The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-05
SELECTING JURY TO TRY PALMER
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supported her until his marriage to her
the day after his mothers death. Pal
mer was at the time OF his marriage
worth a good deal of money, but 4 is
claimed had transferred much of his
property TO his wife. She made a will
leaving all her property TO him and he
had made a will also leaving his prop
erty so that II he died first she should
have his estate. Incidentally the dis
position of Mrs. Palmers property de-
pends somewhat on the outcome OF this
trial.
The able counsel in the case and the
interesting defence OF emotional insan-
ity will make the trial one OF the most
important of recent years. Willard B.
Tanner, attorney general, will conduct
the prosecution and the attorneys for
the defence who will conduct the case
are Gen. Wilson and Rathbone Gard
ner
The court came in shortly after 2 p.
M. and after a party had been ar
raigned for stealing jewelry from an
actress and pleaded. Clerk Webster
called the roll OF petit jurors summon
ed today. The roll was a long one in
cludng 76 names and the opening of
the trial was delayed on this account.
After the calling of the roll the Jurors
were asked II any OF them came under
the provision OF the statutes excusiug
them from service. The Jurors wen all
sworn and about a dozen asked 70 be
excused.
James Tllinghast sat with the coun-
sci for Palmer. Mr. Tillinghast has
been the counsel for Palmer and his re-
latives for some time before the trag-
edy and took charge of the unfortun-
ate mans property after the murder
hut IL was not expected until this af-
ternoon he would take part in the
trial.
Palmer. when he entered the court
room at about 2:35 o'clock. looked
spick and span After n brief chat
with counsel, clerk Webster called
him TO the bar 20 plead TO the indict-
ment for murder. Palmer was ac-
companicd % the bar by Gen VIII
son and the clerk read the indict-
ment. Palmer i'm "A clear. ordinary
tone OF voice. said Not guilty"
He resumed his seat by his counsel
and listened Rttentively TO the long
call OF the seventy six names ~ iu-
rors. that most Of the audience had
heard before.
Clerk Webster next warned tho pris-
oner to challenge the good men and
true II he mad any objection 60 them
before they were sworn.
Albert = Winsor. ~ Southiield. was
the first Juror called He denied any
relationship with Mr.. or Mrs. Palmer
lie had read tho newspapers about tho
case. hut had formed no opinion about
a. This was [, tho attorney general
To GEN Wils~n Mr. Winsor said he
read the T.. I. Country Journal: nor
had NJ ever sat on n murder trial
though he had served on n jury about
three yenrs ago. Winsor said there
was no bias I'M his mind. and he could
give Palmer y fair trial. Counsel for
the defence consulted for n short time.
and winsor was accepted after Palmcr
had drst said he would not be tried
bv him but aftcrWard ON prpmntng
81 counsel said yes Winsor took his
scat in the box
Patrick smith ~ ths city was i'in
eorord Juror eVemined rIe reside in
Mt Pleasant Works az Roger WI
Hams Park nnd had not read tho views
napor accounts To told Cen. Wilson
ha hoard his sister rea = the accNurf
~ fho fra~od, from tho naunr rif
not rer1ilcrf itinr With arv one about
the case. Smith said he had formed no