The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-04-14


eaton. who vas hanged in that city on Thurs
day last. The coroner's jury in the case OF
Twitchell rendered verdict of "death by poi
son supplied to tho deceased by somo person
unknown" Twltchelps father testified to hav-
ing no knowledge Of the contemplated suicide.
though his sou had declared in advance of the
trial that she would rather tear his veins out
with his teeth than be hanged" druggist testi-
fed that Twitchell asked him on Wednesday to
furnish him with prussic acid, which the drug
gist declined to do. We make the following
extracts:
FUNERAL OF TwIrCHELL.
The body of the suicide was buried on Satur-
day from the house of Mrs. Moore, q family
connection, No. 1890 South Fourth-street, hav-
ing been removed from the prison cell on
Thursday, but. by aa unaccountable mistake.
thew were conveyed to the late residence or
Gerald Eaton, near the prison. When the case
in which they were enclosed was there opened,
IN exciting scene transplrcd on ascertalDlng
that the blunder had been committed. fhe
body OF the suicide was very clabora ely pre-
pared for the fnal rites. 1t was clothed IN
purc white STROUD, and encased in all elegant
coffin covered with bIIck cloth and ornamcnted
with gllver mountings. Rich of;ri:gs OF now-
ers had been made by his trends, and these
were profusey strewed around and over
the remains. Rev. Mr. BringhuIst ofhciated
ut the funeral, aud the remains were Inferred
according to the rites OF the Protes aht
Episcopal Church. lhc only persons pres
ent were the iather and brother OF Iwltchell,
and few OF his near relatives. Mrs Twitche'l
was not among the number. Tho most studied
arrangements had been made to have the
affair conducted with the strictest secrecy and
privacy. But, II spite OF this. the people III
tho neighborhood had learned OF the con;cm-
plated funeral aud an immense crowd ga hered
about tue house. Mrs. Moore states that the
last visit paid to TwitchoD by his wife was on
the evening OF Friday, two weeks ago:r On this
occasion the husband SAID to the wife: "Ca-
milIa, some Light must be thrown upon this
murder" Mrs. Moore said that Twitchell told
her, THAT his first impulse on the night or the
murder was to alarm the neighbors when she
told him of the decd, but his second impulse
was to screen his vile"
HISTORY OF THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
MRS. TwITCuELL.
The Philaaelphia Transcript publishes the
following interesting details OF tho history of
the Twitchell family, not heretofore printed:
Mrs. Twitchell was born in Washington, her
mother being then known as Mis-. Werntz Her
father was Revolver Spencer, Methodist
clergyman OF, some reputation. lu 1874, the
mother aad daughter removed to Cinc,nnati,
reprained there four years, during which time
Camilla was known as Miss Sawyer, Der moth
er having married sister OF that name. This
is probably tho origin OF the story that Mrs.
Twitchell was the llleSitimate daughter OF
member OF Congress from Oao. LIZ 10iS, Mrs.
Werniz and daughter camo 10 Philadelphia,
and the former married Mr.. Hill. Shortly
aftcl ward. Camilla married Rcnafd Martin.
clerk in ! dry goods store. Afier living to-
re her five years, Maj tin left his wife, alleging
acts of improperly on her part, but she took
tho initiative in subsequent proceedings Tor
divorce. which eliminated IN legal seDara-
tion in 1853. Camilla then resumed the nlmo
OF Sawyer, returned to her mothers house,
and lived .eIe with her and MIR. Hill. She
then became acquainted with Twitchcll. Sr.,
then wldower with several children, lucl1d-
ing George s. Twitchel, an lllcgitimatc son,
WHO had been born i'll Brooklyn. his mother
dying soon after his birth. Camilla was u
gagged as bousekecper, and removed with
Twitchell. Sr., TO New Jersey. IL ls deIlied
most positively by all parties that there was
any improper intimacy between MIR. Twitchell
and his housekeeper. On the contrary, Camil-
las conduct is represented to have been
bameless. She was member OF DIR. Lords
church, j., Broad-street, near Chestnut, and in
her character as housekeeper was paid regular
wae IS, and for extra rvices received extra
pay. When George s. Twltcnell reached man
hood he was accepted as tho suitor OF his To-
theirs housekeeper, aud in 1864 was married.
We have already said that Mrs. Twtchell
was not yet ready to give to the public for
NAL atement but while IN prison awaiting
trial, ID conversation with prison officials, she
made a partial explanation. which has never
been published. Whou informed Ct her hus-
bsnd's conviction aud tue probabilities OF her
own fate, she remarked, Z" know nothing OF
this murder. That Afternoon George aud |
were oat riding, and when We got back TO the
house mother was getting tea. AS Sarah
Campbell had gone ont. noticed thai Gt orge
was very much eoressed III spirits. dc never
was much OF talaer. but this night no was
uuieter than usual. He scarcely spoke at all.
At the table and after supper SAID to mother
there is something the matter with George.
Suppose YOU 90 and talk with him while clear
away the things and when got through
went to my room, and George was then in the
sitting room reading the paper aud smoking q
cigar: went to bed aud don,t know now
long I slept, when was aroused by the cry Qs
Sarah Campbell in the kitchen. This Is r.
only statement sho has ever made, whatever
she may have communicated to her counsel.
The Transcript continues as follows:
Why Mrs. Twi chell ceased her visits to the
prison, at the outset. it may be we'll to inform
our readers that on the day OF the inquest she
appealed to her husband to tell what he knew
oil the murder, and that, If he was guilty, 10
act lke man and relieve her. This lie reius-
ed to do. After her acquittal shc did call at
the prison, but instead OF the greeting on her
part being war and affectionate it was as
cool as would naturally be the case of one who
looked upon her husband as the murderer Of
her mother. Immediately after her acquittal,
Twitchell and his friends commenced paving
the way to statement from Mrs. Twitchcll,
which would take from him the charge and
transfer it to his wife. So shrewd were the
parties engaged, that one of them visited DAN
ieI Douoherty, ESQ.,, to ascertain from him
whether person once acquitted on the charge
of murder could be tried q second time. al
though there be confession of guilt. The re-
spouse beng that there could not be second
trial, the efforts we're renewed with le-
doubled vlgor until Mrs. Twltchelrs irienus
heard of them aud advised her to absent her.
self from prison. She always denied any conf
pllcity in the murder, and her tears of confess
sion by him were based on the fact that she
knew that he did not believe in tho immOrtall-
ty of the soul, and that his professions OF
piety were designed merely to further his ef-
forts in The game OF life which he was playing.
o hers beside herself had everv reason to teel
assured that hc would not hesitate to save his
life, for there Is every reason to believe that at
least one human belug, George s. Tw'ic ichcll,
Jr,, confessed his rhine and made himself sole
actor in the tragedy. Throughout this effort
to iudu. his wfo to tako upon herself an
uuiust sccus itlon in order to save his life,
Twl,chell had frequent conversations with her
friends. who, anxlous as they were TO assls!
INN. could not overlook the damDlng proofs Of
b,s own pullt They saw the iuhcrcuL In rob-