Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-12-01
Horrible Tragedy in Philadelphia.

A dispatch on Monday announced
that woman in Philadelphia, named
Mary E. Hill, had been murdered by
her son-in-law. The following par
ticulars of the affair are given by the
Inquirer:
"a horrible murder was committed
last night at the large aristocratic res
ldence situated at the corner of Tenth
and Pine streets, and the victim was
au elderly lady named Mrs. Mary E.
Hill, who owns and occupies the prop
erty. The murder was one of the
most brutal and revolving ones tina
has occurred in this city for yeas.
About half-past nine o'clock Polce-
man Howard was hailed by citizen,
who informed him that something
must be wrong at Mrs. Hills resi-
dence, and asked him to maxi an In
vestlgation. Howard rang q the bell,
and it was answered by George ).
Twitchell, son-in-law of yhe murder
ed woman, and who, IN company with
his wife, Mrs. Hills daughter resid-
ed with the deceased, the three being
the only occupants of the house.
The officer asked Twitchell what
was the matter in the house, when
Twichell replied that woman had fall
len out of the window and killed her
self. The officer then entered, and
was conducted bv Twichel to the din
ing room OH the lower floor, where,
stretched out on Settee, was the
murdered body of Mrs. Hill, covered
with blood, and bearing the evident
marks OF violence about her head, as
though she had been struck two or
three times with some iron missile.
An examination of the premises
was made, and but little room was
LETT tor doubt that Mrs Hill had been
foully dealt with and her body thrown
from the second story sitting room
window into the garden that adjoins
the house on Pine street. for the off
GERS, on entering the sitting room
mentioned, found a sofa clothed with
blood and pools of blood on the floor
in close proximity to it. A cushion
on the sofa, also contained blood, and
it was torn as though some blows aim
ed at the deceased had missed and
struck the cushion. The blood was
then traced through the sitting room
to the window of small room that
adjoins it on the east. The sill
OF this window was covered with
blood, and it was evident that it mad
been opened and the body thrown in
to the yard.
An examination OF the ground dis
closed a large pool of blood directly
under the window mentioned, and The
cOngeaIed condition of this blood
when discovered Indicated that tn,
body had lain there some time before
the .fficer entered the house. BlooC
was traced from the sitting room K
the stairway leading down TO the frs
floor, showing cOnclusively that afJe
tine preparation Of the murder tn
murderer went down stairs. 4 DC
h-r Was alterward found in the var
that contained blood on it, and wa
undoubtedly used to commit the mu
, der.
Fwitchell had blood on his shil
, when taken Mrs. Twitchell was n
tanned at the honse where the murde
was committed, which was held
, charge of posse of police during tn
night. Mrs. Twitchell appeared
, be very much concerned abont he
husband, and spoke to the officer
= more about him than her murdere
mother. The animus of the murde
I has not yet been discovered, and it
| not known on what kind of terms Mr.
I Hill and her daughter and son-inla
= lived together. TwitchelI is stron
Y healthy looking man, about 30 yeal
OF age. 1t is supposed that the o.
, ject OF the deed was to possess hin
. self OF the property, and to get out Q
the way any evidence as to how /
came in possession of it.