Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-28
susuce Richardson Recalled.

neither he the witness dad II.
austtee RirhR rdson Recalled.
10 NJ. Evane J ISSUED the warrant
for the arrest of y. !. Cluverius.
NJ. Richardson said he had his nj
lentiuu called to me finding Of the dead
body by newspaper publcations-llrsi
II the State. and more particularly N
the DiyDaich. Tie al ono, aided II the
Identification OF the body. lie first
went o. tie almshouse. and was present
al the autopsy. Two men identified
the body as q certain person, and wit
ness went out and found that person
living afterwards the body was iden-
tined az Lillian Madison ISSUED the
warrant Oh Wednesday morning. March
18th.
VIII you please state what facts
caused YOU 10 issue the warrant
When Mr.. Richardson started to tell
the story of the issuing Of the warrant
Mr.. Meredith objected. lie SAID he
could not see what III the world tins
mad 10 DO with the tTiRl Of the prisoner
MIR. Evans SAID there were Other facts
which pointed suspicloualy To- other par
ties than Mr. CluyerIus.
Nj. Meredith promptly arose at tins
point and said tina; he had 1T idea that
any attempt would he made to place the
guilt Oh any one else. II that was the
plea. he Withdrew all objection. What
the Commonwealth wanted was TO find
the murderer
sTRIKIEG TITE TRAIL.
Mr.. Richardson said he started out TO
hunt ny Cary Madison. Couldn't find
any Cary Madison but found William
Il. Madison. Informed Mr.. Madison
that the body had been identified a.
Lille Madison. BE said Cary Madison
war hls brother and lived II Hanover
county. Mr.. Madison asked ms wife
# Fannie Madison was not known a.
Lille. Witness asked Madison If he
knew who was LillIan's seducer Wit
ness had three names II hIs head.
FIRST one he mentioned was {.
7. Ciuverius. Mr. Madison sand
not c. T. but 7. j. Cluyerius is
the man. He asked Blr. Madison to
~ down 10 king William and inform
Lillian father Of her death, and he
promised 10 do 50. Next morning he
found the name Of 7. J. Cluverius OF
the register al the DAVIS House. Late'
~ the dav the torn note was found
Aii Charles Madison and Mr.. Walker
reached ms house the DAY after. Whil,
there MIR Robins came UP anC
spoke TO the TWO gentlemen f.
miliarly. Both Madison and Walk
er confirmed his suspicious abOut
Cluyerius. Mr.. Madison referred Il
prisoner stunning hin al court and
the attachment that existed between
Lillian and the prisoner. lie did not
say thai they were engaged. Mr.
Robins remained some fifteen or tweD-
" minutes. and afterwards the just ic,
issued the warrant then and there.
30 YOU WANT PUBLIc OPINION ;
y Mr.. Richardson, Mr.. Mimter said II
his cross-examinaticn yesterday that a
the time Of the CoroneT's inquest theT,
was divided opinion a. TO whether i
was murder or suicide. Can you sal
whether or not such an opinion pre-
vailed in Richmond : - said AIr. Evans
Oh A" said Mr.. Meredith quickly
"You can't DO that. -
Mr.. Evans insisted. when Nr. Mere
dith, III tgunting tones, said to Mr.
Evans - DO yon wan; a verdict b,
public opiniODs DO you want itsr
The Court ruled all this out. and Mr
Evans answered not at ali.
Dr. n n. Msrrsa.
is professor nj Richmond College
Knew the prisoner as q student w
sessions al the Richmond College. En
tered September, 1850 ieft in lsa2
His reputation, so FAR as witness knew
was good. lie had a clean record a
I the college.
To AIR. Meredith Z" whaf MS asso
ciatef knew Of INN ] cannet say
Cary Msaisss k.ssserx-
Mr.. Pollard offered bundle of letter
found in the trunk OF Lillian Madison
and purporting to have been written b
Gary Madison, = cousin Of Lillian
Justice Richardson had identified thes
letters M the ones be found IN Lillian
trunk.
Mr.. Meredith did not object to tn
introduction Of the letters except 4
save the feelings Of parties whose evi
dence had no material bearing on th
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