Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-14
A SKELETON sATCHEL.
TxAYBE BELILLIAN4ADIsoNs
Ciarke.sprfna Tot Possible Conuection
With The Ciuverius Case.

ACurious Pind In the seushcra Part ofthe
Clarke.sprfns Tot : Possible Conuectieu
With the ciuveriss Case.
A number Of articles that may or
may not be connected with the Madison
Ciuverius matter were found on Satur-
day evening in the Clarke-Spring lot.
and were on yesterday turned over to
the acting Commonwealth attorney.
The :. find" consists Of q piece Of a
paper fpins, the steel-work Of lady's
small satchel, spool of cotton, knife
blade, steel pen-holder. small scrap
of wine-colored silk, piece Of dark
fur-eoyered goods, two nickel pieces, a
portion Of an envelope, and a piece Of
wire with some hair attached, making
what is by some supposed to have been
false side-whiskers.
CHARRED, BUT NOT HERE.
Nearly all of these articles showed
that they had been in a fire, but certainly
were not charred where found.
They were found nearly as far south
Of the scene Of Lillian's death as her
shawl was found northeast Of it. They
were in a brier-thicket1 near Midyate
avenue in Hollywood cemetery.
For fifty years there has been a path
from the Old reservoir to the old pump
house. It runs through the Clarke
Spring lot smallpox hospital grounds)
and through Hollywood ria the tunnel
under the canal to the old pump-house,
on the river-bank. Wen, the darkish-
red silk handkerchief was found to the
right Of this path in the lowest part Of
the grounds through which the path
passes, and this collection was found
still nearer Hollywood-found off the
path, but not many steps.
The ground about there is thickly
strewn with leaves the spot where
these things were found is corered by
leares, but yet there is no sign of fire
there. There is not one charred leaf.
1t is, therefore, settled that no matter
to whom the articles belong or belonged
the burning of them was done else.
where.
A BURNT ENVELOPE.
The fragment Of envelope found (but
soon afterwards lost and not yet recov.
ered) contained only few words Of
writing. OF the name addressed only
one letter, and that the last (the let.
ter "n'o, was distinguishable. The
word street - was plain.
The two five-cent pieces showed nc
mark Of having been in a fire. The
thread was on the spool. but was so
badly charred that it crumbled at q
touch. The hair Of what was possibly
false side-whiskers was also charred.
The knife-blade is about two inches
long. The pen-holder is steel and is
made so that lead pencil could be in.
serted at one end, while there was 0
place for pen-point at the other.
A BOTTLE.
All Of the above articles were found
quite close together, but some distance
further of--forty steps, perhaps-therc
was picked up an empty bottle, which
has been put into the hands of Coroner
Taylor. From the smell it seemed tC
have had in it pennyroyal, which enters
largely into one of the compounds used
by mslpractitioners, and which is also
frequently employed in ordinary medi
cines to better their taste.
The Clarke-Spring lot is now and has
for years been frequented by the pub
lie, especially by boys who 60 out thai
way swimming, fishing, and cunning
and who take all sorts of liberties with
the premises. The grounds cover six
teen acres. Around the buildings-
say the front part-all the land /
cleared and covered with grass bu
two or three acres of it adjoining Hol
lywood on the south and east are low
and marshy, and are covered with sma,
trees, bushes, and brambles. 1t wa
in this part, several hundred yards from
the reservoir, that this "iind" " wa
made.
THE DISCOVERIES.
The discoyerers in this case are Mr.
Anderson, said to be a western detec
tive. Mr.. Brown, and a colored maj
employed by Mr.. Brown.
Mr.. Brown is a connection Of Mr.
Dunstan's family and is the proprietor
of stone-yard on Reservoir street
and lives in the neighborhood. H'
says that the articles were found as de
scribed that he himself found tn,
beard and several other of the articles
He is well known as man Of fine sense
and fine character. His word carries
conviction with it. There can, there
fore, be no doubt that the things wer,
discovered as stated.
Mr.. Anderson. who is known a
"the Arkansas Traveller" was her
on other business, and put helping
hand into the matter as voluntar!
contribution to the cause of justice.
Mr.. Brown said yesterday that tn
papers - ought to give him (Mr. Ander
SOM a good puff for what he has done.
WHAT OF IT?
What light do they throw on tn
murder? None at all now. There i
as yet not the slightest evidence to con
meet satchel or anything with eithe
Lillian or Tomniie.
They may have been placed there b.
some prankish boy to deepen the mys
terry Of this already over-mysteriou
case. II they belong to the Madison
case they show that two men were en-
gagged in the murder. They would g
to prove, also, that one of the mel
made off from the scene Of murder b.
going southwark towards the river, AM
the other made off in the opposite direc
ton towards Main street. The forme
might have thrown the darkish-red sill
handkerchief and the more recen
"find " in the bushes. The latter ma.
have thrown the red crochet shawl owe
Mr.. Dunstan's fence. Either Of then
might have dropped Lillisn's veil an
hat where they were found.