Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-27
CLUVERIUS' LIP AND KEY.
TWO WITNESSES SAY THAT HE
WORE NO MOUSTACHE.

hANhMONDs may Zo.-ln Tue OluNeIluS
murder trial this morning some time was
spent in discussing the question as TO
whether Herman Joel, the witness who
had testified to repairing the watch key
for the prisoner, should be allowed to take
the key to pieces for the purpose OF iden-
tifying it. The defense stated that they
wished to introduce witnesses whose
testimony would necessitate the introduce
ton of the key ana consequently they did
not want the key taken apart. 1t WAS
decided that the key should not be taken
to pieces. The defense then opened their
case by Introducing Mrs. Jane f. Tun-
stall as their first witness. She testified
that she had lived at Little Plymouth,
King and Queen county, over thirty years.
RELATED TO THE PRINCIPALS.
The prisoner was her nephew and Lii
liah Madison was her grandniece. The
prisoner had resided at her house from
1876 until the time OF his arrest, except
when he was at school. Soon after her
husbands death she gave the prisoner a
watch and key. They had belonged to
her husband. The witness was shown
the key found at the reservoir, and she
said that she had never seen it before, nor
one like it. She had known Lillian all
her life, and had paid a portion of her
school expenses. Lillian and the prisoner
had corresponded, although both had
been forbidden to do so by Lillian's father.
LILLIAN's LAST LETTER.
The witness had received three letters
from Lillian shortly before her death. The
last one was dated March II. 1t was evil
IDENTIFY misdated, as It was one day after
Lillian's death. This letter was read
al In / Inf .nH Nf,.r Nm,
stall that she was about TO close her school
in Bath county and 60 TO Old Point Com
fort with lady friend as a companion.
Her friend was to pay all expenses. Other
letters were read aloud, but contained
nothing bearing on the case. The witness
stated that she always answered Lillian's
letters, and the prisoner almost always
directed them fOrher, as she did not write
very WE'LL
CLUVERIUS ENGAGED.
The witness thought that Lillian knew
that it was reported that the prisoner was
engaged to Miss Brae. She had, however,
never talked with her about such mat
ters. Lillian was at the witness
house about Etwo years ago.
She stole away from home and spent a
week with her. Lillian was not allowed
to visit the witness nor her grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walker. An undated letter
which the witness said was written to her
by Lillian two years ago, when her
parents refused to let her 90 to school
another session from Mrs. Tunstalls
house, speaks of her (Lillian's) great
suffering, her despair and anguish, and
her prayer for death.
LILLIAN's DESPAIR.
In it she said ''lf suicide were not
sin how soon the lingering spark OF my
life would vanish, but | will wait Gods
own time. l know that lie is just and
will see that you and /, too, shall be
righted" The witness stated that the
prisoner had borne a good reputation I'm
the neighbOrhoOd so far as she knew. All
seemed to be fond of him. Lillian was
separated from her family two months
the first time and nine months the
next time, during which she was
at the Witness house. IL did not occur TO
the witness that the education she was
giving Lillian fitted her for a higher sta
tiOn in lie, and was calculated to make
her dissatisfied with her humble home.
She had heard Lillian talk about suicide,
and had advised her not to talk so. The
witness had always urged her to be recon-
ciled to her life, and to remain with her
parents until she was 2l years old.
The witness was asked numerous ques-
tions by the prosecution rs to her relations
with the Madison family, the estrange-
ment existing between them. etc. A num-
Der of letters were shown the witness,
which she identified as written by her 10
Lillian, but not all were addressed by her.
The examination of Mrs. Tunstal lasted
three hours, "A great portion Of the time
being occupied in the Identification and
reading of letters, and IN questioning the
witness relative to them. a recess was
taken until O'Clock, at which hour the
court resumed the hearing.
CLUVERIUs sPOTLEss.
Rev. John W. Ryland, OF Middlesex,
was sworn. He was born and reared in
King and Queen county. lie knew the
prisoner. So far as he knew, the prisoner
was young man Of spOtless character,
and he bore that reputation in the
community in which he lived. The wit
ness baptized the prisoner, who Was
member Of his church.
James j. Adkins, living near Little
Plymouth, King and Queen county, testi-
fed that he knew the prisoner. lie saw
him on March II in his witness black
smith shop. He WAS positive that be had
no moustache. He had been constantly
associatlng with him, and had never seen
him with a mOustache. His reputation
was always good. 30 far as the witness
knew. He did not notice the prisoner
particularly TO see II he had a mOustache,
but he was sure that he had none.
CLUVERIUs At THE CENTREvuLE STORE
ThOs. Milby was next sworn. flo testi-
fled that he keeps a store at Centrevile.
He was a. his store March "a. Both tho
prisoner and his father were there on that
day. He did not remember bearing q com
versation between the two about the scars
on the prisoners hand or about the lat
ter's trip % Richmond. lie saw the pris-
Oner several times that day but observed
nothing unusual in his appearance.
Joseph DOdsOn, the clerk Of the Ameri-
can Hotel. was recalled by the defense 20
show that he had said that he never saw
the man and only saw the woman when
she came 10 the hotel. She registered ag
r. l.. Merton. A boy came ~ the hotel with
"A note tor her, which the witness took 10
her and n was at once answered. The lady
went out almost Immediately afterwards.
She came back % diuner between
80 and 2 o'clock. The note was first
brought 10 the hotel by boy az 10 O'Clock.
lie took the answer away. but returned
in five minutes and gave the note 10 the
witness, saying that be could not lind the
man.
FAILED TO PAY HER BILL.
She left the hotel, and the next day,
when he found that she was gone and had
not paid her bill, be opened the note, read
it, aud then tore IL up and threw the
pieces In the waste basket.
Coroner TaylOr was recalled 70 verify