, 1874-07-26
through Mrs. Waring. The prisoner claimed to
be the lawful wife Of Gen. Roddy, and said that
she was glad her case Has about to be made pub

! LnrOu5h IrB. Narne. Inc prisoner claimed tc
be the lawful wife Of Gen. Roddy, and said tliat
she was glad her case was about to be made pub
lie ut last.
Capt Byno corroborated the previous witncsB
as to the arrest OF the prisoner and finding of
tue property. sho appeared very nervous when
! informed that she WAS under arrest, and COM
planned OF severe illness. She said she did not
know how she could be arrested for taking pa
pers from Koddv, who, she said, was her lawful
husband The prisoner appeared very anxious
| to go before magistrate. and, when taken be-
fore Justice Morgan waired an examination.
She said she WAS very glad her case was about to
pc made public, aud complained that Gen. Rod
| dy nearly killed her. She eaid che would horse
anxious and nervous, and at the stasion-house
| expressed q wish to zee Roddy. Her Life and
| character, abe said, depended on the papers
taken from her possession. The prisoner be-
came 7ely angry when witness called her Miss
| Shotwelf, aud said that her name was Mrs. Rod
dy. In the Police Court Justice Morgan had di-
rectcd the papers to be sent 10 the District-At-
torney, and witness had not seen the prisoner
since until he saw her in court
In ctoss-e1amlnatoE Capt. Byrno stated that
Commissioner Davenport had appeared in the
case at Jefferson Market the Commissioner had
examined the recovered papers when brought to
tue station -honse. and Ind brought Gen 1soddy
to examine item the next day. Witness thought
Mr- Davenport was private counsel for Gen
Roddy. a1lss Shotwel frequently repeated that
the papers taken from her we're given to her by
her husband, Con. Roddy, and that her life aud
honor were connected with them. When taken
OF Airs. Roddy.
Con. Philip D. Roddy. the complainant, then
took the stand and was examined by Mr. Fuller |
ton. lie identified the opera-gIass found IN |
the prisoners possession 81 his property, and |
said it had been stolen from his room in |
laylor's Hotel, Jersey City. The complainant |
also identified the greater portion Of the two
packets OF papers produced as bis personal prop
efty "hich he had Kept in the same trunk with the
glass and the seven sovereigns stolen Meeting
the prisoner that day Le asked her how she LAD
gained possession Of lis property, and she re-
pl;ed: - All. Roddy, I'm smarter than you ase."
ne then referred to previous quarrel in which
ne refused to pa! her ooard-bill, to which the
prisoner replied that he should pay Just what
she pleased; he told her that he would then pay
~ her bills it she only returned him his papers, |
lhe prisoner declined peromptorily to return the
papers. unless she received 100000. He then |
threatened to take out q search-warrant for the
recovery OF the papers, when she said she would
oot couple OF bullets through him. Soveral |
powers Of attorney we're among the missing
'apers- Gen. Roddy tden detailed his long init
macy macy with Hiss shot"eIl, both in this city and
j ashington during which timb he paid her !
lotel-bills aud visited ler regularly. lie denied
hat he Was married to Miss Shotwell, or had ..
'Tc1 promised to marry her, or had ever even |
onVersed on the subject OF marriage and stated
III ha1 !he prisoner knew from their first meeting
- "~@' - A1@A. 4tEA 4f.st1- 1 !,
H. 80 s-e3aH1naslon BY Alr. Sullivan, CON- h
alnlut said he eaw the O;7era-c]naa with fra y
rsoner in Washington. She was lot ten rS3uutea G.
ner room when she had them. He tnok f},cr, =
I'D gave her \ $50 bill. Tney stonned in tha u
ame hotel Ii Washington, but in different | ~ ~
'oals. When she stole his papers he told her y,
sne returned them he would continue paying r
ei pll!s; pnt ~ she 5ald che wouldn't give them up 70
,nd for $50. 900. on the sa1a cond,t;on that uha "
culd give up choroforln aud spirituous llQuors :"
u oue rear. Size wus stayine IN tha ETeratt Ia
onse at the time Witness ia from Aia,,on,o nc
ositively svea1s that since be- raturnei from tn