The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-24

snA 600 n 80 Nor vich Union Mrs Palmer was ars
| tasm1 III % 'he wecns ~ after the opeaicg of st
eoo,ges hs,' ~ iy fpoa, sos wss eseat at th'
sisser snd eb> ''g sfs returning lone ooupianeI o.
IL nsss Pslopv 1"eoed h.r sud that ste h "a
ssss 's. ses E'ssa cholera saa ;h.t
wet feet. NO YalnA semaiaed ia en- Tharsds :,
Friday and Saturday, a>yiog which she is described
her system much Sxn>,ssed that she was uu-
sbis to speat Palmer then sArea ia De- Bimt,rd of
hcssl. gep,is, :. n bis ssa year who t;uns he,
tba; re bad rsated her oiarrb~s l>s BAuford
expr. sset his opinion tbst she Is~rg but
inmeiiatey A me epg.r was then tescS.eea for Dr..
Knight one Of the best Icsdice, 10 sts~d who Vt
tended sooa 80 possible aaa prescribed for the patient
Tie medicine recommend.d b, DR. Kn4 hit rivec to
Mrs Palmer, ssd she ape. pred much brtter. Dr.
rp.n asossr TIE
OF which be directed should be evep - Mrs Pslner.
Palmer promised that this SHOULD % done sod srs.
Palmer hayi, expressed wish 'hS. Dr knight should
r. sect for II she got worse PALMER agreed With DR..
Knight, should that necessity occur, him i'm
and died the following DAY. hut DR.. Knight sent
or. neither was the second prescription written BY hi
eyer made up AID given TO Ler Notice Of Mrs Palmer
office, accom- an;ed by certihcate sgned oy Palmer
hiu soil, oy Dr. B.nfcr1 AID by Dc KnigAt deorioiDg
the cause If teath to have been disrrbs The latter
gentlemen state that they led TO sigr the certificate
from he representations o: Falf.er who himself
esca man. and fact that he stats OF tns
ceased wben they her sialiar that If per
suffering from at Of Ii AZ maady. Toe
SUD epasss of Mrs Psluers Jes and the hor nsri,
that had ella .sed spce the pbies haa out,
awakened The susp ions IL the Off res
London manager of the Norwich Union il understood
have con nuLieaie0 his suspicious the sun Office and
10 lave sdvir led the be withheld uat 10
curry hso csen mac into the
atstn OF the deceased The al of the sun Office
however. thought at tn.ee medical men had ued
the eertihcae pt0pGuning that Palmer had died Of
derhea they would not be JUSTIFIED in withholding pay
ent Ac,irg upon TINS tes.on, tue Norwich UaiDn
the Scot iii Equi able paid the money Pret, subae
qututy made tie Proeoei)n to Insure life Of
Bates in The o.ici,o1s General Assurance Office
ESQ 900, which they dsci"ed sny thing to do
with Another tea ure IN this most exraordI ary case
and which te,ds mysiiy proc. ed,ng. Of Palmer
acc those with whom he sssooia cd still more H. taas
Mr. Cooke the ate tioe vi the signature
of Bates The prcposa, for the INSURANCE. was filed
up At Pslmers b. use, AID george Bsses sstss ,he;
he felt At tbs lat moment string disincia
sign the document. Cooke, hosever, assured him by
say ne, sign away George; I'd trust my Life Mr.
Ia NOR" He thea sgaed and after eod the DE-
testive officer, who congratulated him having
abroad, and not given hun chance" Paine so.
piat who obtained cash ~ he states for bills drawn by
Palmer on his mother, ~itov Of some property
sSs At MasssSy s ut whiss it now ALLEGED
er 10 Pratt amonnts 10 sl'soo, AMI there is
resasn to believe that had the f,iaos o Wales
omce Ied the Gl3 600, laas than Gil 800 of il
81 500 for Palmer, William Palmer al Pratt called y
the Prince OF Wales Office in the early part r January
and William Palmer said that Of he would expect
70 be charged an increased rate o his
nsrs during which time he had dc INK 90 tic u brandy
dsy. lie cenied however that his ocohec was habit
uaily Ct intempeIate hshis II appears thst tie de-
10 insure his life tor 81 900 only with this preston
he s'gneo the proposed paper il blank. William Palmer
was compe'ed the 3lst Of J4nauIy, Pratts oheque
beig given for Glo is Sd bsiog tie auouot OF the
h us ne. Of Was os yhs rs9ed r I
commission, which ha ciaiued as the s,llcor bring
ing tie business. Fer some time before the deatn
Of Walter Palmer William Palmer appears t. hsve been
In great pecuD'ry difficulty the papers fouul In his
house since his commit'a proving bill transact
tiops with platt we've growing and ccult of
adjustment, and that proceedings would be taken If
money were not procured somewhere. 1t may DO
being at present clerk the magistrates at the latter
place. Among the pers who have either died sudden
y at or disappeared mysieriousy from Rugeley the
mother OF Mrs. Palmer who HAD formerly sprung from
a very humble origin. She person of eccentric
habits living at Stafford and not keeping any servants
before her deaI in the year 1913 or Pmes called
upon her at Stafford and she refused adi. him. al
her Something to drink which had made her yers sicH
Palmer, finding he could not get admi sion Induced the
wife Of his next door ieghbor to to her and prevail
upon her to admit him. alleging that she H. and
that a. he was her Gonin law and q medical man hc
must see her. She refused for long me but at length
csssenfed to him. not her house but In the
nsxt house, and in the presence of witness At the
inter view Palmer requested her to lend him money
and also asked her to 60 and live At his house, stating
daughter She refused to give him the money, and
he left her much neensed The poor woman after
tor his return home ii she did not give him some
forwarded it to him "s she and having procured s2o
to &c and reside under the rcsf With FIN s6e
would not live fortnight Her for0bodings proved TO
be true as Notwithstanding her dread Of personal VIC
~nce she afterwards to reside with daughter
(Mrs Palner) and died days afterwards. Another
person who disappeared mysteriously few years ago
CONNER cia traveller, named Duffy who appears TO
have been terms Of crest intimacy not only with Palm
fnts
to have had Misunderstanding with the Falmers
and to have abruptly left the house repairing to nall
inn In Rugeey He ordered his dinner aud ani went out
but has never since been heard Of The only luggage he
brought with hEa carpet bag and this has snce
been found to contain number OF letters from Mrs.
Palmer and from VIM. Paine which leave doubt
to the nature of the intimacy between the former
and Duffy, and OF tho fact oil William Pa mer being ccg-
infant Of it, u stated that shortly after tho dis
appearance o. Duffy Well in Pnlmer's garden filled
up and another sunk at short distance II being alleged
that the first we'll was deficient in its supply of
gentleman named Stevens, who married the deceased
Cookies mother doing every thing In his power 10 as
s the ends of Justice The GOODNESS of Palmer with
spect 10 tho deal Ia OF Cooke almost exceeds belief He
himself proposed to Mr. Stevens oonduct the post
tenn examination the body Of Cooke, aud in his diary
ing words Attended post morem upou poor oke."
Mr. Henry A. Deane of Gray I'M, the solicitor 5iged
Gefatgable in his exerti to collect information, and
has obtained i'm pcrrant evidence relating to the
deaths ofSirs. VIM Ralmer and Mr.. Waiter Palmer The
diarivs and private pepers OF William Palmer contain
of the deaths OF those persona and in the search
which took place Mr. Dcane enabled to make ,mo
discoveries tenong to throw light upon other mat ers
connected with the personal history Of the accused
Although the result OF Dr. Tsyior anal has not yet
officially t-ansrned it Is known that he has discovered
tmoDy in considerable quantities In the stomach and
vscera If Mrs Palmer and also arsenic; but tne quan
ty of the latter il not sufficient to asti the SUSPECT
that death caused by its agcncyarsenic bept
ioui In more less quantity, 10 nlnlost every sub
stance
Since the committa of Palmer to Stafford gaol ont
has been permitted to communicate with blu He Is re
served n manner, and two turkeys with him nigh
and day to prevent hun from mmtling self destrnc
ton. On his first admission TO the prison he refused al
food taking soda water only, and expressing s doerIn
nation to starve himself On the eighth day after hi
incarceration, the medical officers OF the prison bad
consultation on his case resolved 10 give him food
by the medium of thu stomach pump II al persuasive
measures failed When Palmer informed Of this do
termination he yielded and has since taken the food or
desed by the surgeon.
The Influence which Palmer appears 20 have gained
h lin