The Press. — 1856-05-17 (London, England)

DREADM. AND INSANE ATTEMPT AT WHOLESALE glass. as if to the light, and then said, " I will be with you should take possession of the effects. He found MURDER BY PoISON, AND SUICIDE AFTERWARDS, was Presently." He saw me the moment I got to the top of neither betting-book, letters, nor bank-notes. The made last week in Roehdale, by an innkeeper named the stairs. After he said he would be with me presently he subject of the betting-book was mooted by witness Taylor. The man bad been suffering from delirium remained for a minute or two with the glass in his hand, asking for it, when Palmer replied it would be no tremens for some time past, and last Wednesday three and held it up once or twice to the light. When he was good to any one In answer to further questions, standing there shaking the glass. I made an otservation his witness stated that. he was satisfied the death did men, to whom he had given a pint of ale, became a:vout the fine weather. There was a Rifting reom door suddenly very ill. Medical assistance was sent for, partially open near his sittinmmom. He took the glass not result, from epilepsy or apoplexy. the stomach-pump put into requisition, and their into that room, which I thought was unoccupied. He re- Charles Newton, assistant to Mr. Salt, surgeon at lives happily saved. Meanwhile Taylor went into miined there two or three minutes, and then came out Rugeley, gave important evidence as to Palmer ob- the room where his wife was sitting conversing with with the glass in his hand- Whst was in the glass was taming strychnia from him on Monday evening, the a neighbour, and suddenly struck her a tremendous still of the colour of water. He then went into his own 19th of November : blow on the head with the poker. The neighbour sittinernorn. I saw Palmer that evening at Mr. Salt's surgery about seized him, and after a desperate straggle, the police Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant SHEE : nine o'clock. I was alone when he came there. He asked being called in, got him out of the house. While NA great number of racing men were taken ill at Shrews- me for three grains of strychnine, and I weighed it scow going to the station-house Taylor suddenly swallowed tiara with sickness, which could not be accounted for, and rately, and gave it to him iii a paper. Strychnine is a something, and in about an hour and a half after his sl it was thought the water had been poisoned. They were white powder. He said good night, and took it away with arrival there died almost without a struggle. He eeted with sickness and purging. Palmer held the glass him. The strychnine was not sold, but as I knew him to uP to the light, to see if there was anything floating in the be a medical man I made no charge. The prisoner was had swallowed a powerful dose of oil of almonds. glaas• There was a chandelier there. I thought he was not in the shop more than two minutes. ALLEN HOWARD AND OSCAR KINGSTON the two reeking himself up a cooling draught. i Witness then deposed to meeting Palmer the follow- Americana charged with having committed several Lavinia Barnes confirmed the fact of Elizabeth l int; day at the shop of Mr. Hawkins, another Rugs. hotel robberies, were re-examined on Wednesday beBills being taken ill with vomiting on the Sunday ley druggist, and that Palmer said, "he wished to fore Mr. Carrie, and after some further evidence had ramlinn. She corroborated the evidence of that I speak with him," and led him out into the gtroet been taken, against a warm protest from their couneelt irituesa in every important particular, she imore W While conversins with Palmer, 4 Mr. BraisSingts* .gain rellaadtd•