Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-12-10
CLUV ERIUS
HIS LAST HOPE GONE.

THE GOVERNOR REJECTS HIS
PETITION AND GIVES HIM
TILL JANUARY 14iH 10
PREPARE FOR DEATH.
Saturday es ening, about O'CLOCK,
Thomas Judson Cluver1us, condemned t.
death for the murder of Miss Fannie Ii :
Ian Madison, led his Statement with
Excellency Governor Lee. 1t was imme-
diately iyen O the Richmond press TO-
publication, and appeared Ia full in their
columns sunday morning. Accompany
ing the Statement, was petition from
Cluverius for Executive clemency, which
consists hlefy of review OF the
case to show intimidation Of the jury by
i hostile public sentiment, and the Insult
ficiency of the evidence 10 convict AND
with them was an appeal from the parents
of the condo ned man, to the Governor
10 his behalf In view of the intense and
genera public interest that has been
caused by this now famous case we copy
all these zoe .ments in full. The follow
ing is
The PRISONER g STATEMENT
just a. It was written by him:
Statement f ma movements an Richnaors ;
during the day and night OF March l3th.
1856:
left The Davis House about O'CLOCK
Ia the moruiag and went on NJ 4in street.
Saw Mr. H R Pollard, and after abou
five or ten mil uteS' talk with him l wen
to M0rgenstei g on Broad street, betwee
Fourth and Fifth streets, to get break
fast. CAM ack to Ninth and Ban !,
streets little after 10 O'Clock (see Nc
G 'nness) and went to bankrupt c0ur
uffict; met " nGleman who l did no.
know, who told me the clerk was not in.
went then up to the state Library, 4s
most convenient piace 10 got Gay. ID
rectory, TO try ii could fad the address
of two gentlemen (William " ood and r..
W. W. Baker, who had al interest in a
tract of land IN ny county that a Mr..
Bray wanteo to buy, he thinking that they
lived here. Coming out on the steps of
the Capitol, had casual conversation
with one of the guards, who told me or
Gov. Cameron losing horse short time
before, etc. This about IL O'Clock. Went
from there to Grigg's shoe store. on
Eighth and Main streets. TO get a pair of
shoes for my aunt (see Henlay); carried
the shoes to my room at the Davis House.
Got there about II 80 O'Clock. Went to
my room; put the SHOES in my satchel;
after came TO the reading 70 IN; STAYED
there while; wrote check on The PlaD-
ter's Bank for So 1.-THE amount of my bill
at the Davis House|; left about IL O'CLOCK;
went to The bank and got the money (See
Spencer and 0l); went from there to bank
rupt Court again.
This time saw the porter, who told me
that the clerk was sick; that he had the
nffice key, but knew nothing about the pa
pers. | went then to the money depart
ment at the postoffice tabOut 1915 or 12:s0)
to see could l get pney order to Ay-
let's. Had to wait for two PEI sons before
me- to get through; then examined the
bu rs, and found Aylett's was not a money
order office AS / was leaving the office
(b-tween 1890 and o'clOck) | met and
SPOKE 20 Mr. b. W. Henley. l went from
there to Lumsden & Sons. jewellers, be-
tween Eighth and Ninth streets on Main
to Call for breast pin brought over for
Mrs. DIR. q. Bland, and left there to
have 6x-d; coming back | met a college
mate, M. B Harrison, attorney-atlaw
ab ,ut l O'Clock, near th corner of Eiev
| enth and Main 8 reefs, went together into
Sci oea's, corner Eleventh ami Main, had
| glass of mineral water and sm, he;
STAYED there near half an hour or about
talking over college days, &c. Parting
there. went to a restaurant n+Xb to the
dispatch Office; there met Mr. Lips
| comb, of King William county, in com
pany with DR.. Whiting, West Point
| There got dinner; left there between l &c
J an 2 O'Clock; went to Dime Museum
{ where saw Mr.. P. T B4gby; left there
about or $3.50; at the Close of the per
| Torrance went up Seventh street, above
Broad, to barber shop fused to be Oliver
| & Robinson); got shave. Coming back
bought copy uf the estate" on the
| street; came to Davis; went in the read
| iug-room; read tbat-also New York pa
pers-there. Went to my room, brushed
| nv hair, etc came down. got supper, and
left there about s O'Clock; went up tG
! Fold's Hotel to see if MIR. Pollard 8 was
! there | wanted to see him, as he was
| looking after tile same papers in the bank
rupt court that was. He was not stop
| ping th-re. | went to the st. CLAIR Hote
| to find him, knowing that he had stopped
at both OF these hotels while in the Legls
Iature. Not finding him, went around
to the Dime Museum; got there after the
| performance had c. mmenced and stayed
unGl the close. | was passing out in The
| crowd; saw MIR Bernard Henley with an
other v"ung man. spike to Mr.. Henley
| but did not shake hands, my attention
| being called just then to the falling Of d
| little child In the crowd. l went from
| there TO Morgenstern g; had oysters. etc.
also box of fried oysters fixed up fol
| lunch next morning. Came back to the
Davis House between 1870 and - eat an
apple with Mr.. Davis. paid my bill. went
TO bed; was called after O'Clock nexi
morning; left the hotel for the depot
| about u. ~; there met with Capt. A
Bagby. DR.. Whiting and others. and left
the city with them about O'Clock.
| This is a statement of my move nentS
during the day and night of the 18Th OF
| March, 1885. with the people l saw. lam
| willing to stand on it in time and eterDl-
ty, for believing that if some day, be II
early or be it late, must stand before the
judgment throne of Almighty God. | car
say that my hands are clean and my con
| science is clear.
| THOMAS JUDsoN CLUvERIUs.
HIS REVIEW OF THE TESTIMONY.
To the Hon FItzhuyh Lee, Go,s nor Of FIR
gtnIG
Your petitioner Thomas J. C'uverius
who mas been sentenced to death 10y tn
| Hastings Court of the city OF Richmond
| for the alleged billing of +. l. Madison
respectfully presents this, his personal ap
| peal, to your Excellepcy for Executive
! Cit mency IN his behalf
Your petitioner fully appreciates the re
sponsiblllty of asking The Executive to III
terfere with the verr let OF a jury, but hf
| feels relieved of this RESPONSE biiity when BIZ
is able to present tp your Exeelency fol
such action reasons that could annul theil
| yer dict and grant your petitioner new
| trial IN any court where trial by jury il
| Known. and in The face of which to tx
cute their verdict would be blow to ev
| cry ptincIple OF justice ard humanity.
L ~ hoa h. {