New-York tribune., 1878-12-30
SUOT BYAN IASANE MIN.

OFFICER FVRNESS KILLED AT THE MEfROPOLIfAN
HOTEL By W. /. PALMER, or sToNINGToN.
A well dressed stranger took Il room on the
third floor Of the Metropolitan Hotel on Christmas Day
registering as william l.. Palmer, of NcwYork. HIS
manner was strange times, bu little attention was
paid him until Saturday morning. when halboy
reported to Mr. Clair, the manager, that Palmer was nc
having strangely IN the ladies' parlor. Nj. Clair and
Private Detective Kelley endeav0red to calm the ex
cited man, who with wildly rolling eyes, threatened 10
shoot an gone who HIM He c.ud NOT he per-
suadd TO go his rUOm the police OF the Fourteenth
Precinct were informed Of the trouble. Captain Brogan
sent Officers Burns. Ryan and Asa II. Furness. In c
zens' clothes. TO arrest the man. and while awaiting
their arrival, Detective Kelley, pcering into Mr..
Pamcrs room, heavy Indian clubs lying
on the GoOr II the room was put
in condition to Withstand an assault from without Turn
ing 20 down stairs he was disc"vereihy Palmer VINO
chased him with cooked revolver and then retired to
his room once inside. he baricaded the door and
threatened death to the first who entered
The officers unable to gain entrance waited CU'-
side for several hours when Palmer came out sil car
rying the cooked revolver. Officer FurncsS anxious 10
him from doing mischief In the hotel the hall
being crowded with guests, sprang upon him and en-
dcayOrcd to hold MS arms. Palmer however freed the
hand tnat hcld the pistol by sudden twist, and fired
two shots at the officer. One bullet entered the chest
the other abdoneu, and the wounded detective fell
with OF pain Before the other officers could pre-
vent him. Palmer rushed down stairs, through
the Office and INTO the street, still honrshng
the weapon blood dupprd from his right hahd'
the middle finger Of which had been bTOhcn by one "t
the bullets that nit Officer turner's Down Broadway ne
ran. followed 10y a RAPIDLY increasing throng turning
into Broumc and NJ Muherry-sts.. he rushed INTO ne
Fourteenth Precinct SaOm-nOuSc far ahead OK ms pui
surrs and shouted out: have Just killed W. men at
the hotel" Sergeant Orhelt, d!vnng the state state o!
affairs at once dIsaImcd the man and gave him mo
custody uluutc later the thrOng OF pui ser reached
thr statiohouc and tod the story oi tue shooting ne
prisoner then grew rational and ol the NelE ant nav
he suot the Officer bccause he wanted to rob NM ms
mind seemed unsettled on TINS tOPc ana ne tApt,au
much action that nc had got rId O one OF ihe ron
hrrS who were forever puIsing MN IFS O.ohcn niger
-et and wa, sent 10 bellevue llOs,l'di p.i'oIet
Palmer il Ir>prctdbly connected IN StouugiOu Conn.,
where h- father hycs. lie also has relatives N TINS c'
The report ma ne - pr"iuCi D! F''i'nU vi ~ ~ E
Palmer. of the Union Square Theatre is untrue l'
ilurr, v. l.. Palmer aua>se' fortune a. '"c ldIu'
and rcurcd 10 private iiie, %nd the 5rnJ - wen h,'h
iu stouiu-tou. Caotan y; -, Palmer Iol z iurht.
i..mgi 'nIm"' iytS Iu,S bc.n n'' move or
ud rot finish his coar>' his studies became dt~-
ta-t,! him. II is .ad that adisappo!nm'rt 30 love
and tlat since the loss of hi, mother about year ago,
hc hl, snowa increasing symptom, Of m.nDli
lar b,i.'n.--, though his fJ'hrr ha, oudaayo'.d
H. establish bru ~ broker ~ u,~ c.'y,
but without -ic,css. He ha, lit nome on several
osrl-..u5 roCcIay, and Wa, afo."Af fo found 't TINS
cty HIuI,ruZ ahoIt. II" threatened Wei .'r n o."
months o. placed IN an asylum for i'" "'rG-,
ai,cr which Ac was at hb"rty: lis confinement h'
denounced ,, great outrage. HIS peculiar 81 MFt'''
.r tSlu,trd fear it some one j. as NE tn en- o.
Irrm ilu add rob aud murd T. him H. h'> ItrN nadr
small u1 "ut OF Ills trunk hIh- u "i -
INDIAN cI.s, knives ana ".hcr weapons. A. IL
sue Uo,p.m Nr.trria' Lee talked l"u" uS, 'h"u'A
with . r1t.cr sHtIsc drncdnor. III" """"" on H''
-r,. b. ali.a'tn in, city, your Palmer Aa. BOARDED
al number "' pa''-, al d'l "' "Hth ~. h'H' '',''
tfuu.c hS hi, singular conduct On sHu"" ,l ..>'
. u.> forced o. lrtv, tur Iuc aitr stdy ol three
.,3r.. durlu. winch hr had transformed hI- lo"m mo
Whom u.ur,d that hc must 20 away, lc n'ir n9'.'n
- d1" P,i'' 'r'. u, ,.t" VINO. L',' - W. ,,, ',