The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-12
OF
MRS. PAXTON
SHE AT FIRST DENIED THE COZ.
FEE STORY ALTOGETHER
BUT FINALLY ADMIT.
TED IT.

Below Is given inc lestILhohy VI
Mrs. Helen Payton before the coro.
ner's jury at Warrington:
Helen May Payton met j. N. Payton
in 1898 and married him in 1900 at
Fairmont. Has been married twice.
first husbands name Tom Prick. Mr..
Psyton and she lived at Fairmont,
Grafton, New England, Cleveland, O.
twice in Pennsylvania, and in Man.
nington twice. Last time two years
ago. Met Frank Wright last Febru.
airy. He came here from Hundred.
Met him there first of last Novem-
Der. He came TO live with them
shortly after. He and Mr.. Payton
went into the show business together
as partners at solicitation Of Mr.. Pay
ton. They showed in one town, Lit
Teton, that was all. She was mem
Der of the company. Gave show at
Hundred 4th of July. Since first com
ing to Payton's house Wright had
stayed there all the time. Was home
all day Sunday, July 1G. Saturday
she was in Fairmont. Went to ball
game at Traction Park. Met young
man from Warrington there and went
to the game with him. Mr.. Payton
sent her to Fairmont to see about
rent but she didn't see her landlord,
Mr.. Smith. Went to fruit store and
then to the park. Got back to Fair
mont about $3.50 and she and the
young man walked around town until
train time. Wright and Payton met
her at the train. Payton scolded her
because she didn't come on the noon
train. Was home all that Saturday
evening and was not away Sunday.
Part of Sunday Payton was in good
humor and part of the time he was
not. Payton's brother John was there
that day. Wright was there all day,
sick in bed,
what did Mr.. Payton do Sunday
EVENING""
zone minute he was cussing,. and
then he'd play the banjo"
who all were at your home Sun
day EVENING""
"Mr. Wright, Ethel, Mr.. Neider and,
| think, Fred Lowe, colored man."
What time did Wright retire?'
about half past eight"
What time did you and Mr.. Pay
ton retire."
About ten
"WLo went hrst?"
mr.. Payton."
She waited to get some hot water
for Mr.. Wright who asked for some.
She vent up stairs about five minutes
after Mr.. PaYtou. After she went up
didn't remember who went to sleep
arss. They talked before going to
sleep. Payton kicked her out of bed
once, just in fun. Then he and
Wright talked, Wright saying he was
going to paint Payton'S face in the
morning it being his birthday. Pay.
ton said that II Wright painted his
face he would come to hell to do it.
Went to sleep at 1890 or II O'Clock,
About O'Clock Payton awoke her. He
was sick. He took a drink of wood
alcohol just before he went up stairs
to bed. He took one swallow. Had
been bringing wood alcohol into the
house three or four months. Drank
It dozen times a day. Drank during
the day when his brother was there.
How about the coffee he drank?"
HE didn't drink any that night
that know Of"
"Was Ethel in your room after you
went to bed?"
mo"
Didn't you send her down stairs
for coffee?"
mo"
did she go down for anything?"
NO"
"Was there not white cup there
with coffee grounds in it after Pay
ton died and which Wright picked up
and put on the dresser?"
"Didn't see any,"
Wright says you sent Ethel down
for coffee Sunday night, you and Pay
ton scufiied over It, Payton got 1t
from you and drank it. Is that SOP
"a think it was Saturday night, and
not Sunday night"
Lena, your sister, made you some
coffee next morning, didn't she?"
81 drank some coffee but don't know
who made it"
Didn't you refuse to drink out Of
certain cup saying It was the one
Payton drank out of"
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