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

j. III. ltAsN recalled, cross cA.-
| was sworn ou The examination, have
practiced medicine about years.
John Hicks recalled was attend
ing to Ia, business at Alma, during
Ausust aud September last, Trayer
and Palmer were together. they were
there several times, Have known Pal
mcr T. years, he has worked for me,
! AIN acquitted with his hand writing,
! have quite Il good deal of his hand
writing | think this letter was in his
hand writing.
Cross examination Ny business il keeping
n saloon. | keep tables where persons OF age
are allowed to play. | saw Traycr and Palmer
there playing cards together. | saw them
there the same as others. / have Palmer's
hand writing in some accounts he got for
me. never saw this letter till 10 day. Did
not know that | should be called upon to
prove anything about this letter till to-day. /
am able to write toleably well. Here the
witness was called upon to write both with
pencil and penn
DENNIS SHELL.
live in Grant, NJ. Clare county: have lived
there four years. / am acquainted with
Palmer and was acquainted with Mrs. Palmer,
] was her hrotheI.in-law by marriage. had
AN introduction TO Palmer H. her husband Il
years ago. Have seen Palmer but once since
that time I'LL came 10 Ithaca | think when
she was years old she came to live with me;
was there some years. She received no in
structions except from me. ! sometimes gave
her copies to write after. 1lcre witness cX-
hibited the letter. ] am acquainted with Mrs
Palmer's handwriting; have had some CORE
spondencc with her. In my judgement !
should say this letter is not the handwriting of
Eliza Palmer.
Cross examination ! am Il farmer, have a.
ways been so. when she came to live with me
lived in Saniac county. She was about 10
years old when she left my place. can not
tell what time OF the year she first came 10 my
house | do not know just how long she was
away, perhaps about one year. set her
copies the first year she was with me and at
various other times. lido not know what par
ticular system of penmanship. | think first
set her the capitals J think She practicod
after my copies all the time she was there at
my place. She left my place when about II
years old. My wife died about 9 years after
She left got letter from Eliza before my
wife died. read ibis letter. | saw letter
written hyhcr To my daughter. | read this
letter. THINK her writing rcscmblcd mine ]
did not know of her whereabouts for some
years. | cannot tell what was in this hast let
ter.
Redirect The signature 70 this letter. in
NY Judgment, is not Mrs. Pamcr's.
MRS. MARY NJ. ALLEN.
Live at Amadorc. My husband was brother
10 Mr.. Palmer. They were married about Ii
years ago. They were AT her mothers two or
three weeks, they then went up north. Thi,
lcttcr ia not in her handwriting; n far as
have seen his writing, the is and ms are like
his.
Mhs nENWETTA wIILiRp.
Live in Alma, have done so T. years. Am ac.
quaintcd with Mrs. Palmor's writing; not
much acquainted with Primers writing. have
seen some of his. l should think this letter
is not i'm Mrs. Palmcrs handwriting | rcmcn-
hcr her disappearance. saw Palmer aftcl
this in front OF his house, he said she was IN
Oregon. saw a dead body in the Engine room.
met hcras often as once every three or four
weeks for years. except when she was away.
c3uld not recognize the face OF the body. could
recognize the hand il was Mrs. Palmcr'o.
DENNIS ALLEN.
| live in Fremont. Sanilac county. have
lived there years. Am acquainted with
Palmer. Was acquainted with Eliza Alien She
was my sister. They were married az Alpene.
a. they 10th said. | think she was about p
years old. think if she: were alive She would
be about36 years old. am sure this lrttcr is
not In her handwriting lido not know whether
they kept house before coming 10 Alma. ]
saw them living together in y lima six years agC
last ;al. lido not know how long they lived in
Alma. Palmer has not been AZ my hoLss dun
ing or since iast fall. l have brother living
in Sanilac county. saw Mr.. Palmer alive
the iast time four years ago. Her mother s
dead. died some four years ago.
Gross examination-I am brother OF the
deceased.
DIR. SCOTT.
I've in Ithaca, have done 80 - years |
Know Palmer by sight. Have been a physicig n
AMI surgeon - years. ! made an examination
ON the Eth of April, Drs. brownie, Suydan and
Warrington were present. The body was in the
barn. We commemorate the brain We found
an injury to the laiynx, the hyoid bone and
thyroid cartilage had been done by lateral
pressure, was most probably done by the hanG
This bone is In fair state of preservation. 1t
would take violent pressure 10 break these
bones as they were. II closed ana kept closed
death might cnsuc in two minutes. Tn, re
would Toe a spa>mOdic effort to cough; there
wonld be bloody discharges. From the ex-
animation made, think q .ath was caused
by stranguation. She might have died I'm a
few minutes II she lived but a few minutes
it j. probable that She did not recover COL
seriousness. The air passes from the laryrX 70
the phurynN, this passage j. threc-fouIth tbs of
an inch. / could not discover any other cause
ot death. II would take nearly the strength
of man hand 90 completely close this pus-
sage so as To suspend respiration 30 not
think any other force than 10y mans hand
could produce this effect Mrs. Palmer could
not inilict such an injury upol herself
some buttons from the dress on the body
and earrings were produced.
Cross cNaminutiOn-This is the first hyoid
bone | eve saw broken. This bone was not
entirely ossincd. tllcrc the hyoroid bone was
presented 10y Dr. scott That bone l. con.
sidcrabiy hidden. This party died not 80
much by choking a. 10y the result of Ch)kiur.