The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-05-20

THE DOOM OF oLUyERIUs.

No Apparent Chance Tor Him to Escape the
GallOws--SOmething OF the Crime He Com
mitted.
The case of ThomasJ. Cluverius con-
Yicted of the murder of Fannie Lillian
Madison, has attracted widespread atten-
tion. AS the facts of the case may have
passed out of recollection, brief state
ment may now be proper. On the 18th
March, 1886, at 3 o'clock, n. NJ, Miss
Fannie Lillian Madison arrived in Rich
mond from Bath county and went to the
American Hotel, where she registered as
''Miss T. l.. Merton" Next morning
her dead body was found in the old city
reservoir, short distance west of Holly
wood cemetery. On the 18th, near
Little Plymouth, in the county of King
and Queen, her first cousin, u. j. Cluve-
rius (Kla-veers), was arrested, charged
with the murder of the deceased. He
waived an examination before the Police
Justice, was indicted in April and was
brought to trial in the Hastings Court of
Richmond at the May term. On the 4th
day of June the jury returned verdict
of "guilty."
The case went to the Court of Appeals,
the decision of which was adverse to the
prisoner-as already published )
The Richmond papers give some addi-
honal particulars of the result of the
case i'll the Court of Appeals. The judg.
mcnt of the lower court is sustained in
all particulars. Little or no surprise
was manifested at the decision; in fact
public opinion had been very well settled
upon the presumption that no new hear
ing would be granted. For over weel
the air has been full of rumors that tn,
court stood four to one against a ney
trial, and that two of the four disagreed
only as to the certain particulars, an(
Tor once rumor was correct. How thes
facts leaked out is not known, or wheth
er 1t was only one of the lucky surmisc
OF those who are supposed to know
everything. After the reading of tho
opinion Of the court, as expressed, hat
been arrived at after very patient unt
searching review of all the facts as SCI
forth at the time of the trial. and was
supported by copiouS quotations and
references to the most learned and com.
er act i'll the great tragedy which shocked
n continent and for time made Rich
mond unCnviablv famous.
Cluvcrius knew what the decision o.
the court would he Mt least one hour be
fore Judge EauntlcrOy finished reading
the opinion. The first few pages thai
were read indicated a decision unfavo,n
bic to the prisoner, and about half-pas
IL o'clock Mr.. McGcorgc, q feed dealer
doing business in Richmond loft III,
court room and went down to the inil
1t was he who told Cluvcrius how fin,
case would be decided, but it WAS oGtr,
two o'clock before the prisoner yyo,
aware that the Supreme Court had sus
taincd the decision of the lower court OF
every point that was raised by tho pris
Oner's counsel.
When the action of the court wo
made known to him he never tremblc,
or moved muscle, cxcrptpcrhapsa it'll
twitching of the facial muscles and tl;
soon passed away, giving place to thu
stcrnncss and Srlr-control which bos nv
c;to1 c., ,r,,.l, ,,,,,,,1,,, o,,1 1, 1'
,n1yln TO- ,,onr W-ha,, .,,,' l., ll'1' E1 Dcel' i,
p0 :" ,,n" w. 'i,''"H. ieli nc he'liu lh'
"oi's' ne '''c'Sioh IS ''hlavorahl" t.
So"' ne raised ms eyes, which hac
Decn gazing ut the floor, and, i'll II clCal
voice, said, II am surprised" Here ht
paused and the silence seemed as nnin-