The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-14

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slIhad better 20 to bed she did not wish me TO
wait I'D; she would read the paper and wait for
the girl herself. " went TO my room, saying at
tine same time. "GeOrge, am going to bed, ITO
which he replied, Very well. " My mother
aroae and went with me to my room, remaining
and converting pleasantly with me until 1 went to
he'd. when she passed out OF the room, and in a
short time chow long cannot say george came
into the room, undTessed. and came 10 Ded L
was soon asleep, and knew nothlng more until
awakened by the Jgirl ringing the door Dell.
cannot say If George wfS>,asleep' Du' 'nink ne
was not. -, ,,,.,,o,
na sunnosod II was He made no attempt at that
t,na to 0et up and let the girl in. came out OF
NV room into the entry and called my mOtner
twice To which received no reply lreIurneu 10
NV room with the intention Of finding something
70 throw over my shoulders, when George gst up,
and said to me in an abrupt manner "YQp come
io he'd and will go down and let the girl in. ~
remained at my room door waiting for George to
come up thinking my mother was down stairs.
heard Sarah call him, heard what he said when
he went into the yard flew down stairs and saw
my mother lying on the settee in the kitchen-a
dead woman. This is all know about the muir
der. / knew nothing about my husbands busi-
ness; / believed it to be in flourishing condi-
tion, being told by him only few days be-
making money and out of debt. 1 was kept in
perfect ignorance not only concerning his busi-
ness affairs but many other acts OF his private
life deny that l ever deserted my husband,
but on the contrary, repeatedly offered to give
every dollar possessed to save his life il possible.
After my acquittal treated him kindly visited him
three times every week. never in any way, referred
by look or word to the murder, never spoke an un-
kind word to him, and never once said to him,
~ n,,W LODI cdnur rnnr
when visited him as usual, in shaking hands
. with him, he conveyed to me letter Of instruc-
ton. On Good Friday morning March rs, du-
ring my conversation with him, he conveyed to
me written confession, which he wished me to
tudy well and commit to memory, and come to
prison prepared upon Monday morning.
From reading this l saw that it was arranged
for me to go there and become party to the false
hood. 1t was arranged that Mr.. Perkins and the
Rev. DIR. Bringhurst were to receive me, and L
was to play part in order to deceive them and
the world. was to accuse myself of having taken
my mother IS life, and commit perjury by swear
ng to such statement. Much as desired to aid
my husband, could not do this thing; and find
ing could not trust myself safely, and fearing
from the arrangements made 1 might be en-
trapped, went no more to the prison. Finding
did not come on the Monday as he desired, he
sent me, on Wednesday morning, March 81, two
choice. On Thursday morning, April l, received
the fourth and last one. Since that fatal hour
thatsI bade my mother good night have been
surprised and stunned to find that mother muir
dered in her own house; L have been imprisoned
many sad days and gloomy nights, charged with
the crime of having murdered my own mother.
MY husband has been convicted of that crime; my
home has been utterly destroyed; myself have
been put on trial for my life; my husband has
committed suicide; have been judged not only
by the tribunals Of the country, but fearfully
judged by those who have been warned by the
Master to Judge not" have been accused by
my husband, who did it in desperate effort to
save his life, of killing my mother. He did this,
Irepeat, in an effort to save his life. In the de-
fence of all that makes life desirable, 1 am COM
PEELED to submit these letters to the public to show
them how utterly unreliable was such statement,
made by my husband under the circumstances in
which he was placed and how little should have
been believed, had even made such statement
myself.
have felt and continue to feel that there is no
sympathy for me. am woman believed to be
a guilty one, and for such the gates Of human
sympathy are shut. My only hope is that in the
little life that is left Of me, and during those times
i may be compelled. reluctantly though it may be,
to come in contact with the great world, may be
spared the distress of hearing as have heard, un-
consciously to those who spoke Of me, myself de-
Dounced as murderess in thought as we'll as ac-
tion, the murderess of my mother and destroyer
OF my husband. CAMILLA e. TwITCHELL.