The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-31

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mess stand, at Warrington the Wit;
Eness daesa toned I'm. shuman about
the noises ii tie Paytonl home On the
might of Jake,s death. She replied
that she knew nothing about i that
lshe did not know that Jake Payton
Twas dead dntil the next morning, when
she was going to work.
The witness then related the coh-
versation between Frank Wright and
1.-THE defendant in the hearing of the
witness and May Klyman. IN this con-
yersahon Mrs. Payton said, hush. you
talk too much. You had no business
| to say that I was with you at the Mar
ion hotel, for that was not 50.
Mr.. Parks was asked IL he was not
very industrious in trying to break
down the evidence Of Mrs. shuman, al
though he knew her to be a witness
for the State. Mr.. Parks replied that
he did not do anything that he would
apologize for; that he was not unpro-
fessional and treated Mrs. shuman as
| a lady in. every particular. MI. Parks
attacked the yeracity Of Mrs. shuman,
which was stopped by the court and
the jury was instructed not to take
notice Of the witness remarks con-
corning the truth of Mrs shuman's
evidence.
Edward Ryand, Of sistersville,
boiler manufacturer, was then sworn.
He had Wright in his employ and paid
him by check. and had seen his sigma
ture on the checks when they return
ed. He was handed the poison regis
ter and the leaf from the hotel regis,
ter and was asked IL the signatures
there were in the hand writing Of
Frank. Wright. The witness answered
that the signatures did not look ex-
actly like the signature Of Wright on
the check, but whether or not the sig
natures on the registers were in the
Handwriting Of Wright the witness
could not say. The witness had never
seen Frank Wright write his name.
Attorney 3. F. Morgan novel that the
evidence Of the witness be stricken
out, but was oyerruled by the court.
LINN Straight Was sworn next. He
knew Jake Patyon. he talked to
Jake about his show about a week be-
fore Jake's death. The defense tried
to show by this witness that Patyon
ltold him that he had failed in the
show business and that Payton said
that he was not going into any other
business for be had. not long to live.
The-state objected and was sustained
by the court.
Frank WrIght's mother was then
placed on the stand. She said that
she had 1--WE boys and three girls.
Frank made his home with her while
| In 'sistersyille. he went to Wheeling
he wrote to her. She had seen him
write his name often. She was asked
IL she would know Franks writing IL
she we're shown it. She said l think
d mother ought to know her child's
writing. She was shown the sigma
lures upon the registers and che said
that thereRas no resemblance in then
With the signatures Of Frank,
On cross examination she said that
she had not had any letters from
Frank since the last term Of court. !,
Dora Philips, sister Of the defend
ant, was the next witness. She was
not at the Payton home on the day Of
Jake's death until after he died. She
saw Frank Wright. Ethel Payton and
the defendant Mrs. Paytop said to
lher on, her arrival, Jake's dead aIn't II
too bad. The witness replied yes,
1t Is awful"
Mrs. Payton was down stairs in the
kitchen when the doctor was there.
The doctor was upstairs about half an
hour; came down and talked to Mrs.
Paytou. Their was talk about birth.
day party. Frank said at the party he