The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-27

the house in Pine street, am In nowise related to
the Twltcheils; ne went into business III Cahueh last
Charles Maloney, Jr., sworn-I am a farmer, and
have resided seven years ut Woodbury., n. y; MS
character was always good as lar as coiiu icufn,
he LEFT Mantua in the fall and sold out MS place IN
July, 1865.
excel Ient Character OF the defendant mat he was
at Camden, at Twitchells place oil business, the
Thursday previous to the murder
Crosse xamined-There were about lO,0OO shingles;
have dealt in lumber; suppose these shingles av-
eraged thirty dollars thousand.
Ellen Dolln sworn--i lived with Mrs. Hill in May
year ago; left her IN last July: was two months
away from her; with the exception OF those TWO
months lived with her all that tilne Mrs. Hill hired
me; was employed TO do down stairs work; the
cnamberwork was done by Mrs. Hill and Mrs.
Twitchell; the family used to sit after supper IN
the dining room up stairs over the kitchen; Mr.. and
Mrs. Twitchell often retired between seven and eight
O'Clock in The evening; after they had retired Mrs.
newspaper TO me; ] used to go to bed at all times
before ten o'clock Mrs. Hill used to stay up after
me Us general thing; when the bell was rung Mrs.
Hill herself used to answer II; often heard the bell
ring after had gone To bed; could not hear 1t In
winter, when the door and windows OF my room
were closed could hear 1t in summer when the
door and window were open; she used 10 carry
a candlcstck with lighted candle in It about
the house; have seen her 60 about the yard n
that way after twelve O'Clock at night; she used to
take a bath between eleven and twelve O'Clock at
night; have known tenants to come to pay the rent
Iwitchell had gone to bed have seen visitors cal;
they used to 20 into the dining room; she usually
Transacted business IN Iat room, WHlle WAS Will
her noticed on what terms the family were one TO
The other; they were friendly. rs far as know.
q 10 whom did the furniture in the house be-
long?
District Attorney object TO that question. |
/, don't see now the witness can know anything posi-
dive about The ownership Of the furniture ~.
Counsel for deience--We propose to prove by tlls
witness that every piece OF furniture IN the house
had been, with the exception OF the piano, given to
the defendants wife, and that bills for every article
| bought she had made out in her daughters NAME
| Judge Ludlow-Then ! suppose you have better
| evidence 10 offer than that OF the witness.
Counsel for defence--rhe jury will decide what
is better evidence. they may think this evidence
better than the other for anght we can tell. i. lies
wholly with them. We have here piles OF bills all out
made in Inc name OF the defendants wife, and we
intend 10 orer them in evidence. We do intend TO
prove that The house and all that was in it had been
bought for ana given to the defendants wife.
and that, therefore, the prisoner could
have had no motive to XIII the old lady IN order to
get possession OF what he already had Her life was
benefit TO him. for as long as she lived her income
OF $500 10000 was in great part at his service
/ would remind the Court TINT 1t was the slmpieton
that killed the goose that laid the golden egg.
The Court, after consulting In private for some
lite tine decided that the counsel could oner any
the ownership OF the furniture, and that they re-
served their decision to the other kind Of evidence
which the Court desired should be offered.
Witness reslmed-Sometimes we had three dogs
and sometimes four; they were OF different sizes;
little black dog was the snarpest, they gene
els room and two in Mrs. HIPS; the sharp
dog kept in Mrs. Twltchell's room at night; the
generally fed after the supper; after that they mad
10 be taken to the bedrooms; two OF them Mrs Hill
kept as pets; went out very seldom on Sundays
except in the morning: on two certain Sundays
went ont in the afternoon; had Thursday alter
moons as my time or and when occasionally went
out those days did not return TIL ten O'Clock
ana afterwards; Mrs. HniAalways opened the door
with the exception OF but one occasion, when Mrs.
| Twitchell let me in.
| Cross-examined-Il live in Richmond, Philadelphia;
| am making my home there; am now out OF en-
poyment: after leaving Ms. Hils went to Mr..
Lewis in Walnut street, until up to four weeks ago;
am married. do not know who took my place at
Mrs. Hs daring the two months away; Mrs.
hin came 10 the Kitchen to read 10 me frequently
after Mr.. and Mrs. Twiche had gone 10 bed; some
times on retiring would leave her at the dming
room door in the Kitchen; knew she
travelled about at nights with lighted candle
in her hand, because my attention was
attracted by The reflection OF the light; have often
got up ont Of bed and seen her do IL; used to
plague her about the thing in the mornidg; know
AIRS. Hill used 10 bell after went to bed
for che told me about it, Mrs. Hill always used TO
take bath between twelve and one O'Clock at night
in the summer time; when would see her walking
ia tie yard at night she used to be dressed just as
/ would leave her on going 10 bed.
The court here adjourned TO Monday morning,
when Ellen DoIin win resume her testimony