The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-07

mink ne heard me; after called didn't hear
can't can't say yO wh.'her @ or ssea up ,in stairs;
80 oIning. room. or the chamber; 1t was
upstairs I know; he came down tue 'front.'
10 tho hall; the sound Of his answer appeared
to CONS from the same direction; 1t did not
seem to come doTa 1ne GaSS bns, Stairs; ~ ne o1n
ssld nothing 70 me till he came to the body.
not certain whether 1 said anything to him
before he went out TO the body; he didn't take
the candle; The candle was wnere left 1t on
the table; except the gas was burning low all
the time II was not lit when Mr.. Twitchell
ssda ys1S, he SAID SWiiI NO neyson assist in
carrying her In 2" l did not make any reply;
be caught her by the shoulder, caught her oy
the feet, and we carried her in; the body was
lying face downwards; thiuk the body was ex'
tended at full length; don't know whether the
BILE; can't soy " whether carrie d wi h my arms at
full length or moi; don't know how Mr. Twicnei
anything while we were carrying the body In;
the BODY was placed on the settee In the
he bad coat and pants on; can't say whether he
had vest on; he had an undershirt on, but
can't say whether he had white snirt on or
the undershirt was kind of gray one; he wore
that kind before; never examined the under
shirt but suppose II was woollen; did the
washing. ana mad seen such shirts IN the WASH;
he had no shirt collar on; don't know
know whether he had boots or slippers
ON: don't know whether he had any
thing ON his feet; when he came to the front
door 10 let me in he had a coat and pants on,
but didn't notice whether be had any white
shirt or vest. or cuffs, or collar on, or boots,
slippers. or stockings on; wnen we carried the
bo0y in he said, "Will no person go for doc
toIT' don't know whether he asked for the
asked for little water the water was got, but
l cont recOllect whether 1 brought 1t te MIN or
dish as used ior many purposes; we washed
potatoes in it sometimes; we 6ept IL hanging
sink; the water was procured from the sink; he
took the water and q cloth and bathed her
eio,b; don,s % know now whether it was @ a towel nl oT
not saw 1T in his hands, but don't know what
1t was, other than white cloth; don't know
where he got fl; he soaked the cloth in the
water, and then put it upon her face; saw him
doing this; don't know what he next said; he
come into the Kitchen; asked Mrs. Twitc6ell
where / would find a doctor, and she went with
me to the front door; sne was in the Kitchen
Ailchen Immediately after Mr.: Twltcnell: 1
'Id little eer BIT sae aeer Me- s9 s
answered my call; don'L think that Mrs.
Twitchell called per; couldn't say how long
Twitcbell came down; 1t was not long after;
think it was after he went out into the yard
for he went out as quick as he could; it was
before the body was brought in; she didn't do
anything when she came down; don't recolleot
what she said; sue said something, but don't
ing the body in; when he called for the water 1t
was either Nr. Twitchell or myself that got it
not Mrs. TwitchelI Mrs Twitchel accompanied
me TO the door; before tnen Mrs TwitchelI
stood 81 the side of tue body; Mrs. Twtchell had
nothing ON but her linens and her red sack,
a wooIit n sack; she had not any thing on her
feet; she was baTefoOted; did not hear any door
open or shut when Mrs. T~itchell came down;
suppose she came down the first entry; up to
that time there was no one In the house out the
persons have men Toned; could not say IT
Mrs. Hill was dead or alive when we carried
her in; / did u OF look much at 1T witness tnen
descfibt her search after doctor); could not
called to me TO ring the bell hard; she then
called me back and asked me to go for Mr..
Morrel on Pine street; went out oftne side gate
TO go there; there Is a bolt on the gate; 1t was
never locked in my time; don't recolect any
thing on the gate but q bolt; 1T was boted
| wnen went ou'; that was the tirst time IL h ad
been locked that evening. Witness then de-
| scIibed her visit TO Mr.. Morrells.) On my
| pie In at that time; saw Mr.. Montgomery. but
! ! did not know the rest; could not say how
| many were inside; Mr.. Twitchell was in the
| kitchen; Mrs. Twitchell also; but cannot say
that they were doing anything; Mrs. Twitcnell
asked me 10 go up stairs with her and get
se st Stairway to So &rs
| bed chamber; don't know If the gas was lighted
was closed: there were four little dogs about the
house; don't remember where first saw them;
/ saw them down stairs, but don't remember
ifit Was the frs place l saw them or not;
don't know where the dogs were when l went
| up stairs; the dogs were kept mp stairs but they
| know who owned the dogs when went up
| into Mrs. Twitcnelrs room she dressed herself;
we did not remain longer than while she was
| dressins; we then came down stairs; 1 then
went back into the kitchen; 1 went directly
| down; DIDN'T stop In any room; went down the
| front stairs; don't know whether Mr. Twttchell
| was in the kitchen when went down; couldu't
say whether the diniDg-room door was open or
| closed; don't know whether light was In the
| dining. groom don't know what WAS going on In
the kitchen when / got down; great many
| didn't see Mrs. Twitchell do anything after she
| got into the kitchep; poker was used in the
| alike; the dinipg-room poker had a brass head
on 1t. the - Kitchen cher poker poker had not The The
| poker that evening; don't know whether q
poker was found In the yard; saw them hav'
iDga poker In their hands; there was blood Oh
had II; couldn't say whether 1t was the kitchen
poker or not; 1t had no brass knob on II; Il
whether IL was the kitchen poker or not; aftel
going back into the kitchen there were grea
many persons there; don't know how long
stairs and see II any of the windows were up;
went up; IL was the xtreme back window Off In,
dining-room where Mrs. Hill was thrown on
that was the only window found up; the
kitchen shutters were closed; don't know no v
the diningroom shntters were Kept at night
did not attend to them; the dining-room 4
inme ediately over the kitchen, and the sitting
room Is in the rear OF the dining room, over tn,
enclo sed space in the yard; passed through
the dining room into the sitting-room; l wen
up the front stairs; no person was In TIT
dinipg-room that saw; no light that saw;
had no candle or lamp; there was no light In tn
sitting.room, but can't say whether there wa
any gas or candle burning In the dlnlng'roon
or not; after the policeman told me TO go up,
went straight up and examined th
smns 1Ss wndGw dd as not
through; there are Venetian blinds to tn
dining room windows; there are blinds also u
the sitting room windows couldn.t say wheLhe
| down