The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-19
TWITCHELL AND HIS PASTOR.
Interesting Details of an Interview
What rs Said of Mrs. TWitcheIl.

What ls said OF MRS. TWitcheIl.
The Easton Argus says:-The Rev. George
Bringhurst, pastor of All Saints Episcopal
Church, is faithfully striving 10 prepare for
eIefny me 4nipsnn nnss 10 man; rn3 Seever G
in the innocence of the condemned matrlcides
In company with that gentleman we recently
visited Twitchell in his prison cell. Twltcnell
of course protests his innocence, and In such
manner that the longer we talked win nim
ed to whatever Providence may havein store for
him, with no expectation either of pardon or
pri. on cell, quiet, gentIemanly, and docile as
an infs Mt to the guidance OF the good man VINO
view ed the case of Twitchell, from the evening
of his arrest up TO the present moment, aud
find II difficult TO do otherwise tnan believe
with MIR. Rringhurst, that the man Is victim
TO some hing that will Only be known when
the worlds unwritten wrongs shall be rectined
on the day of final judgment-in other words,
that this murder was done by other hands than
his.
but justice and Judgment are the habitation or
His ihrope." is Twitcnell's favorite text. He
naturally feels that his case before the court
by other counsel conviction might not have
resulted. Whether guilty or innocent IL is very
certain that the defense made for him was
Rev. Mr.. Bringhurst is the spiritual COUNSEL
lor OF Twitchell, In consequence Oh pasI ass9cia
of All Saints. Mr.. Bringeurst knew little OF
her; but no one unacquainted Win ner previous
history would deem her other than Christian
matron-dey out, sincere, and painstaking In
the sesrch after spiritual wisdom. george ano
much oftener rode ont or paid visits to their
friends. While we cannot violate connuenoS "
seIesea rep In S of gwH we are Yet free TO
cor fess 8 that in the opinion OF many mis- Twit-
chei in the murder, arsd,, easctedihS emscpeih INC
TwitcheII does not shrink from death WIN t
any unnatural shudder. He claims 10 haGo snonI1 I'D
narre Tnispiyipps than any Christian snoutu
have WI en- on the brink OF an INK t h,S call
Through a peep hole In the oool t Ul MS @ So, 90 -
| hafora he was aware of our proximity, we saw
pgo pgIo sitIing upon his pallet reading his Blole
| Tnere W as no guilt written upon ms testnres'
10 a he a ASSEMBLE then Satan must pe Iortl-
LIE ne e1 and sustainipg him. There was nothing
| IN his oniet and resigned demeanor 10 lnalcate
| that blood was upon his soul or remorse In MS
hfSf hfNnt TO one intimation that his vie knows
| mora of tne murder than himself will he for an
instant iisten. With love 'surpassing the
| love of "A woman" has he clung 10 his moral
| enigms-tne daughter of Mrs Hill. she doesn' {
| visit him and seems Indifferent to his fate.
| she was the candle in which the poor, fiutter-
| Ing moth met sudden ruin. she visits Mr..
| Bripghurst at long Intervals. She did so last
| week. and Oh taking her departure hippantly
| remark ed:-"Oh, forgot one thing, Mr. Bring
hurst. Tell George If there is any particular
| place he wants 10 be buried after he is hung,
that # he'll LET me know IN see that his wishes
are complied with"
most becoming style OF mourning to be lei
surely made up for wear after the death of a
husband sentenced TO the gibbet! The subject
Is repulsive, and we drop IL In disgust.
RIOT, ASSAULT AND BATTERY, AND MALICIOUS
MIsoHiEF.-James Roach, George Henderson,
John Murray, James Miller, Augustus Glenn
ems. and William Wiser were taken Into Gus.
| toey yesterday upon the above.named charges
me allegation is that they went In To the lager
| beer saloon of Mr. 10 Wtdener, No 90l N. Broad
street and because ine psopretoT Sn rsi1sed a sc
the furniture In the place. Roach, Hender-
SOD, Murray, and Clemaps were held Ia $1,000
baileach to answer. and M Mller was COM mitted in
default OF 1880 ball Hehad blackjack In his
| poskesaion when eaptoreo'