The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-01

that know. They may say that he was id
the tongue struck her with the hi
many and con fiicting. What do they m
We have not heard yet We don't know
the Commonwealth tell You now. perSSps.
sne s lay asleep; that he was by her; that he
up sisaithily and struck her with the pol
believe such story OF p as tha,? WI Why. sh thsrs
easily cas- be conceived thousand ways TO n
l.SN hsye gone out riding with sae
with billet of wood, and she would have b
picked up ss killed by accidenti Sne mil
nSVe in saSpiIen sGne 10 sleep and never awaked.
Seorge =. Twitchell is an ariful man; tnat
was sharp enough to deceive the old lady N
is " at all probable that he would have adopj
SUCH Q desperate and risky way of murderl
ana then throwing her body from a window?
he was alone with the old lady for seve]
nours earlier, while the servant girl was al
why not murder her then If he Intended so3
DO, instead OF waiting until o'clock, when
was almost sure OF being interrupted by
return OF the servant girl? Here again.
Commonwealth would have you believe Il,
Two persons carried the body TO the windol
the second person: she says il must have ba,
MIS-. Twitchell. Remember Mrs Twiteh
Srnndh' YVES upstairs ha SIN IN her ~ CHAMBER Now. .wn
nized cry of her husband when ne discovsf>
the murdered body OF the old lady. See sf
came down with nothing but q sack tbroy9I
hastily around her, and manifested the ma
poignant signs OF conformation and grief. An
yet lhe commonwealth asserts that the ev|
dtnce What pitiful case!
Now, gentlemen, the Commonwealth saw
that George s. Twitchell was the murdered
that he perpetrated the horror because he mad
strong motive to the com ission OF the deed
In the hope OF obtaining the house. How weak
gentleman. yva MI 1xy i,,t IN
name of Camilla Twitchell. The property waS
hers-was In her name-she could easily hav1
thing about Ii. Again, the estate was not revert
tible to Camilla Twiichell or her husband
the main portion OF the means which sup1
ported the prisoner. He had every motive IN
preserve her life. What were their mutual
dial nature. They lived together. George s.
Twitchell collected the rents. and did other
business for the old lady. Why, gentlemen.
AT this point Mr. Man handed to the jury
for their inspection The deeds OF the property
at Tenth and Pine streets, made out in the
name of Camilla Twitchell1
He then continued-Mrs. Hill intended evi.
she had the right to do according to law, and
the subsequent trouble which arose in the
family in relation to the property was wholly
que, que 10 ma!iSlons, interested persons, and mall.
A great deal has been said about the prisoner
being fast man. He kept horse and carriage
and spent much money-so 1t is said. WHY
gentlemen, the money which defrayed these
expenses was furnished by Mrs. Hill, and with
they supported. Who did he drive ont in his
carriage? Why, his delicate wife. Still he is
But was he not in his home, with his wife, early
that ne was ont even Denn on a 'Ts lodge
political purposes Was ne enbarressei :? No,
far from 1t Yonng, hopeful, and buoyant. he
n0sDairinR. tn hip,
him and his wife, took a pride in him. and will
ingly furnished them with all the money they
OFF," Yet the Commonwealth says that mis-
embarrassments were the motive to his com
Remember al George S. % TwitcSei t neoty We%t to bed
as was his wont, early on this Sunday evening
and the house Is dark. We know that Mrs.
OF gas. Now, the prisoner says that. after re-
iiripg to his room, ne sat up a little while, and
Wen dewn mn A ie sba ae1 psesaa MS and
stopped and talked with him few minutes.
and then he went to bed, and the next
The first gentle pulls at the bell did
not TO rouse him, but when he heard the vio-
Ms ws
permit her. He pulled on his boots without
stockings, slipped on his pants and put on mis-
soon as he saw the servant he exclaimed,
why. where is mother?" Is there anything
strange in that? She had gone down stairs
when he last saw her. and she al wavs ans swered
the bell to let the servant In. Why had she
not done SO now? That is the natural question
And then he said he would lind her, and he
started to the very place where he naturally
supposed she had gone, to the dining-room. i.
But when he was on The stairway he heard the
startled cry OF the servant girl In the kitchen
and he Immediately went to her, and there for
the first time he was brought In contact with
his murdered motherin-law. She was lying
on her face. Did the prosecution dwell on
that? on no! She was lying on her face aud
he lifted the head and turned IL, and then saw
the ghastly and bloody face OF the poor old
nobody help me to take her in ?" and he let her
head drop. Then he and the girl took her in
from the yard. and he gets the blood upon his
clothing; and he washes the blood from her
face, the mop dripping back and forth. Then
come In the various persous. and some one said
the woman had fallen from the window. but
The prisoner did rot try TO account for IL; hS
clung TO his best friend who had been mother
TO him, and called wildly for a doctor, hoping
still TO bring back that life that was so dear
TO him. He said he heard q groan,
and exclaimed, "She lives; go for q
doctorp' Was he ethen TO play detective az that
moment, nosing about In the blood for the
murderer? On! wise judges we are of one
another! The cold, callous men, who never
had mother murdered In their own houses,
camo and mistook the very movements OF
natural affection; the very proofs of Innocence
were at once by them construed cruelty into
evidences OF guilt. There was his wife. In her
loose night.robe like the man at the helm who
sees thegreat deluge too late calls wildly for
aid in the vain hope of saving her mother
Continued ia oar later edttionSl