Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-12-15
dIuVcriuS.

MIR. VIII. Chilesy yesterday gave Richmond
State reporter the following statement in
reference tc the Cuverius affair which was
written by himself:
TO the best of my knowledge and be-
lief met lady on Bank street somewhere
between Tenth and Eleventh streets between
the hours Of 6 and o'clock D. M, on the
18th day of March, 1885. She stopped me
and said Will you be kind enough, sir. to
tell me where the American Hotel is {? l
said to her, Certainly will it is not very
from here; will go with you if you wish
me to do So She said, I will be very glad
If you would do So l remember she had a
small travellng-bag in her hand, and said
10 her,'Glve me your satchel aud | will take
It, to which she readily consented. | ask
ed her was she acquainted in the city. Her
reply was, Only slightly. She was acquaint-
ed with Mrs or Miss Curtis on Church Hill
She also stated 10 me that she was a school
tes cher, and that she was from Roanoke,
She also excused herself to me by saving
she expected e friend or friends TO meet her
on her arrival in the city and by some
means they failed TO meet her at the train,
did not ask her name nor neither did she
give 1t to me. She was chunky-luokinp
woman and looked tired from travelling, sc,
won't with her to tho American Hotel, at
Maln street ladies' entrance; went I'D tho
Steps 70 the parlor. She went up to the
heating register and warmed her hands and
as thought, struck the bell, as a porter or
boy soon came in the door of the paror
and understood her to say she wished to 60
TO ner room. She told me on the way to the
MOTEL that she had been there before but il was
Ia the day time, and she had difficulty in lind.
ing the motel at night and from the way she
acted at the hotel Ihad everyreuson to believe
what she said to be true It was quite cold
on that night. The boy took her satcbel
upstairs to her room, rs thought. [ babe
her good night. She thanked ME yerv
kindly for my trouble, and l came out of
the hotel, went home and told any wife
about it. Alter we read in the papers Sun.
day morning about finding the body 1 men
toned my meeting the lady to several of
my friends, and noue of them thought it
would help the case one way or the other
so have never thought much more about
matter. will further state that I did not
Know her, though from her appearance l
tnought she was stranger in the tity."
A sensational report that has been cir.
cuated through the North, to the effect that
yelled lady every day calls upon the
prisoner, and that she is none other than
the lady to whom Cluverius was formerly
engaged turns out, rs expected, to be ca.
nard.
The prisoner yesterday still adhered to
MS refusal to see any visitors, but the of.
ficers at the Jail report that there is no yisi-
Die change in his appearance. He has evil
IDENTIFY nerved himself for the worst. He
has read the account of the finding of "lhe
old man." as published in the daily papers,
but declines making any criticism or remark
on the subject.
1t is learned from gentlemen, not res
ldeut OF Richmond, but who knows of what
he speaks, that Cluverius has made no con.
iession, and is as determined as ever in pro.
claiming bis innocence. His demeanor has
changed very little, and he looks little, if
any. worse than usual.