Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-12-10


MARY A. CLuvERIUs.
AFFIDAvITs ACCOMPANYING THE
PETITIONS.
With the petitions. there were also sent
to the Governor three afidsvits taken in
Alexandria and signed by r. Bell, Jr.,
John Lawler and Daniel Jefferson, to the
| effect that F. A. Howell one of the jurors
who convicted Cluverius, said before he
was summoned in the case, that the ''son
of a - ought to be hung" There are
| also afidavits from two other jurors who
convicted him, in which they say that
they were under the impre ssion that they
must either acquit or bring in verdict of
murder in the first degree. The following
| affidavit from Richmond dentist was
| also sent to contradict the evidence OF
witnesses who test lied that they saw
Lillian Madison with Cluverius on Belle
Isle between IL and l O'Clock on that day:
About the last of March, 1885, Mr..
Charles V. Meredith. in company with
Justice d. g. Richardson, called at my
place OF business. stating they had found
| my name, address. ETC., associated with
the Lillian Madison case, and requested
me to tell all knew about the matter. l
informed them that l knew nothing. and
at the time was honest in " hat l declar-
ed. Two or three days after the visit re-
ferred to, my attention was called by my
| mother and sister to the fact that ON the
| 18th day of March, between, or about. IL
| O'Clock M. and P. NJ. a lady came in my
| office for the purpose If having something
done to her to tn. think che wanted it
, extracted. ii remember correctly. re-
| fused to extract the tooth, but put some
thing in it to relieve her, as she was stuff
ering. From the description of the lady,
as published In the papers after death,
! FROM the red shawl, aud after examining
the picture exhibited as Lillian Madison,
l am fully convinced that she and Lillia n
| Madison were one and the same person.
| DIR. p. CALVIN JOHNSON,
305 West Nam Street,
| Richmond. Va.
| December 4, 1886.
The following affidavit on the subject of
intimidation of the jury was also sent to
the Governor with the petitions:
Virqimia-C City of Alerandria, SIS.
Personally appeared before the under
! signed. RoD't Bell, Jr., resident of the
CITY of Alexandria, ard made affidavit that
! Mr.. F. A, Howell. one of the Jurors IN the
| Cluverius case, expressed his opinion more
| than once, before being summoned on the
iury. that Cluvefius was guilty. When he
came home after the trial L asked him
| Why they bad found him guilty, and he
replied that they had to do it; that when
! they would go out to walk, men and wo-
| men would put their hands to their Threats
as the jury would pass by.
r BELL. JR.
| Subscribed and sworn to before me this
| Sd day of December, 1855.
j X. M NORTON.
| Commissioner in Chancery Of the Co rpo-
ration Court OF Alexandria City.
THE PRISONERS BROTHER AT THE
GOVERNORS HOUSE.
Willie Cluyerius went TO seq Gov. Lee at
/; & o,clock Monday and stayed about twenty
! five minutes, but be was 80 overcom by
his feelings that he could talk but little.
His tears flowed free and fast W enever he
| undertook to speak of his brOtner'S I'M.
pendinp fate. Nothing that the Governor
said to biua encouraged the idea that he
| would interfere with the Judgment of the
court. but the Governor was very tender
and considerate OF the feelings of the
/! brother.
THE OPINIONS OF THE CoMMoNwEALTH's
ATTORNEY WHO PROSECUTED, AND
THMUDGE WHO SENTENCED
CLUvERIUs.
Governor Lee addressed to Judge At
| kins, Of the lettings Court, and to Mr..
10. v. Meredi be special prosecuting
attorney in til letters asking them
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