The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-20

plain the appearance of some one a
a window when Russell, the police
man, was across the street later, sait
that Jake requested that some one
put down the window. That the all
was cold.
"That Accounts for It."
She said Jake had been dead more
than a half hour when DR.. Vance got
there. Heard the doctor say that
heart failure or/self abuse, Suca as
opium or morphine, was responsible
for the death but when witness men.
toned wood.alcohol, doctor said, that
accounts for it."
When DR.. Vance and Russel came
back some moments later and men
toned about the coroner she told
them that Jake had said he didn't
want knife in him and didn't want
to be embalmed,
Finally, she consented. However
she didn't want the body taken away
from the house for the autopsy.
Her further testimony was that dur
ing the day she had seen Jake take
a small package out of the watch
pocket of his trousers and he told her
that was what he was going to square
accounts with"
At this point Attorney ogden asked
her if she put poison in that cup OF
coffee. She denied it. Averred she
never saw strychnine in her life,
A Den of Devils.
II all the allegations are true, then
that one house contained a murderer
or murderess, counterfeiters, black
mallers, rapists and thieves. Some
thing to the effect that all Of these ex-
listed there has been brought out in the
trial.
Mrs. Payton testifies that on Sun
day afternoon Jake came to her and
told her that unless she got check
for $4,000 before O'Clock that even
ing she would be sorry. This money
was to come from a prominent man
and Ethel was to be the tool.
She refused to do so. Not only
Ethel but she herself was to be a par
ty to it if Jake had his own way, she
claimed. He told her that II she
didn't get it he would not live; that
he would have nothing to live for.
Jake, she says, was willing that she
20 with other men in order to get
money. She says she never did this,
She was asked by Attorney Ogden
about the tools for making bogus
money, but to this Mr.. Lowe objected
and court sustained the objection. Mr..
Ogden alleged that Jake made and
passed this "queer."
She was then asked about relations
existing between Jake and Ethel. To
this Mr.. Lowe also objected but be-
fore the court had time to sustain, the
answer was made that, she, the wit
ness, had known that they had Illegal
Denies Staying at HOTEL
Continuing this morning on direct
Mrs. Payton said that
Jake slept for the last three weeks of
his life with a double edged dagger
and a razor under his pillow.
Told of frog hunting expedition
Said Jake and Wright returned about
Midnight from this and Jake asked
her for a bunch Of keys. Told her he
was going out to magazine where
was stored and get a
can of the explosive and blow up the
She told him that If he did she
would tell and said that ever after
that Jake wanted to die.
She acknowledged buying opium
and morphine for Jake, but never
Wright never bought any
either.
Wright testified at the beginning OF
the trial that he and Mrs. Payton
stayed all night at a local hotel on the
2Sh of June and confessed that the
signature on the register, Frank
Wright and wife" was in his own
hand. Mrs. PaytOn said he lied If he
said that. Claimed she was never in
innate with Wright either before or
after the demise Of Jake.
Her memory Is extremely good in
regard to some circumstances and
very faulty where others are con-
cemed. Now she doesn't even re-
member about saying that the last
cup poor Jake and l drank out Of"
the morning after the death.
Her Talk With Charley Floyd.
Concerning the talk alleged to have
taken place between herself and Char
ley Floyd on street in Warrington
in regard to his failure to provide
"tho stun" at which a witness was
1contInued On FIFth Paael