The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-04-08

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active party Ia The murder Of Der moth.
ell. He states that 90 the night of the
murder be was asleep, when he was
aroused by the calls OF his wife, who
stated that she had quarrellod with her
mother aud Killed her, aud asked him
to assist her hide the crime. lie then
helped his wife 10 throw the body OF
the murdered woman out Of the window,
hoping TO create the impression that
she had fallen out aud killed herself
The story hangs but loosely together
aud has probably been coneocted BY
Twi,ehell to avert his approaching fate,
1t will be recollec,ed that Mrs Hin was
killed by blows on the head with
heavy poker, one blow having been
given with such force as to drive the
sharp eud Of the poker far into the
brain, Both husband and wife were
arrested and indicted, and tried sepa.
rately. Twitehcll was convicted, but
the woman acquitted The confession
is thought to derive some confederation
from the fact that 'trs. Twitchell has
always dlssuadcd her husband from
making any statement in regard to the
murder, that whei he manifested q dis
position to confess, she stopped visiting
bin in jail, aud has since disappeared.
Looking atsthe circumstances Of the
murder, the probability is that both
husband and wife were parties to it.
aud that the wife hayiag been acquitted,
Twitclell now tells this story in the
hope OF obtaining u rcprieye aud ulti
mately escaping execution. Further
dispatches say, Twitehells" onicssion.
charging his wife with the murder Of
her mother, is denounced as untrue by
the cntiro press OF Philadelphia. The
statement that Mrs. Twtchell had fed
from Philadelphia when Informed of
her husbands statement proves to be
incorrect, as she is still ia that city
She had an interview with her counsel
on Saturday, when she stated that she
did not intend to make any reply at the
present time to the confession. Thurs
day of this week is the day Fixed for
Twilehelfs execution, and Governor
Geary has refused TO grant a reprieye
The Supreme Court of the United
States on Monday declined to interfere
in the case.
The New York Heraid, of the 2Sth
ultimo says; The exhibition of the New
York State Poultry Society, which has
been so successful during the week. was
closed last night. Durin: the day the
several specimens placed GA exhibition
were being sold at auction, at which the
bidding was very spirited, aud for some
rare birds extraordinary prices were
paid. a trio of Buff Cochin China
hens brought 1913. Another trio Of
Brahmaputra, spea-comb species, were
sold for $3.50; Creve C@ur were struck
of at SS7 so; gray. Dorkings at sS5.
aud Sultans for $3.50, this being the
cheapest price paid, for 10 every respect
they were worth the most, and were the
finest chickens in the fair. The prizes
were awarded during the afternoon
The closing speech was made BY Mr..
EraStus Brooks, whose many happy oil
lusions to the different phases Of pouI.
try culture were received with applause.
Sheep multiply so prodigiously in
Australia tina, the boiling down OF the
animals merely for the extraction Of the
tallow has grown into business of huge
proportions. Four hundred sheen are
cut to pieces aud thrown into a biz
boiler, steam from another boiler is
turned on, and soon the cn-easses are
reduced to pulp; the tallow rises to
TIE top, and is drawn of through larsc
taps into barrels for export. The gravy
and other juices, the remains of the
meat and the bones, which are so soft.
ened as to crumblc easily ia the hands.
are given to pigs. -Four thousand sheep
are boiled down in day.
A young man on Friday uisht last
attempted to kill young woman in New
York, named Monks, because she re
sAsed to 20 home with him from church
Both are respectfully connected Miss
Monks had repeatedly refused the at
tentlons of the young man, and he had
threatened her life by letter. Gu this
occasion he threw her down and snapp
ed pistol three times at her breast
when the pistol was dashed away BY his
brother
Mr. Thomas c. Bowie. of the enei.
ueer corps OF the North Missouri Rail.
road, fell into cellar 10 Kansas Civ.
on the night Of March Both, aud broke
his neck. The deceased was nephew
of the Hon. Reverdy johnson, and also
OF Governor Bowie, Of Maryland lie
was formerly connected with the United
States coast survey.
A married woman in London pcrsua.
ded her husband TO allow her in snort
to tie his legs aud arms, aud when she
had him tied she proceeded to pay off
her grud-es against him by gouging
out his eyes with table knife.
The Office Of the st. Johns Safety
Fund, in Philadelphia, was broken into
on Sunday last and robbed Of nearly
million OF dollars, Of which over six
hundred thousand dollars was in avail.
able funds, greenbacks, &c,
The New Jersey Legislature has ad
journed. The bill submitting the sui.
frage amendment TO the people. which
passed the Senate, failed IL the House
not having been taken up 10 time for
action.
La Philadelphia, on Sunday week,
James j.. Blackstone, supposed to have
been insane, chopped his wife aud two
children to pieces with an axe, aud then
drowued himself in the Delaware river.