Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-02-10
No Rough OIL Rats" found in the
the st mach of Eliza Palmer.
Re-arrested on the charge of
Murder and he pleads mot
Guilty" Examination set
for Feb. II.
The Coroners Inquest Verdict

lue OOIOutIS 1Hq utSI 'eIuIOI'
On Monday last prosecuting attorney
received Il telegram from Prof. kedzie,
of Lansing, to the effect, that the stom
ach of Mrs. Palmer did not contain
poison. Therefore she could not have
show by IA letter purporting to have
been written by her on the night of her
death, saying she would take a dose of
rough on rats" Palmer feeling afraid
to be brought to Alma for examination
fearing he would be strung up, JUS
tice Yerington went TO Ithaca, where
he was arraigned Monday afternoon
Outsiders were not allowed entrance
The original charge contained some in
formality and the prisoner was dis
charged. Prosecuting attorney Sawyer
at once caused his arrest upon new
complaint for murder. Palmer plead
not guilty. and his examination is set
for Feb. 18th. He can not obtain bail.
lie was interviewed 10y Il press report
er, in his cell but he refused TO converse
claiming his attorney had instructed
him to stop his talking.
Upon searching Palmer'S house
Sheriff Petit found letter addressed
to Palmer by Ida Hickman, Of Lansing
and ON the occasion of his visit to Ian
sing with the contents of Mrs. Palmers
stomach he interviewed this young
woman. who admitted that she was
here and stayed three days and three
nights with Palmer in December, but
expressed great surprise when told of
what had occurred. She had in her
possession a pair of shoes and an apron
given her by Palmer, belonging to Mrs.
| Palmer. which were taken by the
Sheriff. No arrest was made. 1t is
rumored that there are at least three
women in this town. one at Ithaca, and
one at Ionia, that are apt to be inter
viewed in a similar manner.
Palmer has employed L. W. Whitney
OF st. Louis. to defend him. Whitney
is very able criminal lawyer. and will
do all that can be done in his defense,
but he has got big job on his hands.
Deputy Sheriff Willard received a
letter last Saturday from Mrs. Dan.
Allen. Mrs. Palmer brothers wife, at
Amadore, Mich. in which denies the
fact of their not being married. and
says they were married i'm 1872; she also
states that TO her certain knowledge
Mrs P had left Palmer twice, the last
time she visited her at Amadore. claim
ing that he was so cruel she could not
endure it longer, that he had choked
her number of times until she was
almost dead and was afraid he would
kill her yet.
The coroners inquest resumed on
Thursday, the jury in this case met at
the office of Justice Yerington.
DR.. Suydam sworn: am 35 years
Of age; live in Alma; am practicing
physician and surgeon; have practioed
medicine nine years: was acquainted
with Eliza Palmer: my attention was
called to body found in a barn on
Palmers lot in Alma in connection with
Drs. DeMay, Yerington and Downie
about clock Jan. 3lst; the body as
i'm box in the barn: the box was IN
the ground; the top WAS uncovered;
saw box opened and body in box; not
iced position Of body; found head lying
to the south. twisted to the left on
shoulder. fa &C up; right hand lying oyer
waist, left one lying on body will
hand clutehed, the knees drawn up i'm.
cline1 to the west; the body was dress
ed i'm dress, underskirt, drawers, host
with elastics. no shoes; body i'm de-
eayed condition beyond recognition
the face So decayed Us not 10 he recogniz
ed: saw the box Immediately after he
ing removed; was buried about one
and half feet deep; body was takeI
to Firemans Hall; saw bodynext morn
ing still in the box; held post morten
|, with others: 1t was the body of a fe
!, male; first examined externally t,
/, find any injury; found none; | GU
away the scalp to find fractures; thel
went into the neck. cut down the throa
found the rings of the trachea soften.
: ed or brokon down; cut into tn
/ thorax over the lungs, cut out a por
. tion of the upper part of each lung, pm
/ the pieces in water, found them L
float; cut into abdomen and into tn