The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-22
ne License Was Issued In Wheeling
Record lii Clerks Shows.
ICGEs SENSATION YET ! SPRUNG 5, X
IN THE FAMOUS N MURDER IFlI|. CASE

lat Wright and MRS. Payton "eFe
\ = srrled, several days ago. Not until
"Wednesday were steps taken to in
yesslsate. Fns West VIrslnlan called
lip tlIe clerk Of the Ohio county court
Sand aseertained that license had
= I,esn issued to James Wright and Hell
ca RhflIfps:on the third day Of August
iSst. This eolncIdes exactly with the
time they were in Wheeling and was
ts,e day on which Mrs. Payton, or
Wright, was alleged to have stolen.
M linen.
a copy Of tnc marriage license ar
Fived In this cry from Wheeling on
train ~ this afternoon. He gives his
name as plain James Wright, age 81
and residence at sistersvIlle.
She gives her name as Helen Phil
lips, aged "a. and residence at Man
rlnston.
The license was returned the same
sdsy, August Cd, and was signed by l.
w. Roberts, Minister.
Wright was visited In the county
IAN Just before press time this after
noon by a West vireInlan reporter
aud asked regarding the matter.
He would neither affirm nor deny.
Hc was asked # he gave the name Of
James Frank Wright or F. James
Wright, but the only reply he made
WEB to say, "You will have TO see my
IsWyers. / can't talk to you. have
got myself in trouble now by talking
foo much"
The new evidence will not be intro
dueed by the State, 1t is thought, be-
cause of the statute existing wherein
aman may not give Damaging evidence
against HE wife nor the wife against
the ihusband. The state has hopes of
seadins both to tho psnitcntiary, part
/, ly en- the ev,dsneo OF each other.
II seems that the only question that
y could possibly arlEe IN the minds CT
the jurymen as to the guilt or limo
cence OF Eelen May Payton is, could
the strychnine which caused her hus-
bands death have been administered
to him without his knowledge? Three
sisso,.a,5t .,arsons bo,-d bor saw that
S9s,;o 1,j.s ,goinr u F,airmont for some.
thing to put him away with and two
- 49, ,yara informed on ber return
tt,,t an, .had nroc,,rod the sturF One
- 1+,,asa .,,oard her saw presumably
$40. odministerine the first dose. .if
.t,.sff io,,It a., him 7 viii piva him an.
~ 4b.;+ -Iyin@ while in Fairmont
- 80, ,,s,a, now wr,ppt purchased the
-. ~ Ioc,l nbornpcv anil the
.,a,,Tte snent the nigbt together at a
l.irsa1 .ho+oi ,There ia scarcely anv
Ann. h,t tbat WRIGHT nurcbased the
1s,,s, 90 &c sfgnat,,res on the hotel
Z :, .ss u ,,,hare be Mood bis own name
81 ~ .+ha roison record where be
asga bis ron,e nc FroI,l, .prown we're
'tSan+,caI &c rogo,.d. tho Frark Near.
II. agerv n,edIcaI man Of Standing in
~. Ia. nas shaan surmonoI and
800. - 49,. ti,a;n <yor,o,s ontnions ne tn
7. sfs.,l.,,,,Ino ord oIcoho1ic no,soninr
a, !ansn,er tho Question no IN what
Z nottsnsl death asked from question
.rrsnsr rad nv The nrosecntfnr attorney
80, 49,, est,,os +bo sx,or+c ms IN tae ease
3 f,Santicoi1v inc same manner All
q +ba+ heath was dine to strvch-
ntae noisorinT Deceased according
4 80, sbo,,t all rho witnesses was addict.
"a r. the nse Of wood-alcobol to ex-
esss = and hes,dss was n conflrmed
.s,,,,,,,, smoter The states attorney
Sss aslod most ~ the nbvsIc,ans If
a. go !, +bsss two ,ninrio,s drugs
~. "a! a ony wsv ,+onair tbe taste
.s 80 - se.rneI 70 he tho opinion
.s..,t ~ r,aSlc.S ..e,t1emen that thew
= 80, q. -. aa,sa mora ~, Iess nnml,ness
80 ~, ssct, uas sske5 y strychnine,
3. Il q. 80. ar,n+1+g " lin voo,,1d
:. i,,.:tss IN. con =, hot cnaee be
I,..,,ss ~ s1onrb 70 no taken hv any.
~. 80. AZ, 500. dr,,. a. ono If The most
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