The New York herald., 1869-04-07
THIcCgELL AND Ills CONFESSION.

From the Philadelphia Press. April o.
Yesterday afternoon two friends OF George Sc
Twllcheil Jr visited him at the County Prison ani
engaged IN u conversation, he having expressed q
desire to explain the statement made on saturday.
The following in;errogatories and the replies
thereto give for what they are WORTH
q. Is the statement made on saturday OF your
own composition, and without any influence what
everf A. IL was my own entirely, and on saturday
asked for Mr. Perkins to he present, a.ong with Mr.
Bringnurst, at the reading OF II.
O. Dri you ON any occasion ever before know Mrs..
Twitchell 10 leave her bed after tlrlngf A. Yes;
have known Mrs. Twitchell frequently to leave the
room, and also have known her to be gone some
times for an hour c0nvefsng with Irs. Hii,:
but on this evening In question fell asleep on
the lounge and cannot say whether sne left the roofn
o. How do you account for the blood on your
shirt and person. A. All can say to that is that IN
lifting up the boVly to throw IL out OF the window
caught hold OF the head aud snou ders, the heaviest
portion, and my vile the feet.
q. Was Mrs. Till dead when You threw her out OF
the window A. AS far as am able TO tudge Mrs.
Hill wa. dead when lif,ed UP the BODY.
q. Where was Mrs. rwitchell when sle called You ?
A. she In the entry at the end OF the staircase
o. Can you account for the poker IN the yard' A.
| cannot: | new nothing OF poker until after Oar
O.. How about the ashes on the window silS A. /
and presume lett them there.
Twiichell here added:-"l did not entertain tho
slightest idea that my statement would alter my
situation, "a far "a the law went but made II 90
have entire peace with my God an,S did not think it
would be published until after my execution. Ny
tnat FUZZY expected iuy wife To come forward and
state all, and not leave me TO perform the unped-
SAINT duty; but her absenn1 herself from me, anu
her actions SO unnatural TO me- and IN such.a posi-
ton. have compelled me 10 come forward and state
All | know, which did on saturday. wOald state,
also gentlemen that If these statements can he sad
by my wife to want foundation. aud arc ncOrrecI,
let her come forward anu deny Them"
The Twitcheii Case aud the Twitchcil Family
A correspondent OF the Washington Chronicle fur-
nshes tnat paper with the folowing:-
M,ss- of this city, knew both Twitchell AMI
his wife, aud from her learned the following laCss
about them:-Tne murdered woman MIS-. hiil, ior-
mery Kept house oil assigna.oh W. "a =, ,n prVsr,n, ,p,
! she was her aunt, and II u ohy Wnn aleW years
! that Mrs. Twiiche accidentally ascertained from
! really her mother and that her father was q
| former member OF Congress from OHIO. This
! discovery caused quarrel with her mother,
which was frequently renewed up 10 the time
of inc atter's death. Mrs. Twitchell was sort OF
! honsekeeper for Twtchells father and asplred 10
! marriage with hn but he refused, on the ground
! tnat she was not kind TO the chileren. Thereupon
shc though many years his senior. transferred her
efforts to her present husband and secured him. A
sister of his girl perfectly healthy and well, IN
Cured her dspleasure by her opposition TO the
match Il think II wasl and she died very suddenly
and under circumstances indicating poison. Though
nothing was ever done about gooo mn mahy aic ..
and when Mrs. Hill was murdered they reinem-
bered the death OF the young Miss Twitchell MY
Informant on reading ,ne account aoue Q, Mrs =, Mrs
Twtchel Ge rye never could lv e done u; anu ana ne
is Just that sort Of a fellow that ne VIII tmnk "
H. himself But some day she VIII be found 70 have
done the deed.r THIS lady's statenien. ~ 'ue uns
| impressed me, and remember 10 nave remarkeu
that Mrs Twitchels conduct at the time OF their ar
rssi seemed 10 corrobOrate them. They were then
| only of private interest Now they seem 10 be ct
| public Importance and communicate them 10 YOU