Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-19
SOLVING LILLIAN'S FATE.
OBSCENE POETRY IN THE H AND
WRITING or CLUVERIUS.

Letters Found in the Dead Girls Trunk
Also Believed to Have Been Penned by
the PrisOner-Ehe Defense Strenuously
Ohjecting to the Methods of the Pros
eCution.
RICHMOND, VA, May 1S.-In the Clu-
Verius murder trial this morning, the col
ored chambermaid, Henrietta Wimbush,
was further cross-eXamined by the de-
fense without ellciting anything new. In
reply to question by the prosecution,
she said that she saw the prisoner at the
Police Court at the time of the examining
trial, when she and the floor servant at
the Exchange Hotel both recognized him.
Miss Ella Madison, first cousia of Lillian
Madison, was sworn. She testified that
her cousin Lillian came to Richmond
on Oct. 10, 1884, and was a
guest of her aunt. She remained
four days. The witness last saw her on
Oct. IA. Lillian remained every night at
her aunt's, except one, which she spentat
her cousin William II. Madison's. She
did not go on the street often. On Sun
day and Monday afternoons during that
visit she went TO her cousin K. &. Jones'
house. Lillian did not spend the night of
Jan at her aunts.
Lillian was almost an entire stranger IN
Richmond, and she had never, to the wit
ness knowledge, been either al Holly
wood cemetery or the reservoir. Lillian
was In Richmond seven years ago and
again about four years ago, and again two
and half years ago. At the last two
visits she spent two weeks each time.
The witness did not know the Dunstan
family.
HER COUSINS TESTIMONY.
f. c. Jones, first cousin of Lillian,
testified that she was not at his house in
January. The last time she was there
was on Oct. IA, 1884. He had lived in
Richmond nine years. He remembered
that Lillian had visited Richmond three
times in years past, but could not name
the dates. He did not know where the
Dunstans lived, and did not know whether
Lillian ever met the Dunstan girls or not.
Judge Crump, of the defense, here
asked that the evidence of the last two
witnesses be stricken from the record, as
the movements of the deceased were
irrelevant.
Mr.. Meredith, of the prosecution, OPP
posed the motion because he wanted to
show that it was only the prisoner who
could have deceived the deceased, or who
had an opportunity TO do so.
The court denied the motion and an eX-
ception was noted.
LETTERS FROM LILLIAN's TRUNK.
ID. G. Richardson, Police Justice Of
Richmond, had received from Bath county
a trunk and bag containing clothing, let
ters and other articles, among them
number of envelopes. He removed all
the letters and envelopes and kept them
in his possession until he turned them
over to the Commonwealth. The witness
was here shown a letter and piece Of
written poetry which he said he had found
at the bottom OF the trunk under news
paper spread on the bottom. He identi-
fed both. He was also shown several let
ters and envelopes which he identified as
having been taken from the trunk by him.
self. He had received note enclosed in
an envelope addressed to T. j. Cluverius
which he had also turned over to the Com
mOnwealth.
The defense objected to each question
and answer separately, but each time the
objection was Overruled, and each time
the defense excepted.
THE TRUNK AND BAG IN COURT.
The trunk and bag were called for by
the defense, and were brought into court.
Discussion ensued as to the right of the
defense to examine the contents at this
time.
The court reserved its decision ON this
point until tomorrow.
The witness said that he had taken out
all the papers in the trunk, which was
opened in the presence of an officer Of'the
court and the father of the deceased. lie
had taken out in all about 100 articles,
including % or 30 photographs. He Aad
examined and read every paper in the
trunk. The witness identified several
large sealed envelopes containing letters
and a watch and chain and other articles
ha w hn
arrested.
w. Z. Quarles, a banker and broker,
was next sworn. He said that be had
been connected with banks for 20 years.
He did not testify as a professional eX-
pert. He had seen the prisoners hand
writing, having had business transactions
with him IN which his writing was neces-
sary. A postal card which the defense
admitted was in the prisoners
shown, and the witness said that he
thought that the writing in all three in
stances had been done by L. j. CluVerius.
The other letters and envelopes previous
ly shown to Police Justice Richardson,
the witness thought, were In the hand
writing Of Cluverius. A piece Of poetry
found IN the trunk (Which is OF the most OBJ
scene character was critically examined
by the witness, and he found that the writ
which the defense admitted as the prison.
er's writing, were alike. The general ap-
pearance Of the writing on both WAS about
the same, and be had no doubt that
they were written by the same person
FURTHER IDENTIFICATION.
James d. Craig, an expert bookkeoper,
who ~ now examining the books In the
First Auditors Office in connection with
irregularities there, was sworn. The let
ters previously produced were shown 10
him and he said that the writing was the
same on them as on the postal c0rd ad-
mitted as written by the prisoner. The
writing was not identical, but the name
"Cluverius" was Enthusiastically the
same The piece Of poetry, the witness
thought, was also written by the
person who wrote the postal card,
although there was a little yar-
alton IN the general appearance, caused
possibly by the condition OF the mind,
the poetry evidently having been copied.
He bad never read the paper through.
10 was "a vile and vulgar composition.
He did not claim 10 be an expert, but be
did claim 10 be pretty good judge Of
handwriting. The crOss.eXaminati0n Of
the witness was severe and rigid and
occupied TWO hours.
CLUVERIUs SEEN AT THE HOTEL.
A. y. Cawthorn. OF King and Queen
county, testified that be knew the prisoner.
He last saw him before the finding Of Miss
MadisOn's body IN the early part Of