Evening star., 1869-04-14
STATEMENT OF MRS. TWITCHELL.
The Murderrr's scheme to Escape the Gal

Dispatches from Philsdelphia say: Ms.
Twitcheil has furnished the press a fuil state.
ment regarding her mothers murder Ii As
very long, covering several columns of the pa
pers She disavoNs any knowl-gs OF how OF
by wnom her mother was murdered, but does
not intimate that II may have been uone by ner
husband. Sne says she rode out with her nus
band on the afternoon of the murder. He did
not seem disposed TO enter INTO any converse
ton When they returned she found her mo-
ther agreeable. George ). Twitchell, ner hus.
band, coming in shortly afterward. he took
tea, and she had a conversation with her mo-
ther. She (Nrs. TwItchell) Went TO bed, her
mother saying she wonld wait for the girl
Her mother accompanied ner 10 ner room con-
versed pleasantly, aud went out. In a short
tm' George came lHto tne room, undressed
and came 10 bed. She was soon asleep and
was awakened by the girl ringing The b.il Sh.
cannot SAY whether George asleep or not.
out thihks ne was not. Sh" said, .'tisOrSe,
that must be The giri." lie replied rhat he sn ~
posed II was, Dut made no attempt 10 GET ur
She then went into the entry, called her mo
TIER. but received nc reply. she returned To
nef room for her clothing. when George goi M
ana SAID, IN an abrupt manner, sIou com t.
bed. ana VIII go oown and let the girl In.'
Sht remained IN her room until she heard the
girl speak OF her mother, when she flew dowr
stllrs and saw her dead. This is all she knew
OF I'd. murder. She knew rothIng OF her hus-
band : business but his own statement that n.
was dong well. She visited hm IN prison
until The plot was arranged for her to max a
false confession, which she would NOT enter
INTO, and kept away from him.
letter was received "Wednesday before
CIooo Friday, being slipped In his wlfe's hands
by the prisoner, giving her instructions as 20
how Mrs. Twitchell should make Il confession
10 save has life. Ii said he had consulted with
the prison authorities. ana they agreed with
him that he ought 10 ask her IN their presence
II she knew apout the murder,and they though,
II probable she would say No" TwitchrlI
says: 81 told them expected she would deny
IT, altnough don't believe thar YOU know
anything about II. This set their minds ar res,
about me 1ou must never say anything TO
Brlnghurst, tor that would ruin ali. viii
write out confession for YOU and give A. 10
yon on Friday, and you must learn II thor
oughiy. will also give you all the directions
how TO act, and when you do II You must not
say anything OF this, not even to father IL
must be kept perfectly secret Camilla snare
me this horrible, awful death, You alone can
do IT, On save me. You have got good
heart, and know you will do this
On Good Friday she received q confession
written Tor her TO make, saying: Il tell YOU.
nothing else can save me but this, and thIs wall
positively do it This directs his wife 10 con-
Tess that Joseph Gilbert, one OF the principal
witnesses for the Commonwealth, and Mr. Lee
gambler, did The murder, she being Iustru-
mental in aiding them. hellish ST OF in
etrucuons Tor her guI dance We're drawn up.
saying: Now, dear Camilla, | have done all
that can; II remains for you 10 do the rasI
hen you come INTO nv cell the next TIM Won
bring either life or death with Won Kene,nn.r
thls, know from the very best authority, viii
save my life Another letter say>: ~ .apliIa
mere are TWO confessIous-ch which onr
ytu please FIRST, you Killed yOur motser for
money, so yon need not give deed OF trust for
the hous": on put husband SHIRT and c "a, on
80 that Ii you 20, blood on them ii would lo)k
as though your husband had the clothes on
SecOno, You did not do il. did You Sc. il
done. but you know that your hus band dad no:
DO IL; you had made arrangements with Gil
bert to have it done All of the letters are in
the handwriting OF Twitchell, beyond shadow
OF doubt. The publication throws but little
llght OIL the subject beyond explaining he
conduct OF Mrs. TwItcheIi.
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