Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-06-17
PRISONER CLUvERIUs.
Will He Speak Ont Now:
BELIEF THAT HE WILL HAVE SOMETHING TO
SAY IF SENTENCE IS PRoNoUNCED TUESDAY,
PHASES OF HIS JAIL LIFE

From the Richmond Dispatch June ID.
CIuVerius' cell Is the third On the right as you
enter that portion OF the city Jail in which the
| white prisoners are kept. The door is a mass of
iron bolts and bars; the lining OF the cell is of
iron, the furniture is scant, and the walls white
and bare; but, withal, this cramped place of
enforced abode is we'll lighted and ventilated-a
charming home, indeed, compared with some
that convicts in the pententiary have. Here
Ciuverius sits or lies, awaiting calmly enough
too, the decision of the court to be rendered on
Tuesday, decision which, according to popular
belief, will dismiss the motion in arrest of
Judgment and end in the pronunciation OF the
death-sentence. After that, practically, the
supreme court Of appeals is all that stands
between him and the Yallows.
THE PRISONER.
And here is the young man to be thus doomed
to die: Twenty-four years of age, short of sta
ture, of frame we'll knit, shape good; hair dark
old-mahogany color; face heavy; lips and jaws
rather sensual; eyes an uncertain brown OF
old his color was ruddy; had the glow of health,
strength, youth and country life. Now it is
paled oy imprisonment, and the signs OF care
more and more plainly present themselves. He
is breaking steadily, II not rapidly Anxiety is
leaving its traces. No more jaunty airs OF in
d1herence; no more smiles ON smiles at the idea
that ne should be accused of murder! "Ridicu-
lous!" He promised to explain all when he came
to trial: At the trial he explained nothin: to
the satisfaction OF the jury. Hence his present
predicament.
The prisoner gets fair amount of sleep, but
meals come from restaurant, or rather cook
shop kept by a colored man, and all that he
doesn't eat q; he gives to his feow-prisoners His
around him to whom outside food comes very
welcome.
All that he can't eat goes to these.
A WONDER TO THE PRISONERS,
Cluverius' cell-door is not yet locked upon
him, except at night; but he keeps it closed or
nearly closed oil the time. After sentence he
goes into solitary confinement. He wants no
visitors, and the other prisoners having been SO
to him; say that he has always behaved like
gentleman to them, and in an unusual degree
respect resp his feelings Many Of the prisoners say
Is guilty Of murder he doesn't look it.
He is wonder to many of them.
THE AUNT.
Cluverius' express orders, or wishes, are that
no interviewers shall be brought to him. He
wants to see none but friends-old and near and
dear friends at that. OF these there is no evil
dence that he has q large number If he ever
had many tfey fail to come forward now In the
hour OF his great need.
His aunt, Mrs. Jane Tunstall, still remains
here in the city, and visits him daily. Many
are the tears the poor old lady sheds over this
her dear, dear hoy.' In her letter to his honor
Judge Atkins she no doubt expressed the true
state of her feelings-faith In the innocence Of
the young man, both of seduction and murder.
Her idea is that the prisoner is the victim oftho
Vaccinations OF old man Madison, Lillfan's
father; but she had no proof no suggestions Of
evidence obtainable, and Judge Atkins could
not act on her letter. 1t was written to beg and
pray and entreat him to give her "dear boy'' q
now trial, but it afforded the Judge no basis Of
action, aud that very morning when the letter
was received he overruled the motion for new
trial Mrs. Tunstalrs mind il no doubt rooted
and grounded in the belief that Lillian COM
United suicide. Before the officers reached her
house to arrest Tommte that seed had been
sown.by whom may be guessed-and that, too,
IN denance OF the facts presented in the Dispatch
(then at HANDY, showing that Lillian's death
was from murder, and not from suicide.
HIS LAW BUSINESS.
Ciuverius (Klaveers) spends most of his time
In reading. OF late he has been doing some
little writing, too. Willie Cluverius recently
brought up from down the country some of the
prisoners law papers and accounts, and these
documents the prisoner now has in his cell to
FIX up" The papers are few in number. Clu-
verius had not built up much law practice; he
was doing fairly well for a young lawyer IN the
country, but he had no great amount of bust
ness on his hands.