Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-15
THE TELL TALE WATCH KEY.
A Jeweller Found Here Who Knows a
Good Deal About It
HE HAD 1T ONCE TO REPAIR.
This Important Link in the Evidence
Traced Back TO Clnyrrius.

clock, and jewelry-store. Over the
door in great big letters is the slgn'
HERMAN JOEL. At l2:4O 7. NJ. yes
terday Dispatch representative stopped
before this store. There was no Gus
toner in numerous clocks were ticking
away the time, and at his bench at one
window a man was bending over a piece
of work. He was about thirty-five OF
six years Of age spare and consld-
erably above the medium height; light
hair and beard and face that revealed
his German origin. He was quiet
thoughtful, honest looking man. When
the door-knob was turned by the re-
porter he looked up inquiringly; when
his visitor approached the showcase he
rose from his seat and came forward to
wait upon him. Is this Mr.. Joel
4" Yes, sir he replied. " | will intro
duce myself" said the newspaper-man,
placing in Mr.. Joel's hands card.
Mr. Joel read the card and looked
up to know what was wanted Of him.
CLUvERiUs' WATCH-KEY.
came to ask you if you didn'tput
in the tube in Cluverius's watch-key
1.-THE key that was found near Lillian
Madison's yeil.l
Mr.. Joel spoke promptly, with a de-
cidcd accent:
| have been instructed not to say
ANYTHING at all on the subject.
Didn't you live at Centreyille once
Mr.. Joel?
Never.
Didn't you work there?
Yes; | was there two days in d
month.
Would you know your own wfb
if YOU were to see it again:
Yes.
Haven't you seen the watch-key
found at the reservoir?
Yes.
Has it been in your hands before?
Yes.
How long agO---twO years:
No. not more than a year.
Then YOU recognize your work on it
ISome hesitation.
know that it has been in my hands
For whom did you do the work Do
you remember?
For this young man lCluveriusl,
think.
Have you any doubt about that?
Well, you see ! have to be very par
tcular. 4 mans life is involved, anC
| have been instructed
You saw the man few days ago II
the city jail. Didn't you recognize him
Who says ! was at the Jail : in som,
cxcitement.l
understand you were there and re
cognized the prisoner, and that It wa!
apparent he knew you, too.
Now, | would Just like to know who
says that. Where did you get that;
am not at liberty to say; but hayo
you any doubt that this key THAT is
the key that the officers havel is tn,
one YOU repaired for CluVcrius;
won't talk. | must have furthc
time to think over this matter.
Have you any doubt on your Owl
mind?
Well. | mustn't say. 1t risks man
life. What | know about that key
shall only tel. when | appear as wit
ness.
If it risked horses life you woul'
have no doubt?
just so.
But since it may imperil the life Of a
man you hesitate:
have been instructed not to sa!
anything at all. can't say that
have any doubt.
Don't you keep any books of tn
work done by you while you are in tn
country?
Mr.. Joel answered that he did; bu
whether or not CluyeriuS's name va
on them az the owner of the watch
key did not clearly appear from
his answers. The books SCENE,
to be down the country. He dldn'
wish to let out his information
The fact is that the good soul was eyl
IDENTIFY struggling hard to obey the in
junction of the officers mot to tel
anybody anything and at the SAM
time not to be impolite to his visitor.
Is that like the key? THE reporte
pointed downward to the showcase
where there was a gold pencil shaped
good deal like kcy.l
Not at all like it, said patient Mr.
Joel.
Is this drawing like il? said the news
paper-man, showing a sketch that h
himself had made from memory a ia,
or two after he had seen the key; say
two weeks ago.
No; that is not right. Give me you
pencil and will show you
RARE KEY.
The pencil was handed out and Mr.
Joel Sketched the gold key much NOR
correctly. His drawing describes tn
key that the police hold. lie did no
fail to show that the attachment-rin
(,he ring that fixes the key to the charm
cham had sprawled out. This ring
like the key, is Of gold. but is exactl,
after the style Of ring of key-bunches
1t is "a split ring" but the split ha
Sprawled-spread widened so tina
it might have easily worked off tn
charm-chaln.
Mr.. Joel said he had never seen an,
other key like it since he had been i
this country.
The KEY hangs by the middle. Thi
attachment-ring is about the middle.
The head or top of the key is fiIe
heart or crown-shaped ring. Then be
meath that is a small cone-shaped sec
ton furrowed perpendicularly; the
comes band with milled-edges and tn
ring for attachment to the charm-chain
then another cone-shaped part, endin
in steel point and key-hole.
IL is about the usual size of n watch