The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-06
A QUEER STORY OF CRIME.
mrs. "EOTWELL BEFORE THE LEdIS-
LATIFE COM MITTEE

hYist-, Sr"I ls0chs, and Biluc Pumps.
When the Committee on Crime assem-
iied yesterday, MIR Townsend asked for an
ntt'' hrucnt TO- James g. Kelso. Tho ox-aupor-
in'cndeni e" Pole, subsequently appeared and
- l"wr-, nd withdrew his request.
hfs 'ariotta Frances Roddy was tho first
witno ~. she was attircd In black. and wore
lsrt ielt h.i and feather. She testified;
@ ~ rom vs E 30 and W.. Sss,a in s
lle to !. W. nrooks, with whom he had maintained
i"toi where ! ed win him about he ,t nnfona,ie
nloft - "a vessels Of ths United States and other
~, + lm, aad uuii EmlfoSd bonds aud said that
tnn ~, u" control q NY interest IN TINT rairocd /
o az ce f r odd, EyS g Ron 5S9 nni
h s' T.. 9, iarp rom Europe as soon % expected,
1her' VIZ Introduced ny clerk Of Mr.. Roddys arm
Old tNS e. MN" S he f rGprsep',Sd 70 be an
hy,r, E, Dad gria' deal TO say about business anil
uiue about ny anaiis. ! accdo ntally mentioned 70
anoih' rog III Ne hoarng d EysTnit, the Alabams
hana. 'ay.t ih.t the 9uds were worth thirty
tne uu' ar. ~ l,aid had the rncans spare aud
lc s! tat NJ woud furnish railro d passes by the
way 80 meato which wac SIX houi. Longer than TIE
mr,t I0s wifc and cIldrcu, and would oscort mo We
mons, he @ " Ar ESady GSpaTr III ,GS Se
caI. NJ, coIyeyca a s 70 The dspor was nan
IA. gan 81 ,vnslderabc tOrlety through is conhoc-
were detained for so'uc tlnc and Everett showed me
Telegram nom Brooss instructing him to stop al ~.
LoeA omrany $1,000.
TUE RonuERY.
At p,uoit the conductor that the cars would he
see Hays he SAID and returned about oclocK hav.
N chicago s naa d SSr snh sS IN. . eoS
auc,or said ! would be dclaincd until evening. Nr:
hv,fett VIE anxious for me to 10 TO HE family, aud
wssanxl1us 70 circumycnl hun. he therefore ieit me
my ,runs. 1 insptcd On going 10 the fremont Hotel
.sks ay ttnps Eyerst, sccogsnled me- he seemed
plcatant d, aud mentioned various methods Of pass.
drive & returned nG To- ne r ny dS. and orr s
dered NE truck 20 my room forad had been roooed.
Replaced Tne work had been done, as wa. told, vita
interest To- IN. atnont of "a Zoo no Selma ana 6uf
the Autonsle snip V.nua,or. aud marriage agree
on the 81 vi January, 1868.
paper 'sss read, signed by r. d. Roddy and
agreeing 10 deliver within certain date $4,000
IN selma and Gulf second mOrtg age BONDS.
Mrs Roddy continued Mr.. Everett did not come to
eseort me 70 The Tram and ne next day went out TO
District Attorney was. was out ali day. aud when
lad been ans r @ pe eek ssa 'ha Everett
hun syne tnat my papers we're 10 the HANDS Of friends
THE ARREST.
had Eyerett arrested that night At ms resdcucc snd
t-s"n u ju H. acknowledged MS guilt aud prom
whau lci On to fulnl rs promise. he referred he
c $500 BALI whcn some wctss ai9er va rcduSed 10
it'@o Deceive Iyr,el pressed ne inyestes,ion,
Ses YORK on jan I ISrrcl told me- ,nSt he had
Of cacara ;car him IRON to cs on ' sapSrn
h9D' been A tasns an ana gy tue pap r. lnere
ccip from tn nitcd States txfrcfs Company pa
pany Broadway New York Ike -. arrested 6err
ssa The Pcpgs S gsS IL BIZ ,-esG Ia ny
rheips. WIG ref,frtd US to Justice DoN ling. Justice
p a SA ia U R e S S S ss. 81 R 5s
nnder,tooa my case pSrfse,J vel; Il yas e.s q
lave and prdo should and e yd ssiFe s Sns 9
%iqs S,sc 81 Ssv lcrs. Ny ia,igrs . sge,.I islqts
sa,9 r.. he si Brf91s s to deDSsnfs ne a,
amt Brooks we're Indicted Tor larceny m receiving
@ bs the county coa f not psr me sps ~sf
Snnsnf sysrG,t from 6h9asc ara saggesti1g u,st
sloc more tyers,i was 9rSu n and both prisoners
cred letter. IN re'iri to them from Che psirie,
TnE LETrERs
Mr. Townsend read several Of the letters writ.
ten at various periods during the eighteen
months g., In the frst letters NJ rheps add tess-
WE'LL" Dear Madame" &c. Gradually the form
OF address was modified to " Miss Shotwell "
Mr. Townsend also read the deposition OF
Detective rSrrel, giving detailed history Of the
ments. On the arrival Of the train az Detroit,
when Everett left the cars for the pretended
Tact went TO the Cass Hotel, taklng with him Miss
shotwells trunk. At the hotel he pretended TO
hammer with which he broke IL open Then he
abstr.cted the papers. replaced the canvas COW
ering, and took the trunk back 10 the cars.
Miss ShOtwell continued her testimony. She
said
After the Indictments were found several overtures
for settlement we're made aud wherever she went she
followed Dh eandcrk AnOat the defendants.
one OF these FLANDERS was that she wa, identical with
Ssed Ns benton a At me enc OF eighteen n0n,ns
the marriage agreement, TO support from Roddy she
9Sa n,d yarra,s for his arcs. for abandoning her.
few NeeSs aferward she was arrested charge OF
perjury in swearing that she was his wife. The witness
ARRESTED.
capt. Byrnes another oficor arrested me on the
eeny u opera glasses and sleeve butiors ad sn Az
tempt TO 6acEIns Mr., Roddy; Byrncs very brutal
.hreaeninsy When assed Tor icn wa tSssR T DC
5": d sc% a John I Ss
ana 10 .y s. sTs eS1 "a s 5Sf -. no.
and | was kept 70 the police prison from rhursday
cup. u9 Fen ss RSS,@nY sp %
Sa ' ,s and mot dn s SH my s. TO
% sS ee . ss eo1 "a. .es me H had ;Esa
Weed kindly promised me counsel wrote sew.
.ral lines e Mr. Phsflp., Hskiag for q MA;
the People To prosecute Mr. Algernon Z. sullivan
an MIR. Bcsl defended me. After four days trial
acquitted Then was taken back the Tombs
and kept days aud then The for perjury
was H0i py0sSfi. and WAS released. Being unwcll
escorted to mothers house IN New Jersey by
the Warden OF the prison. After staying month
returned, aud learned from Warden Quinn that the
muc against Everett aud brooks had been mol
pro, al. | g1i few Of my letters back. but never
got back the iddY and Phers letters. nave never
been bOyist IN Washington, nor have ever black
mailed any Que.
ENDORSED ny JUDGE NELSON.
Mr.. Townsend read "a letter from Judge Neil
son. Of BROOKLYN, describing Mrs. Roddy 0s "a
woman in character, integ. ity and every
OF or respect worthy Of the utmost respect and
confidence"
He also read the following letter from Gen.
Rpddy;
MY OwN DAZZLING WIFE: j Will he on hand ms ant
~ 40 delay shall arse to thwait your wishes.
Your loving husband, "a.
Miss ShOtwell added:
Before met R0ddy had 81 800 cash aud real prop
erty worth 5000 IN NeW Jersey.
Everett ana BrooNs aud Mr. Russell, OF tile District
Attorneys Office, advised 90 accent the money and
abandon he prosecution, declined to do 3D. and
thereafter Russell yillinod me.
never lived In New lOrA until 1867. came here to
study music. My mother lives at HacActtstOwn,
y. j., where my ancestors have lived for cen
turie-, was patron OF Nine Demorest, and
there | met a Lady OF great beauty ana las
cllation, whom / accompanied 10 Washington