Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-04-30


TIE sat- m has bee N lde the suh lie
E 7 every &c erh AMI severe c 'mnent, bOtn
w the press and people fAmirsr with the
"a is Or uyat on / . The tr a.. Few people
reg ,ri it other than tissue Of fslsshoad
Ganei as = last hope. Though during the
tiial AID FOE we Ks sf er Eard Tai chell
main aired a stoicil milf reuce, be g. ally
broke down, and is row a complete wreck,
trembling like an aspen, and unstabie as
mla Of jelly. To a party Of frie nds who
VISITED his cell yests I'd y, he ID that be
desired the public To understand that he
dii not authorizes the public tio1 Of that
confessiOn. II was not int ndsd 70. pub Tea
tiOn until After his death, and n. ab slateiy
Au pc lively O5lscte - is being givea to
the worll bat, sgain,t ! Is wishes, his
spiritual adviser ms stsd up9a taking 1t to
toe ne EspApeFt. II dtd n Il make the
confession With any Sire to affect either
the Governor or the Uai o 8 Ates 81
p-ems Court, but on the Cor rsry, he had
hops OF relief from either of the e sour-
ces. As the confession had bsen given to
the pub ic, however he hui pthilg to add
to or take bIek, as he hal told the truth,
aud the whole truth, 80 far - he knew it.
And be We IL make ~ other s.a'enent.
With relation TO the dress Of his wife
whea she called him, he sail be did MT
not &C bee cloth NJ, Is b, ws 50 much
/ struck with surprise by her ex liam stion
tha' b saw nothing. In this con Iecijl he
/ said If he hal male the confession for efsc t
/ he m ght have gotten up story as to the
| bloody clothing Of his wife, yet he had not
| done s. because he conins him ELF strictly
\ to the truth.
| The conversation turning upon the evi-
deues n o. which b. was CON- iced, he said
/ the bed on his shirt boslm and cults with
out ubt convicted tim, but il wAs impO-s:-
BILE for him t. exp sia its presence Speak
| INK Of the rapi aopro eh o. the day dxsd
/ for bis execu i'm, b. said be was not AFRAID
/ Of the p1N sic al death, but he COM lAinsd Of
the IN nler ia which it wa p rform'd. Tue
interview then closed.
/ Wien Dr.. Smith VISITED the piis1ler this
N rning be folnl him very weak AID
wholly unable to sustain himself. He ask
ed the Doc or 90 give b m some wine. This
not teirg &. hand, gas5 Of raaly was
| substituted. After having drank this he
comps h'mIelf $ jmeEhit, All was able
10 see his friends. A strict prob bitiOa was
laid aga INST journ1 Is siani only the perslr-
I al friends Of she condemned man we're ad-
init ed 10 bis c. II. Ths Rev. G iorge Bing-
hurst, his 50 ri ual adv sor, has been with
him du log tbs day and even ng. II repre-
sents the prisoner as imm sAsurAoly depress-
d 10 spirits and 50 weak thAs it will be
imp sibls for him 10 walk u the gsllows
tomorrow. Yesterday a bill was rushed
Through the Pennsylvania Legislature,
auth0riE NJ the Govsrnr to change the
death Sc tsnes to impriionTeat for life.
I 7 us gave a fl ash o. hope to Twitcl ell and
ais friends, but it soon faded away and len
the glo IN Of despair darker thaa before.
Il is fully expected that before the hour
Of xe ,uti0n confession will be N ide that
will show all previ1us statements to have
/ been false, aud give the true eX Jlsnaiioa OF
. what Is now mysterious AMI inc xpl able as
ANYTHING yet advanced.
There is not the sig test hope that Coz
Geay will IterpOss executive elsmeaey IN
I oeh Aft OF the prison r. Between the hours
Ofl0 and 7 O'elOck tO-nprrow, therefore,
the seut4nci Of death y II b. ex.cue', and
George S. Tsitchell will be hanged.
Mrs. T<itehsl is known 10 be in b city
tonight, and has not been away from here.
There is a strong on de pressure brought
b bear o. BngAurst TO O-tais from Twit-
che'l full cOa'ess Oh OF the whole tr1th.
is exp scte thai rwitchell hinsslf, o.
ons one ia his behalf vi give tbs public
4 full history Of tae murder.
aas. IwiTCHELL's STATEMENT.
The full extent Of Mrs. TEitchsPs own
Statement, as given TO the public through
her counsel, is as follows:
On SuaIly afternoon, about 1850 George
Aad went out to take ride, leaving a
home moth r aud the girl. We vent to TIE
Abbey. % ieryed that George appeared
Iow-sDirited, aud in DO way disposed q
enter iuto conversation. l inquired # h
was sick, aud was told that he WAS not. W
returned abo1t 4 o'clock. I found N,
. m)ther pleasant aud sgreeAble. GeOrg
came 10 shortly afterEard. aud remained u
. the q ming room until call, d 20 tea, readin
A paper. lie was very thoughtful durin
. the afternoon and evening. We took tie
) together. Afier tea be lett the table an
: sent 10 the dining-room. In few nomea'
] WAS with him, leaving ny mother in Oh
: kitchen. Ia a few moments my moth
/, came in the dining-rOom- N ther and
0 couvers-d together, George making n r.
i mark Whatever. Mother said TO me, a." ha
L better 90 10 bed she dill not wish ms /
J. wait up; she would read the paper and wa
a for the girl herself" | went 10 nay roou
}. saving. AZ the same tims, "G sOrga, | al
j. going 70 bed" to which be piled, Yer
. cell" Nv mother arose and vent With M
n o nv room, reminding d conyersing plea
anlly with me until went 10 bed, whe
n she , ,sss out Of the room, and in sh0
II time (hOW long cannot say George eau
b into ths roo u, IN dressed, and came 10 bee
9, I was soon asleep, and kneS nothing MOI
10 until awakened by the girl ringing the doc
y Tell. / cannot say ii George was aslee
bat I think be Vas not.
he said, :" q Orgs, that must be the girl
re He replied, he supposed It vas. lie mac
en- 40 attempt at that time to get mp aad
NJ the zirl 10. I came out OF my room 10
v the entry AMI called my motber tSiee,
II xbich I received no reply. l returned
-. nv room with the Intention OF nnding som
be thing TO throw over my shoulders, VII
q George gSs up, and said 10 me Ia an aoru
p. mlnuer, You come to bed. aud VIII
MS DIVA aud let the girl in" remained
TO my room door, waiting for George TO cor
mt ,o thinking ms mother wAs dOgn star
he Z heard sarah call him, heard what he "a
shen he vent into the yard. ieE do
OF ,tairs, aud saw my mother lying IN the Sc
lot ZEE In the Kitchen dead woman. TIL
IA Ali know about the murder. | knew no
Is0 ipr about my hush ind's bu-iness | beleS
We II 10 be In a d lurishiny COaditio be ng z
,st nv him only a feN days before the mur'
ed mai h. vas doing well, making money q
ant mt of debt. [ vas kept in perfect ig
,od rance. not only concerning bis bUsin
x. .F1rs, bat N y other acts Of his PRIV
~, life. isny II At ever deserted my d
m, oaud. bu', on the contrary, repeAte
10 oil rel TO We every dollar possessed
ia ave his lie if possible. After my acqui
,nd trrttsi HIN kin ily, Waited him thi
o.. ums, every week, never, Ia sny wt', rel
frit red by look oc word to tho murder, ne
ath .ooks a. unkind wuri 10 him, and ne
,aes sad 20 him, Mother." Ga w
ma nesday mltning, March q, when Wis
Ill hin az usual, 10 sinking hands With him
- conveyed % me A letter oil insiruction.
n God Fddly morning, March %. duting
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