Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-04-08
'EL. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1874. PRICE GENT.

unless was paid, and paid literally; 1 heard the
money to pay rs and the expenses of the trial
and everything necessary for the defence was
raised by
MoRTGAdING TIE PROPERTY,
don't think | ever saw the mortgage; don't
know to whom it was made; don't know any Of
the details. ya
g ID Don't you know that that morts age was for
10000 and made to John O'By.ne.
a. believe IL was; but there is wise rule
which requires tho best evidence OF a written in
strpment, and that isitsclf.
2. Don't you know that hat mortgage was
sold for 5000 or 5000, and that MI q Ryrne
paid yon about $3.50 Of the proceeds
,t A $4,000 FKs. j., % ,-.-4
a. know positively that my Zee was $4,000
and was paid that by Mr. O'Byrne; 1 fully be-
levc got $3.50 for something connected with the
trial, or that had paid, it may altogether have
amounted to that This was Tor all my services
~ Doln cases, presume 1t was out OF the pro-
eeeds OF The mortgage.
PUBLIC NoroRIETY
Y. Don't you know. Mr.. Mann, that The mailer
~ hndine this instrument III the house was ,
matter oi public no'orety, aud was In the news
papers. ...,t
Objected TO-
A. have heard it mcntorcd hardly know
| what "public notoriety"is.
MR.. o'BYENE ON TIE srANp
John O'Byrne Esq, was next examined mn,
the most In eresting portions Vi his testimony W.
give as follows
| | think had conversation with Mrs Twitch
ell III the Central Station first, but am II OF AZ all
| certain went to prison, think in answer 10
some message that sent, and 1 saw Mrs
| Iwltchell, three OF four days, | should udpe nt.
ter The murder. 1t was She same week Alter
| taking TO her generally about 1t, and about her
| husband, She feared that an amt OF hers from
Ohio ami her uncle, her mothers brother, would
get possession " the pei sonal property that was
| there and OF the house | said did not like 10
act without authority and, aiter some conversa-
tlon, lett the prison, and returned 10 my o1lce
| and prepared = paper, which now produce and
| sent 1t down To her, ana il was returned to me
| signed and witnessed, rs it now appears.
q. fleasc state what instructions If auy Won
| received from Mrs. Twitchcll in relation to her
Affairs. and what you did under them?
a think one OF the first thp prs did wns to
see Spencer Miller Esq and talk TO him about il,
and he advised me TO get some one to administcr
to the property think got MI. Cal.
lahan to administer, and he took ont letters As
soon as these were taken out went 10 the Core
ner and asked Tor the keys; he said he would get
them in day or So and he gave them TO me the
next day then went down to the house. think
| with reporter, whom l met, and at the door !
was accosted by this man Thorp, thu first time
ever saw him, think, to my knowledge: un-
locked the door and
Il WENT INTO THE HOUSE.
there 10 look after the place; there was then
great crowd OF people outside the door;
went Into the house with Thorp, and con-
versed with him. - went up stairs
with tho gsntlaman who was with me 10
| the room where the murder WAS alleQed 10
have boon committed. and looked around
the place with the gentleman, and walked
away, told Thorp not 10 let anything 90
out OF the house at al aud reported to the
I accountants that had puta person in charge
a n hA nj lU q h tENsFa
: that ever lett the house were some bedding
, and mattresses, ETC., which were sent from
the house to the prison. and which think
al gave an order fer to Mr.. and Mrs.
h Twitchell.
II THE witness then entered into soma de .
q tails respecting the description of the fnrni-
? ture In the house.-REP Jas to Mrs.TwItcL-
ellis clothiug, after very considerabl per =
suasi0n got my sister TO pack them up.
and they were taken to room In the uppt r
b part of my house, No. 5l4 Walnut street.
J, and locked up, and Mrs. Twi tchel always
& had the key; mean all female apparel th al
o was in the house. "Hs Mrs, Twitchell
e once gave me $500, which she said were the
proceeds of the sale OF diamond ring, and
It'll think taat amount Is in the account ,
/ There was another diamond ring which sh 4
gave me, and | think, IN fact l know, n
n pair OF opera-glasses She can have them
+ back II she wants them. Size gave
le them to me when she thought she was
|
ls suppose they are worth much more than
y; 500. | haye picture and piano GOV
:, or, II she wants them she can have them on
Il paying what l paid for them. The
icarpet (Which came from the housel Is cut
land used; but If Mrs. Twitcheil thinks she
., is wronged in any way about that, we will
's do what is right about II.
a THE ADMINISTRATION.
II @. State whether in your judgment, the
hest was done with these things for Mrs
10 Twitchslps interestsY
it'll A. honestly and fairly used my bes
or Judgment in the matter.
It'll @. Did you take the arrangement of the
n. business OF The administrations
a. did, except that part which was im
IperatIvely the duty OF the administrator
a. such rs to be present at the appraisement
\, at which was not present; l was in com
al munication with Mrs. Twitchell nearly
every day, and told her everything tha
he was being done; she never disapproved il
MT any way or any shape.
,e.l q. DO you know anything of any none,
NE being upon Mrs. liill's person at the tim
nd OF the murder?
as A. Nothing whatever; the DEL
he money knew anything about at all wa
nc the sum of $500; which l think was iOun
be. by the Coroner, or some one connecte
ort with MIN, in the house; and never rs
ed ceived any other money, either directly O
an Indirectly, in any way.
THE NOISE OF A sT8UueLE.
'as With reference to his visits to the house
ou Mr.. o Byrne said:-The next time was i
tho house was the occasion referred to b
OF Mr.. Mann Immediately proceeding th
ZEN trial, q day or 80 before. Mr.. Mann bs
ing stated exactly what took place, on that OF
casion, TO the best of my recollection.
in SENTENCE OF EMBEzzLiNa CONDUCTORS
Thomas d. Shreyes and Samuel Il. Toy. are