Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-24

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presence.
II supposed that" said Cluyerius.
| As he started to retire he stepped
and shook hands with Captain Epps IN
a very cordial way.
Turning TO witness lWiiliams). Coro-
ner Taylor said as soon as Cluverins
LEFT the room f" Now you have seen
him and heard his voice, what do you
think"
"It is hard for me TO say" replied
Williams; ~ see so many faces that
it is hard for me to say that ] recognize
him as the man. To the best OF my
knowledge and belief il seems like the
man about the head and shoulders, only
the passenger had lighter hair. The
passenger had on light overcoat, but
can't say whether II is the one saw
| Just now or not"
| WILLIAM TYLER TALKS.
| William Tyler (colorcdl was in the
room when Claverius was before the
| Jury. lie was put on the stand, and
he said:
Il heard Cluverius talk. and he
looked like the man who was at the
American Hotel. have seen him at
the American Hotel. About $3.50 O'Clock
Friday night, March 18th, he was there
with a ysuDg lady-the one who occu-
pied Room 81, end who is now dead.
| am certain he is the same man. |
recognize his voice, and ] am abso-
lutely sure he is the same man. ] re-
cognize the overcoat, too. lie wore
the light side out Friday night. saw
him last about twenty minutes 10 9
O'Clock Friday night, March 18TH"
BACK AT NIDNIGHT.
Mr. Bruce Vashon sworn and testi-
fed | am night-clerk at Davis's Euro
pesn Hotel. On Friday night, March
18th, about o'clock, T. j. Cluverius
was in the hotel and asked me about a
Young man whom he expected to go
with him to the Theatre. He left and
came back about IL O'Clock or between
l2 and O'Clock. He ate some apples
with Mr.. Davis, paid his bill, asked TO
be called at O'Clock next morning, and
| retired TO his room. lie took satchel
/ TO his room, and next morning left the
hotel about O'Clock. saw no
bundle with him except hand-satchel,
The overcoat he now wears seems to
be the same he had on the day he was
in the city. think he wore a sloueh
hat. don't know whether or not he
received any note from lady. No
one called for him. lie wore his coat
buttoned up close, and was calm and
collected when he came into the hotel ;
noticed no scars on his hands. He
didn't have his shoes cleaned Friday
night or Saturday morning. Did not
notice that he had moustache.
THE TELI-TALE NOTE.
Mr.. Joseph DOdson sworn and de-
posed ! am clerk at the American IIo-
tel. did not see the man at all. The
woman registered as F. l.. Merton.
About o'clock Friday morning, March
18th, she received note brought by a
colored boy and addressed TO +. l.. !
Merton. didn't know the boy and |
sent the note 10 her room. and she
answered it at once. The boy waited
and ! gave him the answer. lie went
out with the note. and in few
minutes the woman followed him,
going out through the Office. She
left her key in the Office. She wore
a red shawl and blue Jersey. ] saw |
her again when she came back TO din /
ner. The boy to whom ] gave the note !
came back after the woman had left and |
said that he couldn't find the man. !
asked him if the man had paid him, and /
he said " Yes. = and ! told him " All |
right" that ] would keep the note,
and he went out. This note was |
addressed IT. j. Cluverius." |
laid the note on the desk, and !
it STAYED there all day and that night.
No one calling for it Saturday morning,
and the lady being gone. ] opened the !
note and tore il up, and threw it in the |
waste-baSket. Subsequently found |
the pieces after an hours search in the
waste-basket. and gave them 10 Detec-
tive John Wren. Miss Merton did not !
pay her bill at the hotel. ! did not |
notice that she wore any jewelry.
SHOWN To THE JURY.
For the first time the note was shown I
10 the jury. 1t was written in lead |
pencil. and hurriedly, 10 doubt. from its |
appearance. II read. Il will be there
as soon as possible. SO do wait for
me-"
Mr.. Dodson recognized the nste as
the one sent 10 him in the Office by Miss |
Merton. given by him to the small boy.
and brought back by the boy, torn up |
sy himself. and afterwards found ard |
given TO Detective Wren.
4 CLINCHING STATEMENT.
William Tucker (colored) was next
sworn work at the street-car stables.
and hitch the tug horses to the street
ears when they 20 up the hull. saw
the man in here. and know II is the
same man saw Friday night. when he
stopped tie car a little above the
American Hotel. when he and a lady
got on the ear. am perfectly GER
tain lie Is the man. He wore the
gray side Of his overcOst out.
have never seen the dead woman.
The man had a satchel in his hand
when he got on the car, and the woman
wore red shawl around her. do not
know where the woman and man came
from. pull from Fifteenth street TO
Twelfth-no further. ! only had two
more Msin-street cars 10 pull. Mr..
John Thomas Williams was the driver
OF the car the man and woman took,
and it was his last trip. The man and
woman came from the hotel side Of the
street just above the American Hotel.
| Am perfectly sure that is the man.
CAPTAIN EpPs MAKES AN ARREST.
Captain Charles II. Epps sworn and
deposed: i am captain Of police in the
city Of Richmond. My residence is %
west Marshall street. left the city in
company with Officer Robins on the
18th instant. about 10 o'clock in the
morning, with warrant fer the arrest
of T. j. Cluyerius, Of King and Queen