, 1869-04-17
THE TWITCHEIL CASE,
Statements OF uxs. Twatchc1l-con-
fcsstons that 11cF Husband Desired
NUpr tn N sa1xN.

From tho Philadelphia Ledger, dp5it14
Yesterday afternoon Mrs.. Tnitchell consented
press, and to them expressed her willingness to
1urnish statement Of her knowledge Of the trans
1,s Twitcheli, vi Tho appeared % composed, il though @
somewhat depressed, readily answered nil ques-
tons put to ncr, and presented the subtoined
statement, which vas already written ali Of It,
shs hfRi pabe ies psas asf d1a N
ne ,st5e5s MnGa u are 70 ~ e sa ea
tie i lines @ taat itTas d1ical. @ to decpher The iae
q & npe ea he
were not more than two md three inches square,
md all completely nlled NTH writing. The letters
therefore obscure as to the meaning According
to Ars, Twltche, these letters were folded into as
small COMPASS as possible m and sllppeM.l 81 lnto TO- heE
Themselves bear evidence Of having been thus
folded, and that they ale IN the handwriting OF
III: Twi.chen Is apparent by comparison b. bs
father and Rev Ar, BriDghurst
Mrs. Twischell was closely questioned By the
Of sns psess II serd t9 ne u STATE
TO questions, she asserted positively that Was her
own language, her own handwriting. aud hai
no: 70 be placed in position Of seeming to assist
ct the execution Of be. husband.
Mrs. T~1TcHELls STATEMENT.
On Sunday afternoon, about hnlf-past ], George
and went out to take . ride, leaving at homo
mother ami the girl. We went to the Abbey. l OBJ
served that George appeared low spirited. and In
CURED u be vas sick, and vas told he was not
We returned about O'Clock found ny mother
pleaaan! and agreeable. George come IN shortly
1ll.tea, reading paper. lie was vc1 thouEhtfu1
during the afternoon and evening. We took tea
together. After Tea ne lefr the tabe and vent to
leaving my mother In the kitchen. In a few MIN
utes my mother came In the dining room. Mother
nvAT
marx whate1er 1othel said idsi to M, THE hi Better Be-
80 10 bed, she did not wish to be ur She would
Isaa the rarer and wait -. Tor the gtsl herself. l
"GcorEe, nm going to bcd;'' to which he re-
piled: tery wen. Ny mother arose anu went
with me to Hy room. remaining and convcrslnx
passed out Of the room, and In short TING, how
long cannot SAY, George came into the room un-
e @ sa :;
ringing the door-oell: cannot say II George waa
asleep, but think be WAS not. said: II George,
was. he mzdc 10 attempt, al that time, t. set un ID
the entry, md called my mother twice, to which
the Intention ortlndtng something 10 throw over
ny shoulders, when Geotsc got nr and said to nc
70 nn Is the s IN . retained a s9a ii
my room door. waiting fur George to come up,
thinking mother "as down stairs.
| ! henrl Sarah cali him. Heard what he said
when he went into tho yari, few ,town stain
md saw my mother la5tng on the settce, in the
Kitchen, dead woman. THIS Is nll know about
business believed Il to Ge III d 1ourtshinR con
tlitson, being told by him hut few tiays before
the mur!cr that he was doing well, making money
and out Of debt was kept In perfect iRnoruucs
not only concerning his business atIars, but mani
other acts OF bits private nfe- deny that eYeI
but t. 1e
hts itic II poAsible. After my acgu1ttal trcates
him kindly, visited btu three times every week
the MURDER never spoke an unkln,i word to h,m Z,
Rhtt never onte said to him, mother. ,.
On Wst'nes!sy ,norninE; March m , =, visited hin
to NC = lctter u Instructions
On Good Ffitiay Morning. March eetn, durinl
we'll and commit to memory, and come to the rri
son prepared on Monday morning. From realn
these saw that It MAS arranged for me 20 thcr
ranged that Mr. Perkins and Rev. Mr.. nF1nghurs
we're 10 receive NE, antt was to play q part II
order to desetse them and the world: Was to nc
commit perjury hy swearing to such statement
Much as desired to aid ny husband could no
safely, and fesring ron Inc arransements IS msde
might be entrarpea, went no morr to the prison
Finding didn't come on the Monday Is he dc
bIarch, two other confessions, Of which I was Il
make choice On THURSDAY morning. April 1st
received the fourth and last one
|
night hare been surprised and stunned to fln
that mother murdered In her oMn house, l hay
been imprisoned MANY sad days and gloomy nights
charged with the crime Of having murdered m
own mother. Ny husband has been convicted {
that crime, my home has been utterly dcstroyrv
], myself, hare been on trial for my life, my hui
band has committed sucide- l have been fudge
not only by the tribunals Of the country, but feA
fully Judged by those who have hcen warned
the Master TO Judge not have been accused b
my husband. who did 1t In desperate effort to eas
his life, Of killing my mother. He did This, repea
In an effort to saye his life. In the defence
all that makes life desirable, I am compclle
to submit these letters to the public to show the
how utterly unreliable was such 3 statemen
made By my husband under the circumstances
! which he VAS placed, and how little should ha1
been believed had even made such statetuel
myself. have felt, and continue to feel, III,
; there Is no sympathy for me- am a woman b
leyed TO be guilty one, and for such the gates
human sympathy are Shut Ny only hope Ii thl
in the little life that Is LETT OF nc, aud during tho
: times may be compelled, reluctantly though
may be, to come In contact With tho great world
may be spared the distress Of having, "a ha
haA unconsciously to those who spoke OF me, m
: | self denounced as murderess In thought as ",
: Us actiDn-the murderess OF my mother antl Il
: destroyer OF m5 husband.
! CAMILLA E. TwrrcuK1I-