b'Solicitors Charles Palmer and Henry Hedderwick hadVictoria in 1857, he practised successfully for some time. established Palmer & Hedderwick in the early 1860s, havingHowever, by 1870 he was exhibiting quite erratic behaviour, first worked together at a firm started by John Duerdin in 1841.at one point endangering pedestrians by racing three horses Palmer completed his articles under Duerdin. He was admittedthrough the streets. Palmers family had him committed to in 1857 and joined the partnership under the name Duerdina private asylum, but he escaped at the first opportunity Bronckhorst & Palmer. Eighteen days after his own admission,and fired a revolver at police before they were able to return Palmer took responsibility for the articles of Hedderwick. Whenhim to the facility. A short time after this incident he was Palmer set up his own business, Hedderwick followed.transferred to an asylum in England where he remained until his death in 1873.Hedderwick was a well- respected member of society, active in legal education and municipal affairs. He was the mayorIn Palmers absence, Hedderwick held the firm together of Kew between 1873 and 1875, a founding member ofwith the support of William Fookes, a man who was highly the Australian Club, and a member of the council of theregarded as a lawyer and an athlete, being an accomplished Law Institute of Victoria. He also carried much of theswimmer and lacrosse player. Fookes would remain with partnership load.Hedderwick when the firm merged with Crisp & Lewis,to form Crisp Lewis & Hedderwick.At some point Palmers mental health started to decline. After his admission as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Crisp Lewis & Hedderwick letterhead, 1893.50'