The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-23

The Mystery OF Her Murder Not Yet
solved-Arrest of an Accused
Young Lawyer.

RIcHNoND, March 21-The excitement here over
the Fanny Lillian Madison mystery is so great that
the officers who arrested Thomas ]. Cluverius in
King and Queen County, charged with her muir
der deemed It prudent TO bring him to the city
in private vehicle instead OF on the train. The
case against young Cluverius rests entirely on
circumstantial evidence, which daily accumu-
lates The aged father OF the girl is still in the
city. her body. since It was found floating in the
city reservoir, has lain in little chapel here One
of the fathers first acts after recovering from the
shock, was to purchase a handsome eofin aud
upon this be had placed a silver plate with the
words AT Rest" he has shown determination
TO aid the officers IN their efforts to find his
daughters murderer.
and Queen County. The dead girls father saws
that there he not looked upon by intimate
aequain ances as her beau, but that they have
been on the best Of terms from childhood and
were much attached to each other. Fanny knew
according to her fathers understanding that
that Cluyerius was affsnced TO young lady in
King and Queen County. Cluverius was a fire.
quent yisiior TO Mr.. Madison house, and in the
last few years was IN the habit of stopping there
on his Way TO court. In August last he stopped
there and inquired for Fanny, and was informed
that she was staying at Mr.. Joseph Walkers. who
nNeu Hea Dy. CIuNeIius went lnere ehd re-
NAMED that night aud the following day. Dur
ing there was no one IN the house except Miss
MsdisOn's aged grandfather, Miss Fanny and
ClOverius, Mr.. Walker being away on his farm,
At the next term of court, Sir. Madison says,
Cluverius Stunned him. He thought 1t singular
and so expressed himself, because before this the
daily
The fact that the post-mortem indicated that the
girl would have become a mother in two months
is deemed of importance in making up the case
against the young lawyer. All, however, that has
been discovered against him so far is that his name
was found on scrap OF paper, Which the girl tore
up and threw in the hotel waste basket ana that
he w6s in the city at the same time. and left on
the morning OF the day her body was found in the
n q
her at the reservoir. gentleman's watch key
was found there which bod been torn from q
chain.
Cluverius was a law student at Richmond Col
lege for years ago. He wsnt there by the nickname
OF Smiling Moses" as he was continually smiling
he is pleasant hammered about twenty-five years
old, has a light-colored moustache, and is of
slight build. He was arrested while eating
H. K. Pollard OF the the Virginia House OF Dele
gates and the Hon. A. Brown Evans, a prominent
lawyer, as his counsel.
the family in which Miss Madison was goyerness,
for her trunk. One of her friends here AYERS that
she had number of letters written by young
man of whom the informant speaks SIS Miss Mad
ison,s beau. She says she also had his photo
graph.
Detectives are now trying to trace Cluveriu SIS
movements while he was here. 1t is known that
two men met Miss Madison while she was at the
hotel on the morning OF her murder. Cluverius
says that he can account for every hour he was
here. He is very COOL He denies that he saw the
girl during her stay in the city. What caused
CluFeTluh arrest WAS tn6 u0OlDg OF a nOte IN the
girls room at the hotel addressed to him and read
ing as follows:
~ will be there. Please wait for me-"
He said he was not expecting any note from her.
II is expected that the watch they fotsAtdn the
reservoir bank will play an important part in
clearing up the mystery, and accordingly the Off.
GERS, when they arrested Cluverius. looked st his
watch chain particularly. They saw that he had
attached to the chain short pendant, but no
key. When he reached this city this pendant had
disappeared. He said in response to questions
that he had left it at home. The officers say it
disappeared on the way to Richmond. When he
arrested he had his person a
package of letters addressed to himself
from ladies. They were from different correspon-
dents, and of very tender nature. ON the out
side of one of the recipient is requested not to
break the seal unless he will make the most ss-
cred VOWS not to divulge its contents. The en-.
velope was opened by the police and the letter
bore evidence of having been perused. Ii was
from young lady in the prisoners county, and
was of a devoted nature.
CluVeIius expressed surprise when he was ar
rested He admitted that he had read in the pa
pers Of the finding OF Miss Madison's body. His
fTienos Indignantly deny that he is capable of
such crime. They have ample means