The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-10
THE TWITCHELL SUICIDE.

vestigation in the matter OF the death OF George s.
Twitchen, Jr., at his room on Fifth street. below
Chesnut. The following witnesses were examined
William I. Mann Esq sworn ! was not present in the
cell on "Wednesday 3 last saw this bottle when Dr. Shap
or heard Of before did not with rwche
on the subject Of his committing suicides am positive Of
ting suicide; am conscious that there have
the kind Of commit suicide but we 5vsi i to
be the duty OF the prison authorities to look for
John oByrne sworn-I present in the cell on Wed
RehSEd' S S Mr. ,B BpMghpys M General Coils Keeper fle
on With m ccnSsrsd With i@ hm no IN py&s o ons
voice my impression is that the keeper heard all meyer
that be weak and shattered that he feared he
anything being passed HIM the conversation was gene
RAJ from t sat beside HIM for there was other
General IL r Coils sworn-I went to the cell on We'd
Mr. Kansord, Mr. Richards and Mr. Fleming hsns the most
Was % S H5 d his
pressed desire to the next morning did not SOC
anything psssGd to him heard him syhns
passed to him then; the prisoner shook hands with
pesday aiternoop not anything passed him
sude %
remarked he had earthly hope III, and expected to
BRSSTs % eGoHf se the EI cell SRSa
sos a sTR s S Stt a S hys 5
abrupt mSnns5 Mr MADAM who in the cell, apollo
With II M WsS ! was in on prison tS on @
private conversation neither did anything passed
to Iwitchell; was there from curiosity.
went to his cell and asked him if he would have his boots
hd ali oet H. saa
we searched Twehel after he was sentenced there
der dy oa have d the oe n to BE- the b
his hat case; searched the cell thorough The
@ cSn no TO na the cell F
sno qnsr S mn t % m no are e1amIed
there is one for the untried department
William f. McCuy corroborated the testimony of the
wssGss ssa s n Rs r in the cell Sa
present my ssterinaw, SON, MT Zeiss and the
sfG 5 s1oS Couldn't SRGs Ss
hung he would tear his brains he never nti
~ SsS 9
on him on Thursday except Mr. Bnshurst that was in
reply to question asked him whether he wanted to
% Rsat with p il a s eel Ss
re hn ss ad M TIVE & sr $ hs S % saw the RNe be
anything that could have been handed Twc6eii
SS ss g %sS
there the w NO rC
ton meyer stated tq S that he intended e
keeper You had better these shackes from the
druggist Mr Shines only knew him by his coming into the
store Mr. Shines had no private COMPENSATION with Twt
there beside us once during the trial Mr. Shines said that
the worst Twichell also told Shines to tell this
occurred during the early part of the trial.
o. II Pr%t soTw the psSn cell on WednSsy
an officer Of the prison present went to bid him good
bye as did not intend to be at the execution he
hope he had was in Higher Power; he never nmated in
my presence that he intended to commit suicide.
gay; had private sSpnyegsatian & St6 TSite6s he
HUHse he asked me gheRsT G Eo"d ah h him With
him remaTRed viii do nothing o the hnd Sofos d so
said - have have my wv way % to make hroaF5 ;a word AMI
YOU to do it," never had conversation with him
bottle the Of Il hss the CYANIDE &
of potassium have knowledge of the drug business
S nsS Mdsd no @ @ tic S IF to Sh
1R SPs 0Sy qssd in dS o a did n} SPnsfer
SsdSsd SSnss 9a % IL haSs ne o @
bottle into his possession cyanide poSs5iSn is
used by phOSoe'dPhsrsa and sEersmith the
RS,$5SS s1Ss " ,n ,a,
known the dilute prissc acid druggist would sell it
unless upon prescription; it is very hard to obtain;
nde of potassium is easily obtained it is used in the
DR. Butcher recalled The contents the bottle on ex
animation proved to be pure hydrocyanc acid as it is
io$ns tssts r. J. my PFsssRss % 'n'
and drop Of strong solution Of nitrate Of silver put in
watch crystal laid over the acid producing film Of eva.
S Second nd p To drop TBS gSid put on crystal added
color,
Third. The iron test To few drops of the acid mixed
with water added liquor poass solution proto and
peralt OF IRON and pure muTiatic acid which the
Fourth. drop OF the acid ltmus paper produced
red color.
The contents Of the bottle arc known the schee acid
wept bitterly and laid the bed believe ii he had the
the keeper had told me he unwe he said he did not
think he won wonld ever go to the scafoldi | told him
bis spirits believe the acid given TO him Wednes
day II could easily have been given to him by person
given to kim behind the back of who beside him.
whsn kept store Wouldn't give It to anybody
except physician called himself; when
his cell and searched Il he Rsd T%s been SearRd che and
taken from his cell to another after the communication
have taken the bottle with him we Who heard the commn
aSa3n placed great stress upon it, and the order was
seyen Twitche testified that he knew nothng of tho
suicide Twitche never minated that he would not be
hanged; witness was in the cell ON Wednesday,
the Jury, ON consultation, agreed TO the following
Jr, came 10 MS death by the OF prussc acid, ad
mlnstered by himself The evidence did not disclose
IN In m wllat manner the poison was obtained, nor by
1he Jury are OF the opinion that greater vigilance
on tne part OF the prison authorities might, If not
nave prevented the poison being furnished, at least
the prisoner.
They respectfully recommend to the inspectors Of
ule Souhy Frlhon the adoption Of such rules and
regulations as VIII prevent II similar occurrence in
the future.
LARCENY OF PIG IRoN.-George- Smith WAS ar
rested at DckersOn street wharf this morning upon
suspicion OF larceny. lie had boat with lot of pig
iron IN II. smith was committed by Alderman Tit
terInafy, ana the pig iron awaits an owner at the
Second District Station House.
ATTEMPTED RoBBERY.-Wnliam Gilbert Will have q
hearing at the Central Police Station this afternoon
attpmDtpd II arr