Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-19
MISS LIlLIAN'S LAST LETTERS.
The posials she Wrote from Rich
mond 10 Ms Dickinson.
CONTENTS OF THE slTcHEL.
antrg cthnThlnss That She Ilud in |! Was
a kaife-BIadt.


made, the Commonwealth will be com
PEELED largely to depend upon connect
ing the old-fashioped gold wstch-key
found near Iillian's veil, with the pri
soner Cluyerius. Even the unknown
young man with the moustache canno'
be proved 10 have accompanied the I'M
identified young woman farther than tn
corner Of Cary and Reservoir streets
butprove that the key found belonged Il
Cluyerius at a very recent date, and hi
presence at the scene Of murder u
demonstrated with some certainty.
Truly estimating the value Of Thu
link in the evidence, Captain Epps ant
Mr. Robins when they arrested Cluve
rius were specially particular to OBJ
serve Cluverius's watch-chsin. There
Was no key attached. There was
charm or key-chxin or link, but nj
key. Captain Epps called Mr.. Robins
attention to that fact by catching Mr.
Robjns's eye and shaking his (Epps's
own chsrm-chain.
Again, at King and Queen Court
house these two officers observed the
empty link on the prisoners chain.
There was the place for watch-key
but no wstch-key was there.
Searching the prisoner at the Third
station-house this link was gone. II
was subsequently returned to Captain
Epps by prisoners brother under cir
cumstances heretofore several times
published.
II will be borne in mind that Messrs,
Fpps and Robins went TO King and
Queen to arrest this man and to look al
his watch-chain. They have told what
they saw-the link for the key, but ne
key.
Mr.. JOEL THE JEwELJER.
Among those who were present al
the Police Court when the case of Gu
verius was fixed for examination was
Mr.. Herman Joel, of No. 100 Broad
street, where he repairs and sells
watches. clocks, and jewelry. He was
part Of the great crowd. IL he had
any special interest in the case he never
mentioned it.
Wednesday Of last week there came
letter here from King and Queen In
forming the authorities that Mr.. Joel
could tell them about the watch-key.
Then for the first time Mr.. Joel was
approached. He remembered that he
had handled Cluverius's old-fashioned
gold watch-key about twelve months
before, and that Cluyerius took it off a
black guard.
When the key was shown him he
identified it.
When carried to the jail he identified
the prisoner and the prisoner certainly
recognized him.
UNDER THE GOLD WORK.
IL is given out that Mr.. Joel put a
new steel barrel in the key ; that he can
describe tho joint now concealed by the
gold work, and can open the gold work
and show il. If so, he certainly knows
this key. Knowing the key so well, he
has probably not made mistake in
connecting it with the man who brought
il to him twelve months ago, and who
impressed his personality upon Mr..
Joel's memory by remark about his
ownership Of the key.
A YEAR TOO MUCH.
AL this was a year ago. In that
time the key might have had half a
dozen different owners. Therefore Mr..
Joel's testimony, even if undisputed,
will have to be supplemented. They
will have to bring witnesses Of his
(Cluverius's) recent ownership of the
key.
Can they do it,
II is claimed that they can.
On the other hand, DIR. Courtney, a
highly-respcctable citizen of King and
Queen county, says that his impression
is that Cluverius's watch-key "had in
the head OF it a reddish-brown stone.'
The key in question here has no
such stone; no place for such stone.
The head Of it is fixed ring of some
thing like heart-shape.
A DUAL KEY.
Worse than anything else that the
Commonwealth has to contend with il
the evidence Of Hunter NJ. Hunt, co.
lored servant at the American Hotel
to whom the key was shown at the
Coroner's inquest, and who then and
there said upon oath 81 saw lying
on the bureau in her (Lillian's) room 9
watch-key exactly like the one shown
me-
Hunt is an indispensable witness for
the Commonwealth, for by him only
can it be proved that Lillian that morn.
ing received note brought by mu,
latto boy; that she answered said
note, and that Hunt gave the answer tC
the mulatto boy.
Other witnesses prove that the boy
went off and later returned and said
that he could not find the man that the
answer was left at the office, and upon
examination subsequently, proved to be
scrap Of paper. on which was written
only: 81 iciH be there as soon as pos
sibie. So do rat for me-" On the
slip Of paper there was no address; nc
signature but IL was enclosed in an
envelope addressed :. r. J. Uuraias.' -
HUNTS TESTIMONY.
This testimony referred to above i:
as follows:
Hunter NJ. Hunt March II, 1885
teolored), sworn and deposed an
Office man at the American Hotel
About III o'clock Friday morning lit
tie yellow boy came into the Office.
am in the habit Of seeing the boy. liz
sells newspapers. He brought a letter
there, and the clerk rang bell for IN,
10 take it to her room, No. 81. Wher
got there she was eating her break.
fast, after which gave her the letter,
She thanked me for it. and then asked
her, after she had read il, if there was
any answer. She said, "Yes,n and
wrote letter and gave it to me.
took it to the Office; gave it to the
boy. About 2 o'clock was going to
%, and she met me in the hall and
asked me If ! delivered the note. |