“ 18. (Sunday) His illness continues, and during the two days Palmer is in constant attendance, and orders and administers food, drink, and medicine. Dr. Bamford called in. “ 19. (Monday) Palmer goes to London and arranges with Herring to draw Cook’s bets at Tattersalls and make payments to Pratt and Padwick, the moneylenders. Cook is better all the Monday while Palmer is away. Nov. 19. Palmer returns in the evening. Goes to Newton, the assistant of Mr. Salt, surgeon at Rugeley, and purchases 3 grains of strychnia. Is in and out of Cook’s room up to eleven o’clock. Gives Cook pills, and leaves about eleven o’clock. These pills were professedly those sent by Dr. Bamford, but were alleged by the prosecution to have been substituted by Palmer with others containing strychnia. Jeremiah Smith gave evidence that Cook had taken Dr. Bamford’s pills before Palmer’s arrival. About twelve o’clock Cook is taken ill with violent spasms, and awakens household with violent screaming. Palmer is sent for. “ 20. (Tuesday) Cook “comparatively comfortable” in the morning. Palmer during the day purchases from Roberts, the assistant at the shop of Mr. Hawkins, druggist at Rugeley, prussic acid, 6 grains of strychnia, and liquor of opium. Palmer requests Cheshire, the Rugeley postmaster, to fill up cheque on Wetherby for Cook’s stakes won at Shrewsbury. Mr. Jones, surgeon, of Lutterworth, Cook’s most intimate friend, comes, at Palmer’s request, to stay with Cook. Pills again made up by Dr. Bamford at his house and taken away by Palmer. Pills administered by Palmer at 10.30. Jones sleeps in Cook’s room. Cook taken ill again as on Monday, about twelve o’clock, and in a few minutes dies. Palmer had been sent for, and was present at the death. “ 21. (Wednesday) Wetherby declines to pay £350 cheque, as the stakes were not received from Shrewsbury. Palmer writes to Pratt that he must have “Polestar.” “ 22. Palmer goes to London and pays Pratt £100; he had no money at Shrewsbury, and lost on the races. “ 23. Palmer at Rugeley again; sees Cheshire, and desires him to witness a document purporting to be signed by Cook acknowledging £4000 of bills to have been negotiated by Palmer for Cook.