Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-11-29

TIE CLUVERIUS CAsE.-HoweWs state
,.ra.s d"Giei - From, the Richmond DiSDGt ct
.yr.trrlay ~ take the following in refer
..,.,Io the CIuverius case and the state
,,r,,. Of Mr.. Howell! in connection there
wgu:
iir. Carter Harrison, one Of the Jurors in
,be Cuyerius case, called on the Governor
s.rgraav and presented the petition signed
NJ Me;srs Sherwood, French, two other in.
ro,.. aud himself asking executive cle:n-
aDrv for the prisoner. The Governor gave
no sign Of what action he proposed tc tako
in the matter.
Friday night Mr. Howell was in the Dis.
match Office, and was asked did you take
he petition Of the eight jurors to the Gov.
.ruor Yesterday" Yes" said Mr.. Howell
What DID be say?' Nothing" replied Mr..
Howell, except that he expected me-" DID
the Governor II axe any remarks about the
cnee>' asked the Dispatch man NO; lie
didn't say anything about the case" an.
sgrrel Mr.. Howell.
Saturday ut p. m. the Governor said
,ha: he had not seen Mr.. Howell AMI never
he'd received lie paper.
Is &# Interview which Mr.. Howell had
Win = reporter in the Dispatch Office en-
Fiiiay-Whirh interview Mr. Howell die.
tl'ed rs The reporter wrote--Mr. Howell
said
Yesterday morning about II o'clock
Deputy Sergeant Allen called to see mo at
the Exchange Hotel, and informed me that
tEe prisoner Thomas J. Ciu;erius, desired
10 see me- &c, &.
This statement OF Mr.. Howei! Mr.. Ai!es
Indignantly denied az soon as he saw il in
l:n,, and he said: II did not know that
Howell was in the city until he called al the
ml'ou: aud desire 20 contradict tEa state.
tatni made hy him that went to ;ha Ex-
change Hotel and delivered to him n
message from Il. J. Ciuyerius re-
qu~sius him to call at the prison, for not
word Of il is tue. When Howell csI!ed
ri The Jail lie particularly requested TO see
t,uveritl1 privately, and remarked that Ii,
wanted to Stale 10 him bis position. He
an5 allowed 10 see the prisoner in HE pres
cucc Of his keeper, who was present during
tie conversation between them, which last
ed about twenty minutes. When Howeli
returned 10 the Office he was in 8 HIGH state
OF excite msut.'
Deputy Sergeant Johnston said Il was
IN charge Of the prison when Mr.. Howell
called. Mr. Howell asked if there were anv
newspaper men around; that he was NOT
hunting any Of them, and did not want
jng 81 the Jail. lie took dinner with Us
III said 10 Allen and my. elf: ! told Tom
m,a that If be would make a statement.
th,r we. he jurymen, were not s.one,'
and thai t&a prisoner had Promised
to make csc 20 him in the afternoon.
Mr. Howell called again at lCck;s.nu ;ime
and asked tor Willie CIuveiiI-, ard sold
him that lie had left few minut.4 before.
Mr.. Howell remained a moment or two Io7g-
er and went away"
Mr.. Howell went straight from The iafl
70 the Dispatch cilice, and proiered the in
formation published Saturday. He sat
down in the Office and dictated the interview
word by word.
Representatives OF the Dispatch tiled to
SEQ Mr. Howell, Saturday but he could not
b0 found. The Exchange Hotel people
where he IL registered, said at II y. m, that
they had not seen him since morning, AMI
that If he hid left the city they were not
aware OF ii.
Mr.. Garter Harrison. one of the Jurors, in
card TO The Dispatch says: MY atten.
tol was called TO an article in the Dispatch
purporting TO be an interview between Mr..
Howell aud Ciuyerius, and also Mr.. How
ellis presentation of q petition" to the Gov.
ernor
NoNeIUOT Lee, HHeH referred 10 the SUD-
ject, stated emphatica!ly that he had not
seen Mr.. Howell, nor had he received any
protest Or petition from tho other iu-
rors. l do not pretend to represent Mr..
Howell or the other eight alleged signers OF
the petition reported to have been presented
10 the Governor. God forbid that should
act ns the representative Of Mr.. G. Z. French,
Mr.. Howell, or others OF The jury. whom Mr.
Howell claims to have acted for | don't
want to criticise Mr.. Howel's conduct. He,
doubtless, has scruples, On this subject
that is, if can calculate it by tho ordinary
rule that three scrupes make o drachm.m
Mr.. Howell having become rather promi
uent in The matter during the past week or
two has CAUSED the course he has taken TO
be commented on and the recollections Of
many have been revived as to conversations
had with him, previous to the trial. Ii is
reported that on Friday last letter was
sent from this city to Gov. Lee stating that
previous to serving on the jury Mr. Howell
WAS heard TO shy in store on King street,
and before two or more witnesses, that if he
got on the jury he would be in favor OF
hanging Cluverius. Mr.. Howell has re.
turned from Richmond, but to-day was in
Washington. 1t is also reported that an
other one of the Alexandria jurors on his
return to this city, after the trial, said that
The jury would have been mobbed if they
Ind not brought in the verdict they did.