Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-04-08
This Afternoons Dispatches.
THE PHILADELPHIA MURDER.
SUICIDE Or TVVITCHELL.
HE TAKES POISON LAST NIGHT.
Is FOUND DEAD THIS MORNING
sPEcULATIONS AS TO THE AFFAIR
INTERESTING PARTICULARS
APPEARANCE OF THE BODY.
EATON KNEW OF rWITCHFII.S N
TENTfON TO ktLL HIMSELF.
EXECUTION OF EATON.
HE MAKES No STATEMENT on THE
GALLONS.
INTERESTING PARTICULARS
APPEARANCE OF THE BoDN
EATON KNEW NJ rwITCHELL'S
TENTfON TO ktLL HIMSELF.
ECUTION OF EATON.
HE MAKES No STATENENr on THE
GALLONS.
Especial Dispatcb 10 the Star

| Especial Dispatch 20 the star
| PHlLADELPHIa, April Geo. =. TwItchell.
Jr-, who was to have been hung to-day be-
| tween the hours of II and O'Clock, committed
| suicide IN his cell at an early hour this morn
| ing
1850 o'CLoCK.-At this hour It is impos.ihl.
10 oaseertain any particulars of the death. owing
| 10 tne position taken by superintendent Per-
| kins, refusing 70 permit the coroner take
| any action In the matter unti the arrival of
| the sheriff, whom he contends has control over
| TwItchell One OF the counsel for TwItcheII
| las appeared on the scene, aud stats tnar
| Messrs u Bierpe and Coils Were with him
| yesterda, evening. and that on leaving him he
| made a special request that both should call on
nim In the morning, saying that YOU have
stuck by me through this thing, aud | want
you 10 be by me. for nv nerves are terribly
shattered" Mr.. Coils says that If death en-
sued from poison, Twitchell must have made
up his mind after tins interview
The matter OF suicide was talked OF through
| the city last night, aud evidence of Its
PROBABILITY. wrll-known gentleman states
that a. about IL o clock he was informed thai
TwItcheIl would be found dead this morning
and IN so pcsiiIv- manner the assertion
made that ne was induced 10 believe It.
ISecond DIspatchl
PHILAnKIFHIA, April :, Is, n. m.->har.Iv
af'er mid"igh' Eaton was lef alone Fathers
Reilly and ORarony passed a portion OF th-
evening with him. He slept soundIy and
without disturbance until five O'Clock this
morning, when he was awakened by the keep
er VINO. a few minutes subsequently. made be
discovery Of Twitchell's desth. About seven
oCicck the prisoner partoOk of quite a substau-
tIal breakfast. consisting of bread and butter
and eggs. About half-past eight he received /.
parting visit from yeral OF hIs ueara=t rela-
uNeS-bls Wltc, broJher-In- law, sister -in-laW
ana little gIrl OF eight or inc years whom
De hsd adopted a. his child The intervIew
with these was very affecting, ana when they
lett MN he Is said 10 have been deeply moved
1he following dispatch was ssnt to governor
GrsIy ,his morning by Damon y kIgore The
PHILADELPHI., April st. IF.s Fr,,V.asy
John " ledry. IOrrraoF- Gerald Eaton -
innocent. HIS blood will stain your garments
or 'ne sake OF public Justice say The hand o:
tSIgnea Damon \ kILGoRy
Inc arrangements OF the sheriff Were mo-;
perfect. and al ten min utes before one the rop.
was pulled. For some minutes the bodN
t"tChed neTvously. especially the arms and
hanGs- while the Iower limbs sway.d hack
and fourth with the last expiring throbs. and
Jerry Eaton was dead.
by ASSOCIATED PRESS
PHILADELPHIA, April ~-CieorgeS =. L witch
ell under sentence of death Tor the murder OF
ms morher-in-lsw, was found dead IN his cell
ihis morning Al three O'Clock. The Coroner
has gone 20 the PRISON TO Investigate thu cir
cumstances connected with has death.
Second Dispatch
PHlLADsI PHIA, April The tragic dsath u
Iwltchell has attracted large crowd . the
vicinity Of the prison. ard the rumors living
about are various, but nothing definite has Vet
leaked out with regard 10 the mode OF suicld-
IA u y.
the superintendent of tie priso1 and the prison
Inspect or have taken a stand and re fu % 20 l.
mt any person until the arrival OF tae
sheriff, who, IN has ottcial capacity, has
charge OF all matters connected with the ,ss-
ceased, and Eaton. for whom II, r.sp'te has yet
arrived
Third Dispatch
PHILArELPHIA, April >--TwItchsll was left
in his cell al O'Clock by the Rev. Mr.. Brin--
hurst IN company with two CitholIc priests
" no had been on a visit to Eaton 5 cell. Tue
keepers removed everything from 1i,cheu's
cell except un cup, al which Twitch.ll
smiled and made a locular remark At 5-la
the watchman found I Sitchell apparently m
deep sleep, but shaking him hr found li!r
extinct. hasly examination by the otiicers
OF the prison led 10 the conclusion that ne had
committed suicide by poison conveyed d him
| by some OF hls friends. He had, for The pre-
Nious twenty-four hours. eyinced the over
wneIming terror of his fate. and his conduc-
before being left alone, apparently confirm
tne impression OF suicide, though th!s fact cta
only be- ascertained by Official iuvesiIga'ion
The Bulletin says 1.-The murderer has adi-i
10 MS crime OF a>sasSinalon and falsehood the
crime OF suicide, 10 which he has been uu-
coub,edly driven by the unconirol able terr r
which The failure OF the last attempts To save
him had produced. HIS miserable end wa
awaken sensation OF pity even wrh thO-e
who most firmly believe in nIs guilt an 4 an "A,
justice OF has condemnation. lie has died aui
mace DO sign 10 convince anyone Of the truro
OF bls so-called canfes sion. aud there is no y
but ore being alive " no can unSeu the rnys-
terry OF the dreadful deed which has sent Geo
- TWIChell, Jr, TO a suicides end and tel
| on's DE- ath.
Fourth Dl-paich -.
PHtLApELPHIA. April S.-Among Ct fout-
sine rumorS II is stated that L " itc hell - con-
tempiat.d for some time he commission Of
suicide, and This rs based upon a letter which n
is alleged he wrote 10 an intimate friend IN
which be is reported as having said: Il canuot
and viii MOI Ole a scaftoId.
Last evening two Of hI- counsel saw hlm.
and from ms urging them TO call on him IA tue
| morning, they now believe that il death en- ned
from poison, that Twitchell must have m .de
M his mind after this interview. The matter
OF suicide was talked OF through this city last
night, and as an evidence OF its probability a
Well-known gen il-man states that about eleven
O'Clock he was informed that Twitchell would
manner was this assertion made that he was
induced 10 believe it, The coroner's Jury Will
not ommeDce an investigation till this after
noon. The jury is composed OF six newspaper
reporters.
(Fifth Dspatch.l
PHILADELPnIA, April e.-It appears tina,
during yesterday Twtch~ll was allowed 20
visit Eaton IN his cell, and during the inter.
view Twiichell remarked TO Eaton that they
would not be hung together. This lee To M
suspicion OF suicide being contsmplated. aua
Twitchell's cell was searched and everssh,ns
removed an the shape af furniture and exr-s
CON nveniences. When found, he was living ON
ms nsek, Win his hands clenched, ana M,
NOUN wide open, showing marks Of an ago
plLed death. Since his death the body has = I.
come very much discolored, proving dean
ron >; IN. n'ne.si s' poison. further examlns
lquorice root; supposed TO nave been imorrs-
mated with poison. Eaton's execution win
probsoly be delayed until near two O'clock
Sixth Dispatch
fHlLAptLThiA, April Sit mas been ascer-
talned mat witcheil was poisoned with
stfyennine; II appears that Eaton was aware
OF TwEchells Intention to commit suicide
senufmsn VINO had q conversation with Eaton
tsis morning says, that some time last night
tne con6emoed Were allowed to have an inter
view. I Twltchell said: ,Jerry yon viii have
go alone 20 morrow. I'll not bs with You,
oni NUNS the word" Afterwards Eaton re.
endance and they thought n proper 70
i n1ofm the ofncials OF the prsson.
] XWteheifs cell was then thoHougAly searched.