New-York tribune., 1868-12-31
THE PHILADELPHIA TRAGEDY.
IMPORTANT MEDICAL TESTIMONY - PROBABLE
conc, USION OF THE TESTIMONY TODAY.

C0NC' USI0N OF THE TESTIMONY TO-DAY.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 29.--The testimony to-
day. in the trial Of Twtchef for the murder OF his mother
nlaw, was very important and created impression in
favor Of the prisoner especially that OF two Professors
Jefferson College Dr. Gross and Dr. Maury, who took
entirely different theory from that which presented
by their colleague Dr. Lewis who had testified for the
Commonwealth. They showed that the blood on the
prisoners clothes might have been from carrying the
body into the kitchen from the yard also, that the
wounds the head could not have been from poker
The defense this morning at resumed the attack
upon the veraelty OF Mr.. Joseph Gilbert Of the wit
nesses for the Commonwealth who had testified that the
prisoner had threatened that he would kin Mrs HILL
Edwin v Machete affirmed that he had known Gilbert
so years, and that scarcely person in Philadelphia
would believe anything that he might say; aid not think
it possible for him to tell the TRUTH would not believe
him under oath. william Raiguel Joshua spering (cOu
veyancerl. Benz woodslde, saml. r. Hancock, b. G.
Worthington, and others took Mr.. Machette's view.
tilted as follows: shall be 65 years old IN April next
en wdower; my wife has been dead &c or II years;
o ia my house opposite Jefferson College; she was
"eSSf oSrson ever in insane Gsyluml
Mr.. Hagert-I woulu INC 70 HNo" "'"' '"o o'9''' VI
Mr.. Mann explained that there hso been circulated
iury even and afterwara Tsaort that the witness by
his course Of conduct had driven hS ie cTel snd put
her into unatc asylum lie proposed to sho" ''''
Mr. Twltchell was not further questioned
"a
turer at jefferson College being colleague OF DR. Lewis;
read the testimony in this concerning tho blood
from Ave six hours, and continues In that condition
ren 10 to "a honTs the eoaguaton OF blood within the
in Mrs Hll's body had eoaguatcd when found, for
coagtIaton comes on simultaneously WIN le s!lusning
after DEATH taking these facts into consideration il her
body was found within I'VE or SIX hours after death II
found in favorable condition for sprinkng have
examined the clothing that produced in this room;
examined them carefully for three hours in the Grand
"a Qf IA m
mall the sprinkles on the pants coat and vest can ac:
fSe Se aSon Of wounds tdy could I have S so on
side Of the left boot high mp tnness the pants were
ryng in the body from the yard TO the Kitchen and by
boot looked like smearS; ! would account for these
sprnkes upon the clothing BY the falling back of the
head into pool Of uncoagulaed blood; the prisoners
body had been in STOPPING position and had raised the
head aud the head had fallen suddenly back into the
pool OF uncoaguated blood many OF these stains might
have been made feel confident OF this; these sprlnkes
upon the right sleeve could have been very readily made
IN this way would account Tor some OF these spots by
ashakug Of tho head; can explain some OF them as
being made while bathing the head that is tie spIinled
spots on the sleeve OF the coat spfnked spots OF duteu
blood might very readily have been thrown upon these
stance with which The head was being bathed 10 thc head
and from the head back TO the basin; l. NJ surgeon
head without getting such stalns, unless lIo-
ieeted my eiol.ihgi nave eNa,adhcG ,hi tte
case; the % spots upon It could have been
made hy a rapid movement Of the hand or finger;
nine days before had seen THIS shirt; nave redd Or
shapcig's testimony describing tie wounds iufcied
upun that lady's head but unless am permitted 10 give
my reasons, will nOi give an opinion hut may say hat
the experiments with these pokers only confirmed an
he.e 20 6een @ ilTted win that ro,,r: do not believe
that poker made OF this soft material could have been
struck against human bku OF moderate thlckboss
without receiving some change IN is form; therefore,
do not believe this poker could have produced The
wounds upon the skull because 10 is not suiconty ms
shapen; wsuld very readily imagine that blow win
bottle would fracture tkuIs ttOula say NhA Was
death from shock AID hemorrhage ~
Dr. i. i. Maury Professor IN Jefferson College, waseN
anncd am one " the surgeons of the PennSy wanna
Hospital; am colleague of Dr Lewlsnt Joherroh Col
ege and the Hospital; nave Iea1 We teNnOni ih WI
regarding the carrying OF the body IRON lLe yhld
aud the washing the head Of the 'eceased woman Dy
! The prisoner / have examined TIA clothing oi the
prisoner very carefully with naked eye and a ordinary
vas the blood Of mammal; am able 90 trace the
! blood upon the coat vest, ana pants, simply
stances being favorable to the noncodguauon of any
blood wien person u handling body Dipped N blood,
without the person doing il covered 10 greater or
less degree with tic bloody material smcars and
spi1kles be produced By two separate causes az
I work the same times these bFUnklcd spots
on the coat, pants. ana vest m,Sns 'N]Do pIqs pI.
/ body, especially II the effort was moiraeted f;
gcat many Of the spots might very probably have been
inade ln thfs way H. when raising the body from the
ground the body had fallen upon pool or blood great
cioiBg especially Il The person nftlhr t,e head lad
been standing IN position below and behnd the head
II quantity OF blood ie from ic head ht9 ihe pooi y
might have formed those ~ptkles II the blood slined
ylpn the head fcll; think u extremely dOubth that
the wounds on Mrs Hs head could have been inflicted
with The poker s sh0wu nud leave the poker IN is pres
ent condition If skull had been broken WIN the poser
the poker Itself would haze bee b"iteico can ste 10
mark the poker to indicate lat IL has beeii used 10
Dr. wiley Mitchell Ars' coolness In the temper
allure would have the effect to ;retard oo0gaiion the
is a@ aHfT II e % BLOOD WI 'g osi s wSSd rot OF eo
aeule un it again dietulbcd or heated aud the,
to hy ne Tsouer have o eSam1od the stains
Inf on Tle q tho
can explain the stains other ypOtheses than the in
fiction Of blows II the blood IN the body NOT coagu
lated AZ The t carried IN, aud especially " there
was difficulty IN carrying II. then 1T woud be quite posi-
e Ia throw blood upon the garmcnts by te prisoner
ana some of the diluted blood might DC readily explained
by the mOppings he subsequently, used when the body
| the head the blood might flow, although IL might
owing To a swayiug Of the head by carrying the body
! PuILtprLruIA Dee 3O-sarah Bonuer, the servant
who was on the stand tls morning, testified that Mrs
uu had said that she bought the house and furniture or
her daughter Charles Alger the next wiucss. but
lus testjn1ony was uniiOportant The ComTBOnwc wealth
examined for rebuttng testimony, Dr. Harrison Alien
Professor Of Anatomy IN the University Of Pennsy
and Doctors Morton, william Thompson, g. H. To~iHehd
and Tysoi whose testimony is the saire is thatpi i
Paneoast without concluding the rebutlne Testimony
tie Court adjourned.
! A CINCINNATI TRAGEIbY--A HUSBAND KILLS HIS
WIFE AND COMMITS SUICIDE.
C,vcINyATJ. Dec. 30.--At abOut o'clock Tins
morping VIM Ashback killed his wife, JoseJine, by
pituc her head open with hateet and staDbing her
once in the left side with butcher knife lie hen sho'
i,osef the ball entering the left lower jaw and tearing
way the right back part OF his head aud scattering ms
br,jus over the room The couple were in All upper room
81 ,ber residence and both were partially nudf'Ssed'
,be bn.band had frequently threatened 10 take ms
V fess life It wac second marriage for BON ana ihoy
b been married four years They we're aged % ana o.