Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-14
THE OLD MAN FOUND.
ANOTHER KYsTERY OF THE CLuvE-
Rus CASE SOLVED YESTERDAY.
Mr.. W. H. Chiles the Person Who Comes
Up the steps Of the American
With Lillian.

A~ sure ~ hbl laai YOU are hpt Lut III hih'
Does he own up!
lCs.
" bat reason doe. be give for moi coming
forth sO0neTg
Well. he did not wish to be mixed up in
the case, be says, and his wife, VINO is now
dead, urged him 10 seep ont OF II.
DO you think he had ANYTHING 20 do with
| tho murder?
No. do not
Nv TEE way. what j. his name:
That ] AN not at liberty TO tell you, said
ibc Captain, with bland smile.
" here docs be liyey
cant tel, you that either.
What il 30, busiIess!
Well. be IS q mechanic.
: mechanic:
4 mechanic.
" here did he meet Lillian?
haven't got The particulars yet; but on
Bank street possibly. know that he 'ald
something about that street being dlrS.
Lillian WIS inquirnc the way 10 the Amcri-
en- Hotel, and asked him % show her the
way, and he conducted her there and lei'
her in the parior, after telling Tyler that The
lady wished 10 70 10 her room.
I hen the statements oi Tyler are borne
out:
Al in the main, except the boots. lie
said hc didn't have his pant. stuck IN hi,
boots, a. described by Tyler.
And YOU urc sure tha, be Is the man:
No doubt Of it, said Captain Epps.
The papeI-man further learned th n
when taGt1in Eppe visited 1.-The old man
| the latter wa, very anxious Ia know VINO
! II was that had given Captain Epp, his ia.
formation, but this Captain Epps declined
| 10 disclose.
"Tlc old man 80 was very little disposed
| 10 taik but. being informed that 10 was
useless for him TO think about Withholding
| q .tat meni, he COnycrsed on the suDier,
with some freedom. and agreed 20 meet Cap.
| tain Epps and Nr Meredith and Other- TO-
night, when be Will submit himself TO eN-
/ animation.
Captain Epps stated repeatedly to The
scribe that be- did not believe the man bId
any guilty knowledge Of the crlme. the
nan told Captain Epps that he did not 20
o. ibc slmshOu,e 10 sec the dead bod,
and always regretted that be didn't.
7HE vALrE OF THE DISCOVERY.
The ucst important witness for The Con.
muuwCsuh g. the CluVeiiu> c4sa wa, To-,
long odds. William Tyler lcolorcd,. H.
o. WIS Who Gr,i outlined the then und.--
covered forged "Laura Curtis letter. ana
Wis positive that the prisoner va, t1s
iGertca uan whom he had seen iu IT,
g. rlo, = The A ucricau Hotel. II may h".
ilci,foTc. a. some importance 70 knOH if
tic revelations oi v,s.crj y he.r out lyle
o., 40 accurate observer and truthful WI
ness.
A few days ago the Dipqtct published
he testimony OF Tyler Ear q referred -
" thD old mau % 90 gwen before judge ami
jury; so tbai j, fresh iu Tine minds Of a.i
OuI rc-d0T~. NON. his evidence before tIe
torouG'- jury fcW day, after TIE ocou.-
renee iu toe pali0r is bOih timely ani bio.
juc~tinc
WILLIAM TYLER SWORN.
1sm the D!gnf.ws;ch man At tne Amer.
can Hotel. IN Tlursdsy Hg1t the Cns,t-
pesbc sLd ONO tiaiu was Iate. and "a
tOIteI ELL 10 meet Tie uBln al oc.ot
bu0 be came bs K, and I asked him n t.
trHln WE lu and ne ssld % WOu.d mo- De
uriu $50. Toe clerk went out; tTausi
'uUs came 10 the door; two ladies' and tuI,
gentlemen were il 10 went behind g.
counter. handed them the Pe1 10 re-'s'
thtIT NAMES. and TOOK Ihlb youug lady
y ana after had rOOmtc the other 70.
went 10 her room ard ask % her i ir
Wsbted any thing. and she oaid she did utt.
That is al that happened OI Tnursd4f
night. FRIDAY L .ht ABOUT hdf past Oc o *
The clerk rang % G bel for NE. a yOuu1
gent en- au wAs u he ofuce, and handed ui-
q card 10 tske 10 80. 2l-the room occupied
rs The youDg Hdv. would know nim j.
saw him gggln. The cieTk tod me 10 suO
tie gentleman 20 the psrlOr, which ! tI1.
went 10 u 20 s"e tne iaty . sue was not ia.
asEed TIE BOY on tue floor mad he seen her.
81 be tOIc me nat she left between s.i
2 a. tfOrh. 4 went back 10 the par or. uuA
htfu.e got TO tuf door 81 y tue lady WIN
su olt gentleman coming up the steps.
CororeI IsyOr WHAT diu The Old gentle.
UGu lOOk ilEr'
Answer: tie had on p grayish suit o.
c.tthtF. his uoOtF were muddy his pan
VtItAIuck d hls noOls legs ue nad "a
CraE uOust8che: heard looked 10 be tH
weeks o.d; looked Ike couutrymau
euoke euapp.sh TO iae, and said mere is
hdy I've brought. she Wan Is room , AL
replied iohIIl / reckon she can get one.
CEilIed her 10 her room. 40. Il. and 100
ltI bundle. J. looked Is Re = 70 no coal WIZ
a stnsp around 10. Sne hsd Du red shaw
BuIlLe On = Time the young lnau WBs "a tLr
laI.Or s. here The Old gentleman ana 1916
were AfteIine yOuug iadN had been show
10 her room I returned 10 the p4rlor. an
Tie young man said That was not the Lao
thHt D. e wanted 10 tee aud INST he thOl3u'
ID W6E The young lady tuat wen, 10 schON
win hls sister. iheu went nack 70 q ana
tod the iady nBi he sad ana She SAL
thgt she thought sue knew the young ms.
and that he was The young man that va
10 have called for her that morning. Sa-
asked where be was aud II he had gone. d
Tod Ler did rot know ouJ would 20 10 lh-
Cfhce ard see. which ala. DuY ne wa n
theie. About ten minutes ater this D.
cane jufofNe Cfi4a ! sad 90 tAe -eufe
man ihst the younG lady IN II SAID 'hs
5 on fre the gentleman whOse si.ier ! went
10 kthUOl with, and lie rep led, Yes,
thought ! knew her; and he tHeu Gskel
=. . u she hsd gone 10 bed ] told nim ! dld
nor Allow. but would 90 and see. went o.
the IOOLO. an She nsd not. tner toid nef
tLRt tuc haue yOunR gentleman wanted q
4 aE
1 lofd her he was IN the office. She tod m
70 tell hlm 10 come 10 The pNlOr which
q O. and 8 few minutes Afterwards lei
them bctn IN the psr.Or. That night. aOou.
half past IL. ! was n The nall lowering IN
css. Ia her room the ught was burning
bright. ] Hpped az the door, ana tnef-
Was nOansWtr. ! opened the dOOr; saw
DO one IN The room. then pat tbe gas GU.
The young man had red scarf had tn
appearance OF cOuntrymsn; would know
him ] ssw him again; had on DERBY
hat 4 brown suit of clothes he was ABOUT
half head higher than am, spare butt.
aud medium height. ! locked The psrlOf
tpOr 81 10 0 oclOcb. she was not In there a.
That Time When size reached her room
khe gave deep sigh. When ! told her the
\ Oung msn waited 10 see her she seemed %
be very cheerful and said, All right, WI
be in the paTiOr IN minute.
wILLIAx TYLER.
william Tyler recalled Iseversl days later:
/ heard CluvefiuB talk. he looked ke the
man who wBs o. the American Hotel !
had cen him ~ the American HOiel ebou'
$50 O'Clock Friday night 18Th March. He
wGs with 3oung lady, the one who occu
pied 81 and who IA now dead. am certain
be - the same man. ! recognize his voice.
lie looks the very same man. ! am 3D.
knlutely sure ne q the same man. recos-
rize the oVercOat. he wore the light side
out saw him last about twenty minute, /
TO ' O'Clock Friday night. lStn aareh.
WILLIAn TYLKR.
mr w. H. Cbi,es the Man.
During the dsy il leaked out that Mr
". II. Chiles wa The gentleman alluded 90, |
and. with tie purpose % obtsining an inter !
view with him, a Dispatch reporter called !
at the residence oi hi> bro,her.in-laW. Nj. |
Foizev. No. Jlj north F.ith street. Mrs. !
Foizoy, Il lady Of exceedingly pleasant ad-
dre.s. answered the summons Of the door |
bell. and received the scribe with the nj. |
mpsi pollteness.
After the usual ciyilities, and when the 1
callcY's bi.slnes, was made known, the land !
lady invited him into the parlor. where Mr.. !
Chiles was engaged in conversation with
Mr. {. V. Mereduh aud Captain Charles II.
Epps. The DispGtch mau insisted upon
not entering unless assured ihst II would |
be agreeable 10 Mr.. Chlles. she then open-
I'd the psrlor door and announced the