Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-12-10

must fall ; with Il clear conscience
that ! am discharging my duty to
the people OF my state rs God has
given me strength TO see il, now
write to inform You that | have not
been able to reach a different con.
clusiOn from that held by the courts,
and, therefore, the case Of Thomas
J. Cluyerius is not enc in my opin-
ion to call for Executive interior
ence either by the exercise Of the
pardoning power or by communal
ton Of sentence.
| am, gentlemen, with great re-
spect,
Your Obcdlent servant,
FTZHUGH LEE.
TIE PRISONER TOLD OF HIS FATE.
Immediately after Judge Crnmp
received the letter from the Gov
ernor lie and Mr.. Bev. r. Crump
went to the jail to break the news
to the prisoner. They took the
letter with them. and VIXEN they
were uShcred INTO the prisoners
cell Judge Crump handed him the
Governors letter. CIuyerius
glanced at it, and as he became ac.
quainted with its contents he bore
that same stoclal look which has
characterized HIM throughout his
trial, but he did not bear up so
well after his counsel left. They
remained with him more than an
hour, and when they lett a gloomy
and melancholy look took posses
sion of the prisoner, and his iron
nerve was often brought 10 bear 10
change his cOuntenance from sad
ness to chceriulnesS, but to no
avail. Great beads of perspiration
stood upon his forehead, and 1t was
plainly visible that the awful news
which he had just heard was affect
ing him tOan extraordinary extent.
1t was as much rs he could do TO
his w0ntcd c0mp0Sure
and naturalneSs. His brother was !
not with him at the time, having
left an hour or two before the de.
cision OF the Governor WAS made
known.
THE CONDEMNED MAN REFUSES TO
SEE ANYONE.
About halfpast > o'clock this
afternoon several representatives
Of the press went to the jail to see
the prisoner. They were taken to
his cell door and Mr.. Dunn, the
Heath watch, who was inside at
the time, came out in the passage
way.
The reporters asked to see the
and Mr. Damn stepped
back into the cell and inquired OF
Cluverius if be would give an audi.
,nce to some newspaper men. The
prisoner cast his eyes toward the
loOr and in a low voice said: IL
10 not want to see anyone He
vas seated IN an arm char IN the
centre OF his cell and his chin was
buried in his hands, his elbows
estlng on his knees. lie was the
'ery picture OF despair and seemed
o be in great mental anguish.
AS he told Mr.. Dunn that he did {
lot care to see anyone, that -.
nicer quickly closed the door, aud I
hen the reporters could no longer |
ee the prisoner. I
Presently Sergeant Smith enter f
d the cell, and az he opened the t
DOR those in the pASsagewly got G
mother glimpse OF the condemned 1
nan. He had changed his position. s
instead Of sitting with his chin O
uricd in his hands he sat erect
AND CLOSELY EYED 9
hose who looked at him, and as
G did this there was a noticeable
hange in his countenance. He
al had time to regain himself,
nd he was endeavOring to appear
8 cool and as collected as possible
lille his cell door was opened.
Sergeant Smith talked at length
18th the prisoner, and he had not
If the cell at 3 o'clock, when the
,porters retired from the Jail.
ABOUT THE RESPITE.
Judge Urump was asked as he
as leaving the jail if he would APP.
~ for a respite. He said he would
o SO, and Mr.. Bev. Crump, who
as with him at the time, added :
We will have to do it at once, as
lere is not much time to spare
No application for a respite had
cen up to half-past 3 o'clock this
TternOon, but the prisoners coun.
j will appeal to the Governor this
1ening or tomorrow.
THE SCAFFOLD.
Work has not yet been cOmmenc.
on the scaliOld, or rather there
ere no signs Of a scaaold at the
il this afternoon. The Sergeant p.
i'll have to proceed very soon in ca
lis direction, unless the Governor m
lould grant respite tomorrow. or
The impression is that Il respite - -
thirty days will be given the
'isoner, so that he may have more
NC 10 prepare for death.-Rich-
oRd Stdtc Of tie 1h.
THE RESPITE. III
RICHMOND, VA, Dec. S-Rev. sa
r. Hatcher called upon The Gov Tc
nor this afternoon and made a 10
'rbal application for a respite for u,
iOmas j. Cluyeuus. Counsel tor
g prisoner haye made an infOr-
al application for respite, but a
rmal one, which the Governor
n consider, will not be handed in of
It'll after 4 o'clock this afternoon. oa
RICHMOND, VA, Dec. S.-Gov. faI
70 this evening reSpited Cluyerius s ~,
It'll the nth of January next.