Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-17
"BLEEDING AT NOSE"
Palmsfs Theory iOr The Blood Stains on
His Chthi1s.
He Falters When Asxed What He Had
to Do With Killing whitehouse.

PokrsMorra. y. H. Nov. i6.
The Interest in tEe Nhitehou.e murder
trial remains unabated. The court room
vas packed at both sessions. There were a
great many ladies' in attendance. Prof.
Angel pointed OUT to the iary the places Oh
the coat and pants where blood spots had
been cut out.
Burnett \. Davenport. chemist of Bos-
ton, testified to making tests of the stains on
the cloth from the panth and ulster. and tina,
his o~n human blood eorrssDouded exactly
to the tests made b. ihdse stains.
Fred ). Palmer was recalled and testified
TO Whitehonse having the watch.
DIR Whittier. coroner, testified that Palm
er testified Voluntarily at he inquest.
This closed the testimony for the State.
The defense was open, BY lawyer Page
who addressed the jury nearly an
hour.
The first witness was Henry McKenne /,
Who testified - being with Palmer on the
Sunday evening of the crime I'LL nearly 10 81
o'clock. He never heard Palmer express
any feeling against Whitehouse. Had kno va
Palmer to have spells of bleeding at the
nose.
Annie Mshoney testified to being in
Pslmers company until ~. 80 on that Sun
as Usual.
Daniel McIn,ire toll gather at Portsmouth
bridge testified To opening the toll gate at II
o clock and retiring, and he heard no unu.-
ual sounds that night.
Annie NJ EvOy testified to Palner's call
ing at her house on the evening of May ~.
George H. Emery, brother-in law of
Palmer's. testified To Palmer's nose bleeding
frequently and to the length of time con-
sumed in walking from ralmer's home to the
scene of the crime
The court then took a recess till oclnck
this afternoon. when Dsnn's Regan testitet
TO Nhitehouse having watch.
Thos. Mahoney testified To the friendly
feeling between Palmer and Whiteh0use and
10 the latters visiting hin at the shoe factory.
VIM. Palmer, a brother of the accused,
testified to Whirebouse calling at the shoe
factory and telling him that he was going
down To see James.
Palmer's Mother testified that her son
came home about eleven o'clock Sunday
night, going ight To bed, that he didn't leave
the house that ght, AMI got up the next
morning at g 30. she also said that she used
the hammer on the previous Saturday and
that was the last time the hammer seen
by her. She told about getting the pants
ud overcOat for the officers.
James Palmer the accused, was called.
He appeared calm and collected, and an
swered the questions III distinct voice. The
only time he showed any emotion was when
he was asked What he had To do with the kill
ing of hitehOuse. He first looked tonard
the ceiling, then dropped his head aud said
all know is that they say | killed White
house, | didn't have anything to do with it,"
Palmer testified that the tools found at his
house and claimed by the Electric l. ght
Company, belonged to him and were given
To him by various parties. He said that
Nhitehouse visited him at the shoe factory
and brewery and he never had any trouble
with the man now dead. He was subject to
to bleeding OF the nose. He was with
friends on hr night of Sunday Ma, 29th
and leaving them went home about } T. NJ
He retired and didn't go out until the next
morning. At the conclusion of Palmer's
testimony, the court took a recess until .
A. VI tUmOrrow when the cross examlna-
lion will commence.