Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-07-13

The cartiap inous portion OF the body are
the last 10 decOmpOsc
s,stayt unpEINg

SMITH hOIhiNNs
| live in Alma. have done so 80 years Am
acquninted with Palmer and his wife, have
known him - years. Am in the restaurant
business. Remember the disappearance Of
Mrs Palmer. after which he stopped with me
about six days ! had conversation with him
before the finding of the body, was IN his
house, In the front room. He said, my VIE
has gone 10 Sunilac. ] said. there was quite
talk about your wife. He said be had letters
from her, she had gone to- Oregon. lie said
she had dispatch and had 10 go to Sanllac'
Mrs. HENmErTA WILLARD.
The earrings shown, also the buttons, were
Mrs Palmers. She received them the ear
rings as a birthday present.
MRS. Aida HALL.
These rings are Mrs. Palmer's. have OK
amiued these rings.
MRS. GEO. BOYER.
Hive in ST. Louis. have done SO about two
and onc-half months. Am acquainted with
Palmer. Saw them the rings on Mrs. Palmer.
Next saw them at Firemens Hall. lived near
Palmer. The buttons were on Mrs. Palmers
dress.
Myrtle BOYER.
live in St Louis. Know Palmer. Know
ears a night or two before her death.
DR.. KEDZfE. Recalled.
The force OF a mans hand would be sufficient
10 mate rally Obstruct respiration The terror
of the patient under such circumstances would
tend TO aggravntc the result There would be
blood discharged at mouth and nostrils. II is
apparently impossible for person TO so in
ju re themselves.
MRS. DIARY r. ALLISON.
/ live at West Branch, Ogemaw county.
Have liNel i'm Alma Know Palmer, have
known him l. years. Knew Eliza Palmer; she
was my sister; was Al years old. | came TO
Alma To visit them. First learned Of her dis
appearance about the LIST of December. was
called by telegraph. Did not sec the body. |
an acquainted with her handwriting, have
been eyer since she learned to write The let
ter was here prescnted.) | think this letter ia
in Edward II. Pamer's handwriting. The LIST
of December received letter from Palmer
deter put in evidenced in the best of my
judgement ii was written by him. / saw Mrs
Palmer the last time alive about the list OF Sep.
tembcr.
Mrs. Mary Allen recallcd--I know Pamcr's
handwriting. tiIcrc the letter in evidence was
given the wtncss) | think this letter il in
Pamer's handwriting.
George Willard, rccalled-Am acquainted
with the house and lots; think them worth not
exceeding $3.50.
Dr. DcMay, recallcd-On the first examlna-
ton found both sides of the hyoid were dis
placed. The carriages are among the last
portions Of the body to be dccomposed.
CHAS. YERINGToN.
live in Alma, have done so :
years. Am teacher of penmanship,
have taught in the college. The let
ter in evidence is in the same hand
writing a the letter receiv cd by Mrs.
Mary L. Allison.
Cross eXamination.-There are
seven principals i'll the speciman
system of penmanship. There is no
SYSTEM involved the writing of the
letters. y person can learn to write ,
by imitation.
The letter in evidence is in the
same handwriting, as the letter re-
sery ed by Mrs. Mary +. Allison.
NJ. +. SHABBY.
live in Ithaca, am bank cashier,
| have always had much to do with
handwriting; think that the letters
in evidence were all written by the
same hand.
The prosecution here rests its
case; the defence puts in no evidence.
Assistant Mccall commenced his
argument about one o'clock on Tues
day. In calm, dispassionate and
able speech of three hours or more.
presenting the facts and circum-
stances attending the murder as sup
ported by the evidence in the case,
in very forcible and logical man
ner.
Wednesday morning +. w. Whit
ney, counsel for the defence, made a
most ingenious and cogent argu-
ment, no weak point in the prosecu-
ton escaping his notice; but he was
50 completely handicapped by pre-
ponderance of evidence that with
all his acknowledged, legal acumen
and flucncy of speech, he could not
succeed III pal!iatiug the offence of
his client. although he spoke very
ably for four hours. Mr.. Whitney
was succeeded by prosecuting at
torney sawyer, in a very earnest
speech, supplemented the argument
Of Mr.. Mccall for the prosecution.
Mr. Sawyer spoke for about three
hours.
At about five o'clock Judge Hart
delivered very carefully prepared
charge to the jury. 1t was clear.
fair and impartial, embodying brief
and lucid instruction upon all the
material questions which the jury
must necessarily consider in orders to
bring in their verdict according To
the law and evidence.
The jury retired about half past
five o'clock and after about ten or
eleven hours' lplihpration roturroJ