New-York tribune., 1869-04-15
THE TWITCHELL CASE
MRS TwITCHELLs sTATRMENT-THE FALSE con-
FEssIONs WRITTEN OUT BY TwITCHELL-
REMARKABLE DETAILS-ABJECT COWARDICE

ent as given to the public through her counsel is
follows: .t
On Sunday ,nsaoOu Gesrs. and vent out ssi. rs
leaving mother and the girl We the Abbey OBJ
George appeared lOwped no way disposed
enVsrsaiOn Inquired be
W. returned about o'clock found my pleasant and
agreeable George horty nsrw.r remained the
dining until called to rssdsg paper very thought
M during the afternoon and evening We together
he h the table and went TO the diniDgrooD
with him, leaving mother In the Kitchen 10 few moments ny
mother in the dnngrOOm Mother and eonvened to-
getber George making remark whatever Mother said
had better bed wait up; would read
the and walt for the girl herself" my saying At
the same tne George AN goiug bed" which he replied
"veU we'll" Ny with s to my remain
ing and eoTerng pleasantly with until bed when she
passed out Of the and short time ow long cannot y)
George Into the untsssd bed
asleep and knew nothing until awakened by the girl ringing the
deorbe IeaunOt George sseep Dot
said "GeOrge that mus, be the girl" lie replied be supposed
He made attempt that time up and let the girl In
out Of into the entry and called which
received reply returned with tb. intention fading
something TO throw shoulders when George 20, and said TO
me ,brupt You bed and viii down and lot
the rhn remained door, waiting
thinking mother stairs him. heard what
be said when be went into the yard few stars ard
mother lying the 'eies II the ithsns dead This all
know about the uue knew nothing about husbands BUSINESS
believed it TO fOurshing condition. told by him Our fs"
day, before the that be we making and out Of
debt was kept In perfect ignorance only concerning bis bus
Affair." but many other Ofihs private life deny that ever
deserted husband offered
dollar possessed bis life possible Aa sequtta
him kindly, visited him three times sv week. 10
referred BY lOoi word 10 toe murder spoke und word
TO him. and said him. Mother ion Wednesday
ing March "a uhen visited bin usual In i,haiE hands with him.
h, eOnvsed,O letter of instruction. Ga Good Friday morning.
March 2e during conversation with him be to written
confession which be wished udy well and commit TO memory
and 70 prison prepared upoa Monday morning
From reading this that arranged for ne TO g,here and be-
party the shoSt II arranged that Mr. Perkins and the
Rev Mr. Bhnshurss wsro 10 receive me. and Iv"O play pir
deceive them the World myself Of having
taken mothers fo and commit perjury By swearing TO such state
Much desired 10 aid hosand eouh not do this thing;
and fading could not pyso safely and sng from the arrange
might be enspped the prison Find
ingI did the MoBd he desired he sent Wenes
morning March 81 other confessions from which was TO mAk'
choice Thursday Apr received the fourth and last
hozr bade mother good night have besn
pel and tnsped nd that mother murdered her hous
have been impsOn sad daJ and goony ute charged With
the crime having murdered mother h husband has been
convicted that crime home has utterly Destroyed nyseh
pub my my husband committed suiei
dg nod only BY the tbuns Of the county bat tsIy
judged bJ been Iby the Master Judge Bot%
have accused inJ hubsD who did de'PerIs EFFORT to
H killing mother lie did this effort
H In the defense Of ll tA makes H desirable an
PEELED pubcto show them low utterly
reliable statement ns BY husband uSar The er'un-
be wss placed and bow little ihosl hare beA be-
Rersi, had made such statement nJseh
ILlve felt and continue feel that there No sympathy for me-
am woman believed guilty and for soh the Of human
smpatby Ny only hope h hA. 10 the little life thai len Of
me sad during be compelled reluctantly though
may wih the world be spared the
distress ofheinns have heard uueonouy TO those who 'ois
me- Denounced nurdsress a hOugbi well action, the
murderess Of M mother and destroyer Of ny h1sbaHd
CAMILLA TvIroHEiL.
The whole numberof letters from George Twltchel TO
his wife, which published with the above statement,
are seven. The reporter Iof The PreEs who saw the
original y that the four referred TO as being secretly
handed TO m prison bear every evidence Of having
been tightly folded, and all undoubtedly in TwchelPs
handwriting The first two refer merely to the console
which the3prisoner felt from communion with the
pastor In the third he his wife to spare him hor
rble DEATH and suggests for the first time false con-
fession her, with the most pitfu appeal TO her
| affection.
The fourth letter contains long confession"
Mr. DHAR CAMILLA You must uats the towisg soson you
would and you au Do u sIAely Tell you here, uoE
hui this. and this will positively dOt You bare id
you would give life 10 DO a. hui thai si not d. uni'
panied BY confession.
confession begins with 70 detailed account OF an In
trgue which Mira Twitehell IS TO she had with
Mr.. Ice. with whom she made plan 20 murder her
for money which she carried about her Lee was
to get into house Sunday wight with an accom-
plce and che TO join him after her husband was
asleep 1t continues: f.
EvsbE p,ssl ,Ipssd Amer ny husband ,oabd
Aeep 70, up ey carefully bar, feet 'bd
looked 10 The dnus roou The partly Gnt she
low bat saw mother lTsg down sofa sent " her and
asleep wen, gbs doSa 'a' quietly I" could
opened and told them qus, and qshJ
could that she aeep the dningfoon and nov vas hs
time Mr who With hn 10 20 out In The yard
lie ,sp went up stair. ard ha, the door and
outside hssri several blows HTeo but 90 not inoT no. "a
"a ,h., IN ,, os then vsHt Ia lie sa
n. .o...sa that do When vest In DID Rot see aHy
blood aud hin, Let throw her ous Of tho win
Gov, and when the girl eoue' home hs VIII ,slat ,H' %
/ ont, | went pnled the blinds and ra'sd "e VIC
A. n, came and gave low id ofs h ubeh the nan we
,d answered whispered to soc anybody WAS seout Tue nn
IN . yard got on the barrel aud in moment be gave had Of
.,.tA,n. skeh dofl feet 10
ho he, hv and ue carried her her Then ,araed
up the gAs time the blood oa the fooh 'd
voud wine p down stairs and TIE man In tho yard came
In and Mr. Lee from the mAhI think be called bin
opened tho and let them ont and thea 'hui very
ouis, dont ipo- whether locked IL dOat Thick did
| Then I went out TO the hydr,Si and got towel
| that vn there and went up stain to wipe up he
blood when plihed around the ltB.wi Vas no use
40 vent dorB stairs again With tho towel bloody and washed under
IN. hvdnut and let II ran hovgh saw mother
move. sa she not dead vent and got the pofer
from the te Of range and Gk her the side OF the head With
s point and laid down there. washed bands and vent to BEL
where found husband sound asleep In about or 20 minutes The
hell r,uR ,pd knew the girl, butt afraid to down and
ls, her waited pg that che would wake Georse bat
,her rang several u ssks him. and ufsd him be "ond ho
:, and IL, he. in He asked mother SAID 81 raes' abe
,,leep vii, oor her He put h pants and coat ana
b and went down and let her In What happened after that
| already Lbown"
The "confession" was accompanied by long list OF
| Instructions AS 1Oll0Ws'
When you Monday morning MI Perkins wi" come 10 VII"
f keeper Mr. Chandler be with he not
m meet Won tbe usual and will talk With about general
matters You sppear be the least suspicious while am
talking 10 you will you very suddenly Camilla DO you hno"
ANYTHING murder r. Mr Perkins will watch you 's closely
and on ,r actions no dpendG You mus, act d' ioe
os speoE You arfay talH oG You must hdDgd your
chair and appear greatly e Yos mss act Just az you hhk
guilty person rha asked such question 'dG Thea ysn
must rey quickly! Hoe should lno1 GHyHAi"0 aoo~'
,p The reason Of this theory you know anything
sbou II thst you deny but would oU IN your mas