Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1886-12-10
Cluverius Asking Clemency.

In Richmond, va, saturday evening last,
William Cluverius, brother of Thomas j i.
| Cluverius, who is condemned TO be hanged
to-day for the murder of Fanny Lillian Madi-
son, called on Governor Lee TO ask for his
brothers pardon. He presented statement
made by his brother covering his actions on
the day and night of the crime, and plead
ing letter from his father and mother, in
which they say. "If your Excellency be-
lieves him guilty punish him other than
death, that he may live to see the day when
the world will know he is innocent, for
some day right will be known, and our dear
son will have paid the debt for an alleged
crime Qf one) deserved by another. No,
never did he commit the crime OF which he
is charge" Following is the statement in
full as it is made by Cluverius
Statement Of nty movements IN Richmond
during the day and night of March 10, 1885;
left the Davis House about 8 o'clock in the
morning and went on Main street saw Mr..
II. r. Pollard, and after about five or ten
minutes talk with him went to Morgen-
stern's, on Broad street, between Fourth and
Fifth streets, to get breakfast. | came back
to Ninth and Bank streets, little after 10
o'clock, (see McGinnis9 and went to the
Bankrupt Court Office; met a gentleman |
did not know, who told me the clerk was
not in. | went then up to the State Library
as the most convenient place to get a city
directory, to try if could find the address
Of the gentlemen William Wood and r. W.
Baker, who had an interest in tract of
land in my county that Mr.. Bray wanted
to buy, he thinking that they lived here.
Coming out on the steps of the Capitol, had
a casual conversation with one of the guards,
who told me of George Cameron losing a
horse short time before, &c This about
1 ,'nlnoE Mont D. "a;
shoe store, on Eighth and Main streets, to
get n pair of shoes for my aunt, (see Henley y
carried the shoes to my room at the Davis
House. Gotthere about 11.30 o'clock. Went
to my room, put the shoes in my satchel
after came to the reading room; stayed
there awhile; wrote Il check on the Plan.
ters' Bank for Sc, (the amount of my bill at
the hotel J left about 10 O'clock went to the
bank and got money (see Spencer ct al. y
went from there to Bankrupt Court again.
This time saw the porter, who told me that
the clerk was sick, that he had the office
key, but knew nothing about the papers |
went to the money order department at the
postotlice, about 12 Is or 1890, to see If |
could get money order to Ayletts. Had to
wait for two persons before me to get through,
then examined the books and found that
Ayletts was not money order Office As
| was leaving the office, between 1880 and
| o'clock, met and spoke to Mr.. b. w.
Henley | went from there to Lumsden Il
Sons, jewellers, between Eigth and Ninth
streets, on Main, to call for breastpin !
brought over for Mrs. Dr. ]. b. Bland and
left there to have fixed. Coming back |
met college mate, NJ. b. Harrison, attor-
Ley law, about | O'clock, near the corner
Of Eleventh and Main streets had Il glass
Of mineral water aud a smoke stayed there
near hall an hour or about talking over col.
lege days &c. Parting there | went to
restaurant next to the Dtspdtch office. There
| met Mr.. Lipscomb, of King William
county, in company with DR.. Whiting, Of
West Point There got dinner; left there
between 1.30 and 2 O'Clock; went to "A dime
museum, where | saw Mr.. 4. p Bagiey
left there about ) or $50 O'Clock At the
close Of the performance went mp Seventh
street, above Broad, to barber shop fused
to be Oliver ~ RObnsOnJ got II shave;
coming back bought Il copy Of the State on
the street came To Davis; went in the read
ing room; read that-also New York papers
there; went to room, brushed my hair. &c
came down, got supper and left there about
8 o'clock. Went up to Ford's Hotel Nv see
if Mr. Pollard was there | wanted 10 see
him, AS he was looking after the same papers
in the Bankruptcy Court that | was. He
was not stopping there. | went to the st.
Claire Hotel to find him. knowing that he
had stopped at both Of these hotels while in
the Legislature. Not finding him | went
around to the dime museum; got there after
the performance had commenced and stayed
until the close. 1 was passing out in the
crowd, saw Mr.. Bernard lliney with an
other young man. | spoke 10 Mr.. lInley,
but did not shake hands, my attention being
called just then 10 the falling Of a little child
in the crowd. ! went from there to Morgen
sterns; had oysters, DC also box of fried
oysters fixed up for lunch next morning
Came back to the Davis House between
ll.30 and II, ate an apple with Hr. Davis,
paid my bill, went to bed, was called after
5 o'clock next morning, left the hotel for
the depot about Twenty 18TH and Canal
streets) about 6 A. NJ there met with Capt.
Bagby, Dr. Whiting and others, and left
the city with them about z o'clock.
This is a statement Of my movements dur
ing the day and night OF the 18th OF March
1885, with the people that saw, am will
ing to stand on it in time and eternity, tor,
believing tina, on some day, be it early or
be it late, must stand before the Judgment
throne OF Almighty God, can say that my
hands are clean aud my conscience is clear
THOMAS JUDsoN CLUvERIUs.
pOV. Lee on ueSuay last reluScu VI par
don Cluyerius alter considering all the cir
cumstances of the case, but respited him for
thirty days longer to make preparation for
death. The jeweler who identified the watch
key found at the reservoir divulged to Gov
Lee bride Of S35 offered him to shade his
former testimony if called before the Gov
ernor The jeweler accepted the bride, and
gave it to the Governor with the name OF
the friend Of Cluverus and the bribe-giver.
This circumstance was not made public
until after the Governors decision.