The Express.
London, England, 1856-01-12 00:00:00

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fee be, soudert that lay is his power. Who he beard :bat
his wife was dead he weal very pale, and seemed Or!
mask put Oast. He shod ems. Mn. Palmer wee of a
Miring diepsideo, sad she freemen* oto seated that darts.
ha Mom &mad net ow maybe*, bet her boebead—set
nom Imo owe toiatieso. She (wham) told Mn Wells that
as Me algtat as woe.
The wieners was denary ozambell to rofeeesto to the
pewee Kn. Palma reweeloed Mr. Maws to oar up for
bi, skaa. else said she penes* resellseled Mrs Palmer
making that gestlemas to offer up a prayer for her deer
Odd, sad impressed a hope that he would live up to it.
(This voila of the witness's evidence produced a marked
effect apes She 'oft. Every word was gives with gnat
propriety, and her maser generally called forth well-
merited applause from every owe present.)
Mr. Bmith—You attesSed Mrs. Palmer In five confine-
stmts. Was Mr. Palmer always kind sad attentive to his
wits ?

iifitaese—Yes, and hit was always very particular in m-
ing that the broths, gruel, &adjoins' were slimly made. Pb.
liked everything very plain, mad would neit►er take melt,
butter, nor sugar in ber gruel.
Mr. Smith parts glary wished the WONT UP snake a sets
of thit statement, ineeniush as it might be supposed that if
anything had been mixed with Mn. Palmer% food, she
wield have detected IL

Yr. W. Basepfeed, surgeon, of H•geley, said that era the
84th of September ISM, he visited Mr.. Palmer, at her
recimet. She complained of a peat deal of same" and
debility, so much so that it appeared palatal to her to give
him an answer. Her bowels wore is • meatipeted state,
and had ant been moved for twelve or fourteen hours. He
prescribed two pills to be taken direetly, and in four hours
after se omitting draught. He saw her again on the follow.
Log day, and requested that Dr. Knight might be celled in.
He attended, and prescribed pills to be taken every
four Imam. He did not write • prescription, bat gave the
order verbally. He (witness) prepared the pills, etch pill
containing 2} grains of extract of eelmyath, half a grain of
calomel, sad • little oil of euraway. He saw her on lltoe•
day, and 'palace Tuesday, when she spooned to be tinkle,
rapidly. He gam her • draught consisting of one drachm
of tartar of potash, 8 'Maloof rhubarb, an wanes and a half
of mist water, and 8 drops of sal volatile.
By Mr. Deane— He never could have made the mistake of
giving tartar emetic for the termed" of potash. He had
never mode melt • mistake in his life. The bottles in which
them thiam were kept were placed upon different shelves.
They were not of a very modern character, ea he had used
them fifty years, and they bad been in um sixty years before
that time. [The bottles, which were antique looking sped-
mews of manahietum sad which quite justified the state-
meat that they had been • eatery in use, were produced.]
Mn. Painter's symptoms molested all the appearance' of
Bag lab cholera, sad he gave a certificate to that effect.
Mr. Deane—Did Mr. Palmer express any median" to
send for Dr. Knight when you suggested the propriety of
hie being called la
Witame—Yes. He said, " Bead for him instantly." He
wee mat for at emir, and came. Mr. Palmer paid every
attention to his wife while I was there. No man could be
more attentive. He raised her in bed, and supported her
wb she took asythiag. His (witness's) opinion was
that Mr Palmer died from a bilious cholerale attack.

Mr. Smith—What IS your opinion about Mr. Palmer as •
medical "ma ?

Wit... (skaking his lessil))-1 beg leave to decline saying
saltbiag about his professional ability. He was a Tay
plassant, gentlemanly masa.
Toe Coroner—Are you Ell! of *piston that Mrs. Palmer
died of an attack of bilious *bolero ?

Witsem--Yee, I am.
Dr. Knight, physician of Stafford, laid he had known the
deceased from her infancy. He was called in to see her ea
the 26th of September. After hearing a statentest from Mr.
Palmer he went up to Mrs. Palmer's bedroom. He found
her so mush ululated that he could sot naderetand from
her what was the nature of her illness. He believed that
Mr. Palmer is her presence described her complaint. He
said she had had distressing vomiting. sad purging. He
said she hod takes the cholera at Liverpool, where at that
time it was a provailleg inseam. She did not vomit in
witnees's presence, but the retehing sou distressing. He
risked to see the situated matter, bat he was told that it
had bees throws away. As far as he scold forge a judo-
most of the owe. be thought it • germ form of English
re cholera. He tired with Mr. Pelmet. to a room dews
stairs, and rousamended that Mrs. Palmer should take two
Waims of dilated prude Geld, for the peruse of allaying
the reiteligag, whirlwoo at that time meet die.
turtles. Palmer told witness it should he administered
immediately. Witham thas walked into the tows, and
rolled upon Mr. Bampford and other friends. He designedly
remaieed two hoar. in Itogeley before he called pie
at Mr. Palmer's to aseertals the effect of the remedy. He
saw Mrs. Palmer then with her husband, and she appeared
to be sramewhat relieved. He then took leave, with as
essurance from Mr. Palmer that if she did not continue to
improve be would immediately mend for wieners again. He
went to Stafford that evening, sad heard nothing more of
the ease until be received the announcement on the follow-
ing Saturday of her death on the preview day.
By Mr. Deane—Wiesess was ono of the guardians of the
deoessed, who wee the daughter of Colonel Brooks. Mr.
Dawson, of Abbott. Bromley, was the other guardian. le
the summer of 1864 he examined Mrs. Palmer to ucertain
whether her life wag insurable. He found that she was
quite free from disease. When he visited her during her
last illness she did sot express any wish to see him again.
By the Coroner—l should have considered tartar emetic,
or antimony, decidedly improper for Mrs. Palmer.
By Mr. Smith—Mr. Palmer wee always affectionate and
kind to his wife. He messed to be actuated by vary proper
feelings towards her. From the symptoms, he thoopht
Mrs Palmer died from an attack of English cholera. H.
had seen deprestion sad, he thought, purging from large
dues of astiesony.
Mr. Smith—You have heard the evidence of Mrs. Brad-
shaw. She stated that Mrs. Palmer went off with coupe-
cure. Is that consistent with phoning by antimony ?
Witness—l really do not know what poisoning by anti-
mony ie. I over sew • case. Mrs. Bradshaw mushily did
not describe symptoms which I should suppose would arise
from pois.sing by antimony ; but she described symptoms
which negatived the estoppel:los that antimoay was used.
The Coroner—What is your opinion as to the cause of
lath ?
Witness—From the evidence I should fudge that Mrs.
Palmer did not die from the effects of poison. I have given
• 'sunhats to Mr. Palmer stating that to the best of my
judgment Mrs. Palmer died of English shalom. Mrs.
'Palmer was entitled to souiderable property under her
lather's will, but I do not know what was the nature of it.
Coroner—Wwild that property go away from kir hug
band at the time of her death ?

Wiesner—l do not know.
Mr. Smith reminded the coroner thst Mies Palmer bad
proved that Palmer lost all interest in the property on the
death of his wife.
Professor Taylor wee galled, bet not examined.
After this evidence the inquiry was adjourned until to
morrow (Saturday).
While the inquiry was going on Mr. Cheshire, the post-
master of Hegel?, wee placed at the bar before the magic.
trate, at the Talbot Hotel, se a charge of Monk:mill
opening a letter, addressed by Professor Taylor to Mr.
Ward, the coroner, and eonsmaniesting this contents to
Palmer. The foots in the main were admitted by Cheshire,
and he steads remanded until Thunder nest.
This inquiry was yesterday, and during a part of to-day,
considered private.
Dr. Taylor regretted that the inquiry had not been eon-
dusted more publicly, as it was one of great importance,
tending as I' did to remove all confidence on the part of the
Public the security of the Poet-office as a medium of se.
eras correspondenee. Dern, the year be conducted 100 or
160 inquiries into circumstances which involved the safety
or sharatter of a very large number of persons ; and the'
Poet•office was for the mos. part the medium through which
the result of his elimination was ocoransunicavd to the
Parties by whom he bad been employed at a disuses from
Loadoe. If be could not feel satisfied that in the Poet.office
his communications wen safe from the perusal of mho,
persons than those to whom they were addressed he should
be greatly onfounded.
The Ilikpliatrate granted a eammona for the appearance of
the coroner, to whom Palmer had sent a letter statist; the
purport of Dr. Taylor's cominneicetion
Mr. Simpson, of the firm of Field and Co., the detective
polka, is still In Stafiordshire prosecuting inquiries.

/coats, sub ma might be produced by arsenic or antimony on
the inside of the Monad. When the stomach NM opened
II highly offensive gas escaped. They. were no liquid or solid
',manila, bat a t►in pastylookiag substance, of a coffee-
bro NI colour, was spread over the whole of the lining mem-
brane, The whole quantity of elite pasty matter en the
'seem of the stomach wits estimated at about half a tea-
apnea. The lining membrane presented slight patches of
regain; bat there was ao ulceration, perforation, or organic,
disease of the Otaleach.
"No. 2...-1.6•1101 AND SMALL INTISTINZI.

.1 rim duodenine, part of the ileum, CMCWO, and rectum,
ca lower bowel, wen ensmined. They presented no appear-
sacs Wiliness. The small intestines were empty, but co-
vered on dm inside with a thin brownish coloured substance.
The inner soot of the natant, or lower bowel, was covered
with a deep ersage-red substance closely adhering to it. On
removing this suWaanat there was no appearance of ulcera-
tion on the surfaes, or of say disease. The intestines were,
oonsperatively 'peaking, well preserved, like the stomach.
"The kidney *mimed in this jar was minutely examined,
and found to be quite healthy.
" No. 3.—Tun Imo, LUIS', BRANT, AND PPLIZN.
" Theme organs were found to be ins healthy condition.
=bad undergone gene &lieges ma the result of pate,-
f The bladder contained bile, which was thick-
sued to the coesiotoacy of • brown paste. The cavities of
the limn were empty; tZie valm were firm sod freshest
Come. The lunge and Alen were ssftenrd from putts-
&eke, but they presented is appearance of disease.