The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-15
Says Thai Palmer Must Have Been Insane
When He Committed the Deed
BELIEVES HE WILL NEVER STAND TRIAL
Jealousy Could Fave pIaysd no Pah lnihs Tragedy,
She Declares What Palmer Told Deputy
Warden Rowe About NE Shooting

Amos -. Palmer, who at present oc-
cupies a cell in the county Jail wing, at
the state prison, is much calmer than
he was at the time of his arrest, and he
now desires to regain his liberty If it is
possible for him 10 do so, and IL Is
probable that the Supreme Court will
be asked to admit him to bail. with as
little delay as possible.
The body OF Mrs. Palmer is still rest
ing in the room in which she was shot,
the remains having been embalmed.
Miss Dora Nutter, "A sister, left Roch-
ester, n. H., some time yesterday In
response to n telegram, but she has
been delayed by the snow. The Palmer
mansion, where the BODY lies, is occu-
pied only by two servants and police
man. hired as guard by the attorney
for Palmer. The funeral will be strictly
private, in all probability, and will con-
sist of a simple service. The body Will
probably be taken to Portsmouth, n.
H., where the mother of the dead wom-
an is now seriously III, and where Mrs.
Palmer passed her childhood.
Mrs. Nutter the mother, Is 60 years
old, lives in Rochester, n. H., and, in
speaking in that city of the tragedy,
she said: II can scarcely realize that
my daughter is dead, but II is harder
! for me TO comprehend that Amos Pal
rner. her husband. would take her life.
| If he did this thing, and, of course,
there can be no doubt, after his ac-
! acknowledgements OF the fact, he must
| have been laboring under 1T OF tenn
| porary insanity.
my sympathies are wholly with him.
| for my daughter Is dead, poor thing,
and does not need them. | am positive
| of one thing and that T. that Amos
Palmer will never live TO stand trial
| on the charge OF murder. | have heard
| him say time and time again. when he
| has been reading in the newspapers OF
! similar happenings, that If anything or
! this sort We're to occur 20 him he would
/ surely XIII himself, and you can rest
assured that he will find some way to
accomplish il. / do not think that Jeal-
| ousy can have played any part in this
/ affair. for always when they were here
/ together and their last visit TO me was
| but a few months ago, they appeared
| to be thoroughly devoted TO each other.
I'm the last letter that 1 received
! from my daughter, about two weeks
| ago. she stated that her husband had
been suffering from an attack or grip,
| but was then much improved. 1t must
| have been this that brought about n
| arrangement of his mind, rendering
| him temporarily insane. Addie was
born In this city July s. 1859, and was
| therefore in her 10th year.
| In conversation with Deputy Rowe,
| at the state prison, Palmer said: II do
| not know what made me do the deed.
| Something seemed TO come over me all
| at once, and | did IL. / never could
stand drinking much hard liquor" But
| this was the only reference he made
! 10 the amount he had imbibed that af-
| ternoon. His drinking had been done at
| his own house. 1t is evident 10 those
! who have seen the man that his mind
was blank shortly after the shooting.
| but as he thought more and more, and
! after the cloud produced by the alcohol
| passed from his brain, the awful events
! OF the night came home TO him with "A
! force that scared them in his recollcc-
| ton. He spoke nothing TO the deputy
| of his relations. pleasant or unpleasant,
| with his wife. but told of how happy
| they had been on Sunday, and be-
| moaned his purchase of the revolvers
I he had in the house
| Ii has been stated by Attorney TIL
| linghast that Palmer had turned over
20 his wife much less property than
| has been commonly supposed. It Is his
wish that a trustee be appointed over
| the property and this may bring about
| n contest as no relatives nearer than
| second cousins exist. Palmer was an
| only child. his father was an only child,
| and so was his mother. There are sew
eral second cousins in this city and one
| I'm California.