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In the Alleged POStel
Poisoning Case.
DR.. Palmer Will Make an In
veStigatiOn Himself.
To Go to Pennsylvania for the Pur-
pose--B0dy to Be Buried.
To Go to Pennsylvania for the Pur-
p0se--B0dy to Be Buried.

Medical Examiner Palmer 10 not In
pleasant frame OF mind today, and the
wires are kept hot with the dispatches
passing between this city and Chester,
Ps. Yesterday morning Dr. Palmer pack
ready for shipment by express to Phila-
delphia, but at the last moment a telegram
was received from District Attorney
Sbsner forbidding this course, which
caused another hitch In the proceedings.
DR.. Palmer Immediately sent the jar con-
tanning the viscera and the contents OF
the organs to the cold storage warehouse,
and there they will remain until some
definite action is decided upon.
DIR. Palmer Is very indignant at the
tone of the interviews with the Chester
otfici Il that have appeared In the New
York and Philadelphia papers. They
have placed him on the defensive, by
claiming tnat he has baked the wheels Of
justice in failing to turn the body and
viscers OF Mrs. Postel over to them, and he
Is very emphatic In his denial of their
charges
81 am not" he said this morning,
"deterring the Pennsylvania authorities
in their pursuit Of justice, for l have
done everything could as medical ex-
aminer, legally perform"
Then DIR. Palmer proceeded to explain
the legsl aspects OF the case. He said
that there were other people besides he
Delaware county official, who had rights
In the matter and paramount were those
OF tho husband. The laws prescribed
that the medical examiner bad the right
to bold an autopsy upon any body lying
within his district but they do not give
him the possession of the body for any
other purpnse than that Of autopsy.
When Coroner Minchell and Chief Of
Police Berry were in this city, he told
them that Mr.. Postel and not Mrs. Kup-
pinger was the legal custodian of the
body. 1t was possible, therefore, that
they might apply to the courts and OBJ
tain possession OF the body but the
easiest way would be TO obtain a permit
from the husband. IL they would do
this the body would be turned over to
them at oncs.
On Thursday, ne saiu, he bad received
q call from private detective who was
in Providence working i'm the interests
of Postel. lie had told him that the
husband wo1Iu willingly permit the re-
moval of the body IL the Chester aut thori-
tias should apply TO him for IL, ana last
ev ming he mad wired the district at
torney to tins effect. Up to late hour
te had received no reply and the silence
had led him to bel eve that the officials
nf 10 In u n ro N M
to any expense unless. II was absolutely
necessary to serve their case.
Last evening Dr. Palmer received tele-
gram from Coroner Minchell and District
Attorney Shaffer. in which they asked:
Can we have the viscera II We send
representative for the jars? 10 this Pal
mer ss.t"No." hc was willing to ex-
pross the jars or to take them to BOSTON,
but he objected to any such scheme as
that proposed, on the ground That the
possession of the jars by the county
officers for two days before they were de-
Iiyered to the toxocologist would, in the
eye OF the law, effectuallv asssil the In
tegrity OF the contents and prevent him
from taking oath that they had not been
molested
Or. Palmer said that 1t was his duty to
protect the integrity of the exhibit, and
guard the legal rights OF tbe State OF
Rhore Island, as well as those q; Albert
any careless or Improper act that might
unduiy prejudice his case. The Pennsyl-
venia authorities had come 10 Providence
with the relief that they could do what
ever they liked. ana the fact that they had
found that the RHODE Island Officials we're
az anxious TO proiec. PostePs rights as to
assist them had made them angry.
Dr. Palmer said tnat he should keep the
viscera OF Mrs. Posttl for a reasonable
length Of time. and IL they wac not claimed
he would bave them anaIyZed. Ii this
ans.ysis showed conclusively that death
was caused by poison lie, with the as
sistance Of Coroner Lincoln, would hold
q Rhode Island inquest In which the
Chester ofiiif IL could assist, II they saw
fit. The result OF this inquest would de.
termine the future action to be taken.
In tho meantime, however, DR.. Palmer
said he should go to Pennsylvania, and
make a full Investigation of the history
~ the cate. At y rSsent there were many
cohicting details nd IL mis- examination
showed the balanSe Of evidence to be I'm
favor OF the poisoning theory he might
oct more promptly in the matter.
Affairs took another turn yesterday
when the uDdertakers notified DIR.
Palmer, that, acting under advice, they
had decided to refuse TO deliver the body
to anyone without permit signed by
postel. The body will, therefore. pe re-
inferred, not entom bod, and II the case
warrants, u may tie exhumcd by some
other undertaker, for those who origin
ally hurled IL state that they Will have
nothing more to do with the affair.
DIR. Palmer said that the expense OF
such q chemical analysis az that necessi-
tated by the present case, would not be