On the 26th of November, the post-mortem examination was held, at which Palmer was present, and the incidents of the pushing of the jar containing the contents of the stomach and the cutting of its coverings occurred; and if the evidence of Myatt, the postboy, is to be taken as true, Palmer tried to bribe him to upset the fly in which Mr. Stevens and his solicitor’s clerk were to take the jar to the Stafford station, en route to London,
James Myatt, examined by Mr. James.—“In November last I was postboy at the ‘Talbot Arms,’ Rugeley. I know Palmer, the prisoner, and I remember Monday, the 26th of November last. I was ordered on that night, a little after five o’clock, to take Mr. Stevens to the Stafford station in a fly. Before I started I went home to get my tea, and on returning from my tea to the ‘Talbot Arms’ I met the prisoner. He asked me if I was going to drive Mr. Stevens to Stafford. I told him I was.”
Question.—“What did he say to you then?”
Answer.—“He asked me if I would upset them.”
Question.—“Them? Had anything been said about a jar?”
Answer.—“He said he supposed I was going to take the jar.”
Question.—“What did you say then?”
Answer.—“I said I believed I was.”
Question.—“What did he say after that?”
Answer.—“He said—‘Do you think you could upset them?’”