The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-10-13

| tremely restless and acted like an insane
person. Sha became satisfied tnen that
his troubles had preyed upon him Until
his reason had become dethroned. ne
was not intoxicated on that occasion. nor
on any other occasion when he acted
strangely. For year prior to the homi-
| eide Palmer carried small piece Of coal
In his pocket and considered 1t very val
liable. He gave it to her once, with in
structlons that the greatest care be taken
OF it, AS he left the house he again eau
toned her to be very careful of the coal.
! he never told her anything about owning
coal mine, but he told her husband a
| story OF that kind, and the latter told her.
| She knew OF her own knowledge that her
/ brother owned no mine, nor anything
| else.
The prosecution did not cross-examine
| Mrs. Dunn.
! George Dunn, husband of Palmer's sis
ter, corroborated her testimony. Prior
to the Fair prosecutions Palmer was one
| OF the most Gght-hearted and happy.
But after that great change came over
! hlm-he was an entirely different man.
| He became morose and Eighty, and was
| a verltable lunatic IN many ways. Palmer
/ stopped him on the street one day and
/ told him about coal mine he had To-
Gated, and out of which he was going to
make millions. The witness was salts
! fed that the story was simply one of
! Palmer's insane yagaries. Witness talked
with Palmer about his troubles several
times, but generally tried to keep him off
| that subject, as it upset his mind. He
| charged
FAIR AND PHLEGER
| With running him. Palmer told the wit
ness that their prosecutions would drive
him crazy, if they had not done so al
ready. The witness corroborated the
story told by his wife, about the night
they brought Palmer to their house and
tried to quiet him. Palmer cried bitterly
that night.
$50 you know what he cried about?"
| asked Attorney Hart.
Eyes, asked him." replied the wit
ness.
And what did he say ?''
He said it was because of the persecu-
| tons by Phleger and Fair; and this was
after Fair and Palmer settled their diff
cultieS."
Yes, settled by leaving Palmer bank
rupt," added Attorney Hart bitterly.
Mr.. Dunn was cross-eXamined at
length by Mr.. Jones, but nothing new
was developed.
PALMER's FATHER.
A. ]. W. Palmer, father of the defend
ant, was then called to the witness stand.
He is very deaf, and Mrs. Dunn re-
peated Mr.. Harris questions in her
| fathers ear.
The old gentleman testified that he had
not seen his sen for seven years prior to
a short time before the homicide. He
saw his son at Monterey last, and seven
| years later the defendant dropped in on
! his parents at their home in San Bernar-
dino. They did not expect him, and had
no warning OF his coming. He acted
very strangely, and appeared to be COM
pletely overcome. That night the de-
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went after doctor. The witness noticed
that great change had come over his
son. He was absent-minded and acted
| in queer manner.
MIR. Palmer then told about his own
| father, Asa Palmer. The latter, he said.
was certainly insane. He only drank oc-
caslonally, but not enough to produce
delirium tremens. The witness told of
an occasion when his father attempted to
| cut him down with an ak, because the
witness tried to stop him from breaking
| up shed.
The witness had with him an old
| daguerreotype Of his father, and.it was
shown to the jury. The picture showed
a striking resemblance between the de-
fendant Palmer and the grandfather.
1t was now long past the usual hour
for adjournment, but Judge CARRIER
wanted to go ahead. The jurors looked
at his honor in such woe-begone man
ner and the attorneys pleaded so hard,
however, that he relented The Judge
said, however, that he was very anxious
to have the case go to the jury before Sun
! day, as he had important business to at
tend to in San Francisco next week. He
ordered that the case be resumed at 9
O'Clock this morning, instead of 10 o'clock
as Is customary. He also declared that
he would probably order night sessions,
commencing tonight, unless the case got
along more rapidly.