The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-26
THE GREAT POISONING CASE IN ENGLAND

THE nsQUEsTs ON THE BODIES or PALNsR's WIFE
AND BROrHEK-ooSTINUATIoN or TnE TESTIMONY
how MIS- PALMEK 5IcKESED AND DI2D-waAr
PALMER PkESoRIBED FOR HgR-
lCorrespondsncs Of ,ndso rmssl
kUGELxY Jsa H. 1858.
The inquests upon the bodiss resps,voiy OF walter
and Anne Palmer the brotnsr vile Of Viii
liam Palmer, late surgeon If This town sho has basn
committed upon the Coroners wsfrsut charged ~ish
the wtfu murder OF William Parsons Cook, wsre re-
stunned this morning In the rowu Hall here bsors 4r.
W. W. Ward, Coroner and = jary OF tssny-tw' ganns
men, Of whom Mr.. W. Fowke was toe foreman.
Nj. John Smith, Of Birmingham, soho toe present
to watch ths the behalf Villa PAnsr xho Is
o. having p"snsd the s
4r. Desne, solicitor, OF London, aud, ~ oefors Nc.
Gardner, SOLICITOR Of Stafford, conducted the case Tor
When The jury had assembled thu Coroner said that
The inquest twas adjourned bectuse DR. Taylor had not
completed hh analyses. That wspsss h II not yet
arrived and In his he proposed 10 take che ev
dence which was ready as TO the post norton sxami
Mr. smith objected to any medical testimony ssinv
ttalsn In the absence OF Dr Taylor.
Tho Coroner raid that evidence might be real
to DR. Taylor when he arrived.
Sarah Palmer, the sister-inaw Of ths aecessed said
she remembered having panisd the deceased to
Liverpool While there she WAS toetsbly well, bat On
the Tu sdsy they Liverpool they vsat into tie
town and home tired and Pal tstigIed
upon the sofa When she arrived back ~ Ruseey (the
winners o0ntnued she sat by The fire. took aud
the witness, advised her take dicne and put
her feat in warm wafer, bat she dscioei 70 do so did
not homo with her fou the rail yay station but left
her why up she told me what have stated when
With her 03 ro ns oeoee the uat in
evening; should say however that on the Tuesday
Liverpool, when she was dressed in thin White dress
the Saturday she complained Of coid Ia her chest,
and said ths sne tsat sors when left hsr on saturday
said that need not harry, my motasr bsug ILL., Asv
her again Sunday evening, and again on the
Tuescsy and that was the last time her; when
went to Liverpool ntented to stay until thursdly,
but came home Wednesday because the deceased felt
By Mr. DeAne--I walked up only part Of tbs way With
the deceased from the tbs railway station At Rugeey NY
brother George accomp 4nisi Mr.. William Palmer from
my nothst's house which halt way oewssn ths ra
way station and her house, my having ssayea IT
my mothers to rest herself.
Mr. smith, should like 1t to be known that the &C.
cused duly qualinei surgeon. I know this OF
certainty. but the contrary hiss been stated,
BY M. smith. brother used to attend A. well as
almost confined to his own family,
Mr.. Smith then put questions tn the witness with
view ascertain whether she kn that her brother he
accussd) member o. the College surge a. well
- associate Of Apothecsrss' Il All
Mr.. DeaDe.-There have been found among his pace
evidence which proves that be was duly quaIidei
surgeon.
Witness--I know that my mother has I'd his plomS
In her possession for some tine.
The Coroner.-I have seeu do ,uments which give the
date Of his license The document il dated The lOta Of
August, 1846.
Crosse xamination by Mr. Smith resumed-I know that
the deceased had life interest In property dom.
know that was Of the yearly vaus of EOo but Il ceased
with her Ie should add that ars Palmer was always
In delicate health and in tue Of year of
death abs particularly and had gone to several
when ct Buxton, together in Angus, 1854 perceived
that her tongue exceedingly whits and said TO her,
attrae.s' Il TO want Of medicine during tho dine
that she vas With Mr.. Dawson at Abbots Bromley she
1ed to tshs great deal OF meicite whsa we left home
for Liver pool was Arranged with Mr. Palmer that
thould return the Thursday, aud ioa't know Il
wete to my brother to say thai oomiog Wei,
nesday hi little boy at the statioa 10 u.s. not
because be knew when coming, but be,suse as
he Was out wSlSing almost evsr Gay hs might we'll
railway our journey home from Liverpool from about
IL to bait past o'clock We toos lunch before
we left Hvsrposi, and partcok o. cold reass beef
Matilda BrHdshsw depossd thst she hso Known the
deceased Anne Palmer, since she very young
woman and attended her in her several Illnesses
Witness went to her the Monday after she
returned home from Liverpool when she in bed and
sad that she thought she had taken cold through
Liverpool she took something that shs thought had done
her good and the following morning attempted to get
up but unable, being sized with sickness and that
sickness had continued Deceased aided that when Dr.
knight came he gave her hing whtch had
Coed hut she got Ill again liter hsd said this
her, shs said aMy'dsar Mrs Bradshsw, Ian glad thu
you are come; sit by me on the bed" Witness did
and then the accused left the room After hs had lef
abe said that 1t The sickness that Austsd her
This WAS al CONTINUED the wi.nsss) that heard her
say; but am deaf She voutsd several times xfssr
grapes and bread. proposed other thiozs, but with
reference TO almost evsy thing she said tnAt It would
make her rick She never complained Of any pain
to me, excepting that arising from sickness shs
vas not puIesd much While was with her until
the last. She frequently said that she hoped her
bowels would mot trouble her again she sh,uli
Be dead She said this the ming before her DEATH
When she felt ntte unpleasant. sensation in her
bowels told Mr. Palmer that nor DO vels hsd not acted
but he sad thst Of consequence He spoke words
to the effect that that better for hsr 20
little support had ATTENDED, upon her up to that ns
during three days and hail. and during hs whole Of
that time her bowels bad not been moved. They were
not moved until the morning Of her death She then
weak and very low and - soon a. her bowels we're
moved the sickness abs.ed She did not live more than
three Of ,eer hours Ate. thAt and the
ton she died at about one o'sock In thu day.
:, By M Dtsne-Durine the time thu I WAS With her
Mrs. Palmer had solid food At AL tried to persuade
her to eat but abe replied, 81 take anything"
She sad that her throat felt from the vomiting which
strained her throat. She complained at tonss of her
mouth being dry. She not particularly thirsty The
medical men who attended the deceased we're Mr. Bsmtord
and Mr. Palmer her husband. lgsve her medicine
1t was little mixture, bat not MUCH Itasted It. tasted
her mixtuse because Was in the habit Of doing In
attending upon sick people She hsd two pills yell
two pills. gave her that medicine and only tnat l
saw one else give Der the night that she took
two nights before her death She HAD some sffer.
vescing drsughts; forget 20 mention that. They
given 70 her by Mr. Palmer, her husband caunot
collect bow many she took She generally aked for the
efervescins mixture They given In my presence
In this way he brought quite clear Ia glass
ordinary lumber, and vas half aed vi n water. he
put the mixture into the vater and hs stirred 1t
with spoon IL efervesced The MIXTURE looked like the
ordinary ehervesciDg draughts and she frequently said
that the preparation very refreshing and did her
moro good than anything elss She would take those
dfaughts two or three times In the course Of the day
She was sick In q few minutes after taking food. She
had little port wine and water. l don't know that
she had an injection. Mr.. Bamford did not give me
instructions to give In the she died.
She appeared to be quite low and composed and
for some time before she begged would not trouble
to give her anything did not notice any hing parucu-
lar In her breathing She appeared quite sensible
Last She was never otherwise night day, during the
time that with her. She had NO commissions nor
rpams. 1t two three hours before her death
that she told not trouble her The last thing
took before her death WAS the juice oi grapes
asked her 70 take some She said abe could not
uok them, when replied 81 can squeeze them into
spoon" did put into her mouth whes she looked
ct me in very pleasing and said soh that was
very nice" This before the purgtng Viii preceded
her death No else besides NJ. Palmer and myself
gave her anything during the time that there He
did not give her anything the day that she die He vas
With her very freq y-coseing into the room vary