Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-23
IN THE HEART OF THE CASE.
Some Damaging Testimony Against
Chverius Yesterday.
JOEL THE JEWELLER.
This Witness Tells What He Knows OF
the Warch-Key.

room yesterday when Mr.. Alfred X
James, a well-known businessman o
the city engaged in the cotton and fer
tilizer trade), was sworn and put
upon the stand, and gave some o.
the most damaging testimony yet pro-
duced against Thomas j. Cluverius, the
prisoner at the bar, saying in substance
that he saw Lille Madison and accused
on Main street on the 18th.
Cluverius said when arrested, and
stated to Mr.. Z. Cuthbert, Of the New
York Herald, subsequently,, that be
had not seen Lillian since September.
II is now in proof that Cluyerius (Kla/-
yeers) was at Belle Isle with a young
woman answering her description the
Commonwealth offers to prove by Z" the
torn note " that she was in correspond
ence with him about 10 A. NJ. March
the 18Th and now the following evil
dence is given;
Mr.. A. n. Jsmes.
| have seen the prisoner three times.
lie came to my office, in this city, in
January upon business. My recollec-
ton is this: That some time this year
the prisoner came into my Office and
asked me if had any legal business in
King William and King and Queen. |
replied TO him that Mr.. Henry r. Pol
lard attended to my business down
there. The next tiUe | saw him was
on the morning Of the 18th Of March,
opposite Warren 4 QuarleS's, near the
American Hotel, with Mr.. Henry
X. Pollard. The next time saw
him was near the American Hotel
with lady. He was looking down the
street, ] thought, for a streot-car. The
lady he was with was standing nearer
TO Cary street. She had a very plea
SAINT face, was neatly dressed, was
short, thick-sct, and had a very lady
like appearance. don't recollect as
to her dress. There was something
red about her person that attracted my
attention. don't know whether it
was O hat or shawl or -handker-
chief. ! cannot state the exact hour
saw him. 1t was between quarter past
/ in the morning and in the after
noon. | cannot state the exact time,
as was going backwards and forwards
to the bank and post-oflice during that
time.
RECOGNIZES LILLE BY HER PHOTO
GRAPH.
A photograph Of Miss Madison was
shown TO the witness, and he said /:
That appears to be good likeness of
the lady | saw"
Counsel for defence objected TO this
evidence, and the objection was over
ruled by the Court.
The photograph was taken in 1882,
and he said the lady | saw looked
stouter than she is represented to be
by the Photograph
To the defence the witness said : My
attention was called to Mr.. Cluverius
on account Of the striking likeness he
bore TO an acquaintance Of mine named
Harold who lives in Columbus, Ga.
The resemblance between the two is
very strong and remarkable. passed
within a few feet of him while he was
standing on Twelfth street. When /
saw that it was not Harold the idea
came into my mind that the lady was
the mans wife.
Why did you think it was his wife I?
asked Judge Crump.
The witness replied; | do not know,
but | only know that is the idea that
came III my mind.
THE BARBER-sH0P.
lie was evidently clean-shaved when
| saw him. and looked more like he had
Just come out of barber-shop than he
does now. remarked since to friend
that Cluyerius had a remarkable face ;
that in some lights and shades the
formation Of his lips would cause some
people to say that he had slight nous
tache when he did not have one.
WITH MR.. POLLARD.
To Colonel Aylett the witness said ;
Mr.. Pollard and Mr.. Cluverius were
eighteen or twenty steps from the en-
trance of the American Hotel. l saw
the prisoner with Mr.. Pollard-that is,
unless some one else is more like the
prisoner than he is himself-before |
saw him with the lady on Twelfth
street.
MIR. W. q. billiard.
! live in the city Of Richmond and
am night clerk at the American Hotel,
and was there on duty the night of the
18th of March.
Mr.. Meredith : Mr.. billiard, look at
the prisoner and tell the jury if you
ever saw him before!
Mr.. Dillard docking: Yes, sir; |
think have.
Under what circumstances
Witness On the night Of the 18th
Of March gentleman called to see the
occupant Of Room 2l between aud
50 O'Clock. | gave him card to write
his name on, and called the porter to
sent his card up, telling the porter to
show the gentleman the parlor. Sub
sequently l saw him at the Jail. He
was then standing with several prison.
ers, and / readily picked him out Of
them all. That was the first time l
saw him after the 18th Of March.
When he came 10 the hotel he asked
me If the lady in 81 was in, and ! told
him that would send up his card and
find out. ] gave him blank card to
write his name, and then ! gave the
card to the porter William Tyler, and
the gentleman started to the parlor
with the porter.
THE MANS APPEARANCE.
To Judge Crump: Before that time l
never had seen the person who came
there to ask for the occupant of2l. Mr..
Dodson, the proprietor Of the hotel,
was behind the counter with me. did
not notice if the gentleman put his
name on the card, but suppose he did.
] took the card and handed IL 70 the
porter without looking at it. l never
did see the address on the card. / first
spoke Of this matter 10 policeman. l
did say that the person had Q slight
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