Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-07
CLUVERI.US AGAIN.
MARKHAM, July 6.


of this can also claim to speak from an "un-
biased and independent standpoint" as he
does not know the accused, or more prop
erly, the condemned man, nor any one who
does know him nor is he acquainted with any
of the jury, and he honestly believes that
more righteous verdict was never rendered.
"Cilzen" says "some few of the charges cal
culated to implicate Cluverius 10 the tragedy
have been proven: 1st, That he was in
Richmond when she was in January; ~,
That he was in Richmond when she was in
March, but that it was not proven that he
saw her" &c. Does 'Citizen" doubt the
identity Of f. L. Merton and Mis- Madison?
Did not Mr.. Archer, clerk OF the Exchange,
and the chambermaid positively identity
CIuverus as the man who called to see her
in January? Did not the torn note" adj
dressed by the occupant OF Il to L. ). Gu.
yerius, which was never delivered, and
which she called for upon her return to tho
hotel, show that she had seen the person to
whom it. was addressed? But for the fact
that different clerk was upon duty at the
time of her going ont, and OF her return,
this 4aost important piece of testimony would
have been lost 10 tho Commonwealth.
The very intelligent witness, MIR. James,
Of Richmond, who knew CuvcrlnS,
having had business transactions with
him, testified that he saw him on
March 18Th standing near the American
mih tally, which lady he afterwards rec
onuized by her photograph Us Miss Nj. II
it was not Miss NJ. it would be . very easy
matter for Cluverius 10 prove 1rho it WAS,
as he seems TO have no difficulty in remem-
herring everyone whom he saw, whose ties
timeny could possibly benefit him. Much
more might be said on this branch of the
testimony, hut ! forbear 10 cumher your
columns with additional proof Of fact
already established AS to the moustache,
there is quite rs much, if not more testi
mony, going to prove that c. ut times wore
slight moustache, than the contrary; and
that the conformation of his mouth is such
that. IN some lights and shades, some per-
sons would say that he had slight nous
tache, when he really had none. AS to the
reversible coat, according to my understand
ing Of the testimony, none Of the witnesses
who saw The two together said the coat was
reversible, save the witness Tyler in whose
mind there seemed to be some confusion a.
to The coat worn Mt the hotel and at the jail
The Belle Isle witnesses did not so state,
Mr.. James did not, DR.. Stratton did not,
neither did The ''car driver" nor the tug
horse boy" "Citizen'' Gays "it was proven
That the man and woman who went on he
street car together were ignorant OF the
streets and houses near the reservoir" &c
Not at all. lis true the man asked Will
iiams what street that was, and also the
name of q certain house, but did he not alEa
ask DR.. StrattGn The name of the street after
having been told by Williams, and ask the
time OF night, with watch in his pocket :?
Information in thu last case was certainly
not his object, and may not have been in
the first.
Commenting upon the testimony as 10
the watch key, "Citizen" liticules the idea
Of workman being unable to identify his
soldering aud bronzing," and yet being
able TO identify other parts of his work.
Does the soldering and bronzipg' done by
one workman differ so materially from that
done by another IA to justify this? May
there no: he other things connected with
patting new stem to watch key by
which one could more positively identify his
work? Did not Air. Nowlan, who has done
the practical work Of q jeweler thirty or
thirty i've years, testify that the stem OF the
KEY had been in use but for a short time :?
and is it not evident to every one that Joel
firmly believes he repaired The key, but
shrank from giving testimony that would
consign fellow being to the g1lows? II
The key was not The property of CIuverius
1chy did the defence Object 50 p"rsisientiy TO
haring il opened 1t is so manlfestly evil
dent that the poor girl was murdered that
comment upon what "CitiZen" says as 10
The "1igor morris" is unnecessary. That men
l,n,
but such cases are rare How often is the
reverse the case? We will not have to go
TO Mississippi to find numerous instances in
which men have cheated the galloWs'
through the ignorance, or fear or something
". rs,. of iuries, aided by the lawyers oily
tongue. About five years since, III the
coua!y Of Warren, q man was shot from
blind, as one would shoot a wild beast, and
his murderer got iro gears in the psniten-
!iary. About the stme time young man
in the county Of Louisa murdered n colored
girl who had borne him children land
who had become impOrtunale for main.
tenancel and threw her body in the riv-
er, and he now walks the earth n free
n al, having received no punishment VIA
ever But few months since the son OF
The Mayor of RichEonl YVES killed on The
cars for the mere ghost ofa prevention, and
his slayer escapes punishment on the plea
Of insanity. But time and space would lai!
me here and forbtar. "CitIz~n" complains
heavily OF what he is pleased to call the re
veugelui, malicious, and hy, ia like spirit
of the people of Richmond. l. is perfectly
natural that the perpe:ra'oiI Of such Il crime
so revolving in all It's ASPECTS, should arouse
O feeling OF indignation u|l"ver the land, but
especially near the scene OF its commission,
and it is credjtable to The good people OF
that order loving city, that they did their
utmost to bring the guilty perpc;ra!nr "fthe
foul deed to cond;gu punishment. The as
sertion Of "Ci:izen" that IBIS conviction was
secured before his trial commenced is most
unjust to the jury, who all through those
long, tedious days, in that densely crowded
courtroom, so patiently heard all the evi.
dence that could be brought in his favor, and
all that most able counsel could say in his
behalf Their consciences are doubtless
clear, and the country is to be congratulated
that at least one jury has been found with
"a, I,,k., nd