Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-17
LILLIAN AT THE HOTEL.
CLUVERIUS A FREQUENT CAL
LER AT HER ROOM.

RICHMOND, ' A, May 1T pom the
court resumIng its session this morning
,in the Cluverlus murder trial John
Walker. uncle Of Lillian Madison, was
again called to the witness chair, and the
lcross.examination by the defense was
continued. The witness was subjected to
a most rigid and lengthy course of ques-
itioning with view to ascertalning if
M MIS- Madison had not been receiving at
4 tentions from young men other than the
prisoner, particularly during last summer
while she was stopping at the witness
home, and about the time she was be-
Fl trayed.
WHY LILLIAN LEFT HOME.
Replying to a question why Lillian left
her home and spent some months at his
house and not even returning for one
night before leaving for Bath county, on
oct. 10, the witness said that she had
said that it was due TO trouble about
some letters which she had burned up.
There had been some trouble between the
Walker and Madison families about some
4 land, but that was all over now. AS to
the night in August last, when the pris-
0ner complained OF beng unwell and left
the room of the witness and went out, the
q witness said that Miss billiard, little
cousin of Lillian, slept with the latter,
there being but one bed in the room.
q DEFENDING LILLIAN's HONOR.
In the same month (August) the wit
ness took Lillian to Mrs. Hilllard's, an
aunt, where she remained about week
4 Lillian had attended some local enter
n tainments, but the witness could not re-
q call the name of any young man who paid
her any attention or spoke to her. The
leading question of yesterday as
to whether he knew or had heard OF
Lillian having ever had any improper
relations with the opposite sex was re-
peated to the witness, and answered by
him emphatically in the negative. The
witness was asked about a man named
Biggs, a well digger, in connection with
some family trouble. In explaining the
witness said that Mrs. Tunstall, Lillian's
aunt had been annoyed at love letter
from Biggs.
ALLEGED LOVE LETTERS FROM LILLIAN
1t was reported that BiRgs had letters
from Lillian. Biggs had been arrested
for the purpose of making him behave
himself, but the matter had been COM
promised, the surrender Of the letters in
Biggs' possession beng part of the condi-
ton of compromise. The witness cid not
know the character of the letters. He
had gone to Biggs and demanded an eX-
PLANTATION of what he was reported to
q have said about Lillian to man named
Brown. Biggs denied all, and even that
q he had received compromising letters
n from Lillian.
THE KEY WORN BY CLUVERIUS.
Marcellus Gatewood, Postmaster at
a AyletVs, King William county, was
sworn, and testified that he saw the prs-
Oner in July last, and noticed a watch
key on the guard worn by him. The wit
ness was shown the key in possession of
the court and said that it resem bled the
one he had seen on the prisoners guard.
The witness was sharply cross-ques.
toned about the key, and, seemingly, con-
tradicted himself as to its character and
became confused.
DR.. w. II. Taylor, City Coroner, was re-
called. He could not tell accurately how
long the body had been in the water. The
stiffness of the body when he saw 1t at 10
o'clock in the morning could have been
reached in about six hours. The condi-
ton of the food in the stomach indicated
thatithad been eaten about six hours be-
fore death. Eight hours, he thought, would
empty most any stomach Of all the food
taken.
Detective John Wren testified to having
received the shawl and watch key from
a Walter Hill, as related by that witness.
MISS MADISON AT RICHMOND.
Claggett Jones, lawyer of King and
4 Queen county, testified that he knew Miss
Madison by sight. He saw her on Jan. 9
last at the clerks desk of the Exchange
Hotel at Richmond. She had on neither
hat nor bonnet and had paper and an en-
VelOpe IN her hand. She had around her
shoulders red crochet shawl. Being
!. IcrOss-examined, he said that he had never
spoken to her in his life. There was, he
said, no shadow Of foundation for the
statements in the papers that he had con-
versed with her. He saw her every Sun
day for nine months, as she attended the
same church that he did.
The defense reserved the right to call
Mr.. Jones as their witness at the proper
time.
MISS MADISON AT THE HOTEL.
A. W. Archer, a clerk at the Exchange
Hotel, was sworn. He was handed the
hotel register and was asked to seeif Miss
. MadisOn's name was on il on Jan. 3, 6 or
Z last. He looked and found no such
& name. To the best Of his belief, he had
seen the prisoner at the Exchange Hotel
on Jan. g.
The defense here objected. 1t was over
ruled, and an exception was taken.
The witness stated that the prisoner had
looked over the register and ran his
4 nnger down the page until he came to
the name +. l.. Merton, Roanoke City,
room 66. The witness had seen the pris-
oner at the jail since bis arrest, and had
conNersed Witn him there. The prisoner
denied ever having seen him before. The
witness told the prisoner that he had seen
HIM at the Exchange Hotel, but the pris-
oner said that he had not been there at the
time spoken OF. When the prisoner was
at the hotel he asked for the occupant OF
room 66, but she not being in he went
away.
Judge Crump, OF the defense. moved to
strike out all this witness testimony.
Toe motion was overrIled and an ex-
ception noted.
THE CALL IN THE JAIL.
On crosse examination the witness SAID
that when he went o. iail he was accom-
ranied by three geurpm D.. They went
into room and sent ir the prisoner
tylce before be came. tuey wanted 20
sre him. The witness did not remember
WhO asked the prisoner the tirst question.
lle witness had been satisfied In his own
i mild that the prisoner was the man
50 ho was at the hotel and he
went to the Jail 10 make sure
ri II. He remembered the prisoner as a
han with light hair and a slight nous
tHle.
When the witness saw him at the jail
ho had no moustaehe. When the first
message was sent 20 the prisoner he sent
|. back IA rnplv that nn hnI hnrafo oforp do.