Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-12-15
Arrested for an Attempt to bride Witness
in behalf of -Cluverius.
THE wATCH-KEY OF CLUvERIus OPENED
AND PROVED TO BE AS JOEL DESCRIBED.

IN behalf OF Cluverius.
THE wATcH-KEY OF CLuvERIus OPENED
AND PROVED TO BE AS JOEL DESCRIBED,
The Richmond State of Thursday says that
a very startling feature growing out of the
Cluverius case was made public last We'd
nesday night by the arrest of G. H. F.
Occurring, formerly member of the Rich
mond police force, from which he was
dropped for improper conduct.
He was arrested upon warrant issued by
Police Justice Richardson charging him
with intending unlawfully to obstruct aud
impede the administration of Justice, and
that he did unlawfully and corruptly con-
spire, combine, confederate, and agree with
another person or persons unknown to offer
to Herman Joel money and thereby attempt
to persuade and induce the said Herman
Joel to make false statement to the Gov
ernor OF Virginia touching a matter then
pending before him concerning the appli-
cation for pardon or Communication of sem
tence of Thomas ]. Cluverius of the SEN
tence against him, the said Cluverius hav-
fenced by the Hastings Court of the city of
'N
THE wATCH-KEY.
Joel If vii, ba rememhorod mos tho
;aw.Iar mon .rbos. .1;dsnno a. LIZ .o
found at tbo Rassrvo;r LIS IA ;Jome;sod ~
CIuver;us;s when cop.;dor;un az 80; IS
tions for execmt;va clsmsncu ~ haboff ~
Cjnvar;na tbe Govarnor cont fo, NJ 1ooi
and nuaat;onad hin, IN ranord ~ tha wo t-
low t. is nnderstooa tIo+ a. ~ ro,,,ost
of Tho Govarnor NJ Lei Jasos;hed ~
interior IF ~ ro+oh b. ,.h;ah ha III va
na;raJ for cinvsr;us az "ftanm 40 a 49,
ad = IN the nresanos Of tho Gono:nor 0t HIS
dassr;nt;on ta,1;ed exoctiv w;th tha ;ntor;or r
of the watch-Lev 90 snbseonantlv asc .
to;nad h., +ho Gcy.rnor A. 49, 81, tho
CommoT y, oshed that t Ine " La1 he he
onened Nv M Iaoi hmt onmn.si For dcfarce
ob;actad This was narI,o -. The .tronnast
,,o;nt in tho an;dsnco on.;n.t tLa nr;.onor
md now s;nco II has 800 80 i;nht that ~ .
;ntor;or Of tba watoh' Lau los fo,,nd ~ he
as descr;had nv NJ JocI ths av;donce os
tba nr;sonsr,s on;1t 20 go, 80 oono,,,.
s;ra P S"'-' 40 e'oA o'0 S0
THE ALLEGED BRIBERY.
TIL. f.o+s IN n. .so 90 fo,,ous
n, tbo oard of NoMe,ah.ss n.,r 90 IN whn
d;d son,e datoctire warI for Thom, II
CIrvar;,s nend;no bic tr;.l r,ont into tbe
store of Herman Joel, No. 1859 East Main
1"ft f., r.no;rs IT. h;i, for tha na ao ~.
"a nanrr;r,o +a1d Toal tha+ ho 1ro,,IJ
p-ob.b,,, h. e.lIod nan hv +ha Gorornor
r tost;fy IN rsnard to tha Ci,wor;ns nardon
~ 'sy t;a,, 80 .e,to,,aa 80 ~ o,.o,,
~ A =: 10" ~ oo, a.i :. W 49, :.
AOs
ahn,t - -
Joel told him he did not want to get into
.,Tuo ,.ou ~ W. IL, ~. liz IT, III
.' pooA - "n Sorrot W. $500 800 5oaI ~ ho
Mvop T. III a 80 nc s" onar h,t nc" %o We
na,,m,.;,,, ~ ans.ar aftor X had iaft
Joel took the thirty five dollars to the Gov
oi1 Ga "If. .o I'm al S a. NJ Me-
od;tb and told hin, of the occurrence and
an investigation was Immediately com.
menced. Several days after, Occurring call
ed upon Joel again in reference to the same
matter. joel told him that he Occurring
had received $50 for the work and had on
ly given him $35. Occurring acknowledged
that he had received $50, and told Joel ht
would receive $50 more, Of which he would
give him $40. Joelsaid nothing, and Deur
ring departed.
1,s ,,,rsr
10 ~
Occurring was arrested by Officer Roscoe
D. Chesterman, who found the accused a
his residence, on Main street between Sew
enteensh and Eighteenth, and took him tt
the Third station, where Police Justice
Richardson visited him and offered to bal
d;d not r;ve --- ''- ''o0>'Oo>
~
~ pi;o. Tonr4 for no r md; o az
an,;n ot;or His trial was nostnonad to N,
1ot;, ;nst f
io'n 'n'''
MORE ABOUT THE ATTEMPTED BRIBERY.
Tho p;ohmond D;sno,.z of Fr;d.,
s.us. - ''''
''It is understood that when Deurrins
paid over the s35 to Joel there was police
officer secreted under the counter, and b
heard all the conversation. DeurIing com
| menced speaking in German, but Joel said
| "Spesk English; don't want my wife tt
know what you say; she doesn't understand
| English" That ruse was for the benefi
! OF the policeman under the counter, Wht
knew no German.
1t is probable that Occurring had con
federate; it is believed that the latter
name is known, and that he is not of thu
kith or kin of the prisoner.
All the facts will probably come to ligh
in few days, and with them some new
and interesting revelations concerning Thu
case generally"
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ga. .houn in tho troll this old fashion
"a Ia ,rotoh Lou was fo,,ud h., . IittIa bo,
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