The trial and conviction of George S. Twitchell, Jr., for the murder of Mrs. Mary E. Hill, his mother-in-law : with the eloquent speeches of counsel on both sides and Hon. Judge Brewster's charge to the jury, in full : to which are added many interesting facts in regard to the Hills and Twitchells never before published.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Twitchell, George S., -1869, defendant.

Contributor:

Brewster, F. Carroll (Frederick Carroll), 1825-1898, judge.

Pennsylvania. Court of Oyer and Terminer (Philadelphia County), issuing body.

Series:

Crime, Punishment, and Popular Culture, 1790-1920.

Crime, Punishment, and Popular Culture, 1790-1920

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Twitchell, George S., -1869--Trials, litigation, etc.

Twitchell, George S.

Twitchell, Camilla E--Trials, litigation, etc.

Twitchell, Camilla E.

Hill, Mary E., 1805?-1868.

Hill, Mary E.

Twitchell, George S., -1869.

Executions and executioners--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Executions and executioners.

Trials (Murder)--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Trials (Murder).

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Genre:

Trials, litigation, etc.

Trial and arbitral proceedings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (pages 19-90, 3 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations, portraits.

Other Title:

Murder of Mrs. Mary E. Hill

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Barclay and Company, [1869]

System Details:

text file

Notes:

Trial in the Court of Oyer and Terminer for Philadelphia Company, December 17, 1868.

Illustrated cover.

Reproduction of the original from the American Antiquarian Society.

"Finale of the Twitchell case" (pages 87-90), "Twitchell's confession (pages 91-98), and "The end (including "The trial of Gerald Eaton for the murder of Timothy Heenan; pages 99-106) not included in an earlier edition of the same year.

OCLC:

506051330

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.