Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-10-16

Il lew words 10 say. lie WaS Qlltl'
and his eyes ran up III the direction
the vehicle was moving. Once he
said to Dcpuiy-Sergeant Allen, as
the carriage wheeled up Jail alley
This is not the first time, Mr.. AL
len, you and | have Leen from the
Jail to the court house together"
MIR. Allen, who was a deputy I'M
der the late Sergeant Lee, and who
was constantly i'll attendance in his
official capacity upon the trial, gave
an affirmative reply. When the
City Hall lot was reached the pris
oner looked out from the carriage
upon the men digging dirt, and:le-
marked, /" They are progressing
very fast OH the City Hail."
This was all he said until he al
most reached the court houses
Then he said. as he looked towards
the City Hall, II hope here will
not be a large crowd III the court
room to day.
The wish was granted, for bnt
few persons were aware of the facl
that the murderer of poor Lillian
Madison would be sentenced to
death to-day.
When Cluvcrirs walked into the
court room there were only about
twenty-five Or thirty persons pes
emf. But after the sentence OF
death had been passed upon the
doomed man the crowd was aug
mentcd, because the news that
Cluverius was in the court room
WAS rapidly gaining circulation in
that vicinity, and nearly all who
heard it FASTENED there to catch Il
glimpse of the remarkable prison
er.
ClnveriuS entered and took u seat
midway Of the bar, about where he
sat during his lcng and tedious tri-
a.. He got to the court house be-
fore his counsel and the court de
layed proceedings until Judge
Crump and Mr.. Beverl, Il. Crump
arrived.
Judge Crump came in about five
minutes to = O'clock followed 10y
his son, Beverly Cruml. The for
uer took a scat next to Cluverius
and greeted The prisoner in these
y OrlS: "How are You MIR. Culver
iuS7"
The prisoner motloned his lips
and slightly inclined his head, but
he was not heud to utter u word.
just before the arrival OF Judge
Crnmp, however, a State reporter,
WHO sat to Tie left of the prisoner
asked him: will you have any
thing to say to.days" The prison
Ell with uniform courtesy, replied.
.Really. ] do not know" When
Judge Crump took his seat Culver
ius leaned over and whispered
something to him.
'.The two INDUCED few mo-
meuts in whispering conversation,
and when they ceased Judge AT
kinS asked Judge Crump it he was
ready.
Au affirmative answer being Civ
en- Judge Atkins lulnedlO Mr.LaW-
ton, the clerk, and said: "Mr. Clerk,
please read The order OF the Su
preme Court.
Mr.. LawtOR in Il clear voice read
the order Of the Court Of Appeals
affirming the decision Of the Illus,
tings Court, and Cluvelius, who
had been told 10y Deputy Sergeant
Macon to stand up, arose from bis
chair aud kept his eyes fixed Oh the
desk while Tie document was being
read.
Judge Atkins then said: s'Thom
as j. Clu,crlus, the Supreme Court
having uverrulc,l your application
for IL new trial and affirmed the
Judgment of this court vi June 10
1885, it becomes my duty to tx 4
day for he execution OF that judg-
nent. Have you anything t.
say?
CIuvcrius who had stood almost
motionless bile Judge Atkins was
speaking aud The clerk WAS read
ing, slightly changed his attitude
when the Court put that solemn
question:.
Every eye in the court room was
turned upon him. He was still TIT
same Der,y man lie was during thu
trial, and no one could detect thu
least movements of The muscles o
his face. Lie looked straight a
the Court and the crowd kept look
ing stlaightat him.
1t was IL trying moment to tit
4 prisoner, but he stood it IN hl'
characteristic way. The solemn 81
lence that was reigning in thu
court was broken by the voice o
the prisoner, who, in answer to tile
question "Have you anything t
says" replied, mo sir,' and lhel
hating only for a second, he added
Nothing but what have saudi"
Judge Atkins sentenced him as
follows:
"Thomas j. Clnverins, as appears
by the orders just lead, the Su-
preme Court of Appeals of this
State has affirmed the judgment
rendered by this court on Tue 10Th
day OF June, 1885, and it now be
comes my solemn duty to fix the
day upon which that Judgment can
be carried out. Have you any
thing to say, NC.
cit is considered by the court
that you, Thomas J. Clnverius,
shall be taken hence to the Jail of