The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-03-25
MISS MADISON.
The ny stery ef Ger murder Not Yet
solyed-Arrest of al Accused
Young ava ar.

RICHMOND, March IL The excitement heIe over
the Fanny Lillian Madison mystery is so gres. hat
the officers who arrested Thomss J. CluveTius in
King and Queen Coun,y, charged with her mur-
der, deemed it prudent TO bling him 10 the city
in private vehicle instead CT on the train. The
case against young Cluverins res,s entire'y on
eircumstsntal evidence, wh,ca daily aceumu-
lates. The aged father OF the girl is stll IN tae
city. Fer body. since IL wss found floating IN the
city RESERVOIR. has Lara in little chapel here. Oae
Of the fsther's first acts after fe7oserns from the
shock, was to purchase bRndsom c0fli1. ard
up0n this be had placed silver pats, with The
words AZ Rest" Re as shown a determination
10 cid the officers IN their efosts TO fad his
c6ughteI's murderer.
cluveIius is q young lawyer OF ri mouth. King
snd Queen County. The dead girls father saws
thet lhcTe be was not looked upon by intimate
aoquain az css as her beau, but that they have
been Oh the hest OF trms from childhood and
were much attached TO each other, Fanny kneg.
aocol ding TO her fathers understanding. tha.
hat CluyeTius was afhsnced to q young lady in
kiIg and Qneen County. CluveriUs q fre-
quent visilor TO Mr. Wadison's house. and in the
lat few years was IN the haoit OF stopping there
On be9a n1S Tsy 10 e11 oI IL Angus last ne stopped
that she was staying at Mr.. Joseph Walkers. who
lived rear by. Cluverius went there and re-
NAMED that night and the following day. Dur
ing there was no one In the house except Mis-
Nadison's aged grandfather, Miss Fanny and
Cluyerius, Hr. Walker being away on his fsr1.
Cluyer.0s summed him. BE thought il singular,
and so expressed himself, because before this the
young man had always GREETED him very cor
The fact that the post-mortem indicated that the
girl would have become mother in two months
is deemed of importance in making up the case
against the young LAWYER All, however that has
been discovered against him far is that his name
was iound on scrap OF paper, which the gi-l tore
up and threw in the hotel waste basket. ana tina,
he was In the city at the same time ana left on
the morning of the day her body was found 10 the
ftZ r~nrw 10 kCc 81 --~.
her 81 the reservoir. gentleman's watch key
was found there which nod been torn from q
chain.
Cluverius was a lsw student at Richmond Col
io2e for years ago. He went there by the nickname
q Smiling Noses as vas continually smiling.
o.d, has light-coored moustsche and is Of
slight build. He was arrested while eating
H. K Pollard OF the the the vireins House OF Deer
gates and the Hon. A. Bro Wn Evans, a prominent
lawyer, ss his counsel.
the fsmily in when Miss Madison was go7erness
I, her trunk. One of her friends he AYERS that
tbe had number OF letters written by young
man OF whom the informant speaks as Miss Mad
graph.
Detectives are now trying to trace Cluverius's
vtmenIs while he was here 1t is known that
two men met Miss Madison while she was az the
hotel ON the morning OF her murder. Ciuverius
here. He is very cool. He denies that ne saw the
girl curing her stay in the city. What caused
n
eirls room at the hotel addressed to him and read
ing as follows:
T 81 viii be there. Please wait for me-"
He said he ives not expecting any note from her.
tits expected that the watch they found on the
reservoir bank will play sn important part In
clearing up the mystery, and accordingly the OFF,
GERS, when they arrested Cluverius. looked at his
watch chain particularly. They saw that he had
attached to the chain short pendant but no
key. When he reached this city this pendant had
disappeared He said in response TO questions
that be Lad left it at home: The officers say it
disappeared On the way 10 Richmond. When he
was arrested he had on his person a
package of letters addressed TO himself
from ladies'. They were from different correspoa-
dents, and OF a very tender nature on the out
side OF one OF the recipient is requested not to
pTeak the seal unless he will make tue most sa-
cred VOWS not TO divul2e its contents. The en-.
velope was opened by the police, and the letter
bore evidence OF having been perused. 1t was
fTom young lady in the prisoners county, and
ives OF a devoted nature
Cluverius expressed surprise when he ar
resttc.- He admitted that he bad rsad in the pa
pers OF the finding OF Miss Madison's body. iils
friends Indignantly deny that he is capable of
such a crime They have simple means.