Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-12-06
CLUVERE5IS'S STATEMENT.

nor Lee at O'CLOCK saturday evening:
Statement Of My toremeptS in Rirhmond Duripo H..
Day and Night of March Is, 1885.
left the Davis House about o'clock in
the morning and went Oh Main street saw
MIR. III. r. Pollard, aud sfter about five or
ten minutes talk with him went to Nor.
genstern's, on Broad street between Fourth
aud Fifth streets, to get break fast came
back to Ninth and Bank streets o little after
10 O'Clock (see McGinnis) and went TO bank.
| rupt court office; met gentleman did not
know, who told me- that the clerk was not
in. went then up to the State Library as
| the most convenient place to get CITY Di-
rectory to try if I could find the addresses of
two gentlemen William Wood and R. ".
Baker, who had an interest in tract Of
land in my county that q Mr.. Bray wanted
to buy, he thinking that they lived here
Coming out on the steps Of the Capitol,
got in q casual conversation with one of the
guards, who told me Of Governor Cameron =
losing horse short time before. S5c--this
about IL O'Clock went from there TO Griag's
shoe store, on Eighth and Main streets, to
get pair Of shoes for my aunt (see Henly) !;
carried the shoes to my room at the Davis
House-gOt there about 11:30-wenG 10 my
room put the shoes in my satchel after
came to the reading-room stayed there
awhile-Wrote check on the Planters M
tional Bank for So (the amount Of my bill at
the Davis House,, left about IL o'clock
went to tho bank and got the money (see
Spencer and all went from there to the
bankrupt court again this time saw the
porter who told me that the clerk was sick
that he had the office-key, but knew moth.
ing about the papers (see Mr.. Pleasantly.
! | went then to the money-order depart
| n ha fah
to see could get money order to Ayetts,
va. Had TO wait for two persons before me
to get through thea examined the books,
and found Ayletts wGs not money order
office. rs was leaving the office (botween
1880 and l o'clock | net and spoke to Mr.
&. w. Henly. | went from there to Lums
den u Sons, jewellers between Eighth and
Ninth streets on Maiu, to call for a breast.
pin brought ovor for Mrs. DR.. ]. E. Bland
and lett there to have fixed. Coming back
| met college-mate, NJ B. Harrison, attor-
ney at law, about l o'clock near the corner
| of Eleventh and Main streets went togeth-
er into Sch9ns Corner Eleventh and Main J:
had glass of mineral water and a smoke :
stayed there nearly half an hour, or about,
talking over college days, Sc.
Parting there went to restaurant next
to the Dispatch Office there I met g Mr..
Lipscomb, of King William county, in com.
pany with Dr.. Whiting, of West Point.
There got dinner left thcre between $50
and o'clock weut TO Dime Museum
where | saw Mr.. 7. 2. Bagby. Left there
about or 5! at the close Of the perform.
ance. Went up on Seventh street, above
Broad, to q barber shop fused to be Oliver
4 Robinson'sl; got a shave. Coming back
bought copy Of the State on street came
TO Davis House went in the reading room
read that, also New York papers, there.
Went to my room, brushed my hair, &c.
Came down, got supper, and left there
about o'clock. Went up 10 Ford's Hotel
to see if Mr.. Pollard was there. ! wanted
to see him, es he was locking sftcr the same
papers in the bankrupt court that was. He
was not stopping there. went 20 the ST.
Claire Hotel 10 find him, knowing that he
had stopped at both Of these hotels while in
the Legislature. Not finding him, l went
around TO the Dime Museum got thera af.
ter the performance had commenced and
stayed until the close, and IS he was pass
ing out III the crowd saw MIR. Bernard Hen
~ with another young man. I spoke TO
Mr.. Henley, but did not shake hands, my
attention being drawn just then to The fall.
ing ofa little child in the crowd.
went from there TO Morgenstern's had
fried oysters, &c. also box Of fried oys.
teIs fixed up for lunch next morning. Came
back to the Davis House between 11:30 and
II O'Clock ate an apple with Mr.. Davis
paid my bill, went to bed wIs called after
8 next morniug; left the hotel for depot
about Twenty-tifth and Canal streets)
about O'Clock there met with Captain a.
Bagby, DR.. Whiting, and others, and left
The city with them about o'clock.
This is statement Of my movements du.
ring the day and night of tho 18th of March
1885, with the people that | saw | am
willing TO stand on it in time hand eternity;
for, believing that at some day, be it carly
Or be it late, must stand before the Judge.
ment throne of Almighty Goo, can say
that my ha1ds are clean and my consciep &c
is clear. THOMAS JUDsoN CLUvERlUs.
The Mr.. Henly referred 10 has made an
affidavit, in effect that he thinks he saw
Ciuverius in the vestibule OF Mozart Hall as
he (Henly) came out Of the place that night.
he was examined as witness on the trial,
and said he saw The prisoner OF the street
thaE day mentioning where), and, said he,
Il saw him several times on shat day, bit
cannot recall Whcrcn The affidavit OF MIR.
McInris is not fled Mr.. Willie Ciuveiius
said Saturday that McGinuis was g witness
on the trial but none of those who report
ed the cese remember any such name
Spencer and els" were witnesses in the
case. Mr. Spencer WAS hook keeper at
Planters Bank, and testified as to Cuverus
presenting check there, &c &C.
This paper was accompanied by 8 petition
from the condemned man praying clemency
from the Governor, giving various reasons
why the latter should interfere in
his behalf. The document is peculiarly
worded, and the alleged murderer en-
deavors to show that he was convicted on
insufficient testimony and by jury some of
whom were prejudced against him,
asserts that he has been convicted for
a crime that has not been proven commit.
ted. He AYERS that he has not had fair
trial, and says: From the day that the
body of the dead girl was found in the res
ervor the manner in which the public mind
has been excited by the publishing and cir.
culatng ofsensational reports swell known,
and that according to the message of the
Mayor of Richmond, almost each house.
hold in the city was nest of Jealous de-