The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-12-16


On Wednesday right Of last week a.
T. Deuring.an ex-policeman OF Richmond
was arrested. charged with attemDtinee to
oriDe Joel, the witness Who testine7 % he
/ rial Of the case, that he mad repaired me
watch key for CluYerius. Deuring was
br ought before The, ustjce, and the case
against him continued until the 18Th. In
GefaGlt Of bail. the accused was sent ia
jail
Governor Lee has respited Gluverius m.
ill the 14th day OF January.
When considering the petitions for eX.
ecntiye clemency in the case of Cluyerins.
the Governor sent for joel an1auestioned
him in regard to the watch. key. Atthe
request OF the Governor, Joel described
the interior OF the watch'key which he had
repaired for CluVerius, and afterwards
opened it in the presence Of the Governor.
! Ills description tailed exactly with the
interior Of the watch key. At the trial.
/ the Commonwealth asked that the KEY be
opened by Joel. but counsel forthe defense
objected. This was, perhaps, the strong
est point in the evidence against the pris-
oner, and now, since it has come to light
! that the interior of the watch-key was
found to be as described by Joel, the evil
dence of the prisoners guilt is even more
conclusive.
The examination of the key took place
in>the presence of Gov. Lee and his steno-
grapher. The latter made a stenographic
report of Joel's description of the key be-
! fore he opened it, and what he said in CON
nection with it afterwards.
Cluverius is reported to be in a cheerful
| frame of mind. He does not seem to be
| depressed on account of the arrest of the
private detective, who is charged with at
| tempting to bride Joel to suppress unfav-
orable testimony in his interview with the
| Governor.
Chief of Police Poe Thursday received
a letter from Superintendent Murray, of
New York. containing thefollowing, which
he had received
December 9Th, 1SS6.-Supt. Murray
Dear Sir Il am sorry that the authorities
of Richmond are making great mistake
4 about the Cluverias case. He is the wrong
man. Sorry he could not prove an alibi.
[ had hoped he could, and now there is no
thing left fer me but to surrender myself
as the murderer Of Lillian Madison !
will surrender on the morning of Cluveri-
us's execution at your headquarters. 1t
is unnecessary to give you further particu-
lars, as my case will show clearly about the
murder at my trial. ! cannot wait any
longer Of oonfessing my crime, rs my con-
science has troubled me enough. / will
prove all when | surrender, and there is
nothing left mebut to surrender, get trial
and probably hang.
LILLIAN MADIsoN's MURDERER.N
The police regard the letter as the effu-
sion of crank.
/ THE OLD MAN.
The told man. in the Cluyerins case
has turned up. He is an employee OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, aud states
that on the night Of the 18th of March
he was passing along Main street, and was
accosted by a girl, who asked him to show
her the way to the American Hotel This
he did After they had reached the Ho-
tel, be asked servant If the young lady
could secure a room. His connection with
the case ended there. He had never seen
the girl before that time nor since. His
object in keeping quiet 50 long was SIM
ply to avoid notoriety, as his belief was
| that his testimony would not be material.