Telegram-herald., 1888-07-09

ns latest Developments AZ Ithaca
saturday evening. Ia the trial "a I'd.
Palmer. Jastics Woodward. of Alma. tssri-
Eed that he caIlsd upon Palmer al
his house sbout three weeks after AEs-
Fsimsrs disappearnnos and said. "a.
waus 20 Talk ~ you" Witness eontinaed-
"hs took = ssat nsar me. and | t0ld him
sboat rumor sdoaE thai DE lad killed
his eifa and secrsted her body somewhere.
he expressed surprise hat such a rumor
SHOULD be started. sad. Id there Is
somstbing wrong II yoa havs letter
from Your wife. a. yoa say you have, Why
don y0u allox the Alma Record 10 publish
81 least portion Of u. snd IN tnis way clear
up this cloud thar hangs over yoo. he re-
plist; i ka0s wneEs she = and could 20
and get Der &C any tIme II | had the motley.
tl1 then broke down crying. lie wanted 10
bcrroE noaeY 10 go and <ss her. and let
him have the money and took mortgage
on his property. he went away bat re-
tarned 10 a ies days. l asked him u he
bad seen his vile. snd be said no. bat bad
seen her brother. and he bad advised him
not 70 90 AFTER her"
John HieEs. Of Alma. testified that he
spoke % Palmer about the sudden dlsap-
peaIsnee oi hls vile. and he replied. "i'll
make - hot for them yet ] don't care
. cues. though, what they say I'll get even
With them Witness told hin be had bet
lsE produce The letter he claimed be had re-
esived rom ais wife
Thomas di00ei, Of Alma, who. about one
wssk before The hndinx OF Mrs. Pslmer's
boty. accompanied Palmer 70 Clare county
90 work IN ths woods. testified that be slept
With Palmer. that be was uneasy and
groaned tn his sleep. and when spoken TO
about The rumor sdoaE in regard 20 bis
paurdsriDg bis vile. said, You know she
has run OF two or three times from me aod
those - - want TO get ne into trou-
be"
Ida Hickman. Of Lansing. sxors that she
seat 10 Alma - fnd work; secured il 81
Palmers. Palmer told ner his wife had
gone 10 Sanilac eouaty. She asked him
Why Mrs. Palmer did not take her cloak
along. and he said be bad bought her q new
one. beautiful plush. Palmer gave wit
ness an apron and a pair of shoes.
Amos Brace. whose late Illness caused
The continuance OF the trial. testified that
Palmer gave him . satchelfni OF clothes 90
take 10 bis mother 10 wash, and charged
him not 70 say anything about whom the
clothes belonged 10. The mother testlh>d
that the ciothss orought By her son were
meas clothing. sBd That one shirt had
blood on the bosom aud 81 eve near the
rristosnd-
Myroa Trsver. OF Hanover. testified that
he worked near Alma last Fall. Went 20
Alma often In the evening. and became
acquainted with Pslmsr. Palmer came 10
hrm aud asked him II be had heard the
rumor that he had killed bis wife. Witness
said yes. and Palmer then said. We'll I
did kill her" he then offered witness 800
II he would help nim dispose Of the body.
e he wzs being watched Witness said be
was a0t In condition 20 do anything Of
thai kind" lie then told witness that II
BE ave him away ais lie would BAY Tor il,
or words % that effect
During the reading Of the lsttsr purport-
tDg b have been written By the murdered
woman. Palmer cried. As the trial pro-
gressed be became more nervoua
Prof kesizis. Of Lansing. Who analyzed
the stomach Of Mrs. Palmer. testified that
be found no traces Of poison.