Source, Rutland Weekly Herald--13 Jan. 1824. Danby, alleged murder last week, Ephraim Briggs and Daniel Palmer were at Jinks Tavern in Danby, each ordered glass of sllng. One glass came, Briggs took it, Palmer said it was his. Palmer took him by the collar, landlord intervened and sent Palmer outside. Palmer beat him to death and charged with manslaughter. Briggs was a Revolutionary War pensioner, age 64. Both resided in Danby. Taken from "Early Rutland Newspapers Abstracts," by Dawn Hance. Transcribed by, Joan H. Bixby Genealogy not just a hobby, but a labor of love.