician in court on Thursday. Mr.. Sullivan
offered to show that in March last the accused was
Ill at the Ashland House; that DR.. Hart was called
In ana attended her for about month that the |
bill was presented to General ROddy Tor "attend-
ance upon his wife, !" and that he paid the bill His
Honor permitted the evidence
General Roddy-l went to the Ashland House
when she was i'll, ana learning that she had sent
for DR.. Hart, whom she had employed years ago, I |
waited until he came, when he said she sent for
him In the name of Miss Snotwell; l stated to |
him, al do not want you to practice on her in my
name but n she requires the attendance of q
physician VIII see that the oil Is paid but no
bill was presented to me; requested Mr.. Brock
way proprietor OF the Ashland House, to secure q
physician and would pay the bill"
Counsel proposed to prove that there was no in
terruption OF their relations until he demanded OF
her certain love letters from another woman which
she found in his satchel. His Honor de clded that
the evidence was irrelevant to the question at
issue.
General Roddy-When my acquaintance with
Miss ShOtwell commenced did not say that had
been o married man; that at that time was pros
ecnttng suit for divorce and soon expected to
obtain decree in my favor and did not subse-
quenty show her paper purporting to be GER
tfcate OF the Court that was divorced; sought
friends of hers to try to get her out the trouble
which she brought upon herself; mean this charge
OF larceny; know Dr.. Crane, Of Hackettstown,
N. J., and saw him this month.
Counsel offered to show that General Roddy reg
istered himself under false name for the pur-
pose OF having an interview with Dr. Crane, who
Is q brOther-in-law Of the defendant which the
Court excluded.
General ROddy to Mr.. Fullertou-Miss Sh otwell
came to the hotel YVES stopping at in Washington,
but not at my request; she returned to New York
at my desire wanted her to get away from Wash.
ington because she was threatening to go to GER
tain Official parties was trying TO collect money
that was due to me from the government; she
threatened to go to newspapers in Washington and
charge that had friendship for Mr.. Brookes, who
was rO0ming next to me; she told me repeatedly
when she got $4,000 she would let me alone; told
her would give her every dollar on eartn, or |
would leave 1t to any number Of her friends to say
what should do; upon the second trip to Wash
getting money and she should have 1t; we did not
occupy the same room together; she was guest
AZ Cne SC James HOtel ana was IN my room Ire-
quently, but not at my request; in May she was
there again and said she was determined to follow
me- me INTO every place went; that IT., she was acting
that my saying had no money was ialsehood
that could raise any amount OF money, and she
lett there; she followed me around from room to
room and into the street; walked in the rain
was weary. followed by her; sometimes she would
laugningly say she could walk further than I
sSa back TO ss the 1Ss she she
last time saw ner in the hotel she said II would
give give ner 8, 600 = she would 20 back to New York
would leave 1t to any number OF ner friends to
settle all trouble between her and me she said,
that she presented q pistol. and took 1t away
from her; she showed me pistol once at the Ash
stopping AZ the Union Square Hotel, sne told me she
was without home, without money to buy her u
cup OF tea; that she was weary OF the course she
had been pursuing had no friends to help her, and
asked me II would secure boarding place for
her, TO which replied would not but would aid
her with money 50 far as could ii she could get
q boarding house; she said she had slept in some
OF the Tree lodging houses in this city or several
nights she looked sick. and thought 1t matter
OF Charity If YOU see proper to call it so-tnat it
was Indispensable to her health that she should
have some resting place; | asked Mr.; Brockway
to give her a room Tor few days and would pay
IOr IL; the bond directed Mr. Parsons when in
Europe to obtain for me was the one gave her
A. g. Buell., who acted as attorney for me; he re-
ceived IT, by her directions alter the settlement;
L put IL away WIFI my papoTS III u JTuuk IL WAS
taken away without my knowledge, and the first
knowledge had OF 1t was through reading news
paper IN London; MISS shotwell commenced suits
ventilator Company were hypothecated for money
that had borrowed.
victim Of and easily Influenced by other persons
rather than by her own inclination to do wnat she
more to do with those people and those suits, and
would undertake with the smallest encourage
mi f0r 10 n On
in 1869 she thought of being there year or two
to be educated in German and French, but she re-
. turned In about month; wrote Mme Richeo
that the defendant would superintend the educa-
tiOn OF my daughter Dy lormer wife.
the Ashland House, testified that the accused was
guest at their establishment, under the name OF
Shotwel she came In October, 1873, and was there
on and OF for three or Iour months he told her
that General Roddy instructed HIM to credit her
s25 on the bill II she would give up the opera glass;
but he did not remember the reply she made; she
said she had the glass and the sleeve buttons this
was some time in last March.
Cross-examined-She claimed to be General
Roddy's wife, and asked me If would not regis
ter her name on the book as Mrs, Roddy; told
her could not 90 1t; General Rcddy used to visit
said they were detective ofi1cers who were act
ing In ner suit against Everett and Brooks; DR..
her bills Tor board at first were from $26 to $35,
and at last they ran up to $40 or $50, which in
cluded doctors bills and carriage hire.
This was the case for the prosecution.
THE DEFENCE.
Mr.. Bell associate counsel, then proceeded to
open the case Tor the defence. ihis, he said was
private prosecution instigatcd for the purpose
oil preventing the accused securing her just
claims against ROddy and to stifle the prosecution
winch sbe had instituted for robbery against
Everett and Brooks They would show that
tue accused maintained the relation of wife to
Roddy by mutual agreement. and that the charge
OF larceny preferred for the purpose OF getting
rid OF her. They would offer TO show that the de-
iendant found letters In the GENERALS trunk
written by young lady In England to him, and
that soon after an estrangement took place be-
tween Carlotta and the General.
The prisoner was called TO the witness box by
Mr.. sullivan and gave the name of Carlotta f.
Roddy She said she never saw the opera glass
shown to her at Tayor's Hotel, in Jersey CITY, but
that she had II In her husbands room at the Ar
rngton Hotel, in Washington, and put 1t in her
pocket IN his presence; before departing for New
York she put 1t In her dressing case General
Roddy spent most OF the last eight months in
way at the Ashland house; the opera glass re-
NAMED on my bureau or on the mantel piece ana
tne Genera frequently saw IL there wnen he Wis.