Palmer has the distinction of an article in the Dictionary of National Biography. Many of the contemporary accounts cannot be relied on; they are too evidently sensational and designed for excited and morbid imaginations. By the kindness of Dr. George Fleming, J.P., of Highgate, London, who is a treasury of Palmeriana and of Rugeley tradition, I have been able to use his collection of “Jane” letters. The substance of these letters appears in the Introduction. They reveal a sinister episode in Palmer’s career not to be found related elsewhere. Moreover, it was a real link in the chain of circumstances that led to Palmer’s crime and his trial. The letter from Palmer to his wife was kindly lent for reproduction by Dr. Kurt Loewenfeld, of Bramhall, Cheshire. G. H. K. CONTENTS. PAGE Introduction, 1 Table of Dates, 18 List of Counsel, 21 The Trial-- FIRST DAY--WEDNESDAY, 14TH MAY, 1856. _Evidence for the Prosecution._ Ishmael Fisher, 23 Thomas Jones, 26 George Reid, 26 William Scafe Gibson, 26 Elizabeth Mills, 27 SECOND DAY--THURSDAY, 15TH MAY, 1856. _Evidence for the Prosecution (continued)._ Elizabeth Mills (cross-examined) 33 James Gardner, 37 Anne Brooks, 37 Lavinia Barnes, 39 Anne Rowley, 42 Charles Hawley, 42 Sarah Bond, 42 William Henry Jones, 44 Elizabeth Mills (recalled), 49 Henry Savage, 49 Charles Newton, 49 THIRD DAY--FRIDAY, 16TH MAY, 1856. _Evidence for the Prosecution (continued)._