Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-11
THE CLUvERIUS CASE
GETTING At THE EVIDENCE.

from this city, are diligently at work
in King and Queen county. IL is re-
ported to them that Cluyerius's father
left his home near Little Plymouth to
be gone week, and that on the 10th
and 1lth Of March he was at his farm
a short distance from Beulahville, in
the upper portion of King William
county near Caroline-county linc-that
is, about forty miles from Little Ply
mouth, which is his home and also the
home of Mrs. Tunstall, the aunt ofClu-
verius. On the morning Of the l4th oil
March he was at Clifton, steamboat
landing on the Mattaponi river, where
he expected to meet his son Thomas,
who he thought would be up On the
steamer r. Z. Lee.
CLUvERIUs IN THE BARBER-sHoP.
Mr.. Emmet Richardson, who lives in
King and Queen county near Little
Plymouth, says that he was a school
mate of Thomas j. Cluverius, and went
to Richmond with him on Thursday
March 10Th. First met with Cluverius
on that day at Romoncoke station, four
miles from West Point. When he
reached the station Cluverius was in
the telegraph Office. Talked with him
half al hour before the train arrived.
When they got aboard Of it met Harry
Dudley and Isaac Diggs, Of West Point,
who were on their way to New Kent
court. Remembers Cluverius asking
Dudley to go with him to Richmond.
While on the train Richardson took hold
of Cluyerius's coat and said Tommy,
that is a nice coat; like it; where
did you get it fromf" and was told by
Cluverius that he bought it from III.
Scwarzschild, who keeps clothing
store on Main street in Richmond. 1t
was a grayish coat. The overcoat that
he had on was a light gray overcoat
used for spring or fall; not heavy
enough for winter. When we arrived
in Richmond both Of us went to Davis's
European House, on Franklin street.
There Cluverius left his overcoat, pair
of rubber shoes, and small
brown satchel, and thence went
to a barber-shop under the American
Hotel, opposite the Dispatch office.
We both got shaved. This was about
- O'Clock. remember Cluverius had
no moustache. He had his hair cut and
shoes blacked. / left him in the bar
ber-shop and promised him that | would
meet him again that night at Dayis's re-
staurant if it rained, and if it did not
| would return home, which | did.
did not notice whether he had watch.
key on his chain or not; but do re-
member having seen him often wearing
q peculiar, old-fsshioned key on his
guard.
Mr.. Richardson's description Of the
key fairly answers for that key found
at the reservoir. lie drew a rough pic
ture of the key, as he remembers it,
which, when compared with drawing
made in Richmond, proved to be tolera-
bly, correct.
THE WATCH-KEY.
Mr.. James Guthrie, who lives at Lit
tie Plymouth, told a gentleman of West
Point that he had been asked by de-
tective if he could identify the key de-
scribed in the Richmond Dispatch (as
having been found near the reservoir)
as Cluverius's, and that he had declined
to talk on the subject. But he told this
gentleman that he saw Cluverius on
several occasions wear key on a watch
guard which answered the description,
and that he could identify it if it was
the same one.
THE GOLD RING.
The plain gold ring that was found
on the person Of Cluverius when ar
rested by Captain Epps was bought by
the prisoner TO be given to young
lady in King and Queen, and the Com
monwealth is in possession Of facts that
60 to show that it was never the pro-
perty of Fannie Lillian Madison.
EVIDENCE GATHERED.
The following information has been
gathered by officers Of the Common
wealth:
First. They have the name of a very
prominent gentleman Of King and Queen
county who was in Richmond and saw
Cluverius in the Office of the American
Hotel March 18th, and who says that
Cluverius left as soon as he thought he
had been recognized.
Another witness is mail-carrier who
lives in King and Queen county. 1t
will be remembered that Cluyerius says
that lie wrote to Lillian but once while
she was in Bath county, and that that
was in September. This mail-csrrier
denies this, and says that Cluyerius was
in the habit Of meeting him at the forks
of the road near Little Plymouth and
giving him letters to mail. He remem-
bers that on several occasions letters
directed TO Miss Fannie Lillian Madison,
Millboro', Bath county, were handed
him by Cluyerius since September.
Third. A gentleman who lives near
Centreville was present when Cluverius
arrived there Saturday morning, and
says that Cluverius went to his Office,
but could not get in, as the door was
locked. Saw him borrow a key to
open the door, and in a short while
afterwards went in, and was present
when his father came. Remembers that
Cluverius's father shook hands with
Cluverius, and as he did so said, "My
son, what is the matter with your
hand?" Cluverius replied that in getting
on the train that morning he caught his
hand in his watch-chain and hurt it. A
few minutes afterwards another person
came in and remarked to Cluverius,
" Why, Cluverius, what is the mat
ters" And the reply was that he had
been up late that night and had to get
up early that morning, and that he was
not feeling well.
Killed at Belle Isle.
Last night about 1l:30 o'clock an
operative at Belle Isle named Charles
Lowe was accidentally caught in some
of the machinery at the Old Dominion
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