Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-05-29

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RUS bad said that he got the scratches on
bis hand, by throwing up his hand on the
train when car railing caught the watch
chain. Two physicians testified that the
scratches looked as If they might have
come from finger nail scratches or other
things. but hardly from striking the
hand against anything.
WHERE HE WAS ACCORDING TO HIS OWN
ACCOUNT.
Capt. Eppes OF the police who arrested
him, testified that the prisoner told him
be had not seen Lillian in Richmond. and
he could account for all the time he was
there as he met somebody who knew him
at every place he went to. To r. P. Dill
lard, commercial traveller. the prisoner
after his arrest said he could account for
every hour he spent in Richmond. To Of
icer Robins, who assisted in his arrest, he
said he was at the Dime Museum on the
aight.of the death of Lillian, and went
home and went to bed at IL O'Clock.
HOW HE LOOKED THE DAY AFTER THE
MURDER.
j. r. Vaughn saw the prisoner at the
postOffice in Centreville, King and Queen
county, the day after the murder. He
look ed pale and badly, so badly that wit
ness asked him if he had had chill. J.
5. Bland testified to his looking very much
disturbed and Ill at CentIevile. Prisoner
gave as an explanation of it, that he had
taken the O'Clock train from Richm ond
and had rot had much sleep.
HOW HE AccoUNTE FOR THE
SCRATCHES.
To account for the scratches on his
right hand, which the physicians think
were produced by finger nails, the prisoner
told one witness that he struck his hand
against the car; to policeman Sweeney, he
said it was an eruption; to Capt. Bagby in
the Jail, he said he got the scratches at
Centreyille after he returned from Rich
m0nd, March 14th.
WHERE THE DEAD GIRL GOT HER FALSE
NAME.
At the Exchange Hotel Jan. 5th, and
at the American Hotel March 18th, Lii
liam Madison registered her name as
| miss F. L. Merton" The last witness
for the prosecution, Miss Lulu V. Wood.
| ward of Richmond, testified that she be-
came acquainted with the prisoner in
| 1882, when he was student at Richmond
College. She first knew him by the name
of "Merton'', by which he was introduced
| to her. Witness did not care to say where
the introduction took place. She after
wards found out that his name was Gu
verius.
| CLUvERIUs' ADVICE TO LILLIAN.
A letter written by prisoner to Lillian
Sept. Nth, 1854, was produced. 1t was a
friendly, cousinly one, and contained moth
ing which might bear on the trial except
this postscript:
married 2 You know you told me it would be this
winter. I think it would be the best thing for
| you. 50 do this winter.
The Defence.
THE AGED AUNT OF THE PRISONER ON
| THE STAND.
The first witness put on the stand by
the defence was Mrs. Tunstall, the prison.
er's aunt, aged sixty-six, with whom he
lived. The most important part of her
testimony related to the watch-key.
| Judge Crump, counsel for Cluverius,
showed witness key, which does not
resemble the one found at the reservoir in
the least. it having a large head, fat on
top, and asked her if she had ever seen it
before:
| The witness looked at the key and said: That is
| o1l 70 tnu Tfravr RI
| Judge Crump-Will you look at that and see
wheth er you recognize it, madam? "a black
guard was here handed to the witDess)
| Witness-That is the guard used to wear.
| The key found in the reservoir lot was next
Re, ene ike ike au0
Did you ever see him 1.-THE prsoner) wear any
osher, key than toe key which was given by you to
| him. belonging to your husband
Witness-He wore steel key at one time Then
| l gave him gold key. -s
| Witness evidence showed that Lillian
| and witness on one side, were party to
family quarrel with Lillian's father and
mother on the other side. The witness
identified the following letter written to
her by Lillian two years ago, in which she
SPEAKS OF SUICIDE.
My Dear, Dear Ae.nt 1T is the 21st, and have
| me for everything that is inhuman o! what a
| terror my life is! o! how am struggling-strug-
|
resolve. have Wept until tears are relief, and
| y! nv sad SufferlngS; but have Jesus to look to
He suffered. too, even death. at the hands of mer-
| CHESS tormentors and of course He knows my suf-
fering 1t is my prayer to night that the sun OF to-
| morrow may shine me corpse. o! if suicide
were not sin how soon the lingering spark of my
! life would vanish; but will wait Gods own time
! know He is just, and will see that you and me-
| too, shall be rghted
| You spoke OF ray being altered. but 1 reckon,
| dear Aunt, you only wrote that to be seen, but
you must know l am not changed, but the same
Lille that I on the 9th of August when we
parted at Clifton. Dear. dear Aunt. Will never
change. do not know where to direct this letter,
| as I reckon you are in Richmond ere this. But to
think of my school, it almost kills me- got a let
| ter from dear NOlie to night.
| Ever your devoted,
Witness testified that she had destroyed
some of the letters written by Lillian. but
| she thought she had given counsel all she
| had preserved. When she overhauled Lii
| lian's letters brother Evans" Counsel
for CIuverius) and DR.. Bland were present.
NOTES BY THE WAYSIDE.