The Times Report Of The Trial Of William Palmer For Poisoning John Parsons Cook, At Rugeley. From The Short-Hand Notes Taken In The Central Criminal Court From Day To Day

PALMER, WILLIAM [NOTES FROM THE TRIAL OF]

Publication: Ward and Lock, 1856, London

First illustrated and unabridged edition. Yellow, printed, and sewn wrappers, 184 pp., illustrated from many steel engravings, bound in at the front is a 12" x 16" folding diagram of the court room scene of the trial participants, index. The case of ‘Palmer the poisoner’ gripped British attention for the first six months of 1856. The Times newspaper alone devoted more than 50 articles to the subject. Palmer was on trial for the poisoning of John Cook, a friend whose money he hoped to inherit. It was subsequently suspected, in addition, that Palmer, a doctor, had poisoned his wife and brother and possibly four of his young children, in order to benefit from their life insurance policies. The complete report of the twelve day trial of William Palmer for the death by poisoning of John Parsons Cook. A good copy.

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