The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-22
LEGAL INTELLIGENOE.
THE HILL MURDER.
The Trial Of George q. TwitcheII, Jr.
For Conclusion Of YeSerdav's Proceedings See
Third Page.

FIFTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Thls morning, at the usual hour, the Court
s9o "sssoy ss ow every bTs aysaSs ABLE seat was
was not so large as on the preceding days
ofthe trial, no doubt the result OF the exertions
OF the officers stationed there. The prisoner,
as heretofore, appeared confident and easy in
mind, and talked willingly and easily with his
friends. After an hours unaccountable delay
the Commonwealth h proceeded with the exami-
nation OF their witnesses.
George Sommers sworn-Am an architect,
and have been IN the profession about fifteen
year.; at the request of MIR. Sheppard went to
me premises at tue northeast corner OF Tenth
on the 9th of November; Mr.. O'Byrne, the pri-
soner,s counsel, and a detective were with me;
MI u OByrne let us enter; took various m Ca
surements. and from Them drew this plan.
"a large plan was here exhibited TO the jury
ana explained by the witness
From the pavement to the window sill is IL
feet: the distance from the head of the sofa to
photographs of the house were here sho va TO
the jurS); there is a tree in the yard besidetthe
barrels near the tree; the staircase is about
three feet six inches wide; the dinlng-roon
door and the others in the main building are
Daniel Dc ster sworn-Irecollect this murder,
at the corner Of Tenth and Pine streets; l was
coming down Tenth street about 8 80 O'Clock
That evening" and when had got about two
doors below Clinton met man who made a
house; went TO the place. aud found q woman
standing on the steps; entered the house, aud
| found the hall dark, but the kitchen
lighted; the body OF Mrs. Hill was lying on the
sofa, and Mr.. Twilchell, the prisoner, at the
head bathing IL; no one else, except myself
were there; he said nothing to me, but 1 OBJ.
served TO him, This is an awful thing; how did
yard;"t the bell rang, and he said, For Gods
sake open that back gate and let the doctor
in, }" but instead of going TO the gate, 1 went
to the front door, and just as my hand was on
The knob the gas in the entry was lighted by a
GOD @ 8 The nO prisoner % me- was bathing the wounds
with what seemed to me to be white hand.
sy1g o my
went wen Z out into the yard with oficsr Howsrd.
%y %So end end aSo iS%e eame into the 6onss SSnE
with Officer Howard; after went to the front
i'' in the S kitchen ten or fifteen min.
utes, and then we went into the yard; my
Morre and e myself Se went into the yara th:
prisoner did not go; found out there pool of
blood, when we came into the house saw that
Officer Howard had the poker In his hand;
saw blood on the poker, but did not )tce
whether it was coaguIated; some one
with Officer Howard. Mr.. Leidy, and one or two
others whose names do not recoleci; the pri-
Kitchen, before going up some one remarked
This Is the thing that did the deed.' speaking
one or 'ne there to have heard it, recolsct no repIy
to II; no questions were asked by the prisoner
when we came in from the yard; he was still
standing at Mrs. Hills head: the proposal to go
up stairs was sufficiently loud to have
been heard by all In the room; we won't up the
Kitchen; we entered the dining room; can't
say who led the party up stairs; 1t seemed to
me that the gas was turned right low in the
dining room; this was drop light from a
chandelier; some one also had candle; those
the little room back, and found the windows
open, and the blood we tracked
blood the window In the back room to the
on the end of the sofa which had blood upon
ii; there was blood upon the floor beneath the
nYn1 hnf q ny
blood on the Pine street wall; thedrops OF blood
ON that wall seemed to extend two or three feet
animation of this. nor did take any notice of
the Tenth street wall or the chalrs; we
the Kitchen, where the prisoner still was, and
the officer arrested him; he was standing az her
head bathing II; heard heard MI MIN aa MAKE no in9hirg
say nothing al ali; the officer arrested him and
they went upstairs together; remained in the
Kitchen three or four minutes until they came
down; he tooic al overcoat from the hall, aud
myself and Air Leidy went with him TO the
5asit0n BACK with 6aiSer' H Howard, ana s sevs'
raj other officers remained a few min
that night had on dark sack coat, buttoned
up 10 the bI east; he had no collar on; MS shirt
Looked to mel me IKE tg %sie a. nnaeisoaf eis nn no Go
whether he had on boots; his pants looked to
me Of dark color; this bathing OF the head CON
wafer, on the wound, and into tue basin again,
back wards and forwards; the only doctor saw
that he said in the presence OF the prisoner that
the body was dead; he said something, but |
did not see the prisoner change his conduct
Cross .eXamined-t can't say who was the
woman who lighted the gas In the entry; 1t was
lighted while had my hand on the door-knob
10 let The policeman in.
Charming Leidy sworn-I was In the neigh
borhood of Tenth and Pine streets at 912 O'Clock
on the night of this murder; was with Mr..
Dosten; my attention was first drawn 70 this
house by q gentleman coming up Tenth street,
who said that something was the matter there,
as they were calling for physician, and asked
me II was acquainted in the neighborhood; l
answered that was, and hastened on TO the
house, where we saw q lady standing on the
steps; my friend entered the house, and went
started for Dr. Vaudyke, when was hailed by
Mr. Doster and went into this house; | passed
through the hall into the Kitchen, and dtscov-
cred the body of Mrs, Hill with a wound tn the
right temple, lying upo a settee; Mr.. Twltchell
was at her head. bathing her temple; think
no one else was there at that time except Mr..
Doster and Officer Howard; when entered the
room the prisoner asked me IL l the
ply siciAD, and replied | was not; / put my
fnger upon her pulse, and felt noue; the rag
put my finger upon the wound. and 1t sank;
think extended my finger in the second
joint; turned about and said, "Why, it's no use
bathing that woman's head, she Is dead, and
think she has been dead some time;"
the body was cold; L stepped back from
by some one To GO into the yard; some four or
i've went into the yard; there was q candle In
the pantry: the prisoner did not go; there was
clot of blood there, and we found pieces OF comb
in the blood.
CONTINUED in Third Ed,tion)
FINANOB AND COMMERCE..