Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-05-20

her. She then repeated what she had said
about Cluverius standing in the door ''look-
ing like he did not want anybody to hear
what he was saying to her,"
The witness was then closely questioned
upon points brought out in her testimony
Saturday, She kept the same track and
told the same story without deviation.
The next witness called was Miss Ella
Madison, very pretty young lady, about
eighteen or nineteen years of age. She
wore nice fitting brown dress, and when
on the witness stand kept her face closely
yelled
She is first cousin of Lillian Madison
The last time she saw Lillian was on the
14th of October. She came to Richmond on
the 10th of October. She did not go out on
morning with Mrs. W. 81. Madison; on Sum-
day afternoon she went with her cousin,
Mr.. E. G. Jones.
She left Tuesday morning, in company
with her aunt, and went over to Mr.. Jones's.
She was not at her aunt's in January. She
was stranger to the city and had never
been to the Reservoir or Hollywood to her
knowledge.
Mr.. E. G. JONES' cousin of the deceas-
ed, was called, and he testified that Miss
Lillian Madison did not stop at his house on
9th of January. She was there on the 14th
of October, when he took her to the depot.
Police Justice Richardson was next call
ed. He was first questioned as to the con-
tents of Miss Madison's trunk. Said he:
There were number of envelopes, but no
letters enclosed. l found letters in the
| trunk and bag both. l kept those letters
entirely in my possession until they wers
turned over to the representative of the
Commonwealth. l am quite sure that l
could recognise some of those papers if
were to see them.
They were shown to him and he recog-
nized them. l am certain that everything
| was turned over to Mr.. Meredith and Ser
geant Lee gave Mr.. Meredith the key.
| All of the letters and papers that were in
the trunk were turned over to Mr. Meredith.
| There were about twenty-five photographs
in the trunk There is in this trunk a diary
which was kept by the deceased when at
school. There are some pieces ofpoetry in
this trunk. | do not know whether they
are original or written by some one else
There were probably two hundred pieces OF
papers upon which there was writing.
Mr.. W. r. Quarles who has been con
nected with banking houses since 1856 was
examined as an expert in recognizing hand
writing.
The postal card referred to by Mr.. Walk
er in his testimony was then handed to Mr.
Quarles.
Judge Crump said: We concede it to be
his (the prisoner's) handwriting.
A letter and postal card was shown tc
the witness and he said: 81 would say that
they were written by one and the same per-
son."
"Who would you say wrote them?" ask
ed Mr.. Meredith.
Witness. would say they were written
by I. j. Cluverius.
The letter and postal card were identified
by Police Justice Richardson as having
been taken from Miss Madison's trunk. The
contents of the letters were not made
known
The copied poem was recognized as being
in the handwriting of Cluverius.
| Mr.. James D. Craig, who is engaged in
arranging the papers, &c, in the First
Auditors Office, and who has had consider
able experience in examining handwriting
while connected with a Richmond bank,
was next called.
velopes, and tho poem were by the same
person. The poem is a vile, vulgar COM
position.
Mr.. A. B. Cauthorn, who lives in King
and Queen, was next called. l saw Gu
verius in Richmond in January. He was
near the Exchange Hotel, few steps from
the curbstone. | cannot tell what day in
January it was that l saw him. l have
known him for years. and have no doubt
about its being Mr.. Cluverius.
To the defence Mr.. Cauthdrn said: 1t was
in the morning that saw him near the Ex-
change Hotel. l did not speak to him, but
[ LOGGED at him and wonld have spoken if
he had noticed me.
MRS. DICKINSON IN THE WITNESS CHAIR.
Mrs. Dickinson, of Bath county, wa:
next called. In answer to questions asked
by MIR. Meredith she said:
| have lived in Bath county all my life
/ kne " Miss Lillian Madison. She taught
at my place. She left Bath the last time OF
the 18th, of March. She came to my house
the 15ths of October. Lillian had red croch.
ct shawl. 1t was torn in the border and
mended with yarn. She had hat. II
was black straw hat, with three small
ostrich tips, lined INSIDE with silk. The
trimming outside was silk and velvet.
gave ler the bugles to trim the hat. She
had blue veil. It had hole in one end
torn by dog. The dog caught it when
she was making visit. | remember she
had a pair of brown gloves she had worn
good deal, and a pair of what 1 call
ga met gloves, which she had not Horn SO
much,
A red shawl was shown to her by Mr.
Meredith Mrs. Dickinson took from bel
pocket pair of spectacles, adjusted then
to her eyes, and then closely examined the
shawl. When making the examination
she raised her veil. 81 positively identify
the shawl. There is where / mended it. u
NJ" Dickinson also Said "She had on
a tanned colered dress the day before she
left home. She had blue Jersey which
she was very much in the habit of wearing.
I think I could identify it if were to see
it. She also brought down with her an
alpaca dress [ never noticed her shoes
particularly, and don't think l could
identify them"
Witness identified the dress, and said
81 mended it myself" The Jersey was
banded to the witness, and she said, "Ye s,
this is her jersey The alpaca dress was
next identified, s'She started on the 18th,
of March and got to Millboro' Springs,
and found out she could not go. She re-
turned home and left the next day, and
silver came back again. Her trunk was
NOT opened after she left my house. She
had the keys with her,
Mrs. Dickinson was then cross-exam ined
by Mr. Meredith in regard to letter that
came out of Lillian's trunk, and which
Mrs. Dickinson had seen.
Judge Crump objected to all of these
questions, and he said, II object" SO fire.
quently and Enthusiastically, that Mrs.
Dickinson, who is q lady of large sizs,
shook with laughter.
Pending the examination of Mrs. Dick
inson, the court adjourned till Tuesday
morning at O'Clock.
Hon. J. r. TUCKER INTERVIEWED IN
New ORLEANS. From the report of an
interview by Representative of the New
OrlaanS DniIu Sfnfoo NTH Hor, I z TnnIr.