Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-07
ARREST or CLUTERTUS.
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On Wednesday evening following the
finding Of the dead body Cluverius was
arrested by Captain Epps and Mr..
Robins. Of the Richmond police, at the
residence Of Mrs. Tunstsll. near Little
Plymouth. King and Queen county
some fifty niles east Of Richmond. A
good many facts possessed by these
officers, particularly by Mr.. Robins, IN
addition TO the torn note, pointed 70
Clu.erius a. the man.
When Epps told Cluverius that he
was there to arrest him Cluverius said
Ne II as ridiculous" Later he
said II was in Richmond, but ] never
saw her," HIS aunt and brother also
declared: ." He never saw her while
he was in Richmond.
He saws that he hasn't seen her since
September
The arrest Of Cluverius caused no
scene in the house. Ii did not seem TO
be a great shock. The brother teok II
worse than any.
The Richmond papers containing an
account Of the identification Of the body
had been received, and Mrs. Tunstall
had evidently adopted the suicide the
ory. She asked d" Mr.. Robins, don Z
YOU think that Lillian committed sui
cideg" to which the officer gave an
eyasive answer.
LETTER FROM THE DEAD.
The officers yielded TO earnest mvl-
tations and ate supper with the family.
| Cluverss started of eating very brisk
| " and nonChalantly, but hls appetite
soon failed. He ate very little.
Mrs. Tunstall said that she had that
day received letter from Lillian.
dated the l4th of March, lthe day her
dead body was fOund) Subsequently
Mrs. Tunstall produced this letter anC
read il - to the effect that she Gillian
was going TO discontinue her school OF
account Of the extremely bad weather
and that she had an invitation 10 yisl
Old Point, 10 be gone two months, &c.
DC.
THE KEY.
Knowing the great Importance 0
the wstch-key ss link
the testimony, the officers at tn
earliest opportunity glanced at pris
oner's watch-chaln. says the Captain
when inst arrested him he had on
watch chain with piece on IL 20 which
charm is usually attached. but there ~a
no charm OD A. officer Robins ana my ~
1 went upstairs with the prisoner 10 M
room. While up there ! called Oihcer IL
hinss attention 10 the piece Of chain
! .ssrched the prisoner at the Third sta
tiou-huuse. ia doing - J discovered TIA
the piece OF chain had noticed was gon'
r asked hin where the chnin was and n
repied that he never had any on thers'
said: d" All. but you DID Don't tell m
thaf. lie said: gave TITO my ufothe
last night After searching him VET
into nv Office in The station house. som
halE-bOur later upon reflection. J went
the cell door nd called him, and said
Cluverius. 1 saw that piece OF chain O
your vRtch-chain last nighi al King All
UuPeu lnuff hOuttf III shtfs
He replied " No. Captain; IgdUc % 10
brOfher. Why. do you want it, '
I said " Yes, do. Can yOu get ~
Yes and ! will get 10 for you.
went home 70 tea, and came back an
went into the rear Of the ststiOD-hous
His counsel aud brother had come into IN
station house while was out. Ihey Wen
into my private office where Joined then
There ! found the prisoner. hls hrOtne
Judge Crump. and A, r. tFans. talke l.s
el.. mir lea
prisoner and his brother were at this tim
about ten feet from me. and little benin
me IN conversation. ! got up 10 retire, I
Isupposed they wanted 10 proceed 20 bus
ness. IN passing the prisoner golhs out !
SAID: Captain you said something sboi
a piece OF chain. My brother has l; ne vi
give II 20 You" The brother put his nhn
, In his pocket and wBs ia the act of takil
IL out, when ! replied thought he had be
ter consult n Is counsel. as they were prese "a
Counsel replied lafter ] partially expiRl me
To them Give 10 20 him meaning me
. q. ! could put IL upon the chain wnich
have never done. His brother IN giving
10 me said Il found u upon M table
hofac and brought Il over, thinking yc
a. ight want H.
Subsequently, there was found at l.
, Broad street Herman Joel. q watc
maker. who had formerly done bus
r ness al West Point aud CentrevIll
Joel knows Cluverius. The officers re
, upon Joel to prove that about twel'
d months ago Cluyerius brought that k'
q 10 him AT Centreville to have q new ba
rel put into it; that Joel remembe
q the circumstance and the couyersatiO
3 and can identify his own work. Itw
twelve months ago when Cluyerius b
b the kew. Witnesses from King W
Y liam and King and Queen counties q
I. expected to prove that CluverIus "
= wearing that identical key at a compa
lively recent period.
Now. here comes IN serious cont
20 diction. Hunt, a colOred witness FRI
d the American Hotel, was shown
: KEY at the inquest and said he saw
e KEY "erGctly Ike this " lying on I
U bureau IN Miss Lillian's room al
II American on March the 18th. so I
e testimony is written so Hunt sign
e il. But it is now alleged that Il
5 writing was not the correct purport a
> expression Of his words and ideas f; q
Il he never meant to say the key he s.
!, was exactly like this.
q On this point q good deal will