The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-11-27
r,o Murder Of Mrs. Wiai i'm rhiIa-
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t,.stion. and It was with difficulty that re-
n,-tcrs. witnesses, and others present on
BUSINESS, could get to their positions.
Tv;tchell, the accused Of the horrid
saaj was present, and was the observed of
81 Observers. He presented a somewhat
hoavv. scottish appearance, with blood
sbn. ewes. and manifested great interest in
+bs proceedings. During the preliminary
,,o~tion of the hearing he shed tears copi-
55,s,v. and conversed in an updertore with
. friend who was near him. At times he
voni raise his handkerchief to his head
and keep it thus applied for several mi
-ntes. apparently buried in thought, but
T,;eninC attentively to the evidence. AS
the witnesses infinitely described the horrid
rear much agitated.
Mrs. Twitchell was brought in about
o'clock, and sat in one corner of the room,
closely yelled, her head resting against the
wall. and sohhing with much emotion. She
never raised her head during the testimo-
NJ. hut, like her husband, gave evidence of
much agitation, and would be somewhat
startled ms the more emphatic facts Of the
testimony were given. All their move
ments and actions were closely watched by
the multitude present.
a number Of witnesses testified in rela-
ton TO the circumstances of the murder,
and the nature Of the injuries received by
Mrs. Hill, all of them corroborating the &C
counts as already published, The following
testimony, however, contains some new and
Interesting particulars
W. II. G. Morrell, sworn: Ny wife and
rassed Tenth and Pine streets at twenty
minutes past 9 o'clock, and went to our
house, which faces the back sitting-room of
Twitchelfs house; | took short walk be-
fore retiring: when nearly undressed the
hell rang, and Sarah, the servant girl, said
Mrs. Twitchell had sent for Mrs. Morrell to
come over, as she had not been very well in
the afternoon also that some one was
wanted 10 20 for doctor: hearing the con-
re-sation, went TO the foot of the stairs;
nv wife got really and went to the back
cate, but it was fastened; she rang the bell
Of the gate several times, but could not get
in she soon went to the front door Of the
house 10 see if they wanted doctor in a
few minutes she came back, saying Mrs.
Hill had been murdered | dressed
mvself, and waited till my sons could
% with me: when | entered, Mrs.
Ivi,cbe! said TO me, "My mother is
killed ." | asked her How ?" She said,
she fell cut Of the second-story window"
| exclaimed " How could she fall out Of the
window :" | passed into the kitchen, and
at the head Of the body Mr.. Twitchell was
staniing, washing the head with a wet
cloth: said 10 him, " How can this be ?"
or How could she fall out Of the win
dow ," he said, "My God, Mr.. Morrell,
H., In
the examination, Twitchell said Mrs. Hill
was not dead: l examined the body, but
found it clammy cold; my suspicious we're
aroused by the character OF the wounds,
and ! made al examination Of the up
stairs apartments, where there was gas
light burning; when | discovered blood on
the floor and sofa, | said, This is the
place where the woman was murdered y: |
followed the track Of blood from the sofa
10 the back room window, and found blood
on the window and window sill the gas
Was burning in the sitting-r0om and
Kitchen; the curtains Of the windows of
the dining room were all down, so that no
one could look in after finding the blood
! went and tracked the blood down the
back stairway; after | went up stairs |
asked Mrs. Twitchell if there was any one
in the house besides them she said no {; |
tapu said that one Of them committed the
murder, to which neither Of them made Il
reply. | insisted on the officer taking
charge of MIR. Twitchell, which he did, es-
c0rtiug him up stairs TO get some clothing /;
when first saw him he was not clothed in
condition to 90 in the street, wearing no.
thing but MS coat and undershirt re-
NAMED to take charge of Mrs. Twitchell
&uI the girl III the house until officers were
obtained to lie so. When Twitchell had
gone to the statiou-house had a conversa-
tiyu with Mrs. Twiichcll related to her
the discovered circumstances, saying m
outside person could not possibly have got
ten into tie house, the gate being fastened,
they being alone in the house, and the
imgp-sIb!hty Of strange foot entering
without little whitiet dogs they have ma
King noise; she said her mother was in
tac habit o. carrying from 81 900 to s., 200
IN -r"cAbucks il Lcr bosom, and that she
had been killed for that money said to
her that no person would commit the muir
der .0r money and then expose themselves
~ throwing The body out or the window
again charged them with the murder, and
Nr,. Iwitchcll said, "What reason would l
AMY ~ ELL III HlOiLSL anu icp IIeu INC
amour, Of money; Mrs. Twitchel was as
a;ac concerned as a stranger, and mani
.ts.ci no feeling.
Josngh Henderson, sworn: Resides at
No. ~ Marshall street; was Mrs. Hills
business agent in July, 1868, ne was
called Oh aud asked if he was the agent
Of Mrs. Hlll he said he was, when his
visitor said that Mr.. George Twitchell was
about to mortgage the property on which
Ars. Hill resided, and asked witness whe-
TIER he thought Mrs. Hill knew anything
about il: witness said he thought not wit
ness Was then informed that Twitchell
either had, or wGs about TO get, $4,000 or
the property; witness said he would attend
tolt; after the visitor left witness went to
Mrs. Hill and asked her if she knew that
i"tc1c.l had m0rtgaged the property,
when she said 10; Mrs. Hill then went 20
1w!tchc.fs room, and a few moments after
witness sew Mr.. Iwitchell 60 out of the
house; witness remained in consultation
with Mrs. Hill about half an hour, when
MI. and Mrs. Twitchcll came in; Mr..
ITi,clell then came into the sitting
room III au excited manner and ordered the
witness 10 leave the house in ten min
o'e5. Witness remarked that he would
not be in a hurry, when Mr.. Twitchell
s|1, What DO you want here, making
disturbance in the family ?" Witness re-
m.TEoi thai he WAS the business agent OF
,1S5. Hill, when ne was again ordered to
'eIFe IN ten minutes. Witness declined,
Wen MIR. Twitchcll left the house, with
threat that he would have witness put out