Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-23
GOING TO THE RESERVOIR.
CLUVERIUS SEEN WITH LILLIAN
ON THE FATAL NIGHT.

Street Car Drivers Who Believe That
They Saw the Prisoner Go Toward the
Scene of the Crime-A Physicians
Conversation With the Man on the
Sidewalk.
RICHMOND, VA, May 22.-The fifteenth
day OF the Cluyerius murder trial opened
this morning, with w. A. James on the
witness stand. He testified to having
seen the prisoner three times on March
Is. He came to the witness Office to
solicit business. He saw the prisoner on
the same morning near the American
Hotel with Mr.. Pollard, at present one Of
the prisoners counsel. He saw him again
on the same day, near the same place,
with lady. A photograph of Miss Madi-
son, taken in 1882, was shown the witness.
lie said he thought that there was re-
semblance between the photograph and
the lady he mad seen. He had never seen
the lady before, but was positive that it
was Cuverius who was with her. When
he saw them they We're on Main street.
near the American Hotel. He was not
certain about the prisoner having a NOUS
tache. He could not tell the hour at
which he had seen the couple.
CLUN ERIU5 Al THE HOTEL.
w. +. billiard, night clerk at the Ameri-
can Hotel, was sworn. He was at the
hotel on the night of March 10. He
thought that he had seen the prisoner
that night. He called at the hotel desk
and asked if the lady in No. q was in her
room The witness was given a card by
the prisoner, which was sent to No. q.
and the prisoner was directed to the par
Tor. The man had n light mOustache, and
wore a gray overc0at The witness did
not see him when he left the parlor.
William Taylor (colored), a night
watchman at the American House. tes-
tlfed that he was on duty on the night of
March l3. He was called to take a card
U room No. q and to show gentleman
to the parlOr. The prisoner was that man.
As the witness went to the parlOr a lady
and an old man came up the steps and
went into the parlOr. The prisoner came
out, saving that that lady was not the one
be wanted TO see. The old man asked the
witness to show the lady to a room, and
he took her to No. 81. The old man and
the prisoner went out at the same time.
THE TWO TOGETHER.
Fifteen minutes later the prisoner came
back into the hotel and seemed restless.
The witness told him that the lady in
room No. q said that she wanted to see
ultl ne NllHEHB CbIbI LNtA utlAl " lut
parlOr, and notified the lady that he was
there. She went to the parIor, and the
witness left them.
The defense severely cross-eXamined
the witness; and in questioning him
about his testimony before the Coroner
brought out numerous contradictory
statements.
W. Il. Grattan (colOred) testified that
he was at the Americas Hotel in March.
L. II o.
March 13, he saw Taylor, the night
watchman, going to the parlor with a
young gentleman. He did not know the
young man.
SEN ON A STREET CAR.
William Tucker, (cOlored), driver OF
tOw-horse on the street railroad, testified
that he saw the prisoner on the night Of
March l3 on Main street, near the Ameri-
can Hotel. He was with young lady.
The witness stopped the car for them to
get on. The man wore a gray OvercOat
and the lady had a red shawl around her
shoulders. He saw the couple through
the window Of the car as they got on.
The man had a small satchel in his hand.
The lady had nothing.
Charles Williams, driver on the Main
street line, testified that he did not know
that he could exactly identify the prisoner.
He looked like the man who spoke to him on
the night of March 13, after getting of
his car at Reservoir street, and who asked
him where Reservoir street was.
GOT OFF AT RESERVOIR STREET.
The witness pointed the street out TO
him when the prisoner got of the car. He
helped the lady out. They both went
down Reservoir street. They were the
only persons on the car when it stopped.
Reservoir street is at the end of the car
route. The man had on a light oYercOat
and black slOuch hat. The lady had no
outside wrap on, neither did she have
bundle. The man and woman got on the
car near Fifteenth street, and he thought
that some other passenger got on near the
post Office. When ne heard the next
morning that a lady's body had been
found in the reservoir he wondered If she
was the same lady who got of his car at
Reservoir street the night before.
At this point recess was taken until
O'Clock.
SEEN ON THE STREET.
The court resumed its sessions at 4:1O
O'Clock. DR.. Thomas Z. Stratton testified
that he was in Richmond on the night of
March l3. He was on Reservoir street
that night between and 10 o'clock. lie
overlook the lady and gentleman on Re-
servoir street. He walked behind them
soms little distance. When he got near
them the gentleman turned round alb
ruptly and asked him the time. He told
him that il was 9:l5. The gentleman
thanked him and the two walked on. He
heard him remark 81 knew that fellow
but he did not know me"
The prisoner looked like that man. who
had on a dark slouch hat. He had a
small moustache, and was muilled up so
that the witness could not see bis face
well. The lady seemed 10 have no wrap
about her. He did not notice her clothing
particularly. She had a bundle OF some
sort in her hand or partly under her arm.
sUDDENNEss or THE TURNING.
The man turned 80 suddenly when he
asked the witness the time Of night, that
the witness impression was that The
man thought that he was being followed.
He turned 30 abruptly that the witness
was somewhat alarmed. His overcoat
was dark. The witness could not see
what the color Of the mans hair was.
The lady seemed tO be rather thinly clad
for such a night. She looked like work
ing girl.
Thomas Rowland, n watch repairer.
was sworn. He was shown the watch key
and asked II he bad ever seen il before.
lie said that he bad. It had been shown
70 him 30 zee II be had ever repaired IL.
lie had not, but be thought that new
pipe had been put In.
The defense objected, and asked t0 have
Tho sfr ..ft eN.t