The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-30

And lastly, " is sac that the verdict was against
.wsSsys ssTsfSiiy reviewed the te..i.aony, aud
Of cpnon that We cannot dstSTD s,r ,he yerd o. ~,
trial He asked 'a Tor no D Scoaiuuance rae jury
oS '
81 lie yeSr ,sey sSsn !. signs wsafns.
bic Of she evideSce SnG s1ea%e u.s. We we're suXiSSs
20 rule every object raised oy The dersndssS lp ns
that all ,he points presented were promptly with
The evidence seemed to les,ablish, link by link,
GcnseS 81 wss oeIsd ITEM Sy e ses
lealouply watched and 1srcely contested. The de-
OF n uIder in the first degree As already aIes
the perpetrator. ALy other position would have In
voived . concession which would nave rendered bis
mony it wouId have been monstrouS to sugges: ina,
b1nv o In anS ISronTh iSetempieahed Of finger
TIN ough the ,emps-cou d hardly have oeen received
IfMrs. Hiil were lying down there could be pre-
there Tor The supposton OF accident, suicide or even
Of quarrel which wonld reduce The grade TO man man
had no marks Of wound. or bruise or even scratch.
the arc Of oood upon the walls 81, a9a os a1PI the up,
The YARD ali CRIED out Sgainst any snppositio1 Of
mar pslaught0r or even murder In The second de:
i wRs equally certain tbat the defendant was not
upon which a deHnse conld hope to reduce the de
gree and II would seem thereloTe % 30 70 n haye % been
sity to go 10 the jury npon the broad quesIijn Of
Ia
Contest ng the case upon this issue the defen nse early
ggg, steo the theory OF onrsIary witness was ex-
tain man USED 10 come aud work about the house
Whan mis-. 4 Hil had snyinlng 10 DO iqr him he did
Surdays lie came several times. She called him
fss eSestons and were sSdenty designed to ssos
sSnt me person SO referred tS haa acsssS 70 the house
Wien 1t is remembered that the murder took place
proved that noise q barking had 6esn hesrdItse
significance OF this item of the defeudanrs proof is
Appreciated followed tha avi-
depce OF Mr.. Altgelt 70 the effect that two men
Theory s!triop!sd % the defense Sy the Common.
radneon m 70 ba Wss nd % on lhe
Aligelt 'ub mlted the jury rejected by them.
SGenss Of
Ssn b Sy ~ h s %sss rather
AZ was most iorcioy remarked by strong, ] :. Qn
false and cOntradlctory acOounts by accused
off suspicion ia circumstance always indlcalOry of
The failure. therefore, OF the defense let in the
Whole main Of ,t m , Tne defendant bis
bood npon the m s wa nd oS be
wndow; The bloody cushion shs stains the door
Of the dogs the slr the house; the order
Of the turniture the aeendautA conduct and Words
he ehiF, Gu s aud collars were up stairs when the
were steined. The explanations Of the defendant IN
they have not regarded the statements satisfGo.
The stain upon the " side of the at could no, have
been received irom iiiIg and Carrying the body Il
Tne e1tlsna!Cn: A. ., cered as 70 Its presenoe
& vsc ss sns naGsr h Ss %s 6s
The tests OF such an app Ioatlon tnese:
sas R 0 the iss s oGy
Is there any Ie9sonable hone that another trial
A0rlyins these Eues!,o1S to the record would
The learned counsel for The defsnaant as already
he ad s gifsS Mp o @
The following extract from the Ehonographtc report
Se and
"on this sunday night, whe. the ministers Of God
ther sacred oSes 1hro&0Ehou & this
p50ay far we agree with Gs
With this very proper admission as to the law, the
o the & IhS @ nGE Sss a
the accused. Patiently LesEd and fairly trea, this
fendant, ana the law cannst disturb their verdict
| AS the Judge pronounced the last omInous words,
the motion for new trial i5 overruled" slseRcS,
the oTowd he space OF one OF TWO ei upon
District Attorney Sheppard at length arose and
MAY !. please your HonOIa-The Court having
oftbe CommonweA!h rs: George 9. Twitensl. Jr::
whU has .S S S the % sSSs OF tRe Sssn found s
ihe murder O Mrs. Mary e. Hill T. therefore pc
wealth to move as now do that the Judgment Of the
law of Pennsylvsnia. in such cases made and pro.
Mr.. sheppard took his seat, T~itcheI in the dock.
!
say why me .entehee OF yi @ nos now now be
pronounced upon you according 10 law?'
AT this juncture, while everybody waited in
silence for the answer of the doomed man, and
! just as he was about giving 1t, McCully, his
| steadfast friend. who had been sitting close by
the rail of the dock uttered q suppressed cry,
4 and sank from his chair In q swoon A commo-
tion al once epsued. Many Imagined that the
prisoner himself had been overcome by the ter
rOr of his situation the whole room lifted on
tip-toe 10 ascertain the truth. While some OF
the officers of the Court shouted "order'' and
sapg hF M hGn hoe cd nf.ar
and made quick efforts TO revive McCuliy A
minute sufticed 10 accomplish this, and then
again all was as still as he grave. Twitohell
had watched the fatnting of his friend, himself
unmoved. at least so far as the muscles OF his
face and the bearing OF his body were con-
! cerned.
| call OF the Clerk
"AIl that have to say Is, that have been
tried and convicted of a crime OF which l know
| nothing
lie spoke no other word, but stood calmly
looking at the judges.
Hesiiating neutrality-suspicious. his eyes
fixed upon the face OF the prisoner-for any
further rTemarks-Judge Brewster said:-
GeOrReS, Twitchel, Jr, the accusation preferred
against you by the uOInmOnweatn mas been exam
ined with great patleD aud with an earnest desire
accord the fullest rights cured by the Con
sii4ulion ana the laws. The Jurors who tried yon
s,iI unex hausted. They deserved your confidence,
isirnss IS or imparIiaii,y. You were ably and skill
fully defended. All that lesrnng. industry and elo-
your behalf The O urt was anxious to throw every
| doubt into IheBcale of tmercY. ,
| of the b CHEAT crime known 10 the law aud most
exhaustive argument in your behalf has failed 70
should be dsiur1sd. This trial has TINS demonstrated
that secret EWder e~ommiaea ~ 10 a. 'he prigssy OF =
witnesses or the posi- ion of tne accused Although
he yem may be 10 s & &syesy
come In The oroeTloSs OF Providence wltuess pollt