The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-30


What are the relations existing be-
tween your
None at present: they have been
those of man and mistress"
when this charge was flung at her
the defendant clinched her hands and
half arose, but recovered herself and
sank back in her chair. The witness
did not meet the flash Of her eye, but
continued to look at his lawyer. He
then proceeded to relate a story in sub
stance as follows:
Il first met Miss Shotwell in 1867
Ihrongh mutual social acquaintance
The acquaintance lasted a year. when
proposed that she come 10 New York
with me, and to this she consented. At
that time j was wealthy She knew this
ana immediately started a systematic
course or eXtOTtiOn- Under her threats
or exposure my fortune dWindled at an
alarming rate Among other things
had in my possession. for the purposes
OF sale. quantity Of second mortgage
bonds of the Selma and Gulf railroad.
OF which I was president. These she
stole from my room in the St Nicholas
hotel in this city. and these were tie
ponds she accused me of having in
stigated Frank w. Brooks and GEORGE
A Everett to steal from her. They
never were hers, but to have attempted
70 recover them in a civil suit would
have been. to have divulged our rela-
lions.
knew this, and used it TO extort money
from me She finally became so fnsat-
liable in her demands that in order TO
escape L fed to England. She has ru-
med me financially and dragged my
name through the mire."
During this recital there was deep ST
fence IN the courtroom. and when Miss
ShotWeil was called to testify in her
own behalf the interest grew intense
L took the opera glasses and Sove-
CT in. 4
but well under control. because I was
MS legal wife and considered 1 had a
right TO them
The questions of the lawyers brought
out a romantic story
AS General ROddy said, I I-rst met
MIN IN 1861. II apparently fell in love
with me at first sight and began to
pay me ardent attention. He told me
he had been married and had children.
but that he was divorced from his wife
who was living in Havana. In confirm
alton OF the assertion concerning the
divorce he showed me what pufported
to be an order of court granting a de-
cree of divorce 1 believed him free to
marry again.
"A year after our first meeting ne
persuaded me to come to New York
and marry him. He drew up an agree
ment which we both signed and which
he said, constituted a legal civil mar
rage under the laws of New York He
proposed that the religious ceremony
ters then pending were adjusted. We
lived in first-class hotels and he al
ways introduced me, referred to me
and treated me as his wife. He sup
ported me in comfort. but not extra
Vagantly- / had cOnSi6era BILE money
which had inherited from my father.
and assisted him in business enter
prises which made him a great deal OF
money.
There was no trouble between rs
until found letters from other women
in his desk I resented this as a true
wife would The bonds that were stolen
from me were given to me by General
Roddy partly as a present and partly
for my own money. He also gave me
an agreement under which / was to
purchase more of these bonds, and I
was on my way to Selma to close this
deal when I lost the bonds. After he
gave me the bonds they appreciated
much in value, and he wanted chem
back, and employed others to get them
while he was in England"
Thus after years of mystery tie
Roddy-Shotweu case sfTnmered down TO
a question of veracity between the
principals The woman ciung to her
version of the affair with the desper-
alton of one who had been trickeI IL
to ruin and who intended to hgl.- TO
the last for all that was left of her
good name. Her story made such an
impression in court that she was
promptly acquitted of the charge OF
Ieu CCIg- II eAl9O hau the erect OF draw
ing TO her many disinterested friends
and among these was Thurlow Weed.
who voluntarily interested himself in
her behalf General Roddy continued 20
pose as the victim of a daring and re-
ientIesS adventures. and many of his
acqUaintances shared his belief
There is probably no one besides the
gallant confederate general ard the
beautiful and brilliant woman who
claimed the right to bear his name who
ever knew exactly how she CANA info
possession of the bonds and IN what
her right to them. il any. originated.
The next secret service story will be
THE Winnetka Murder Case" which
will appear next Sunday.