Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-17
CLUVERIUS IN HIS CELL.
THE MOTION FOR ARREST OF
JUDGMENT NOT YET HEARD.

disappointment of the Crowd Which
Collected in Anticipation of the Pro
nOuncing OF Sentence-FIowers Daily
Sent to the PrisOner-Hfs Aunts Faith
in His Innocence.
RICHMOND, VA, June 16.-The case o f
L. }. Cluverius, the convicted murderer
of Lillian Madison, came up again to-day
in the Hastings Court on motion of
arrest of judgment, but the hearing was
further postponed until Friday next, the
counsel for the prisoner not having fin
ished their examination of the record in
the case. There was an immense crowd
present anticipation OF the prOnouncing
of the death sentence and the scenes Incl
dent thereto.
THE PRISONER IN HIS CELL.
For the past few days bouquets Of flow
ers have adorned the cell Of Thomas J d.
Cluyerius, in the city Jail. Several senti-
mental ladies have sent the young man
howers to cheer him up and make him
feel that he had few friends in the world
who at least pitied him. The prison Off
clals carefully examine the boxes and
bouquets of flowers sent the condemned
man. The other day strange man APP
Piled at the jail for permission to see the
prisoner. II have a box of flowers for
him." he explained. He was told that he
could not see the prisoner, but il he
would leave the flowers they would be
delivered. He said that he must deliver
the flowers himself, but being denied that
privilege, he took the flowers away with
him. Cluverius spends most of his time
IN reading. Lately ne has also been doing
some writing, arranging little law bust
ness. His nrDRfinn tho w fo
limited, though ter young lawyer he had
fair prospects. Counsel for defense have
been almost daily In receipt from Phila-
delphia of transcribed sheets of the steno-
graphic report of the case, and for week
Mr.. Beverley Crump has been steadily at
work condensing the matter for the bills
Of exception.
THE NEW TRIAL.
AS to whether the prisoner will get
new trial from the Supreme Court of Ap-
peals there is division of opinion among
lawyers here. Counsel for the defense,
the prisoner and the prisoners brother
feel very hopeful, not to say confident.
While the admissibility of ''the torn note''
is leading point, it is not the only point
upon which the defense rely. There are
numerous pieces of evidence the admis-
sion of which they objected to, but which
Judge Atkins allowed-errOneOusly they
think. All the chances are that the APP
peal will not be heard by the Supreme
Court until they meet here in November.
1t is possible, but not probable, that the
case will be otherwise.
Anxiety, Imprisonment and the hot
weather are beginning to-haye an effect
on Cluyerius. He no longer smiles In
that peculiar way of his when accused of
murder. He continues to appear calm in
the presence of the prison Ofiicials hut
his former air of Indifference IS gradually
giving away to a look of deep anxiety
He frequently does not rest well at night,
his sleep not being sound. His meals
come from a coOkshOp kept by colored
man, and all that he does not eat he gives
TO his fell0w-prisOners. He has very little
appetite.
MRS. TUNSTALL'S GRIEF.
Mrs. Jane Tunstall, the prisoners aunt,
still remains here in the city, and visits
him daily. Many are the tears the poor
old lady sheds over this her ''dear, dear
boy" In her letter to his Honor Judge
Atkins she no doubt expressed the
true state Of her feelings-faith in the
innocence of the young man, both of Sc
ductiOn and murder. Her idea is that
the prisoner is the victim of the machina-
tiOns of old man Madison, Lillian's faith
er; but she had no proof, no suggestions
of evidence Obtainable, and Judge Atkins
could not act on her letter. 1t was writ
ten to beg and pray and entreat him to
give her "dear boy" a new trial; but il
afforded the Judge no basis of action, and
that very morning when the letter was
received he Oyerruled the motion for new
trial. Mrs. Tunstal's mind is no doubt
rooted and grounded in the belief that
Lillian committed suicide.