The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-05-17 00:00:00

I received there all, except £llO, of Mr. Morrie

I sent

a cheque for £450 to Pratt, and posted a letter for Cook
from Tattersall's. On Tuesday, 20th, I received a telegra-
phic message, which I gave to Captain Hatton at the
inquest at Rugeley. In consequence of receiving that
message I wrote back on Wednesday to Mr. Cook, address-
ing the letter as before. [The telegraphic message was
asked for, but it was not produced; it was stated that it was
given to the coroner at Rugeley. I produce three bills of
exchange, the drawing of two and the acceptance of the
other are, I believe, in Cook's handwriting; I got those
bills from Fisher, I gave him cash for them.

Boycott was again called and proved that the signaturl
to one and the acceptance on the other two drain by Palm(;
were in the prisoner's handwriting.
Mr. Welsby : They are all dated Rugeley, September 15,
1855, and each for £2OO, one at a month's date, and two at
two months, and each of them payable to the order of the
drawer.

Herring's examination continued : When the first bill
became due, on the 18th of October, Cook paid me
£lOO and the remaining £lOO at Shrewsbury, either
on the Wednesday or Thursday morning of the races. I
sopposed the £2OO Palmer was to pay myself with had
reference one of these bills. I deducted that amount out
of the £l,OOO. I had no hold on him for the remaining
£2OO bill, because I (lid not pay Mr. Padwick £350. There
was another bi 1 for £SOQ.
Thomas Strawbery, manager of the bank at Rugeley
—The hand writing upon this bill is prisoners. It pur-
ports to be accepted by Sarah Palmer, prisoner's mother,
I know her handwriting. She has an account at our
bank. I should say certainly the acceptance is not in her
own handwriting.

Examination of Herring continued: I got this £3OO

bill from Fisher ;it is ineorsed "J. P. Gook." The bill
was not paid at maturity. I Lhave taken proceedings
against the prisoner for it.
Cross-examined by Mr. Grove : I do not know of my
_ _

own knowledge that Palmer and Cook had transactions
together. I was at Shrewsbury on Wednesday. I know
of many being ill; with me it was diarhcea. I took my
meals at the Raven No one who stopped there was ill.
One gentleman who dined there was taken ill. I saw
Cook on the race ground. It was damp upon the
Thursday. I remonstrated with Cook for staying out,
as he had beer; ill upon the previous day.
the Attorney-General: None of our party were at
the Raven. _ _

Frederick Slack: Am porter to Mrs. Hawkes, at the
boarding-house in Beaufort-buildings. Palmer was there,
and sent me out for some game and fish, barrel of oysters,
and a turkey. He wrote the address William Ward,
Stoke•upon-Trent, Staffordshire, I put the address upon
the parcel. Palmer 44d he did not want the gentleman
to knqw where it came from. I took it to the station
The court then (at a few minutes to six &clank
journed to ten o'clock (this day)

It is. now uncertain whether the case for the prosecution
will close before Monday. In addition to Dr. Taylor and

other medical men, some agents of insurance companies
have yet to be examined. Dr. Bamford was taken ill

to-day