Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-12-08
STATEMENT OF THOMAS JUDSON Culver
IUS SENTENCED TO BE HANGED
ON NEXT FRIDAY.

OF THOMAS JUDS0N CLUVER-
IUS SENTENCED TO BE HANGED
ON NEXT FRIDAY.
The long-expectsd statement Of Thomas
Judssn Cluverius, sentenced to be hanged
on next Friday on the charge Of numbering
Fannie Lillian Madison, was presented to
Gov. Lee at 6 o'clock last Saturday evening
by his brother Willie, and was published
in the Richmond papers Monday morning.
He gives what he claims to have been his
whereabouts on the day and night of the
1Srd of March, 1885. On the morning Of
the 14th, the dead body Of Miss Madison
was found in the reservoir in Richmond.
His statement Of his whereabouts on the
day and night of the 18th is as follows
IT left the Davis House about 9 o'clock
in the morning and went on Main street;
saw Mr.. Fl. R. Pollard, and after about ave
or ten minutes talk with him went to
Norgenstern's, on Broad street between
Fourth and Fifth streets. to get breakfast;
came back to Ninth and Bank streets little
bankrupt court Office; met gentleman I
did not know, who told me that the clerk
was not in. went then up to tho State
Library as the most convenient place to get
a City Directory to try if could find the
and r. w. Baker,, who had ansinterest In
Bray wanted to buy, he thinking that they
knA ~ 49, hA
Capitol, got in casual conversation with
.Cameron's losing hsrse q short time be-
fore, &c-this about II O'Clock; went from
there to Grigg's shoe-store, on Eighth and
Main streets, to get pair Of shoes for my
aunt (see Benly); carried the shoes to my
room at the Davis House-got there about
1l:30-went to my room; put the shoes in
my satchel; after came to the reading-room;
stayed there awhils-wrote q check on the
Planters National Bank for 50 (the amount
of my bill at the Davis House,; left about
IL o'clock-went to the bank and got tho
money (sse Spencer and aD; went from
there to the bankrupt court again; this time
saw the porter, who told me that tho clerk
was sick, that he had the of1oe-key, but
knew nothing about the papers (see Mr..
Pleasants).
went then to the money order depart
ment in the post-ofice (about 1915 or
1880 to see could l get money order to
Aylett's, Va. Had to wait for two persons
before me to get through: then examined
the books, and found Aylett's was not
money order Office. As was leaving the
Office (between 1890 and o'clock) l met
and spoke t, Mr.. B. W. Henley. l went
from there to Lumsden & Sons, jewellers,
between Eighth and Ninth streets on Main,
to call for breastpin brought over for
Mrs. DR.. ]. E. Bland and left there to have
fxed. Coming back met college mate.
M. B. Harrison, attorney at law, about l
o'clock near the corner of Eleventh and
Main streets, went together into Sshoen's
CORNER Elsvnth and Main); had glass of
mineral water and smoke; stayed there
nearly half an hour or about talking over
college days. &c.
Parting there went to restaurant next
to the Dispatch office; there I met Mr.
Lipscomb, of King William county, in com-
pany With DR.. Whiting, of West Point.
There got dinner; loft there between 1 80
and 2 O'Clock; went to Dime Museum,
where l saw Mr.. T. P. Bagby. Left there
about or 81 at the close Of tho perform
ance. Went up on Seventh street, above
Broad, to barber-shop used to be Oliver
q Robinson's); got shave. Coming back,
bought copy of tho State on street; came
to Davis House; went in tho 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 8 o'clock. Went up to Ford's Hotel
to see if Mr.. Pollard was there. wanted
to see him, IS he was looking after the
same papers in the bankrupt court that l
was. He was not stopping there. I went
to the St. Claire Hotel to find him, know
ing that he had stopped at both of those
hotels While in the Legislature. Not find
ing him, l went around to the Dime
Museum; got there after the performance
had commenced and stayed until the close,
and as he was passing out in the crowd saw
Mr.. Bernard Henley with another young
man. spoke to Mr.. Henley, but did not
shake hands. my attention being drawn
just then TO the falling of little child in
the crowd.
Invent from there to Morgenstern's had
fried oysters. &C.; also, box Of fried
oysters fixed up for lunch next morning.
Came back to the Davis House between
II: 80 and 10 o'clock; ate an apple with Mr..
Davis; paid my bill, went to bed; was call
ed after next morning; left the hotel for
the depot (about Twenty fifth and Canal
streets) about 6 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 the 18th of March,
1885, with the people that I saw. am
willing to stand on it in time and eternity,
for hal hat 10 1.o rlxr
or be it late, l must stand before the judy
that my hands are clean and my conscience
is clear. THOMAS JUDsoN CLUvzRIUs."
This statement is accompanied by Pc
tition of the prisoner to Gov. Lee for Ex-
ecutive c.emency, in which he gives the
reasons why he thinks it should be granted
LIST. Because he has not had fair trial
in consequence Of excited public sentiment
which Influenced the jury, and because lone
of the jurors had formed and publicly er-
pressed all epenion against him before he
was summoned as a juror
2nd. Because he had been convicted of
a crime that has not been proven commit
ted"
He maintains it was suicide and not MUIR
der.
"He respectfully submits that it would
be physical impossibility for person of
his size and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES by hard
labor-to take this woman, as heavy as or
perhaps heavier than himself, and raised
her, in ssnseless, timber condition, from
the ground and thrown her over that fsnce,
clear Of the slipping embankment, into the