Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-12-15
from the Richmond State of Monday evening.
FOUND AT LAST.

FOUND AT LAST.
Another Startling Development in the Gu
verius Case.
The GOLD MAN. SEEN AT THE HOTEL NOT
A "BEG PEDDLER''-CAPT. EPPs GETS
INFORMATION WHICH LEADS TO THE
APPREHENSION OF THE MAN WHO CAR
RIED LILLIAN MADISON TO THE HOTEL.
Saturday night Capt. Chas. Epps. Of the
Third police station, obtained clue which
led to the identity of the cold man" who
figured in the Cluvsrius case. A State re-
porter got wind of the matter this morning,
and after diligent investigation got at a
great many facts in the case.
The officers did not wish the matter to
get to tho 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 NAN"
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 Cluverius case; that information
to that effect had reached him.
Mr.. was very much surprised. and
said, elbow do you know that? How did
you find out anything about that-only two
people knew it. told my wife and one
other person." Capt. Epps said he would
not discuss the question as to how he recsiv-
ed the information, but thai he got it from
q very reliable source. Mr.. then
admitted that he was the Innocent party
who took the lady to the hotel. Tho off,
Ger prepounded great many questions to
him, which he did not wish to answer; but
when Capt. Epps told him that he (Mr.
- would have to answer the ques-
tions, it was arranged that conferences
should be held, at which the acting prose
cutting 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 in
formation from him, but the man was reti-
cent upon 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, 1850 was dark,
and tho lady, whom the man only knew to
be Fannie Lillian Madison from the do
scription given Of her at the time in the
newspapers, was met by him not far from
the American Hotel supposed to have been
either on Bank or Governor strsst.)
WHAT SHE TOLD HIM.
Tho lady told him that she had lost her
way, and asked him to escort her to the
American Hotel. He complied with her re-
the hotel, and there he left her with the
man supposed to have been Cluverius. Mr..
- did not have his pantaloons in his
hoote and no fbora v~nra a ~, al
details which the witness Tyler did not
have exactly right. He says that he did
not appear as witness at the trial because
he was afraid it would give him great
deal of trouble; that he never saw the lady
before and know nothing about her, and
ALWAYS REGRETTED
that he never went to the Almsheuse to see
the dead body of the murdered girl The
description of her in the newspapers CORE
sponded with his recollections of her.
He is not an old man, being about forty
five years Of age He does not now veal
any beard, but has moustache. 1t is saiG
he had full beard on the night of Marcel
18th which may have contained some gray
hairs. He was in his working clothes anc
says that the hotel porter might have taker
him fer countryman.
Capt. Epps went to him with lot O
questions prepared, bat Mr.. woule
not answer them then, preferring to wal
until be could make his statement in the
presence Of the prosecuting attorney.
The msn was not certain about the nigh
until he licked at his diary and some re
ceipts which showed that it was the night O
the 18th OF March.
Capt. Epps went to MIR. - house lat,
Saturday night.
The statement will be given at tho Thirt
police station.
IT WILL NOT HELP CLUvERIUs.
A reporter of The State approached Polio,
Justice Richardson with the remark: &c
have infor nation that the old man in th,
Cluverius case has been apprshended.
| The Police Justice said that he had moth
| ing to sa, +; that he knew nothing about it
The reporter then said: 81 only desire t.
verify the report l have heard"
The Police Justics then said: 81 will tel
you this much. I understand that the solt
man has been found, and he has made
clean breast of it, but his statement will no
| in the least affect the verdict in the Culver
| Jus case"
HIS NAME.
| The name Of the man will not be mad
public until he gives his statement to tn
officials. Capt. Epps promised the maj
that he would not divulge his name unit
| the statement is made. The man mad,
this requsat because he didn't wish to b.
bothered about the matter before the state
ment is made. His name will be mad
knewn within the next twenty-four hours
This much is known: The man is an EN-
ploye of the Chesapeake and Ohio Rairoa,
Company and is of medium stature.
LATER.
The following condensed from the Balti
/ Elore Sun and the Dispatch of yesterda,
reveals the name the 'Old Man" as b.
was represented to be by VIM. lyle
| (colored) night Waterman at the Ameri
can Hotel, who was witness at the Cluve
| RUS trial, about whom there has been sucl
| a mystery, turns out to be not an old man
and that be is a respectable citizen of Rich
mo1d whose name is VIM. H. Chiles, ant
that he is carpenter employed at tn,
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad shops. 81,
is not under arrest. He only knew Mis-
Madison from description he had read il
the newspapers, which fully agreed will
that of the lady he had escorted to thu
hhcii Cs1p L1Otol vi lilo 6VeutuS OF NlarCi
IL. He did not see the dead girl He dit
not appear as witness at the trial becaus,
he was afraid it would have given hin
much trouble. He is not an old man, be
ing only thirty-seven. He has made nc
statement to any one but Capt. Epps Of tn
Police, and the Commonwealth attorney
and they are entirely reticent.
Mr.. w. FL. Chiles is son of the lat,
James R. Chiles, who was for number O
years master car-builder at the Chesapeake
and Ohio railway shops in Richmond. H.
is carpenter by trade. and works at tn
same shops at which his father served. wher
he has been employed for twenty fou
years. He was born and raised in Rich
nend, and married Miss Mary Jane Foley
His wife died in January last, leaving two
bright little children.
SUICIDE AT Coal VALLEY, W. VA
letter from Coal Valley. W. Va, to tn
Charleston Star, under date of last Satur
day, says
s'On the evening of tho 9th inst, Linse,
G. Voires. of Mo-, and relative of Mr.