Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-27
TWITCHELL AND HIS PASTOR.
Interesting Details of en- Interview
Mrs fwttcheli iu the Role of Lady
Macbeth.

Macbeth.
The telegraph reports that til
Supreme Court of Pennsylvani
has refused the application for
writ of error in the case of GeOrg
S. Twitehell, convicted of the muir
der of his mother-in-law in Phila
delphia, thus finally dispOsing @
the case. Twitchell is to be huns
early in April. The Easton pa
argus says:
The Rev. George Bringhurst, pas
tor OF All Saints Episcopal Church,
IS faithfully striving to prepare for
eternity the unfortunate man, Geo
S. Twitchell. Mr.. Bringhurst is a
firm believer in the innocence of
the condemned matricide. In COM
pany with that gentleman, we re-
Gently visited Twitchell in his
prison cell. Twitchell, of course,
protests his innocence, and in such
a manner that the longer we talked
with him the less probable seemed
to be his guilt. Resigned to what
ever Providence may have in store
for him, with no expectation either
of pardon or Communication of his
sentence, there he is in his prison
cell, quiet, gentlemanly and dOcile
as an infant to the guidance Of the
good man who is breaking to him
the bread of life. We have viewed
the case Of Twitchell, from the
evening OF his arrest up to the
present moment, and find it diff |
cult to do otherwise than believe |
with Mr.. Bringhurst that the man
is victim to something that will
only be known when the worlds
wrongs shall be rectifed
on the day of final judgment-in
other words, that this murder was
done by other hands than his.
HClOuds and darkness are round
about him, but justice and judg-
ment are the habitatiOns OF His
throne" is Twitchelrs favorite
text He naturally feels that his
case before the court was miserably |
bOtched, and that if defended by |
other counsel conviction might not
have resulted. Whether guilty or
innocent, it is very certain that the
defense made for him was misera-
bly, weak.
Rev. Mr.. Bringhurst is the spirit
lal counselor of Twitchell, in con
sequence Of past associations. The
murdered woman was an attend
ant at All Saints. Mr.. Binghurst
knew little of her but no one I'M
acquainted with her previous histo-
~ would deem her other than a
Christian matron-deyout, sincere
and painstaking after spiritual
wisdom. George and his wife Oc-
,asionally worshipped there, but
much oftener rode out or paid visits
10 their friends. While we cannot
violate confidence reposed in US, or
give collateral opinions of any par
ocular individual, we are yet free
70 confess that in the opinion of
many Mrs. Twitchell, in the muir
Ter, enacted, to the full extent, the
role of Lady Macbeth.
Twitchell does not shrink from
Heath with any unnatural shudder.
He claims to have no more misgiv-
ngs than any Christian should
nave when on the brink of an un
Known world Through a peep
lOle in the door of his cell, before
he was aware of our proximity, we
aw him sitting upon his pallet,
his Bible. There was no
guilt written upon his features. Ii
ne be dissembler then Satan must
De certifying and and sustaining
him. There was nOthingin his quiet
md resigned demeanOr to indicate
hat blood was upon his soul or re
morse in his heart. Not to one in
.imation that his wife knows more
IF the murder than himself will
he for an instant listen. With a
owe surprising the love of a
" has he chung to his moral
daughter of Mrs. Hill.
She doesn't visit him, and seems in
different to his fate. She was the
candle in which the poor, futtering
moth met sudden ruin. She visits
Mr.. Bringhurst at long intervals.
She did so last week, and on taking
her departure fippantly remarked:
ooh, l forgot one thing, Mr.. Bring
hurst. Tell George if there is any
particular place where he wants to
be buried after he is hung, that If
he'll let me know, I'll see that his
wishes are complied with
What a commentary-a woman
selecting the most becoming style |
of mourning to be leisurely made
up for wear after the death Of a
husband sentenced to the gibbet !
The subject is repulsive, and we
drop it in disgust.