The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1888-10-13 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

CHAPTER XXIX.  The same day that Tom Myatt underwent his experience with the hot brandy at the Junction, Palmer saw Walkenden. The detectives had been to him, but he had told them that Walter Palmer's death had been brought about by drinking too much gin, and he related to Palmer how he had described the shifts and cunning artifices by means of which Walter had obtained his favourite poison, as he bad often described his favourite liquor; and when they had hinted to Walkenden that he had been employed by Dr. Palmer to give him drink, in order to hasten his death, Walkenden said, "I just up, like :a shot, from my seat and said, 'lf you rascals are not out of this house in quicksticks, I'll break the backs of the pair of you! You should ha' seen how they went, doctor. The one that called hisself Simpson said to the other, Field, it's no use of us trying in this direction. Let's be off.' And I said, Yes, if you want to ferret anything wrong out, you'd better be off to fresh fields, far the worst you can learn here is the truth—that Watty Palmer drunk hisself to death, in spite of what his friends could do to prevent him.'" "That's right, Walkenden, that's right. You spoke up like a man. These villians want to insinuate that we murdered poor Walter, but all that we were guilty of, as you know, was to try to prevent him from murdering himself." "Do they want to say that ? " exclaimed Walkenden. "If I had known that was their scoundrel game, I would have half , killed them before they left this house!" ' " Oh, never mind, it's better as it is, Walkenden. That would only have caused a row, and you may suppose that I am griefstricken enough without having all the country talking about our family affairs. Yougid well to tell them what you did; but even that will be taken advantage of by the insurance societies they represent, to refuse to pay the insurance money. It is all,a system of dihonesty, Walkenden. They get people to spend their money in taking out policies ; but when death occurs they move heaven and earth to find an excuse not to pay, and that is what all this is about." " It is a shame !" cried Walkenden indignantly " I am sorry if I played into their hands." "Not at all, Thomas, you only did your honest duty. By the bye,when are you coming to dine with me at Rugeley ? Bring Mrs. Walkenden with you next Tuesday." Palmer left the man he had made his tool in accomplishing the death of his brother in a state of grateful admiration for his virtues, and eady to swear that nothing had occurred during the illness of Walter Palmer to cast suspicion upon his brother. Palmer next visited Dr. Day, and heard that the deetives had been to him to make enquiries; but the medical attendant of Walter had curtly told them he had nothing to add to the certificate of the cause of death, which he had given at the time of the death, at Castleterrace viz., that Walter Palmer had died of apoplexy. When he had left Dr. Day's house William Palmer snapped his fingers and laughed gleefully ache walked along the street and muttered to himself. "With a smooth tongue, an open hand, and