Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-16

Inere were keFtTA vi tHtii, ahs s"Ny
made quite a bundle. Ny wife read
the note that my daughter wrote to
Cluverius, and which note contained
the plain gold ring, and then handed 1t
to me. read it over. took with me
the bundle of letters, and they were re-
turned TO Tommie. Ny wife died in
January last. In the latter part Of Feb
ruary Of this year there was some com
psny at my house-some young ladies.
was in the parlor. Some OF them
were singing. | saw my daughter have
on plain gold ring. was very much
put out; left the room; went to the
store and asked my clerk about it. lie
said TO me that he had nothing to say
about it, but that | must see for my
self. ] made her giye it to me, and II
was given back to Tommie again. II
was the same ring, and is one OF the
rings taken from him by Captain Epps
when he was first brought to Richmond
and lodged in the Third police-station.
CLUvERrUs's ovERCoAT.
Mr.. James Guthrie, clerk in the
store of Joel Z. Bray. was next seen,
and said / have been living here in
this store for three years, clerking for
Mr.. Bray. Am well acquainted with
Tommie and have known him for five
wears. Saw him before he went to Rich
mond. He did not wear reversible
oyercoat. The suit he had on at that
time was bought by him in January
from II. Schwarzschild, Richmond. The
overcoat also came from there.
SCRATCHES on PRISONERS HAND.
Mr.. Edward Pierce, of Centreville,
SAYS that he was at Centreville Satur-
day. March 18th saw Tommie Cluve-
rius when he came from Richmond !;
was in Mr.. Martins store when Cluve-
rius came in and asked for DR.. Court
ney. Cluyerius was told that he was
not there. He then asked if DR.. Court
ney had left the office key there. Mr..
Anderson, the clerk, said he had not !;
but that he could give him key with
which he could get in his office.
He then handed him the key, and Tom
mie went out Of the store. This was
about 10 o'clock. The next time during
that day that | saw him was in Milbey
& Guthrie's store. was sitting on the
counter when he came in. His father
was in the store at the time. This was
about - o'clock. His father asked
him if he got to Richmond in time
to see Speaker Pollard, and Cluyerius
told him he did. His father then asked
him when Mr.. Pollard was coming home.
lie said that he (Cluverius) had not
seen him since the evening before. His
father then asked him where he hurt
his hand. Cluverius's reply was that
he hung his watch-chain that morning
when he went to get on the train and
threw up his hand to catch the iron
railing Of the coach, and that
he knocked the skin off his hand against
the iron railing. He then pulled out
his watch; looked at the time. and said
he was not feeling well, and that he
would lock up his Office and 90 home.
When he left Milbey d Guthrie'S
store it was about | o'clock. He came
back into the store again and gave the
key he had borrowed to open his Office
with to Mr.. Anderson. This was about
halfpast .. The scratches that saw
on his hand | think were on the left
one. They ran across the hand. do
not remember seeing over one or two.
MR.. JOEL AND THE WATCH-KEY.
DR.. }. T.. Courtney: | am a practi-
toner of medicine. and live in Centre
vile. Three weeks before the arrest
Of Tomme | met him at church-meet-
ing, and he spoke to me about opening
an office at Centreyille. as there was no
lawyer at that place. ! thought favor
ably of it, and invited him to share my
office; which offer he accepted. Tom
ME has always been an intimate friend
Of mine. remember his wearing a
gold watch-key of somewhat peculiar
make. think he wore it on a watch
guard which was black. My impress
sion is that it had set in the head.
The set was Of stone; think it was a
reddish-brown, and | would be able to
identify a key like it. remember
meeting Mr.. Herman Joel at Centre
Vile. He had a showcase containing
iewelry in the store of j. 7. Bland Il
Brother. He is about thirty years Of
age, or more complexion. dark wore
a moustache which was not very heavy.
While doing business here he had two
or more auction sales. Do not remem-
Der Tommie ever having said that he
bought anything from him, and if Tom
mie was acquainted with him the ac-
quaintance was slight. Joel was not
permanently fixed here, but was in the
habit Of coming to Centreville and
remaining a few days at the time,
and my impression is that his prin-
cipal business was at West Point,
where he also had a showcase in the
store Of j. 7. Bland & Brother. What
little | saw Of Joel he conducted him
self as a gentleman. He was pleasant
fellow. He has a discoloratiOn on the
side Of his face. The last time saw
him here was year ago.