The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-10-14
MISS sHOrwELL'S STORY.
A Rafting Romance Of the Social
and Political Life Of the Day.
THE TALE THE HEROINE TELLS.

and POnJlcal Lie Oh ING Ody'
THE TALE THE HEROINE TELLS.
DESERTED ny HER NOMINAL HUSBAND AND
ROBBED BY HIS Observation-Disclosures
LOBBYISTS, SEAL LOCKS AND BILGE PUMPS.
The New York Sun says: That when the
committee on crime assembled yesterday
Mr.. Townsend asked for an attachment for
James G. Kelso. The ex-superintendent of
police subsequently appeared, and Mr..
Townsend Withdrew his request. Mrs. Car
lotta Frances Roddy was the first witness
She was attired in black, and wore light
felt hat and feather. She testified: am the
wife of Gen. Roddy, and was robbed in 1872
in going from New York to Chicago. In
that year Gen. Roddy, being about 10 start
for Europe, introduced ms TO L. w.
Brooks, with whom he bad maintained
business relations. During the months Of
October and November L met Brooks ire
quently in the Fifth Avenue Hotel. where L
talked with him about the automatic ship
ventilator and bilge pump, which Is in use
on most of the vessels OF the United States
and other navies. Brooks repeatedly spoke
to me about my Selma and Gulf railroad
bonds, AMI said that he thought it was
wrong in Mr.. Roddy to withhold from me
the control of my interest in the railroad.
declined TO act on the suggestions given
by Brooks, having full confidence in Mr..
Roddy. Mr.. Roddy not having returned
from Europe as soon as 1 expected, left
my boarding house for the Grand Central
Hotel. There was introduced by a clerk
of Mr.. Roddy's firm TO George A. Everett,
whom he represented 20 DO an old guest OF
the house and an old friend OF Mr.. R0ddy.
Everett had great deal to say about bust
ness, and finally determined to consult an
old Gentleman in Alabama about my affairs
accidentally mentioned TO another person,
in the hearing of Everett, the Alabama
bonds. Mr.. Everett urged me 70 make
THE TRIP TO ALABAMA,
saying that the bonds were worth 80 cents
on the dollar, etc. 1 said L had not the
means to spare, and he said he would
furnish me railroad passes by the way
Chicago, which was six hours longer than
the other route. He added that ne was
going to Chicago to meet his wife and
children, aud would escort me. We lett for
Chicago Sunday evening, December %, 1872,
four months subsequent to Mr.. Roddy's de-
parture. In the carriage which conveyed
us to tho depot was a man employed by the
American Seal Lock Company, which has
gained considerable nOtOriety through its
connection with the treasury department.
A. Niagara we were detained some time,
and Everett showed me a telegram from
Brooks, instructing him TO stop at Detroit
and see man named Hays, who owed the
Seal Lock Company 1000. At Dstroit the
conductor said that the cars would be de-
tanned from l O'Clock to 5. Everett
left the cars-to see Hayes, he
said-and returned about O'Clock, hav-
ing in the msaatime robbed my trunk.
When / arrived in Chicago the next day,
Christmas, the 25th, the conductor sad /
would be detained until evening. Mr.. Eve
rett was anxious for me to go to his family,
AMI was anxious TO circumvent him. He
therefore lett me for time, remaining in
the baggage car standing by my trunk. i
insisted on going to the fremont Hotel,
taking my trunk. Everett accompanied
me. He seemed resolved that 1 should ride
out, though it was an unpleasant day, and
mentioned various methods of passing the
hours that would keep ms from my trunk.
After taking drive L returned to the TIE
mont House and ordered the trunk TO my
room. 1 found / had been robbed. The
trunk lock had been broken and carefully
replaced The work had been done, as /
was told, with a cold chisel and a hammer.
From the trunk had been taken various
papers, including one representing my in
terest to the amount of $50, 900 in Selma and
Gulfrailrosd bonds, also papers represent
ing my interest In the Automatic Ship Ven
tilator, and
MARRIAGE AGREEMENT
or certificate OF my marriage to Mr.. Roddy,
made on the Sd OF January, 1868. A paper
was read, signed by p. ID. Roddy, and agree
ing to deliver within a certain date $4,000
in Selma and Gulf second mortgage bonds.
Mrs. Roddy continued-Mr. Everett did not
come to escort me to the train, and the next
day l went out to see how to arrest thief.
Ibid not then know what district attorney
was. / was out all day, and when L returned
to the hotel parlor the clerk said that Everett
had been waiting for me- and / received
letter from him saying that my papers were
in the hands OF friends in New York. / had
Everett arrested that night at his residence,
and taken TO jail. He acknowledged his
guilt and promised TO deliver up the papers
on Saturday morning. When called on to
fulfil his promise he referred the detective
to mis- counsel. He was committed
in default of $4,000 bail, which
some weeks after was reduced to
$45, 900. Detective Tyrrel pressed the in
vestigation, first at Detroit, then at New
York. When l arrived in New York on
January 4, Tyrrel told me that be had re-
cieved telegram from Chief Washburne,
OF Chicago. telling him to call on Superin-
tendent Kelso, and get the papers. There
had been found on Everett, when arrested,
a receipt from the United States Express
Company for papers sent TO 4. w. Brooks,
American Seal Lock Company, Broadway,
New York. Brooks was arrested here, and
the papers found in his possession. In my
eagerness to get the papers / went TO Dis
trict Attorney Phelps, who referred me to
Justice Bowling. Justice Bowling granted
warrant for the arrest of Brooks, who was
locked up. Mr.. Phelps, however, said that
he understood my case perfectly well; it
vas a case of conspiracy, aud 1 should not
60 before Bowling; that Tyrrel and should
go before the grand jury and have Brooks
and Everett indicted, as
THE ROBBERY WAS PLANNED
and virtually committed in the state of New
York. Ny failure to appear before the pc
lice justice was taken advantage OF by ex-
Judge Cardozo, counsel for the prisoners, to
denounce me as a blsckmailer. On the 9th
OF January, 1878, Everett and Brooks were
indicted for larceny in receiving stolen
goods. received letter from Mr.. Phelps,
who said that the county could not bear the
expense of bringing Everett from Chicago,
and 9uOO0sfiUO hat +