The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-22

A Jury Finally Obtained-The Case Opened
for the Statc-Evidencc Of DIR. L. b. shap-

Jury Finally Obcained-The Case Opened
for the stato-Rvidence Of DIR. Il. b. shaD-
leigh.
After four days OF challenging the lawyers sue
ceeded in obtaining jury yesterday to try the
case Of George 8. Twtchell, Jr., charged with the
murder OF Mrs. Mary E. HILL in Philadelphia, where
the trial Ia now progressing. Mr.. Richard Ludlow
opened the case for the State In q brief address, In
which he referred to the prevalence OF murder and
to the necessity Of making an example OF the pris-
oner, who was as the prosecution would prove,
guilty OF the crime with which he stands charged.
The examination OF witnesses was then entered
upon, and we take nom the Philadelphia Eren'ng
telegraph Of yesterday the following evidence
made postmortem examination OF the body OF OIL.
lady at the northeast corner OF Tenth and Pine
streets about ten O'Clock on the morning OF NoveI-
Der %; Mr.. Fletcher couple OF officers and de-
marks Of INV Violence upon h head principally upon
the G rssa @
front edge Of It; over the upper edge OF the
right eyebrow there was confused straight
the upper part OF the torch cad there was
q straight confused wound one inch long;
there a ye an s ne eacS above Se
right ear there was another straight confused
wound; over the upper part OF the parietai bone
there was another confused straight wound; over
the posterior and upper part Of the parletal bone
there was a triangular wound, the wings OF which
were three-quarteIs of an inch longs on the upper
part OF the left paretal bone there another con-
fused wound two inches long; there were thirteen
altogether; have plaster cast Of the head. Crhe
cast OF an ordinary skull; will proceed 70 mark
In black crayon the positions and descriptions
OF the wounds ! have spoken OF lwnch me ne
did according to the testimony first given). me
right half or the frontal b0ne the anterior portion
OF the parietal bone, the anterior portion OF
the temple bone and the orbit OF the eye were
temple there was a hole to the brain; 1t was large
enough to admit my nnger to its full length II pene-
! trated downwards inwards and backwards there
was another fracture extending entirely across the
head through the right and left paretal bones and
BRAIN dividing the whole skull In two parts; there
was another irregular fracture across the back OF
| the head on the left side; the angle or wound
made by sharp instruments Is distinct anu
| acute, and that OF one made by blunt, not cut
| ting instrument, is rounded; these were rounded;
on the hands Of the body found bruises on the
| by distinct blows; the second finger OF the left
| hand was nearly severed at the second joint by
blunt instrument; say blunt instrument, because
sharp instrument would have severed the tissues;
made q reexamtnat0n on last Friday morning a.
the Monument Cemetery; Dr; Lewis ana DR. ,. r.
nothing else than the fracture across the base OF the
brain disclosed; at the first examination found
bones driven into the brain about an inch and half
below the skull; they were small fragments por-
ton OF the frontal bone and the parts surrounding
| it, there must have BEEN some movement OF the
woman or the person who struck the blows; they
not all struck while the body was lying In the
| same position; this largest fracture could
not have been completely caused by any
\ OF the blows; some OF the blows on the main part
| OF the head may have started this fracture, and
some other cause may have continued 1t; the skull
was rather thicker than usual; the length OF the
body was about five feet snd one or two inches and
| should think weighed from 100 to ITO pounds; she
seemed to be an old woman, upwards OF sixty; she
came to her death from injuries to the head by viO
| lence; the straight wounds have described might
have been caused by the shaft OF this poker (Which
given the witnessb and the wound on the temple
! may have been made by the tongue OF It; the aper.
ture OF course would be larger than the instrument
causing IT. saw a sken Of hair on the poker, and 1t
was gray; Mrs. Hills hair was gray.
| Question by Mr.. 6heppard-D0 you see any stains
| OF blood upon the pOkerp
| Mr. Mann-We object because the witness has not
| been examined az to his ability to Judge.
Mr. Sheppard withdrew his question and the wit
| ness resumed-The wound on the head may have
been produced BY such an instrument as this; the
fact OF the hands being thrown up before the face
may account for the character OF the wounds upon
the head the angular wound on the skull may have
been caused by the outside corner Of the angle Of this
OF the post mortem; went into the sitting
room on the second floor OF the back building and
| found cushion with blood upon 1t, and there was
| blood upon the head OF the sofa towards Tenth
street; there was pool OF blood on the noor be-
meath; blood despatched upon the wall towards
Tenth and also upon the part OF the wall towards
there was blood upon the sill OF the window blood
upon the small framework outside the window and
| below that there was blood upon the pavement,
small quantity OF brain and particle Of bone; there
| was quite free efrusion OF blood here.
The court at this point took recess until three
O'Clock.