The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-19

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nise ind said Inat M hours 3oe
fore tie death they we're cutting Htp
together
DoEa Hamilton IS sister Of the prisT
cner. Size also forgot e ten quite 2
fsw ming al the cpronera inquest she
Ihas since Remembered many. She tes-
/ tihed that Jake was acting IN q strange
manner some time before Ids death.
Then came Mrs.. Winnie Camp, many
IFairmonters remember her only
40 midget" She had a conversation
| with Jake Just exactly one week before
he died. According to her story Jake
at that time didn't have sense enough
Ito get in out Of the rain.
He was doing some work for her
around her house when a terrible rain.
storm blew up. She called to him about
three times to come on IN the house.
That It was raining.
When he did come. in she told. him
THAT such wetting was liable to cause
/ his death. Jake saId he didn't care
about his life. Right there Jake told
her he was going to kill himself. Said
he had no health and that the old trou.
BILE was coming back on him. She
wasn't sure what he meant by that.
She thought Jake didn't have good
sense.
When Mr.. Lowe took her for cross
examination she was snappy. First
thing sale Jake never was anything in
the intellectual line She was asked
If she saw Jake pretty often. Answer
ed about every day of her life. But
when asked to repeat any other con-
yersatior she had had with him on
any subject whatsoever, she couldn't
to save her life.
1t will be remembered that 1t was
brought out earlier in the trial that
Dora Hamilton had said the morning Of
the death when there was talk of an
inquest, that another brother-in-law
Gied under exactly The same circum-
stances and nothing was ever done.
When Mr.. Lowe asked her If she
heard that statement she thundcred
mo, sir" and If looks could kill Lowe
would have been as dead as either Jake
Payton or "llidgets' late husband.
! on see this caught her in q tender
spot as It was her husband that Dora
had reference to.
| Lloyd Dumira was called. He wa
asked about his acQaalptance with the
deceased. said he had known him
since the cary SOS. Said Jake usol
70 play detective. When cross,e&am-
mad by The slate his evidence amount
ed TO nothing.
Joe Kuhn va The man VITO hal
Daddy Pratt's Team out on The night Of
the alleged murder lie and Jake Al
bert were attracted 10 tae mouse oy
cries sud screams re heara tNe
prisoner tell II. Vance that Jake had
drunk cup OF colee ana a Stt-S" u
milk,
He heard Dr Vance say mat in nj"
opinion the mar had died rom s'rych'
nine poisoning. iudging from Tie Symp;
toms. Was not sure tIat any one e'5e
heard the remark.
Thomas Straight was called. tie
had heard Jake say that everything ne
had undertaken had gone smash Out
that he couldn't live long enough TO
|undertak2 anything else
Arthur Tost was Put on the stand.
Attorney Parks conducted the defense
lwhile The eXrDrlsonerS, Iost and ray
Tor, were on the stand. He asked foSI
to tell what he ineW that had any pear
ing on the case Nost started OF with
a long trip and was gone several min
utes when the court expressed ltseil
as delighted to hear the story If he
had time but at present ne wanted 70
hear evidence.
Yost met tie party when they had
reached Fairmont on the way to the
mountains to hunt snakes. That par
ty consisted OF deceased, Wright and
skinny" Barfow5.
Witness said that when he met them
he was sadly in need OF a drink and