Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-06
CLUvERlUS, STATEMENTS.
A Simple Detail Of His Movements O.
the Day Miss Madison Died.

Cluverius, the condemned murderer Of Fannie
Lillian Madison, filed with Gov. Lee at Richmond
Saturday by his brother, VIM. L. Cluverius, his
statement regarding his movements on the day on
which his cousin met her death. The prisoner
describes his movements from the time he left the
Davis House, at O'Clock in the morning of March
13, 1885, some time during the evening OF that day
Miss Madison having met her death, until 9
O'Clock In the afternoon. Between s and 2he was
engaged with business affairs about town, but
that time is not important as Miss Madison was
alive, ii is known, until late that afternoon His
statement from that hour Is as follows: "At 2
O'Clock went to the Dime Museum where saw T..
b. Bagby; left there about half-past 5, at the
close OF the performance and went up 9TH street
above Broad, to barber shop and got shaved.
Coming back bought copy OF the State on the
street Came to the Davis House and went in the
dining room, read also the New York papers there,
got supper, and left at O'Clock; weAt to Fords
hotel TO see II Pollard was there. wanted to see
him, as he was looking after some papers in the
bankrupt court that / wanted. He was not STOP
ping there; went TO st. Claire hotel to find him.
knowing he had stopped at both hotels while in
the legislature; not finding him, went around to
the Dime Museum; got there after the performance
had begun, and stayed until its close, and as
was passing out in the crowd saw Bernard Henry
with another young man. Spoke to Henly, but
did not shake hands, my attention being drawn
just then to the falling OF little child in the
crowd. | went from there TO MOrranstein's;
had fried oysters, also a box of fried oys-
tiers fixed up Tor lunch next morning
Came back to the Davis house between half
past eleven andtwelve o'clock. Ate an apple with
Davis, paid my bill and went TO bed. Was called
after live next morning. Left the hotel for the
depot, 18th and Canal streets, about six o'clock
There met Capt. A. Bagny, DR.. Whiting and
others and lett the city with them about seven
O'Clock.
''ThiS is statement of my movements during
the day and night OF the 18th OF March, 1885, with
people that saw. am willing to stand on it in
time and eternity; for believing at day, be it
early OF be IL late, must stand before the judg-
ment throne OF Almighty God, lean say my hands
are clean and my conscience clear"
The statement Is signed Thomas JudSOn Gu
yeriuS."
THINKS HIS COUSIN KILLED HERSELF.
In addition to the statement he sent to the gov
ernor his personal review OF the evidence in the
case to show that there not sufficient proof Of
murder having been committed, but that the
death OF Miss Madison was the result of suicide:
and he attributed his conviction largely to popular
clamOr. The prisoner also filed with the governor
several afdavits or jurors declaring that they did
not know that they could find verdict of murder
in the second degree; also affidav1tS that F. A.
Howell, one of the Jurors, had declared before
being summoned as juror that he Uhe prisoner)
should be hung. Accompanying these papers was
a letter from the father and the mother Of the
prisoner appealing in pathetic terms to the gov
ernOr 20 exercise executive cemency toward their
son.