New-York tribune., 1869-04-05
THE TUITCHELL MURDER.
TWITCHELLs CoNFEssIoN-HE ACCUSES HIS WIFE
OF COMMITTING THE MURDER.
The PhiLadeLphiq Eueninl RuLLetin Of Satur-


OF COMMITTING THE MURDER.
The Philadelphia EUenin0 Bulletin of Satur-
day prints the following:
"George g. Twitche under sentence OF death for the
murder OF Mrs. HILL has at last made statement TO MS
spiritual adviser the Rev Mr. Brnghurst, OF most ex-
tTaordlDary nature ne chGrges hts yS oln ~
fact. u, ,u anna
some time mast ceased her visits to her husband ana
should be excluded from the scene his execution We
informed that the accused murderess LETT the city at
an early hour this morning anticipation Of her hus
bands confession. The following sTwtcnes statement
the night Of the murder and instead OF going 70
laid down the lounge and T asleep Ny wife was
bed at the tine reused BY her repeated calls and ran COVE
the dungroom found her much excited saying 81 have had
quarrel with mother and herr DO know whether she said
help hide sp but ~ last We threw the body ofhn
Hill the window make look she fell out went down
and washed hands and face at the hJtan then went 10 ny
uBesse and bed wife ateard and got
into bed Campbell the balls think We
nnu,es made vow to the e'n "Ou
thA. igh that would re5sa but cannot Keep
anu sorry that Roag Of H. but DID WILD 'Ae
vow in M Wife, now make the disclosures 'A
NAV have peace sgned) GzoReE s. TSIToHELI IT,
In presence George BrHghurs' and william B. Perkins
here are some facts cOrroborate this extraordinary
confession but there many things about IL when VIII
find very partial credence among those who are familiar
viii. tho "details of the case Iwitehes statement while
turns some the essential theories OF prosecution
and unless further confessions shall explain AWAY some
of the glarng inconsistencies Of tho present statement
with the evidence given at the trlaI, u Will not pc TO-
ceived should wish 10 receive The statement OF
diving man The Commonwealth having abandoned the
prosecution OF Mrs Twchen, a2d the jury having under
the instruction OF the Court returned verdict OF Not
0uilfy I'm her case the confession have effect In
bringing her to justice IL TwltchelFs story Is 40
can verify 10 by more detailed statements ar ~
now IL fun of fmprobabity but those who have access
To HIM and have won his conhdence oy klnuness anu
sympathy will doubtless be able TO elicit sich furer es
tmony the condemned man as Will either estaDsn
the truth or the fasehoOd OF his remarkable coniessoh
The Erening Telegraph has the following touching
the movements OF Mrs Twitchell.
.This morning Mrs Camilla +. Twitcbell left the city
under circumstances which would appear TO lend the
OF truth 10 the above arragnment OF her D
ago she visited the condemned man In his cell for the last
time She then had q conversation with the Rev. MT
Bringhurs IN the course o. Wnieh she hd sid
thing his spiritual adviser which would impeate hei
IN the murder She inquired especially Twitehell had
made any statement about the crime. Mr. brnghursl
| responded that he had. Then the wife inquired u
hs had made confession, To Whlch she agaiiu
| received an affirmative response. Mrs Twiteh
| eu then inquired IN her husband had made any
statement concerning herself In connection Mlth le u
der 20 which she likewise received an aifrmatFe 70
sponse Yes sad Dir. Bringhurst he has told ME al
about IT. Then exclaimed Mrs. Twitche, he -
villan-the greatest villain on the race OF tue ea.tn
ge then directed her inquiries 20 the day OF execution
asking N Twitchel intended 20 make any statement on
the scafod She assured by Mr. Bringhurst that nc
intended do This brought out the inquiry US 10
whether newspaper reporters would Do present. ahu
when she as told such would be the case she eL
claimed 4 That ould be bad" Since the day on which
near the cell OF her husband and this morning she left
/ the city for parts UNKNOWN"
The Telegraph says edtorally Of Twtehelrs comics
sion:
After carefully examining the soVs.isa confession
We have come 10 the conclusion that Twlchel mas
spoken the truth and that instead OF the tae now tOO
being A real statement OF facts It Is thorough fabric
ton In truth think that George Twtcheu has ad
ded another lie to his list OF crimes, aud one too by
which he hopes TO escape the lhpehuinB uo"'" s''