The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-04-16

Mrs. Twitchell has furnished to the press of
Philadel2hia full statement in regard to the
murder of her mother. It is very long, cover
ing several columns of the papers. She disa-
VOWS any knowledge Of how or by whom the
murder was committed.
She SAYS that she rode out with her husband
on the afternoon of tho murder. He did not
seem disposed to enter into any conversation.
When they returned she found her mother
agreeable. George s. Twltchell, her husband.
coming in shortly afterward, he took tea, and
Bhe had conversation with her mother She
(Mrs. TwitchelD went to bed, her mother say
ing she would wait for the girl. Her mother
accompanied her to her room, conversed pleas
antly, and went out. In O short time George
came into tho room, undressed and oame to
bed. She was soon asleep, and was awakened
by the girl ringing the bell. She cannot say
whether George was asleep or not, but THINKS
he was not. Ste said George, "rhat must be
the GIRL" Hereplied that he supposed it was,
but ma lie no attempt to get up. She then went
into the entity, called her mother, but received
no reply. She returned to her room for her
clothing, when George got up and said, IN an
abrupt manner, You come to bed and will
60 down and lot the girl in" She renamed IN
mother, when she flew. down stairs and saw her
dead.
This is all she knew OF the murder. She
knew nothing OF her husbands business but
his own statement that he was doing we'll. She
visited him in prison until the plot was arrang-
ed for her 10 make false confession, which
che would not enter into, and kept away from
him.
The first letter received, through the Rev.
MIR. Brnghurst. is dated March 7, in which
Twitchell saws he has just listened to an exhor-
tation upon the first chapter OF James, sufti-
GENTLY plain to make evident the need OF
Saviour. He says: "Dear Camilla, please
don't neglect the salvation OF your soul
Though We must soon part here, oh let me
feel before go that you will try to live go that
You will meet me above. where there will be no
more sorrow and parting. Dear Camilla,
want you 10 feel before 20 that whom your
time shall come can stand and meet you on
the pearly shores of Heaven"
letter, dated March 8. says he has had two
hours in prayer. he says: "Oh. Camilla, L
always remember you in my prayers, hoping
that God will d1ect your heart ar'ght, and He
will IL YOU will now ask him. Dear Camilla,
the spirit of Christianity is good to live with
as weh as to die with. You may think this
very strange language from one who has been
such sceptic and scorner as have been; but
in my calamity God has changed my heart and
shown me tho fallacy of my ways"
A letter was received Wednesday before
Good Friday, being slipped in his wife's hands
by the prisoner, giving her INSTRUCT ns as to
how Mrs. Twitchcll should make confession
to save his LIE. It said he had consulted with
the prison authorities, and they agreed with
HIM that he ought to ask her in their presence
II she knew about the murder, and they
thought it probable sbo would say NO"
Twitchell says: 81 told them L expected you
would deny 1t although dons r.;e believe Ina.
minds at s6oas S about M ms nhs sss hs sa
ANYTHING to Brinehurst, for that would rum
all. l will wrltc out confession for you and
give it to you on Friday. and you must learn 1t
thoroughly. will also giyo you oil the direc-
tions ho " to act; and when you do it you must
not say anything Of this, not even to father.
1t must be kept perfectly secret. Camilla,
spar, me this b ,rrible, awful death You
alone can do it. Oh ! save mol You have got
o good heart, and know you will do this !"
On Good Friday sho received confession,
written for her to Mako saying: ~ tell you
nothing else can save me but this. and this
will positively do it." This directs his wife to
confess that Joseph Gilbert, one OF the princi-
pal witnesses for the Commonwealth, and Mf.
Lee, gambler, did the murder, she being IN,
strumental IN aiding them. helllsh set OF
instructions for her guidance we're drawn up,
saying: "Now, dear Camilla, have done al
that can; itremains for you do to do the rest.
When you come in my cell the next time you
bring either lie or death with you. Remember,
this, Iknow from the very best authority, will
save my life" Another letter says. .'Cainilla
here are two confessions; choose which one you
please. First, you killed your mother for money,
so you need not give deed Of trust for the
house; you put husban rs shirt and coat on, go
If YOU cot blood on them it would look az
though your husband had the clothes on
Second. you did not do it, nor did You see il
done, but you know that your husband did no1
do ii; you had made arrangements with Gil
bert to Rave it done." All of the letters aro II
the handwriting OF Twitchell beyond shadow
OF doubt.