St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-24
THE RICHMOND SENSATION.

The LILLIAN MADISON case in Richmond,
Va, is likely to prove as mysterious and
sensational as the celebrated JENNIE CRAMER
case. In fact there is a striking similarity
in the two cases Miss MADISON was a young
lady of good family and a finished ednca-
ton. Her home was in the eastern part Of
the state, but she had been sojourning for
some time with friends who lived up among
the mountains of Western Virginia. Upon
preteyt of returning To her home. on the
eastern shore she took train for Richmond
and was seen in that city for two or three
days stopping at one of the principal hotels.
On the evening after her arrival in Rich
mond she hired a negro boy to carry note
to gentleman who, as represented by her,
would be found on a certain street corner.
Within few minutes afterwards the lady
left the hotel, going in the direction that the
boy went, and did not return until late in
the night. The boy brought the note back to
the hotel in the course OF an hour, saving he
could not find the gentleman described to
the note ia waste basket with
out reading It. The next evening
the young lady again went out and never re-
turned. The following day her dead body
was found in the water reservoir which is
located on hill overlooking the city, No
one in the city knew who she was, whence
she came, or whittier she was going. Her
body was taken to the morgue and kept for
day preparatory to being buried in the pot
ter's field. An account of the supposed
suicide and description OF the Young woman
appeared in the morning papers and fell un-
der the eyes of her father, who supposed that
his daughter was safe and well among friends
in Western Virginia. The description of
the dead woman was so accurate, even to the
details of dress, be was IMPRESSED with it and
telegraphed to the Richmond authorities to
hold the body until be could reach the city.
On arriva! he recognized his child, and a
post norton examination revealed that she
was about TO become mother Detectives
were set to work on the case and they have
arrested THOMAS CLUvERIUs, prominent
Young attorney Of King and Queen county,
and lodged hin 10 the Richmond jail charg-
i1- URN win btiuZ tuc uAAACiCl VI LILLIAN
MADISON. The circumstances upon which
be vas arrested are that be was
known TO be an old sutton for Miss MADi-
SONS hand. They had eorresponded while
she was visiting in the western part OF the
state. On the same evening she reached
Richmond and stopped ii the American hotel,
tue young lawyer, CLUvEgTUs. registered at
the E~ebange hotel, in the same city. Early
Saturday morning he left for home, and that
was the jay Miss MADIsoS's body was found
in the reservoir. The young lady vas seen,
in company with two msh, walking along
the top Of the bill near the reservoir Oh Fri
day night A gold wstch-key was picked
up on the bank Of the reservoir, near where
her body vas found. and it may Be that this
key Vii YET De The clue to the discovery Of her
murdsrer-thst i, if she was murdered
TIE 6rst theory =as that, finding herself Be
trayed By her lover. the unfortunate woman.
in ii Of despair, had thrown herself into
the lake. The generally accepted theory in
Richmond non Is that the false lover deeoyed
her out TO the reservoir. aud had an accom-
p:iee in waiting, Eto murdered her and then
inreE The body into the water Tie case Is
full Of mystery, and iis Developments viii be
watched With general interest