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Printed
Books
The
Times report of the trial of William Palmer. Published: Ward and Lock,
1856 (includes on end paper letter from W Palmer, 1855) [Ref: WSL D(W)1548/10]
Illustrated
life and career of William Palmer of Rugeley. Published: Ward and Lock,
1861 [Ref: WSL D(W)1548/11]
Trial
of William Palmer edited by George H Knott, 1912 [Ref: WSL D(W)1548/12]
The
Life and career of Dr William Palmer by George Fletcher, 1925 [Ref: WSL
B1 PAL]
Palmer
the Rugeley poisoner by Dudley Barker, 1935 [Ref: WSL B1 PAL]
Pamphlets
Ought
Palmer to be hung! A charge from Lord Chief Justice Campbell that would
have satisfied Palmer and his advocates. Published J Pattie, c. 1856 [Ref:
WSL pbox R/2/2]
Central
criminal court- the Queen v. William Palmer- official report of the minutes
of evidence taken in short hand. Published: George Herbert, 1856 [Ref:
WSL pbox R/2/2]
A
letter to the Lord Chief Justice Campbell containing remarks upon the conduct
of the prosecution and the judges by Rev Thomas Palmer, 1856 [Ref: WSL
pbox R/2/2]
The
deadly poison of sin a sermon….by Rev Charles Lee after the execution
of William Palmer. Published: M Billings, 1856
[Ref: WSL pbox R/2/3]
Is
capital punishment in unison with the teachings of the New Testament- a
sermon preached shortly after the execution of William Palmer by Rev W
G Hillman. Published: Hill & Halden, 1856 [Ref: WSL pbox R/2/3]
The
duty of intercession: and the execution of the murderer- God’s warning
to sinners, two sermons preached in the chapel of Stafford County Prison
by Rev R H Goodacre. Published: R Wright, 1856 [Ref: WSL pbox R/2/3]
The
love of money the root of all evil, or the sin of gambling: a sermon occasioned
by the recent trial and conviction of William Palmer by Rev E Newton Jones.
Published: Whittaker & Co, 1856 [Ref: WSL pbox R/2/3]
The
fatal consequences of gambling- a sermon preached on Sunday evening June
22 1856 suggested by the history and end of William Palmer of Rugeley by
Rev John Scott. Published: J Pulleyn, 1856 [Ref: WSL pbox R/2/3]
The
Rugeley tragedy revealed; being a review of all the startling disclosures
of Rev Thomas Palmer proving the innocence of his brother William Palmer.
Published: T Duggan, 1856 [Ref: WSL pbox R/2/3]
The
cries of the condemned; or proofs of the unfair trial and (if executed)
the legal murder of William Palmer. Published: C Elliot, 1856 [Ref: WSL
pbox R/2/3] (See picture on Reasons for Doubt web page)
The
life and end of the wicked a warning- a sermon preached in Armitage…
after the conviction of William Palmer by Francis Wilson. Published: Hamilton
Adams, 1856 [Ref: WSL pSermons]
Other
Sources
The
alleged poisonings at Rugeley: the trial of William Palmer, 1856 (Report
from The Times newspaper) [Ref: WSL Misc 348]
Calendar
of Prisoners at the Stafford Assizes, March 1856 Palmer’s
name appears but the trial was transferred to the Central Criminal Court
in London
Act
of Parliament which permitted his William Palmer’s trial to be conducted
at the Central Criminal Courts, London- 19 Vict. Cap. 16, 11 April 1856
(photocopy) [Ref: WSL CB/PALMER/5]
A
collection of newspaper cuttings regarding the trial and execution of William
Palmer, 1856 [Ref: WSL CB/PALMER/9]
Crime
broadsheet relating to William Palmer, 1856 (Ref: Broadsheets 2/39) (See
picture on Memorabilia
at Shugborough web page)
Copies
of articles in The Leader regarding trial and execution of William Palmer,
1856 [Ref: WSL CB/PALMER/4]
The
Rugeley poisonings and the trial of William Palmer- newspaper reports from
various papers, c. 1856 [Ref: WSL M1271]
The
Rugeley number of The Illustrated Times regarding Palmer case, 2nd February
1856 [Ref: WSL 616/35]
William
Palmer and Stafford: the Jane letters by Ann J Kettle in Stafford Historical
and Civic Society Transactions, 1971-3 pp22-33
Life,
trial and execution of William Palmer for the willful murder of John Parsons
Cook at Rugeley, 20th November 1855 (Broadsheet) [Ref: WSL Broadsheets-
Crime 2/39]
Surgeon
in Rugeley suspected of poisonings- William Palmer
[article
from Staffordshire Advertiser newspaper 5 January 1856]
Adjourned
inquest on the suspected poisoned bodies- William Palmer
[article
from Staffordshire Advertiser newspaper 12 January 1856]
Willful
murder verdict given by jury in the case of his wife adjourned for inquiry
on his brother- William Palmer
[article
from Staffordshire Advertiser newspaper 19 January 1856]
Inquest
resumed on the bodies of his wife and brother- William Palmer
[article
from Staffordshire Advertiser newspaper 19 January 1856]
Continuation
of the poisoning case at Rugeley- William Palmer
[article
from Staffordshire Advertiser newspaper 26 January 1856]
Further
report on the poisoning case- William Palmer
[article
from Staffordshire Advertiser newspaper 2 February 1856]
Application
to the court of Queen’s Bench for transfer of trial outside Staffordshire-
William Palmer
[article from Staffordshire Advertiser newspaper 2 February 1856]
Trial
to take place at the Old Bailey either in May or June next- charge of three
separate murders- William Palmer
[article from Staffordshire Advertiser newspaper 9 February 1856]
Trial
Report- William Palmer
[article from Staffordshire Advertiser newspaper 17 & 24 May 1856]
Trial
report- conviction and sentencing to death- William Palmer
[article from Staffordshire Advertiser newspaper special edition 27
May 1856]
Press
releases of the metropolitan journals on the verdict of the trial- William
Palmer
[article from Staffordshire Advertiser newspaper 31 May 1856]
Conviction-
omitted reports on the trial- William Palmer
[article from Staffordshire Advertiser newspaper 31 May 1856]
Prison
visits by family and officials in the week before his execution- William
Palmer
[article from Staffordshire Advertiser newspaper 7 June 1856]
Chemical
and medical evidence- comments and reports of the medical profession- William
Palmer
[article
from Staffordshire Advertiser newspaper 7 June 1856]
Execution-
report on the day previous to and the actual execution- William Palmer
[article
from Staffordshire Advertiser newspaper 14 June 1856]
Original
Artefacts
William
Palmer’s Pocket instrument case (on loan to the Staffordshire County
Museum Service, Shugborough Hall)
[Ref: WSL D(W) 1548/8] (See picture on Memorabilia
at Shugborough web page)
Plaster
Death Mask of William Palmer (on loan to the Staffordshire County Museum
Service, Shugborough Hall)
[Ref: WSL D(W) 1548/9] (See picture on Memorabilia
at Shugborough web page)
Piece
of the wedding dress worn by Anne Palmer when she married William Palmer,
1847
[Ref: WSL 309/1/98]
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