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

Some time after that, though the witness
and Palmer had hard words. they met in
the Crystal Palace saloon, and Palmer
asked him 10 take drink. The witness
declined. and Immediately Palmer drew
pistol on the witness.
well, what did you do?n asked Attor-
ney Hart.
why, made him lay it down." re-
piled Harlow, modestly.
How did you do that?'
We'll, he was too far away for me to hit
him, or I'd have cracked him one. If had
attempted to run at him he might have
shot me. l then turned and walked away
from him, not believing that he would
shoot me in the back. l got my overcoat
Off my arm, and wheeling around made
him drop his pistol"
How did you do that?"
Il drew my pistol and put it on him.
He dropped his pistol, and then 1 made
him get out of the saloon"
Being asked how Palmer looked, Har-
low said he was wild-eyed and insane
looking. The witness described Palmer's
eyes as being like wildcats when it
turns around in the brush and looks at
YOU" The witness then related a story
| about wild-goose chase that Palmer
sent him on after mythical coal mine
near Woodland. He told of other queer
things that Palmer had done. The de-
| PENDANT would talk as nationally as any
body at times, and then again he would
look as wild as deer and would talk
like mailman. He could not talk for
HVe minutes on one subject.
CRAZY AS A BEDBUG.
swell, now from what you have seen
| and known of Palmer, what is your
opinion as to his sanity at those times ?''
asked Mr.. Hart.
ION, he was as crazy as bedbug," re-
piled Harlow promptly.
On cross-eXamination Harlow said that
he met Palmer the day after the latter
drew his pistol on him. and told him to
| be careful and not make "break'' like
that again.
why did you tell him that if you
knew he was crazy and did not know
| what he was doing?" asked Attorney
Jones.
'Oh, just wanted to give him bunch
to put him on to himself, like. l wanted
him to know that he shouldn't monkey
with the band-wagon, as it was danger
GUS" Continuing the witness said that
Palmer did not remember a thing about
the pistol episode, and wanted to wager
bottle OF wine with the witness that
nothing Of the kind had occurred.
): L. Stafford. who works for Scott Il
Gilbert and is in the baseball business
on Sundays, was the next witness. He
testified that he knew Palmer quite well,
as he had lived in the witness house,
one night shortly before the homicide
rainier was arrested on complaint of the
| witness. The witness was eating supper,
when Palmer came around to the rear
door Of the house, Mrs Palmer was
there and told the witness that her hus-
band had been around there all day with
pistol and threatening to kill every
body in the house. Witness subse-
quently went outside and talked with
Palmer. The latter wanted to know
| where his wife was and said he was
get the pistol, but Palmer would not
give it up. Witness then notified the
police and Officers Wilson and EIdred
| soon arrived. They were compelled to
wrestle with him to get the weapon from
him. They then took him to the City
Prison. The witness was quite positive
that Palmer was not drunk that night.
sTAFFoRD's OPINION.
"Well, what was the matter with him?"
asked Mr.. Hart.
'Oh, l was satisfied that he was crazy,"
replied Stafford.
The witness then proceeded to relate
! various instances when Palmer exhibited
signs of insanity while living at witness
house. Once the witness went out into
the barn and heard somebody talking.
Looking toward where the talking came
steps leading to the loft, with his elbows
resting on bis knees and his head in his
hands. He was weeping bitterly and
| talking to himself. Witness asked him
what was the matter. Palmer replied
that they were driving him to the wall"
and he did not know what was the mat
! ter. he looked so wild that the witness
got out OF his way, afterwards telling his
mother that he thought that man was
| crazy"
On another occasion, continued Stat
ford, Palmer drove up L street in a buggy
and had six more buggies hitched on be-
hind. He asked the witness to get into
any one OF the train, but Stafford de-
| clined the invitation. Palmer then cir
cled around the Plaza once or twice and
finally came home with his procession.
He was acting in very silly manner and
thought he could get all of the buggies
into the stable. Again, Palmer's little
girl woke the witness up one night and
told him to come and see what was the
matter with her father. Witness dressed
himself, and going to Palmer's room
found him fourishing a pistol. After
considerable persuasion and threats the
witness got the pistol away from him.
He was not drunk.
On still another occasion Mrs. Palmer
burst into the witness house with Palmer
at her heels with a pistol. The witness,
Palmers mother-in-law, and others in
the house headed Palmer off and kept
him out of the house. During the strug-
gle Palmer struck his mother-in-law in
the eye. Witness got the pistol away
from him. Palmer afterwards got an
other pistol but did no damage, as they
kept him out of the house.
PHLEGER WAS BELLIGERENT.
David Davis, who keeps a saloon on
| Fourth street, was called to the witness
stand and testified that he knew Phleger
and Palmer. He told of an occasion
when the two met in his saloon and
Phleger called Palmer d liar, and
shook his fist at him. Palmer simply
laughed.
j. T. Garrison was then called. He was
not very well acquainted with Palmer.
He met him the day after Patrick Bran
| nigan was killed. Palmer talked about
the shooting, and then Palmer asked the
witness where he was going. The latter
| replied that he was going to San Fran
| cisco. Palmer gave him his name and
| address, and asked the witness to find out
Tor him if James g. Fair was in the CITY.