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Last Days of Cluverius
LETTER FROM DR. IIATCIIER.
Baltimore Baptist.
Richmond, Va., Jan. 15, ’87.
Dear Brother Barron: It has oc¬
curred to me that the readers of the
Baltimore Baptist would gladly ac¬
cept in lieu of an editorial, a letter
containing some incidents tvhicb
have come under my notice as the
spiritual advisor of Cluverious, who
was executed in this city on yester¬
day, as the murderer of Fannie Lib
lian Madison.
The case is one of almost itniveri
sal interest. It has been the reign¬
ing sensation in Virginia for nearly
two years. It has stirred the people
into an excitement, feverish and un
heolthy. From the Governor of the
State down to the plainest people,
and even to the children it has been
a matter of study, anxiety and un¬
ceasing discussion. It is not strange
that cranky and sympathetic people
should have been lashed into unhap¬
py excitement. [But it is indeed re¬
markable that our best people have
exhibited such intense and unflag¬
ging interest in the case. Why was
this?
It is accounted for, in part, by the
social standing of the parties involv¬
ed. The girl while poor was well
educated and of attractive manners.
The accused was a lawyer not quite
twenty-four years of age, an active
church member, exceedingly courte¬
ous and affable in his hearing and of
decidedly intellectual abilities. Able
counsel, ambitious policemen, and
not very scrupulous detectives strove
desperately for his conviction. He
avowed from the beginning his in*
nocence and the people studied the
evidence with deepest curiosity, and
while equally honest, came to differ¬
ent and conflicting conclusions. Per
hags no criminal case ever occurred
in this country which led to such
general study of testimony and of
the laws of evidence. It was hard
to meet any person who could not
give the details of tiio trial in an in¬
telligent manner. The cfiect of the
case was educational in a remarkable
degree.
The evidence was circumstantial.
It was abundant and very damaging,
though many suspected that it was
colored with prejudice, and in some
cases purchased by bribe or cajolery.
While the trial ended in the convic¬
tion of the prisoner, and in a man¬
ner peculiarly gratifying to those
who believed in his guilt, many were
left in painful doubt. They said that
the case was not made out. This
uneasy and doubtful feeling existed
among many of the most stalwart
clear minded and discriminating peo¬
ple in the State.
This division in sentiment led to
perpetual discussion. The young man
lay in his cell in tho helpless clutch¬
es of the law, with the sentence of
death hanging over him, hut his
name appeared in almost every news¬
paper, and was the topic of debate
in every house, shop, hotel and rail¬
road car. The case went through
many different phases. It was re¬
viewed by the Supreme Court and
then sent to the Governor. There
were petititions and counter peti¬
tions. Governor Lee was flooded
with letters and beseiged by visitors
who sought to influence his action
one way or the other. A reprieve
was granted and then another asked
for, which being denied left, the pris¬
oner to his unhappy fate.
As the day of execution came, the
excitement was widespread and op¬
pressive. Many were hungry for his
blood, and while denied a sight of
the gallows, they hovered in thous¬
ands on tbe bill sides and house tops,
and even on the telegraph poles and
trees, that they might catch one
glimpse of the fated man as he went
to his death.
It is to the reproach of our human¬
ity that as he emerged from his cell
and’ passed for a single instant in
sight of the vulgar throng, they yell¬
ed in shameless glee over his down¬
fall. Meanwhile in many homes
there were nervous, sad-hearted wo¬
men lamenting what they esteemed
the law’s mistake, and tearful plead¬
ing lor Heaven’s mercy upon the
young man’if soul. There were many
men so restless and agitated that
they could not attend to their busi*
ness, and they gathered in anxious
groups, hoping to find comfort in
each other’s company.
It was a memorable day, and it
will be long indeed before the tragic
event will be forgotten.
It fell to my lot to be tbe prison¬
er’s pastor in bis prison life, and as
one of those who were loft in doubt
as to the justice of his sentence, I
found my position one of indescriba
ble perplexity and sadness. I sought
honestly to probe his heart and bring
out his bloody secret if it was there.
In that unpleasant task, I had the
help of some, and the constant coun¬
sel of others. If my methods were
not wise, they were at l«ast approv¬
ed by men, whose judgment and
wisdom I have learned to trust in
other things. The prisoner’s family,
while protesting their belief in his
innocence, supported me thoroughly
in my endeavor to lead him to an
open confession of any connection
that he might have with the murder.
But he was steadfast, and inflexi¬
ble in the avowal of his innocence.
He stood like a fortress, and neither
warning, entreaty nor the dread
sight of the gallows, nor the open
gateway of eternity could drive him
to a confession. The original be¬
lievers in his guilt maintained at first,
that it was the hope of escape from
his doom which sealed his lips, and
confidently predicted that with the
death of his early hope would conic
(lie confession of his guilt. Hope
died, but the confession never came.
They were willing to stake their faith
in his guilt, upon the inevitable cer¬
tainty of his confession at the last.
But when, he died proclaiming his
innocence they found in his refusal°to
verify their'predictions the proof of
Ins monstrous Iieartlessness and wick¬
edness.
For my part I did not know; my
miml was poised in doubt, and so my
lips were silent. If he died a guilty
man, how guilty he was! If not
guilty then what a pity that such a
bright young life should have been
quenched in the blackness of shame!
Those who doubt must wait, Per
haps their waiting will not he long;
but possibly they will not know un¬
til they stand in the presence of Him
before whom all secrets shall be rei
vealed.
I shrink with unfeigned horror
from the idea of uttering an over¬
confident belief as to the fate of this
young man’s soul. A reporter asked
me if I thought that lie was prepar¬
ed for Heaven. That question I did
not dare to answer. Those who wish
may talk in exultant rapture over
the salvation of men who die on the
gallows, or with savage authority as
to their inevitable destruction from
the presence of God. I can do neith¬
er the one nor the other of these
things. As best I could I told the
young man of the infinate grace o f
God and urged him to hang his hopes
upon the cross. With that, if faith¬
fully dono, my duty ended.
It is a matter of fact, howevor,
that the young man met his death
with extraordinary composure, and
declared in his last moments that his
trust was in Christ as his Savior, and
that he did not dread the future. In
my judgment that profession of faith
must have been unavailing, if with
his dying lips he refused to uncover
a murderer’s secret.
But if he was, as he said he was,
innocent of the crime and his faith
was vital and penitent, then, there
was for him a glorious reward be¬
yond the confines of that darkness
out of which he was so suddenly
thrust.
One thing, and that the last in his
life, was surpassingly pathetic. It
touched me profoundly, and I can
never forget it. When on the scaf¬
fold, I told him farewell, calmly and
without a tremor he said: “Good¬
bye, Doctor; I am ve*-y much oblig¬
Terms—$1.00 per annum
ed to you; please try to comfort
them at home, and give them my
love.” These were his last words.
I send this latter with hesitation, but
it touches a subject of unspeakable
interest to many under whose eyes
it will come. It is for them I have
written. Hurriedly,
\V. E. II.
The long fight against liquor in
Oconee county is ended. The elec¬
tion was held on May 20 last. Pro¬
hibition received a majority of the
votes cast, but the Ordinary, lion.
B. E. Thrasher, delayed the formal
announcement of the result until a
mandamus was issued to compel him
to declare a result of the vote. In
the meantime a petition had been
filed by the anti-Prohibitionists ask*
ihg the Ordinary to look into the
ease and pass upon the legality of
Salem and Farmington districts.
That officer did so and threw out the
disputed districts, declaring the re¬
sult “wet,” or against prohibition.
Counsel for the Prohibitionists then
instituted proceedings for contempt
against the Ordinary, construing the
Judge’s decision to have been an or¬
der to the Ordinary to declare the
result according to the face of the
returns as first made up. Judge
Hutchins, last August, however, dis¬
missed these proceedings, stating
that his order was merely to make
the Ordinary declare the result one
way or the other, not to influence
his verdict. The Prohibitonists,
through counsel, gave notice of con¬
test, and the case came up for hear¬
ing at this term of . Oconee court. It
was argued on Monday by Messrs.
Barro\y and Thomas foi the Prohi¬
bitionists, and Messrs, E. K. Lump¬
kin and W. B. Burnett for the antis
Judge Hutchins reviewed the evit
deuce late Monday night, and de¬
clared the county dry. This decision
will take effect on March 1. The li¬
quor men will appeal to tho Supreme
Court.
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Sleep a Preventive of Headache
A scientific writer says: “Sleep, If
taken at the right moment, will prei
vent an attack of nervous headache.
If the subjects of such headaches
will watch the symptoms of its com*
ing, they can notice that it begins
with a feeling of weariness or heavi
ness. This is the lime a sle-' o of an
hour, or even two, as natuVe guides
will effectually prevent the headache
If not taken just then, it will he too
late, for. after ’lie attack is fairly
under way, it is impossible to get
sleep till far into the night, perhaps.
It is so common in these days for
doctors to forbid having their pat
tients waked to take medicine if
they are asleep when the hour comes
round, that the people have learned
the lesson pretty well, and they gen*
erally know that sleep is better for
the sick than medicine. But it is not
so well known that sleep is a wonder¬
ful preventive of diseases—better
than tonic regulators and stimulants.
—Scientific American.
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Unsolved Mysteries*
Danville Breeze.
How a woman can stand all day,
with her sleeves rolled up and bet
head bare, and visit with her neigh¬
bor across the fence for 15 minutes,
and not think of taking cold, and
yet cannot sit in a cold church half
an hour, wrapped in furs and plush¬
es without shivering all the time,
and sneezing a week to pay for it.
Another—How a young man can
stand in front of the store, bare¬
headed, and buzz his girl for half an
hour without a struggle, and yet
can’t even go to the postoflicc with¬
out piling on all his clothing, and
then kicking about the beastly cold
weather.
Another—How a little girl can go
and slide down hill with the hoys all
day long when he throat was so sore
in tho morning she couldn’t go to
school.
And another—How a boy can
walk four miles and skate until after
dark on the same day his back was
so lame that he couldn’t bring in a
scuttleful of coal for his mother.
Discouraged Farmers
There are hundreds of discouraged
farmers iri this country. They do not
hesitate to advertise their condition
One can hardly blame them. The
world looks dark indeed to the man
who has lost his courage. Courage ia
fickle; it is hard to win it back when
it is once driven away. It is custom¬
ary to sneer at the discouraged far¬
mer and tell him that his failures are
his own fault. This talk does no good
It only makes a man more bitter to
say “I told you so” to him. Such
men need encouragement and hope,
and not sneers. Many a man who has .
worked carefully, honestly and well
finds himself no higher up the scales
of agriculture than he was a year
ago. No wonder tbe long days of
drudgery that lie behind him black¬
en his prospects now, and magnify
his obstacles. We appreciate the po¬
sition of such a man, but would beg
of him for the sake of his family at
least, to keep his courage and cheer¬
fulness. You owe a duty to your
family. The strong must uphold the
week. Strength comes only through
suffering, When you give up you
give every one of your children a
lesson in cowardice. Life is not so
bad after all. Your work has not
been all in vain. There are plenty of
people wrose off than you are. Hun¬
dreds of these city people who go
about with plenty of money, who
never seem to be troubled, have a
livelong hunger gnawing away at
their hearts. Rest assured that some
man envies you your lot. You would
not sell your own health or your
wife and children for any money.
The world is better than it might be
friends. Let us make the best of it.
Times arc going to be better again.
Never get so sour and discouraged
that you cannot enjoy the good tunes
when they come.
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A Wisli Fearfully answered.
A Pittsburg dispatch says Sergt.
John Snyder, of Company P. Twen¬
ty-second Infantry, arrived in that
city Tuesday en route to his post at
Fort Lewis, Col., from Washington,
1). C., where had taken an insane
soldier. In speaking of the unfortum
ate soldier, Sergt. Snyder said:
“There is a peculiar story connected
with the man whom I took to Wash¬
ington. lie had been in the service
fifteen months when he was laid up.
One leg was swollen to unusual size
and he had to remain in the hospital
for a long time. Finally he got bet¬
ter and xvas pronounced to be able
for active service. As he left tho hos¬
pital tent he said: ‘I hope that if I
ever enter that tent again the Al¬
mighty will paralyze me.’ Sometime
afterward the man was again taken
sick and removed to the hospital.
One day he sprang from the tent,
the most horrible looking object I
ever saw, his features working in de¬
moniacal convulsions, and bis eyes
bulging almost out of his head. His
horrified comrades went to his relief
and he was placed under the surgeons
care; bill while ho seemed in the
greatest agony and his lips moved in
frantic efforts to speak, he could not
utter a syllable. He never spoke
again, and his tongue became stiff,
and he was soon a raving maniac.”—
Baltimore Sun.
Amcricus Recorder: Mr. II. J.
Askew, of Weston, was in the city
yesterday and showed us the first
dollar he earned after his marriage,
in August, 1845. He earned it by
splitting rails at 40 cents per hundred
The dollar is a five franc French
piece, and he had just had it bright¬
ened up until it looked as though it
had just come from the mint. He had
also with him two old Spanish quar¬
ters of 1777 and 1787, which were
used to close the eyes of his wife’s
father and mother. Mr. Askew is a
hale old gentleman and was never
drunk in his life, never was sued, has
always made his owne provisions,
has raised eleven children and has
twenty odd grandchildren.
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Gen. Alexander, President of the
Central Railroad, has resigned the
position as Goverment Commission¬
er of the Union Pacific Railroad.