Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-07

inC the Matteponi rtser W eeA0 1'ys
a. they drove down to tie vsscr Ofhcsr
Robins. happening 10 look into pr'seDsfs
iaes, ssw il overspresd with . s'cks.ssg
pallor.
A 10 where be was On the wight ot
The 3th prisoner said +: % Twas ~ the
Dime Museum.'' II that is -, aad be
car chow that he stayed there dnsinx
the performance. or even considerssle
mart Of il. he mast be acquitted Of the
actual murder, fcr twe witnesses saw
him ss the Davis House about . Y. ~.
and again about IL or O'Clock 81
night. and ali these together viii pretty
wen account for his tiDs that night
But prisoner has never yet ssssd
man who saw hirn st the Dime ma
scum tAas nagAs.
Another thing that Ciuverius sasd On
his wsy to Richmond under arrest vas
that be had been personased that he
would send 10 New York and Chicago
for the very best detective talent and
would fathom the isystery Of Lllian1s
death and clear himself. He declared
that he liked Lillian very we'll, but that
was oil there was between them.
HANDS CONCEALED.
II was a raw day when the prisoner
was brought up from King and Queen
They drove in q double buggy, or drag,
and Cluverius kept his hands unoer
the blanket nearly all the way. Mr..
Rebins. who sat with him on the
back seat while Captain Epps drove,
asked him il be hadn't brought his
gloves. He said that he had but
one pair that they were heavy driving
gloves. and that he had len them IN HIS
sulky at home.
Upon arriving at the Third station
house here il was noticed that bis right
hand was badly scratched, or rather
gouced a. if by finger-nsils. Asked
how about that, he said that he hsd
scratched his hand at Centreville. Al
Centreyille. at his law Office, he told
his father and others that he scratched
his hand by hanging II in his watch
chain as be boarded the train that
morning.
Drs. Beale and j. q. Cabell were ap-
pointed by Police-Justice richardson
TO make report on the injured hand,
and will be heard at the trial.
WILL NOT TALK.
Coroner Taylor desired Cluvcrius 10
go before the jury of inquest and make
q statement. Under advice of counsel
he declined. Under the same advice the
prisoner, his brother. and Mrs. Tunstall
have one and all declined 20 give any
thing for publication, though assured
that any and every fact they might
state e1culpAtory Of the accused would
he conspieuously printed IN the DIS
pdtch.
WAVES EXAMINATION.
Starting down to the Police Court to
have hls examination. Cluyerius sat In
carriage, coolly smoking q cigar and
locking unconcsrnedly st the great
crowd gathered about him. Examins-
ton was postponed from that day 10 3
later day and then waived. His case
was acted on by the grand jury on
April q, 1855. and "a true bill " found
charging him with murder by hitting,
striking, drowning. &c. He has been
IN Jail all the time never asked Tor
bail has seen but few friends ; bat
70 all he has expressed great conhdencs
ofsosuitial. His behavior has been good
b He gets his meals from q restaurant, sne
q barber comes down TO shave hln
twice a week. Mrs. Tunstsll goes Il
see him often. His brother Is nearl,
All the time here. has . moustsche, and
usually wears that round-top slouci
bat. Iii. father and mother have nevei
been here the latter is al invalid.
When Cluverius was arrested he had
two rings in his pocket. Neither wa
Lillinn'.; both have been accounted for
FACE TO FACE.
The last days session Of the Coro
ner's inquest was held at the jail
Cluverius was brought before Il. Th'
room was full OF cigar-smoke, whicl
made him give gasp, and he said thz
, II choked him; that he did not use TO
bscoo at all.
. Two colored witnesses from th
: American and the tug-horse boy identi
fed hm. Williams aud stratton woul
! not say that II was or was not the man
Z Cluyerius bore the sharp scrutiny OF tn
> witnesses and the crowd without finch
ing. He is = man Of great GOODNESS an
! self-possession.
{ THE RESERVOIR GROUNDS.
In the station-house. after he arrive
here. in Il talk about the old reser.oi
D grounds and Clarke spring. ciuyeriu
p said that be knew them well T; that wit
: other boys he had often been throag
B. them gong from the college TO the can
Y 70 bathe.
e Driving up Poorhouse Hill into Seccn
Y street as they came from King an
: Queen. be said 4" well, never thOug
5 that ! would be riding up Second sire
!, at somebody else'S expense" One
IS the officers remarked " DO you kno
d Second street 2" He said " Yes" y; tn
J. be knew Second street, Duval stre'
-e and oil those streets near Shcck
IS cemetery, which is good long va,
j. from the reservoir
COUNSEL.
a. On his way TO Richmond prison
N mentioned that Commonwealth Atts
le ney S. y. Witt was q cousin OF b
Mr.. Witt made inquiry and found sh
ne 20 il was. lie thereupon retired frs
ne the prosecution, having secured the y
le vices Of c. V. Meredith, Esq, Of Ris
ID mond, and Colonel W. K. Aylett.
at King William. Counsel for sccus
Id are W. W. Crump and B. 7. Cruu
at of Richmond A. Brown Evans.
W Middlesex, and II. X. Pollard, Of X
and Queen.