The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-31
The XIII Murder Case.
Continued from Second Edition.

Maria Smith sworn-I am Conrad Smiths
wife; lived with Mrs. Hill when she lived at
Tenth and SAMSON and lived with her at Tenth
and Pine; this was two years after Mr.. Hill
died; was there a year and eight months; L
stayed there her at nights a and & all the time; went
matned twenty months; Mr. TWitchell and Mrs.
Hill had words several times; sometimes they
were friendly and sometimes unfrlendly; some
times heard them quarrel, but didn't know
what 1t was about: l couldn't tell how Mr..
Twitchell tire q ed her. for was not much in the
dining room where they always sat; when they
were In my presence he always treated her very
friendly; l never heard him make threats
Mr. Mann objected to any testimony respect
ing threats, because they had not been proven
The Court said that the rebuttal should be
con fined TO general friendly relations.
The witness resumed-Mrs Hill was not In
the hs bit of walking about at night; people did
not come at night to pay her money; heard OF
this murder on the Monday followipg my hus.
band had sold his dog 10 a man, and that sun
day night he came after IL; my husband was
not out of the house all Sunday; do not know
Ellen Dolan; no other serv0nt lived there when
l did; do not know Sarah Bouvier either.
Gross .examined-I live in Drinkers alley
now; have lived there four months; before that
l lived in Lily alley about five months; before
that lived In Catharine street year; before
that lived In Old York Road; have not lived
at MIS-. HIPS since last February year ago;
two years this coming February.
(Here old Mr.. Smith, who had been talking
with the District Attorney, fell TO the floor
fainting, but was restored by those soout
at No. % Benton street.
1t was offered 10 prove by this witness that he
was in the neighborhood OF Tenth and Pine
streets about o'clock on the evening OF this
murder and did not see any one leaving Mrs.
HIPS house, and that he heard no noise there.
The offer was, OF course, objected TO by Mr..
Mann.
The offer was admitted in consequence OF the
division of the Court in opinion.
The witness proceeded:-My mother In law
lives in the neighborhood of Tenth and Pine
streets, was on the corner from 80 o'clock
until q quarter to on the evening of this
murder; / was standing there smoking q cigar;
/ had full view of the front and side of the
house; saw no one at all about 1t, and heard
no noises proceeding from the house; when
left the corner l went to my mother-ln-law's,
where had been.
Thomas L. Wayne sworn-On the night of the
murder of Mrs Hill was at my brothers.. at
No. 1905 Kemble street, below Pine, running
west from Twelfth street; left there at 0
O'clock and came down the south side of Pine
street from Twelfth; should say IL took me
from three to five minutes to walk from my
brothers. to Tenth and Pine streets; saw no
TWO men, one with long coat nearly to the
ground. in that neighborhood; passed Mrs.
HIPS house, but heard no noises or barking OF
dogs there; I am positive that / met no man in
that square from Eleventh to Tenth streets.
Cross examined - lt took me one two
minutes to walk that square, and in those few
minutes saw nobody.
Here the Court took recess until o'clock