Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-11-22

furnished by the police or c7'u'u ~ ,..,,.,
obsinsd by ihela w,. sa,',, s ny wIthnnt
The aid OF ar. wren. 70 ono sss" mi
Wren 10 perform service in ,nls ms. =. ~.
he asked pernsh sion -<'o' IT, s,,,a ,bst M
nav Was nj e,iresif o him. and that ne would
have 10 take his chances iof tna,;
p,cb volunteer service. rendered attef
such a warning. ought 70 DC proven very
vsoiab,e 10 be entitled 20 any cofnpensa-
non and then Only to reasonable allow
IN any allowance can legally or Justly be
made 10 this claim, the afnount stated -
unrensun able and unjust, because the rates
charged as daily COMPENSATION, are nedrtg
fos,h7S the usual ~ tea charged by detectives
nj tha point or many other points, or what
he's been before CHARGED by wren's agency
All which ! am prepared TO prove.
40 ascertain what was just and reason
sbIe. the items OF this bill should have been
investigated before action 10 allow W
while II Is the fact that no real inytstiga-
ton has been made. for neither Of the com.
miftees 10 whom the case has been referred
has had before IL any one but Mr.. Wren or
Mr. Meredith as 90 tho Items stated. ana no
other evidence was sought or received. Ihs
failure 10 make such an Investigation ~ 10
would seem was essential TO correct cou-
clnsion In such doubtful claim AZ this
forces me TO investigate the matter anu lay
facts before you Of which you were not De-
fore PROBABLY aware.
affection" i'm discharge Of my sworn dnty
and In confemptnous defiance OF the abuse
and threats OF Mr.. Wren OF myself ana
Others who dsapproved The allowance OF
his claim. n IL q singular contrast that out
of the secret. service fund paid the eX-
pqrses Of from fee 10 screen men To var1ous
parts Of the State during the investigation
Of the case and hunting up evidence Tor
the trial. at q total expense OF about $40,
while Mr. Wren, In his bill for three men
(himself only q day or so) Mr.. Daniel Wren
(oDly nine days, and Mr. Noland Qorfy-seren
da. ~. charged expenses OF orer $500.
Most OF this time sergeant "A. VI. TOmlln-
son. OF the city police, was In the sa me sec
ton with Mr.. Wren's operator. Mr.. N0lsud.
Tomlinson was at considerable extra eX-
pense in reaching the section by going out
81 the way TO report 10 Colonel Aylett
(who was assistant prosecutor In the easel
and at extra expense also In returning 10
the cit xsnd back to King william county.
and had expense Item In total amount OF
about 500: while Mr.. Wren, without these
extra expenses claims for Expenses Of
Mr.. NoIand 1852.
10 would seem that this exhihit alone ~
enough TO demand q close investigation OF
the other items Of this bill-as 10 the days
OF service, by whom performed. the cost OF
same. the profit on each 10 Wren, and the
total net compensation to him in this rOf-
Unfeered service, which was neither neces-
sary nor Of beneficial results.
In order to measure the value OF Wren's
service. as viewed by his share I'm furnish
ing evidence which convicted Cluverius-
so far as he Is cOnyicted-let us see what
part he took In the detection, arrest. and
and what evidence he or his
assistants furnished the prosecution. which
was procured through their efforts or Skin.
The body Of Miss Madison was found In
The reservoir; the evidence OF scuiiie on
the bank. Of mans and womnns track
and OF violence having been used on the
woman 10 put her In the reservoir was dis
covered by city officers and EMPLOYEES At
the reservoir without even the knowledge
Of Wren.
The body was Identified by Misses Dun
stan and relatives OF the murdered woman,
,cithOm he least all on 0Ssistdnc" from Wren,
but through the efforts OF Judge ID. Z. Rich
aIdson chiefly.
The suspicion attaching to Cluverius as
the seducer of the girl and the father OF tine
child with which she was pregnant was
found out by Judge Richardson aud Offlcer
Robins; the warrant for his arrest sworn
out by Robins and executed by Captain
Epps and Robins: and CiUUe3 ms rGS in ne
hands Of me officers before WrCn tCGS eCen
dirdre that CiureriuS wGS suspected, and
all This, OF course, without the least aid or
assistance from Wren.
Now, surely up to this point Wren had
rendered no service, and had not given
even the most remote assistance in the de-
lection or arrest OF the murderer. III he
rendered any service at all, u must be In
furnishing evidence which aided in colylc-
ton on the trial.
To be certain that would state TO you
such evidence az was furnished
by Wren tending 10 convict Cluverus
sent for and had q conference with Judge
u. c. Richardson; Major Poe, Chief OF Po'
lice; Captain Charles II. Fpps and Ser
geants TOmlinsOn and Hulce. as the parties
having taken most active and continuous
part in working up the case.
And after that conference, with all the
parties present together, / declare TO You
hot nnf M iganl nf f5lOferiDI nd hn rtlN
one of immateriaD evidence was furnished
by Wren, or at his expense. or by his assist
ance. or through his operators which was
not known beforehand to some one work
ing up the case. or which would not have
been furnished and made known ,ott0n
u ren'S aid on assistance. And also de-
clare to you that each item which has been
paraded as furnished by Wren was inter-
cepted by him on It's way to others, or acct
falling in his hands on It's way
TO others, ia The case. was availed OF by him
as il the result of his own eXertion and
when in truth he deserved no
credit for IL. and IL would have beenas fully
available If he not even existed.
OF every word Of these assertions | am
/ can produce most indisputabe
evidence, IL necessary, and allowed the OPP
lOrtunlty.
/ was myself surprised. In the disclosure
Of my investigation, at the almost absolute
OF the information discovered
by Wren, because l had thought he had fur
nished some few items for which he was en-
titled 10 credit.
duction, pregnancy, scullle on reservoir
bank in resistance 10 being put in II, articles
OF apparel. letters. and any and all matters
connected with the murdered woman, were
the work Of others, without the least aid
from Wren.
The facts connecting Cluverius with the
murder were ascertained as follows:
That he was the proba bic seducer OF the
young lady, by Judge Richardson through
her relatives.
That he was here at Daviss Hotel the
day before the murder. by Judge Richard
son on examination OF the register
That he was seen near the American Ho-
tel the evening of the murder, by Sergeant
A. M. Tomlinson.
That he was seen on Belle Isle the day Of
the night OF the murder, in company with
the murdered woman, by Sergeant A. h
Cousins.
That be wrote her a note to the American
Hotel; that she answered II: that the note
was torn up. put in the waste basket, and
its fragments saved by Judge Richardson.
who ordered the fragments to be brought
10 him, and while he waited the return of
tho servant with the fragments the servant
was intercepted and the fragments OF the
torn note taken from him by Mr.. Wren and
put together, although he did not know Of
their existence and did nothing TO preserve
them until Judge Richardson had discov-
cred them. That he was seen on the street.
car the night OF the murder with the muir
dered woman, going in direction OF. and as
near as possible to the reservoir was discov-
cred by -, police officer, without Wren's
aid or assistance. That cries OF a woman as
In distress were heard in direction Of the
reservoir bank late on the night OF the MUIR
der was found out by Captain {. III. Epps
and Sergeant Hulce.
That Joel the jeweller had probably re-
paired a watch. hey for Cluverius similar or
the same as the one found near the reser-
Voir at the time OF the murder was written
TO Judge Richardson by a cousin from West
Point. and, being spoken OF in Wren's
presence by some one who heard that cou-
Elm refer TO having written to Judge Rich
ardson, Wren called on Joel while the mail
who Immediately went 10 see Joel, and
found Wren. on information thus acciden-
tally received had availed OF IT as II the re-
suit of his own effort. The watch key Itself
was found by boy, who carried II TO the
residence Of Policeman John Tyler 10 de-
Tyler was asleep.
Before Tyler could get II Mr.. Hill got IL
from the boy and gave II TO Wren, although
il was not discovered by any effort OF Wren
and had actually been carried for delivery
TO policeman.
from il, with evidences OF force in a link
that coiresponded and connected IL with
Ike evidence of force To the ring on the
watch-key referred to. was discovered by
Captain kpps, and having been removed by
Cluv erius, was afterwards recovered by
Captain Epps.
The scratches on the back of the hand OF
Cluverius. supposed to be from scratches of
NJ iss Madison IN her struggle with Cluyerius
were discovered by police officers.
The conflicting statements Of Cluyerius as
to how these scratches came to be made
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