Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-07
THE GRAND JURY ACT.
T. }. cLUrERrus INDICTED.
Fell Tsxt or the Isdic,mept aud List OF
Witnesses Trial 70 be Had seeesd Tuesday
In May.

Int Sfahu jury OF the Hustings tourt
spent several hours yesterday examin-
ing witnesses in the matter Of the reser-
voir tragedy. and found "a true bill =
against Cluyerius. The indictment
given below was prepared by Mr..
Charles V. Meredith, who is acting as
Cenmonwealth's Attorney in the case.
1t seems TO be drawn after the man
her Of that upon which Horace Venable
was convicted in the Hastings Court
some years ago. Venable was charged
with killing Mary Holmes Doth parties
were colored) by beating her and drown
ing her in a lock between Eleventh and
Twelfth streets. He was found guilty
and sentenced to death. His case was.
however, taken TO the Supreme Court
Of Appeals, where the judgment of the
Hastings Court was affirmed; but the
Governor commuted his sentence TO i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary:
vIRGINIA-h the Hastings Court Of
the City Of Richmond-Chy Of Rich
moRd--te soi
The grand jurors Of the Common
wealth. in and for the body Of the city
Of Richmond. on their oath present that
Thomas j. Cluverius. on the 18th day
Of March, in the year 1885, at the said
city, and within the jurisdiction of the
said Hastings Court Of the city Of Rich
mond, in and upon one Fannie Lillian
Madison, unlawfully, feloniously, will
fully. and of his malice aforethOught
did make an assault, and that the
said Thomas J. Cluverius then and
there. with force and arms, and in
some manner and by some means to the
grand jurors unknown, her, the said
Fannie Lillian Madison, in and upon
the right side Of her face. over the
right eye Of her. the said Fannie Lii
Ian Madison, unlawfully. felOniouSly,
wilfully, and Of his malice afore-
thought, did strike. beat. and hit.
giving her, the said Fannie Lillian
Madison, by such striking. beating.
and hitting, in some manner and by
some means TO the grand iurers un-
known as aforesaid, one mortal blow.
I bruise. and wound in and upon the
right side Of her face over the right
eye of her, the said Fannie Lillian
Madison Of which said mertal blow,
bruise and wound, she. the said Fannie
Lillian Madison, then and there in
stantly died; and so the grand jurors
aforesaid, upon their oaths aforesaid,
do say that the said Thomas J. Cluve-
RUS. her. the said Fannie Lillian Madi-
son, in some manner and by some
means to the said grand jurors un-
known. unlawfully, feloniously. will
fully. and Of his malice aforethought.
did kill and murder. against the peace
and dignity of the Commonwealth of
Virginia.
And the grand jurors aforesaid,
upon their oaths aforesaid, do fur
thsr present, that the said Thomas J..
Cluverius-to-wit, on the day and
year aforesaid, in the city aforesaid. in
and upon one Fannie Lillian Madison.
unlawfully. feloniously, wilfully, and
ofhis malice aforethought, did make an
other assault and that the said Thomas
j. IluveriUs. then and there. with force
and arms. and in some manner and by
some means to the grand jurors un-
known, unlawfully, feloniously, will
fully, and Of his malice aforethought.
did cast, throw, push, and knock
the said Fannie Lillian Madl-
son into certain reservoir Of
said city. situated therein, and
within the jurisdiction Of the said liust-
ings Court, commonly called the Old
reservoir. and wherein there then was
great quantity of water. by means Of
which casting, throwing, pushing and
knocking Of her. the said Fannie Lillian
Madison. into the reservoir aforesaid,
she. the said Fannie Lillian Madison, in
and with the waters thereof. then and
there was suflocated and drowned. of
which said suffocation and drown
ing she, the said Fannie Lillian
Madison, did then and there i'll
stsntly die; and the grand jurors
aforesaid. upon their Oaths afore-
said. do >av that the said Thomas j.
Cluverius. in manner and form last
aforesaid, her. the said Fannie Lillian
Madison. feloniously. unlawfully. will
fully. and OF malice aforethought. did
kill and murder. against the peace and
dignity OF the Commonwealth Of Viz
giIls.
And the grand jurors aforesaid. upon
their oaths aforesaid, do further present
that the said Thomas j. Cluyerius-ts-
wit. on the 18th day Of March, in the
year 1855, in the said city, and within
the jurisdiction Of the said llust-
inss Court of the City of Rich
mond. in and upon one Fannie Lillian
Madison. uslswfully, ielouiously, will
fully. and Of his malic. aforethought.
did make another assault and that the
said Thomas j. Cluyerius, then and
there. with force and arms, and with
his fist. her. the said Fannie Lillian
Madison. in and upon the right side of
her face, ever the right eve Of her. the
said Fannie Lillian Madison, unlaw-
fully. feloniously. wilfully, and OF his
malice aforethousht. did strike, beat.
and hit and that the said Thomas j.
Cluyerius. with the hands OF him. the
said Thomas J. Cluverius. did then and
there cast. push. knock, and threw
her. the said Fannie Lillian Madison,
into a certain reservoir Of said city, ,ltu-
ate therein, and within the jurisdiction
oil said Hastings Court. commonly
called the old reservoir. and wherein
there then was a great quantity OF
water. BY means Of which said striking.
beating. and hitting. also Of the said
casting, pushing. knocking. and throw
in. Of the said Fannie Lillian Madison
into the reservoir aforesaid bv the said
Thomas J. Cluverius, in manner and
form last aforesaid. she, the said
Fannie Lillian Madison. was badly
bruised and wounded, and with
water aforesaid, was then aud there
choked. suffocatcd. and drowned, Of
which said striking, beating. hitting,
choking, suffocation. and drowning,
she. the said Fannie Lillian Madison,