Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-07-13
PALMER TRIAL
Testimony as Taken by q Record
Reporter.
The Jury Brings in a Verdict of Murder
The Jury Brings in a Verdict of Murder
in the End degree.
Sentenced for 20 Years at Hard Labor.

The case of the people VS.. Edwin II.
Palmer was resumed Thursday July 5
AT 8 O'Clock p. NJ. The case was pre-
sented to the jury by Mccall assistant
prosecuting attorney, setting forth the
facts, that the people expect to prove,
with which our readers are familiar.
The first witness was Mrs. Gertrude
passmore who beng duly sworn, de-
poses as follows | live at Alma, |
know Edwin Palmer. knew Eliza Pal
mer. they have lived in Alma II years.
lived about one block from them last.
before that about two blocks, Mrs. Pal
mer was dressmaller. | am a dress
maker. worked for Mrs. Palmer, the
last of September, know of her dis
appearance, remember going to her
house about the 10Th, was there about
S or 9 O'Clock in the evening. was TO go
there to work the next morning, Mrs.
Palmer was in her usual health and
spirits, my boy went with me, he IS :
wears of age, ! went there the next
morning about eight o'clock, met Pal-
mer and Mrs. lIildreth, Mrs. Ilildreth
went up town and Palmer said that
Mrs. Palmer had gone to Port Huron,
he asked me to take the bird, | saw
nothing unusual in Palmer's appearance
[ went up town, saw Palmer the next
day, | noticed some work on the bed.
Palmer asked me whose it was. | first
went into the sitting room, the last
night | saw Mrs. Palmer She was sew
ING can't say whether she had shoes on
or not. next saw Palmer in front OF his
house. he said he had letter from Mrs.
Palmer, her brother wanted her TO so
to Oregon and he told her TO go, |
worked for Mrs. Palmer through Sep
tember, remember seeing the body OF a
| woman at the Engine house the last of
January, it was Eliza Palmer's body.
Cross eXamination-I have lived in
Alma 2l years, was intimate with the
Palmer family, worked there two days
in the fore part Of August, can not re-
member anything Mrs. Palmer said eX-
cept about going to the fair, Mrs. Pal
mer cautioned my boy to keep still and
not wake Palmer as he would be cross.
| went away about 20 minutes TO 9
O'Clock, no body came there while was
there, came from home to Palmer :.
went to postotlice, then went home
next morning went to Palmer's, saw
Mrs IIildreth and Palmer, after some
conversation with Palmer | went up
town. the next time ! went there TO get
the bird. Il was not there again till after
! Christ mas.
e-Drect-When | was there in Sep
tember saw box covered with red
cloth, ! think il was four feet long, II
was in the room off the kitchen, after
wards saw this box in Fireman's Hal
| i'm January. it was the same box, Mrs.
Palmer's body was in this box there.
Re-Cross ex.-I do not think | took
supper at Mrs. Palmer's the p of Sep
tember. Mrs. Palmer had on lace tie
that night, recognized the same tie OH
the body at Fireman's Hall. saw her
body. did not know how she was dress
ell except that her dress was black. the
box was kept for kind of receptacle
for patch work.
MRS. MATTE HlLDRETII
Have lived miles from Alma 10 or /.
years, and am acquainted with u. and
wife, she was dressmaker | took
"A dress there the Saturday before the
Ithaca fair. Stopped at Palmer
Thursday morning, saw Palmer as
was going away. Mrs. PassmOre came
| saw Palmer near PollaSky's store, he
came up and said suppose You want
your dress and that Mrs u. had gone
to Port Huron, he got my dress. saw
Mrs. Palmer the Saturday before, the
dress was not quite done the basting
threads were in, | was at the houst
about 10 minutes.
Cross ex.--I DO not know whether
the train had gone or not.
MISS FLORA BAMBOROUGH.
Live i'm Alma, came here in II an
acquainted with l.. and wife, later
years have worked with her ut dres;
making. during the month of Sep. had
dress there to be made was there, sew
cral times TO see about it, was there or
the evening Of Sep. 2S. do not know
as any one was there except Mrs i
Was there frUm to 10 minutes. saw