Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-05-17
THE EJIDoRA TRAGEDY.

/ THE EUDoRA TRAGEDY.
j CAPT. PALNERs BODY IDssTtEIzD- yEEDIcE
i OF TIE JUKY.-The mystery which has for
/ nearly six months envelOped the Scutting of
the schooner Eudora Imogeneand the disappear
anee of the Captain and mate, has at last been
4 cleared up, and the old saving that Murder
4 viii out" has again been verified.
The body found on the beach at Hunters Isl
and on Sunday last has been identified beyond
4 doubt as thatof Capt VIM. Palmer by his broth
er-in-law, Capt Arnold
The murder exhibited considerable shrew6-
ness and foTethought in stripping the body of
all wearing apparel, and cutting the skin from
! such portions Of the body and limbs as were
tattooed with figures in India ink. He had per-
formed his work so wei he derided the idea that
the body could ever be found, and if so he felt
quite certain it could not, by any possible means,
be identified 4 smallbut singular mark escaped
I his notice. which, in connection with the fact
that the form and features of the deceased cor
responded exactly with those Of Capt Palmer,
left no room for doubt as to the identity in the
mind Of Capt Arnold, who has been intimately
acquainted with Capt Palmer from boyhcod--
! The mark referred to was on the small finger of
the right hand. This finger was crushed some
years since. and after healing up, the end was
nearly twice as large as formerly, and the nail
was split across the center.
| tion yesterday at City Island, and before Capt.
Arnold examined the body, took the following
1 testimony:
| Justice Arnold sworn.-I reside at Deep River
! Conn, and was acquainted with Capt. William
| Palmer when living; he was So years of age iii
| November, 1855, and measured o feet II inches
| in height with boots on; the last time saw him
alive was in November of last year; he had the
| form of a female and an anchor worked on his
left arm in India ink, just below the elbow; the
| initials ofhis name were on the back of his wrist
and on the calf Of the leg; there was peculiar
mark on the small finger of his right hand, the
nail being split and the end of his finger was lar
ger than usual. CATER giving general descrip-
I ton, Capt Arnold examined the body and con-
tinued): recognize the body lying here as that
of Captain Vim. Palmer; find the mark on the
nail as described it; the jaw and chin cores
| pond with his exactly; can discover part of n
letter "P" in India ink on his left leg, in the
locality as on Captain Palmer; am positive this
| is his body.
Capt Leyinis testified to seeing the negro Will
son in yawl-boat in the vicinity of the EudOra
when she went down, and to his arrest few
minutes after, when moneyand clothing belonging
to the captain and mate articles belonging to the
schooner were found in his possession. His tes-
timony was mainly the same as given he United
States Commissioner Morton last mouth, when
the negro was under examination for revolt,
which was published at the time. The only new
and important feature was that particle of skull
/ found in a flaw on the head of the hatchet cor
responds with piece Of the skull that is absent
where the blow was inflicted.
The jury delibcrated about ten minutes, when
they rendered the following verdict
The jury find that the body of VIM. Palmer
was found lying dead near high-water mark on
the beach of Hunters Island, in the town of
Pelham, on the 18th day of May inst. and that
said body when so found appeared to have been
in the water about five months, and that he had
received blow on the left side of his head and
Jaw; that one George Wilson, man ofcolori on
and about the 23d of November, 1855, on board
of the schooner Eudora Imogene, in said Coun-
ty of Westchester, feloniously made an assault
upon the body of VIM. Palmer, then and the
present. and the aforesaid George Wilson, with
Ia certain Ratchet, violently inflicted mortal
wound upon the left side of the head of Wm
Palmer, which wound caused his death. The
Jury therefore say that George Wilson did fcl-
oniOusly kill and murder the said VIM. Palmer,
in the manner and form before said, against the
peace of The People of the State of New-Iork
and their dignity.
N (Signed) JOSEPH LEvIEIs, Foreman.
DUDLEY B. WELLS, ALEXANDER RoLFE,
JoHS PRICE, Thomas JENNINGS,
WV ScoFEELD, CHAs MCCLENNAN.
On the rendition of the verdict Coroner Nor
rell issued warrant forthe purpose of bringing
the negro Wilson before him on Thursday next,
when n full examination will take place. Will
son has been removed to the Jail at White Plains.
On being informed Of the circumstances connec-
ted with the finding of the body he is said to
have exhibited some signs of fear.
i Wilson has once been at large since the MUIR
der, on a writ of habeas corpus, and probably
thinking that no further evidence would turn up
against him, did not take advantage of his lber-
I ty to escape. After returning to this city from
the Westchestcr County Jail, he proceeded to
the United States Commissioner Office for the
purpose ofgcuins some old clothes, and while
there mr. Charles McCIcnnan of City Island
came in and entered complaint Of revolt in
was accordingly rearrestcd, and the investigation
was continued from week 10 week before United
4 States Commissioner Morton, and he was finally
committed, and is now held for trial on that
charge.
1t now supposed that the trial for murder
will take the precedence, in which case the trial
for revolt may neuer take place.
The body Of Capt Palmer was taken charge of
by Capt. Arnold who proceeded with it last
might TO Deep River by the steamboat City of
4 Hartford and the funeral will take place this
i "wednesday forenoon.
There has never been any doubt that Capt.
Palmer was murdered, yet it is gratifying to the
friends of the deceased to recover his remains
and know that they rePose quietly in the earth
instead Of being tossed about by tempests until
the ocean yields up its dead.-7ribuae.
An AMERICAN PRIxcIPLE REcoGxIzED-One
of the conventions hcldby the Peace Conference
in Europe has attached to the treaty the princi-
pies that neutral flags cover an enemy's goods,
\ that neutral goods arenot liable to capture under
an encmy's flag, and that bloctades to be bind