Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-12-17

III 'OlfD MAN HisA%N A. Ah'f -
TEL NOT A "BEG PEDDLER'-
CAPT. EPPs GETS INFORMATION
WHICH LEADS TO THE APPRE-
HENsION OF THE MAN WHO CAR
RIED LILLIAN MADISON TO THE
HOTEL.
GRichmond State, 18Th
Saturday night Capt. Charles
Epps, of the Third police station,
obtained a clue which led to the
identity of the cold man" who fig
ured IN the Cluverius case. a
State reporter got wind of the mat
ter this morning, and after diligent
investigation got at a great many
facts in the case.
The officers did not wish the mat
ter to get to the public until after
the man had made his statement,
but it leaked out, and the facts
that were gathered are here given.
THE OFFICERS AND THE GOLD MAN.
Capt. Epps called upon Mr.. -,
who lives in the northern part OF
the city, and told him that he Mr..
- was the Old man in the Gu
verius case; that information to
that effect had reached him.
Mr.. - was very much surpris-
ed, and said, GLOW do You know
that How did you find out any
thing about that-Only two people
knew it. | told my wife and one
other person." Captain Epps SAID
he would not discuss the question
az to how he received the intOrma-
ton, but that he got it from very
reliable source. Mr.. - then adj
mitted that he was the innocent
party who took the lady to the no.
tel. The officer propounded a great
many questions to him, which he
did not wish to anwer; but when
Capt. Epps told him that he CHR.
y would have to answer the
questions, it was arranged that a
conference should be held, at which
the acting prosecuting attorney,
Mr.. Meredith, Capt. Epps, and one
other witness, whom Mr.. - would
bring, should be present. This was
agreed to. Capt. Epps tried to draw
information from him, but the man
was reticent upon a great many
points because, as he said, the
whole matter would be related to
Mr.. Meredith. But this much is
known:
The night March 18th, 1880 was
dark, and the lady, whom the man
only knew to be Fannie Lillian
Madison from the description given
of her at the time in the newspa-
pers, was met by him not far from
the American Hotel (suppOsed to
have been either on Bank or Gov
ernOr street
WHAT SHE TOLD HIM.
The lady told him tina: she had
lost her way, and asked him to es'
cort her TO the American Hotel
He complied with her request, 60.
ing with her up into the parlor OF
the hotel, and there he left her with
the man supposed to have been
Cluverius. Mr.. - did not have
his pantaoons in his tOOts, and
saws that there were number OF
details which the witness Tyler did
not have exactly right. lie says
that he did not appear as "A witness
at the trial because he was AFRAID
it would give him a great deal OF
trouble; that he never saw the lady
before and knew nothing about
her, and
ALWAYS REGRETTED
that he never went to the Aims
house to see the dead body OF the
murdered girl. The description Of
her IN the newspapers correspond
ed with his recOllectiOns Of her.
He is not an old man, being
about forty.five years Of age. lie
does not now wear any beard, but
has a moustache. IL Is said he had
a full beard on the night Of March
18th which may have contained
some gray hairs. He was in his
working clothes and says that the
hotel porter might have taken him
for a countryman.
Capt. Epps went to him with a
lot of questions prepared,
but Mr., would not answer
them then, preferring to wait until
he could make his statement in the
presence OF the prosecuting attor-
ney.
The man was not certain about
the night until he looked at his
diary and some receipts which
showed that it was the night of the
18th of March.
Capt. Epps went to Mr.. -
house late Saturday night.
The statement will be given at
the Third police station.
1T WILL NOT HELP CLUVERIUS.
A reporte of the state approach
cd Police Justice Richardson with
the remark III have information
that the 'ol,l man in the Cluverus
case has been apprehended."
The Police Justice SAID that he
had nothing to say; that he knew
ABOUT 1t.
The reporter then said: 81 only
desire to verify the report l have
heard"
The Police Justice thea said: 81
will tell YOU this much. | under
stand that the odd man has been
found, and he has made a clean
breast of it, bat his statement VIII
not in the least affect the verdict IN
the Cluverius case"
HIS NAME.
The name of the man will not be
made public until egives his state
ment to the officials. Capt. Epps
promised the man that he would !
not divuIge his name until the
statement is made. The man made |
his request because he didn't wish |
70 be bothered about the matter
before the statement is made. His
name will be made known within /
,he next twenty-four hours. This |
much is known The man is an en-
1loyee OF the Chesapeake and ONO |
Railroad Company, and is of me
lIum stature.