I probably missed some of this information. I have a Charles Palmer married to a Laura Mary Smyers, is this the same Charles Palmer? Thanks Doreen ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 10:39 AM Subject: Re: [PAINDIAN] Charles Palmer - Follow-up Story > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: RMurray99 > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.indiana/6286.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > 13 Jan 1910 - Indiana Evening Gazette - PALMERS HAD BEEN DRINKING > HEAVILY - A Family Quarrel at the Bottom of Blacklick Tragedy - HILL GIRL > DID NO WRONG - Drink and not a faithless husband's improper act is given > as a cause of the Blacklick shooting Sunday, Jan. 9, when Mrs. Charles > Palmer shot her husband in the hip with a 32 calibre rifle, County > Detective Josiah Neal investigated the case and he is convinced that Mr. > and Mrs. Palmer had been drinking heavily. Mrs. Palmer has told two widely > different stories, at first saying that she shot her husband because he > was drunk and then claiming that her husband was faithless in enticing a > Hill girl and that this led to the tragedy. The little Hill girl tells a > story that exonerates her. She went to the Palmer house to listen to their > graphophone and as her feet were wet through having walked in the snow and > slush, she took here shoes off and put them into the oven to dry. Palmer > was laying on his bed in a drunken stupor and whe! > n he failed to answer his wife's summons, she uttered a terrible oath and > said she would shoot him. The Hill girl grabbed her shoes and coat and > fled from the house. She was in the yard when Mrs. Palmer shot her > husband. Palmer's wound is giving Dr. Heagy much trouble and it is feared > that he may not recover. > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >