Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-03-25

Justice Richardson sent telegram We'd
nesday morning to Mrs. Dickinson, at
Millboro', Bath county, to send by ex-
press, as soon as possible, the trunk, cloth
ing, and all the property of Lillian Madl-
soc.
Justice Richardson also swore ont war
rant against T. j. CIuverius, and placed
the same in the hands of Captain Charles
II. Epps and Officer Logan Robins for exc
cution.
Mr. Cluverius is young lawyer twenty
three years old, living at Plymouth, King
and Queen county. Miss Madison and he
were distant cousins, were not looked upon
as lovers, as it was known that Cluverius
was engaged to be married to lady living
in the lower part of the county.
1t appears from the register of the Davis
House, in this city, that T. J. Cluyerius
put up there on the 18th of March. 1885.
Miss Fannie Lillian Madison in
Richmond that night after midnight, OF
about $3.50 O'Clock, the train having been
delayed several hours, and, it will be re-
membered. registered at the American
Hotel under the assumed name of Miss F.
l.. Merton.
Mr.. Davis says that T. j. Cluverius
was in the habit of stopping at his hotel
while i'll the city and remaining day or
two at time.
Friday night Mr.. Davis says he met him
going to his room between the hours of 10
and O'Clock, and that Cluverius told him
to have him called at 5 o'clock Saturday
morning, as he wanted to take the freight
train on the York River road for West
Point. This was done, and he left as de-
sired. Mr.. Davis described Cluverius as
being quiet, modest young man, who
looked to be about twenty-one years old,
possibly older; moustache very light; hair
same; face slightly sunburt, and form of
slight build.
Captain Epps and Officer Robins set out
for King and Queen county Wednesday
morning. They travelled by private con-
veyance, having secured double team and
a four seated drag, reaching Frayser's fer
ry, on the Mattapolli, about 4:30 o'clock in
the afternoon. Here they ted and watered
their team. Captain Epps reached the
Courthouse about O'Clock, and here pro-
ceeded to get information as to the route
to Little Plymouth, where T. J. Cluverius
lived with an aunt, Mrs. Samuel Tunstall,
a lady of considerable means, Who had
adopted him as her son.
Captain Epps stopped the drag some
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mouth, and left Officer Robins in charge of
store where he had reason to believe Gu
verins was. His idea for doing this was
that he W tuted to avoid giving Mrs. Tun-
stall unnecessary alarm, as he had been
that her health was extremely
delicate. Cluverius was not at the store,
and Captain Epps sent word to officer Rob-
TO hr;n bo Aronr into tho vi1loro
Cluverius was found at home, where ne
was arrested, and by 8 O'Clock Thursday
morning Captain Epps and his prisoner
were on their way to Richmond, reaching
the city near sunset"
Friday the prisoner was brought before
the Police Justice accompanied by his coun-
sci: Messrs R. H. Pollard of King and
Queen, A B. Evans of Middlesex, aud ex-
Judge W. W. Crump of Richmond. The
Comm onwsalth's Attorney for the city,
Mr. S. B. Witt, moved hat the case be set
for tho 30th instant which was agreed to.
The prisoner was then sent to the city jail.
The crowd around the Police Station was
one of the largest ever known to assemble
Nv any 'i'iiOs oil 0oSOi W SCo Siiuipco VI
the prisoner.
BEFORE THE CORONER
JURY.
The jury of inquest met at 5 o'clock
Sunday evening to hear additional testi-
mony. The first witness was DR.. Thos.
E. Stratton who testified that on Friday
night as he was going along reservoir street
he saw lady and gentleman going down
on the side OF the street just ahead of him
towards the old Reservoir He sa:d;-
81 started 20 go around them in order to
get to Gary street. The gentleman was on
the inside next to the fence Just as
started to go around them the gentleman
turned very abruptly, so much so as to
startle me. He first asked What street is
this?' and then asked me if had the time.
[ then walked around them and ] looked
up at him, and told HIM that one sire. t was
Reservoir and the ether was Cary took
out my watsh and told him that it was a
quarter past 0 o clock l noticed that he
had short moustache; that he was muffled
up around the chin. He seemed to have a
comfort on. He had on a SLOUGH hat pull
ed down over his eyes. 1 suppose that he
was a man between twenty and thirty
years Of age.
"The lady with him had on a tight-ftting
body Of some kind, and | noticed that she
had no cloak or shawl on.
She had abundls under her arm. The
man said to the woman, 4 know that fel-
low, but he does not know me-.
The general appearance of the man
met is like that of this man (Cluverlus),
but cannot swear that this is the man."
The street car driver, John Thomas
" i!liauia testified that when he arrived at
the turn table at the emf of the line Main
and Reservoir streets) be stopped the car
and a lady and gentleman got out, He
said:
"rhe gentleman then came up to my
left hand side and sal to me, speaking
very quickly; Mr., can you tell me where
Reservoir street is?' | replied. YES, SIR
and pointing my hand, said. that is Res
ervoir street. He asked, what building
is that?' I replied, 'Morton's fl wer gar
den, SIR Then he turned around and
said, DO you say that this is Reservoir
street9' | again replied, yes, sir, this is
Reservoir street. When l told him that
|, was Reservoir street he took the lady by
her arm. He had satchel in his right
hand, and he walked to the left-hand side
of Reservoir street. 1t was twenty-five
minutes to 10 o'clock by our railway
time.
He had light mOustache and light hair,
and around his ears his hair appeared to be
curly -"
When Cluverius was, brought in for iden-
LITIGATION, after looking at him, the witness
said:-
sit is hard for me to recognize the man,
and l would not like to swear that he is
the same man saw in the street car unless
was sure of it,
Continuing, he said; ''The only sign
see about the prisoner is this, that he seems
something like the man about the Shout
ders, but the man | saw in the car seems to
have lighter hair than this man (Cluveri-
u.s.. To the best of my knowledge and be-
lief it seems to be the man."
William Tyler (colored) testified that he
recognized Cluverius as the man he saw at
the American Hotel riday night, March
18th. He was with the lady that is now
dead Miss Madison). She occupied room
No 81 ~ am certain he is tho can,a mon