The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-20
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present told the jury that she had
reference to whisky for Jake.
on cross-examination she answered
in response to question by States
Attorney Lowe; that her first husband
died one year after marriage. tn,19O4.
Asked If ne didn't die suddenly, she
answered no. 1t developed here that
Mrs. Payton is twenty-nfne, while
jake was but 81 on the morning Of his
death.
I She told of many instances where
Jake had asked her for money and
and said she always gave it to him
when she thought he needed it and
she had it to spare.
The prosecutor got her to acknowl.
edge time when she went to Jake's
employers and drew all the money he
had coming, more than twenty dol,
lars.
In the michael WhaIen; or The
Girl Heroine Company" which Mrs.
PaytOn claimes she backed financial
ly, Wright had not cent, but was a
partner and was to share in the profits
provided there was any.
About Poisons In the House.
When asked why none of the deadly
polsons supposed to have been in the
house were not found after the death
of jake, said she guessed they were
not looked for.
Mr.. Lowe asked her what she
thought caused Jake's death. Said
she still believed it was wood-alcOholic
poisoning. Then you paid no atten'
ton to the threats of suicide and did
not believe that he would do so?" was
asked. She said she didn't.
Mr. Lowe asked her then II she
didn't think it strange, supposing Jake
did commit suicide, why he was so
secretlve about it when on the other
two occasions he had attempted it
ne was so public about it,
Said Witness Reed was mistaken if
he said he saw her and Wright in the
kitchen about 10 o'clock on the Sun
day night. That they were not in the
kitchen at all that night.
When asked why her tales about
the coffee at the coroner's inquest
and at the present trial varied SO, ex,
planned that she didn't know what
they we're talking about at first,
Denied also telling DR.. Vance and
sister Dora that she hal sent Ethel
after the coffee on that night
She was then asked when all these
stories had been fixed up. Said they
never had been, She was then asked
if Ethel didn't come to the jail about
ten days ago and tell Mrs. Davis that
Sheriff Furbee had given her permits,
sion to sleep with her, Mrs. Payton.
And that before long the deception
was detected and the child put out,
Admitted il but said nothing was
fixed up.
In response to a question she said
Jake was never very much of coffee
drinker. Then she was asked why
Jake was SO anxious to get that par.
ticular cup of coffee that he held her
down while he grabbed it? Said she
didn't know.
The elackmaiIing Case.
About that episode wherein Jake
was supposed to have said that unless
she got $4,000 before five O'Clock she
would be sorry for it ana which she
said occurred on the day preceding
DEATH she was asked if that oc.
CURED in March. Said she didn't
know when it started.
Asked if she wasn't mixed up in
that and hal written the letters. De-
MED It absolutely. That was the black
mail charge.
Reiterated that when she went down
stairs to arouse Adam Neider on Sun
| day night it was close to l o'clock
and that when she and Russell came
back it was 1880. Russell and Daddy
Pratt are both positive that it was
1890
Then came the visit she said she
made to DR.. Calverts residence. Said
she raped on the door couple of
times, but didn't wait long for an an
swer Swore she never saw nor talk
ed to Ed. Russell near the church.
Never told her father that Dr. Mil
Ter said be wasn't feeling well and
wouldn't come.
hnother statement she made on Iii
rect examination that was partially
coRtradicted was that about trying tn
force milk between his locked jaws.
States Attorney wanted to know how
!'ayton talked TO her and told her how
he felt and yet couiG not open his
Jaws sufficiently to take teaspoon
i'ul Of milk.
The FIoyi Murder Case.
She was asked il she intended to in
ti,natc to the jury that Jake was lmpli-
Gated and responsible for the murder