New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-29
TIE PHILADFLrHIA TrAGEDY

| MRS. HILLS SOLICITUDE FOR HtR pAi"hIE >
! COMFORT--NOTHING TO INDUCE 1d4 Il;ls-
oNRR TO MURDER his WIPES MOTHER BAD
| CHARACTER or A WITNESS FOR TIE Gov
| ERNMENT-INrEREsTIN TESTIMONY.
| PHILADELPHIA, Dec 2S.-IO-day Is the ninth
OF the trial Of Twitche on charge OF numbering has
| mothorinlaw Mrs. IIin The prisoner as usual y as
composed during the examination OF Witnesses Tor tle
defense James p Mead manufacturer OF siver-Pa,od
ware. testified that Mrs I'M and Mrs Twtche had pr
chased goods Of him. aud that bills made out in
the name Mira Twitchc Other dealers Ike tes
! tmOny. including George J. IIenkes cabiuctmaker
whose bills 10 Mira Twitchell offered la evidence
Assistant District Attorney IIagert objected r Mann
SAID that the show that the goods belonged
to Mrs, witche and that therefore the prisoner could
have interest IN numbering has mOthcrInlaW 10 Cd
/ tain possession OF the furniture.
Judge Brewster desired Mr. Mann TO explain what The
furniture had to do with tins case IL strikes me- sia s
Honor. in tins way Suppose two men were Stopping IN
room at motel and one is found murdered aud tle
other has blood his clothes and be s arrested Next
II Is shown hat the murdered had IN his trunk
dueb ~ the defendant and had Other valuable seout
ties Then the trial the defendant in anSwerto this
offers show that he owned the bedstead, tho wash
stand. and carpet. That would not be admissible.
Mr. Mann analogy between the case PUT ny tne
Judge and the one trial Here persons who &c
rived from their mOthernlaw an incOmeOf 5000 ana
therefore the prisoner could not be benefited rs her
death In regard the real estate this might be said
about the difficulty between the parties: hrs Ihh IRE
Quently said that the house was for her daughter bi
when She learned that her daughter who siCy had
made Will in her husbands favor it occurred TO her
left without home for Mr.. Twitchel would receive IT,
This Is what led to the interviews win Mr. Henderson
and Mr. Gilbert, and ar Iwchel did propose 10 sot u
all right by deed Of trust In view OF these acts the
defense believes that all the relations between these par
ties while In that house became very important.
Mr. Hagert. IN reply, complained that Mr Mann nndet
pTetence VI arguing objection, wandering al over
is case In answer TO the real estate dneuy 10 shouiu
be remembered that this prisoner remained qpet nom
July until November, and made no effort 10 restore the
title. and no evidence III regard to furniture can reDut
that that he went To lawyer about the title OF course
could not be proved evidence because would be tue
declaration OF the prisoner and therefore improper Inc
whole offer Is to throw something into lbs Jury bs1 ma.
has nothing 10 do with IT, Here he was with deed OK
property. by which he could have turned Mrs mn
into tho street at any Here he negotiating
stores aud what to all this is TO show what oc-
cured 1906 two years agoi Here was living woman.
| a fraudulent deed. aud possibly proceedings pend
ing about to be instituted, against the prisoner be-
cause Of this fraudulent deed
Mr. Mann denied thar legal proceedings were about 10
be taken against the deendant because OF that deed
Judge Brewster announced that the Court was divided
in opinion and the objection TELL Tue Testimony Vas
Inc defense on saturday afternoon offered 10 show by
a witness the declarations OF Mrs. Hill, made, - Ell.
legged the witness ELLEN Doan servant, IN erect
niture aud had given them with tho exception ~ tho
piano. To her daughter The DistfetAtiorney ogected
To-day the Court decided that such testimony W0uA DO
admissible as II would fall under the exception OF Clf
rRtious made by person since deceased and against the
interest the person making them al the time when ncy
were made The Court concluded to override the olec-
on and in Grore rita give the defendant the Deheh
Ellen Dolan was then recalled: Mrs. TIL OF several
times said that the house and all the furniture
Mrs Twtcbers-all excepting the piano l.ol sue
would give her when she learned 10 iay she poheto mo
very often; left there at time and came BACK AZ inc
request OF Mrs ii who came on sunaay eIeniIg anu
said wanted 10 Tuesday about some tDlngi
did go down Tuesday evening" she hid she aG no
girl and asked TO come back again; said had no
objection and | went back; Mrs Bin employed "a man
VINO sometimes worked about tho house; II nc was not
well; he SUNDAYS sometimes; he came Que sun
We called him Conrad Smith; he was about %
years OF aCo l don't know WheTe ne iNcs TIC
i6os E. Carter Of No 1854 south TeDth.stI know Mrs.
Hil for sometime; knew her at my store No. - 70 1Sa
Tenhs she had conversation with me On the euhJect
OF her house; had just started business then house
furnishing store; this took place on or atieF mo "a
sho asked me what rent paid $40; sho tod
me could have had her store for 80 por year;
get IT. sire and coud have the house and stOre tDero on
feminist hove Walnut asked her II sho dd not 1--we
for her children at Tenth aud Pine aud was then flS
Mr. Charlotte Isenoyor OF No. % sansom.st knew
Mrs Hill before she 70 live az Tenth aud Pine, she
had known her about ten years. had heard Mrs Inn nm
taste but she had bought It for Camilla ~ thAt sho e0uu
Robert B EsieT of No 1000 or~en. nnaru'acturer q
T9 I'D P Shte a sehf and Fhcfs and assisted Lin
making experiments relative 10 the transmission OF
ybIe thew went 10 the second story back OF tie
man building; haloed. stamped on the h0or crled mur
Hons; witness put his within eighteen inches OF tho
door and although they SAID they made great hoise
witness heard sound whatever; they had not heard
MIR Chas. r. Iollingshead testified follows: The
st. Camden he manufacturer 81 sH gesi MS stock
ON hand consisted by actual count Of 5s45 shInges
was familiar with the amount o. chiuery ne Aad there
II was all put there by the defendant Us cost nh1 e
cost OF putting 1t up was Al least F5o90 counted inc
shingles AZ o'clock this Afternoon the sDlASes are OF
the best quality: there also 6,OOO common hlnges,
belIeye these shingles belong 10 Mr. wallace OF NOro
Io furnishes logs; always understood ron the
| attendant that the shingles were ms own he owes
| john II McCulongh-The real value OF The Iri.o1ers
property AT the stable 81 eco II has been sod Tor the
prisoner ut eIkness's Bazaar Af.cr PayoE Inc eoAs
sons &C. Mr.. erkness paid $500 for the defeb ant Inc
uropetty consisted Of set OF single ana ret OF uouu
harness. horse and buggy lie had hone snd cox
nm the country The sale took place aOOut5 weeks ago
| John Crump sworn Is a builder; have known joseph
Gilbert who has examined IN this case By the Com
monwoah last - years the character nc bears iOr
truth Is very had II Is such that consider hln uAn
gerous man reliance Is 70 be placed on "het De says
or sW1ais to- ceased % By on good terms with hr Oh
bert about iS2 or 1883 have never f2oEen TO nm shce
bat once. -. ctr..,.. ta-,
| Mr. George Thorn sworn-Knows Joseph GHbefti haVo
known him about three years ms genera! character TOT
frnth IA very bad would not place any reliance on
What he said or sworo to formerly boarded WIN ~
he never sued mt for my board bill he had me uhder
arrest 10 keep the peace he issued WIT OF TepeFm
| AGAINST me Tor certain personal property <.,, .
nthar vu,s,es gsy q Ike testimony .gaint GILBERT,