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had not gained any money from the insurance company following the death
of his brother Walter and several accounts claim that he was looking to
insure, then murder, others to make money.
George
Bates was described in some accounts as Palmer's groom. In an interview
published in the Illustrated Times February 2nd 1856 he was described
as 'a decayed farmer' employed by Palmer as 'a kind of farm-bailiff'. Later
in the same newspaper it states that Bates formerly 'held' a farm of 250
acres at Ranton, from Lord Lichfield. It appears that he ran into difficulties
and had to give up the farm. He had known Palmer for a few years and Palmer
offered him a job of 'overseer'.
The
newspaper printed a statement from Bates that started "I was a friend,
not as is reported, the groom of Palmer. I was occasionally employed to
look after and take care of his breeding-stud, and see to the little bit
of farming he did, and take care that the men did their work, and so on".
A
plot was hatched and then sealed over dinner at William Palmer's house.
Bates had been invited to dine with Palmer, John Parsons Cook, Samuel Cheshire
the later to be disgraced Rugeley postmaster, Jere. Smith the friend and
Palmer Family solicitor and Saunders a horse trainer.
It
was decided to pass Bates off as 'a gentleman and an esquire', a well-to-do
farmer and, unbeknown to Bates, insure his life to the value of £25,000
with several insurance companies. Cheshire and Cook were to act as witnesses
to Bates signing the proposal. Smith was to act as solicitor and would
make 5% commission on the deal. Smith wrote to the first insurance company
the Midland Insurance Company and was appointed as their agent with a proposal
to insure Bates for £10,000.
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