The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-27
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Helen ayton5 Wright is on
md aealn for the mlrde or Of Jacob n.
Rayton Paytona apparently vel, was
taken uddeniy Inland died. This oc.
CURED IA Jay 1906! a post moFtem
exaninat ION revealed the fact that
Paylon died from q dose of strych-
alnes MS Wright was arrested for
lie murder of her husband and was
tfied die December term Of the
citcalt Court ii d long and keenIy con.
tested case resulting in. a hung jury.
Eleyen lays were consumed in trying
thescaae atthat time; eight days in
hearing tiie evidence and three days
ttat the 5nry was out trying to agree.
rhe trs mas discharged on satur-
das before Christmas.
The history of the case is still fresh
IN the minds Of the people who read
The town papers and nothing more
need be said about 1t here:
considerable liflculty was expert;
encsd enpaneling q jury for this trial.
Mapyos the jurors had made up their
minds ana stillS entertained opinions
as b tiae guilt Of the Mrs. Payton.
Others we're opposed to convict a per
sonsof an offense punishable by death
inany ease Those who had made up
thslr min as: did 50, mostly from the
evidence which they had heard in the
coastroom at the former trial, The
list & Jurors that had been drawn
for dis term Il court was exhausted
isst evening ana only fourteen men
ot tie twenty required to select q
hial Jus we're qualified to sit upon
theisase: othermen were summoned
is jurors ana thls morning the re-
i 90. = ~
dulred number was secured; From
thetwsnts Jurors on the empanel, the !
stase iias tie right to challenge two
jurors md the defense has the right
70 challenge SIX Jurors; this leaves
tweiys men to traverse the case.
ghe empanel from which the jury
as selected was composed Of the
foilSEin men; VIM. W. Clayton, F,
Hoclsinberry, Willie Travis, Charles
rredeFich, ). a. Hess. Nelson Robin
son,s Iaban Prickett. j. Wesley Haw.
l:ihs, il i. Harden, Granville McAllis.
ter. i1isy Dodd, W. 3. Dodd, Dallas D
snidsE j. ". Reeves, Es. R. Nicely
Gsorg Nichols, Marvis Tetrick. Lewis
thicker Fred M, Blllingsley and D
d Hanes
ME jury Is composed Of the follow
in men: i. N. Hawkinberry, Charles
FseasFick, j. "A. Hess, Nelson Robin
onlsll Wesley Hawkins, Granville
McAilister, Dallas D. snider, Es, R
Neeiy. George Nichols, Marvis Te
ficE Lewis r. Tucker and Fred M
Hitlibgsley
Ths State has twenty-five witnesses
examifie and the defense has
we've The state Is represented BY
ssscuting Attorney Lowe and 3. F
i Sofsan the, defense Is represented bS
ttoFnes ii. N. and NJ. w. Ogden.
TSe opening statement by the State
tsas SraSd ~ Prosecuting Attorney
i9oTs. He began at 1t:15 o'clock ant
in tifteen minutes he presented hi:
side;of the case to the jury. The dc
feRsesthen stated Its side Of the case
sbiehswas done by Attorney Howart
Ogden.
Justice 3. 8, Amos was the tlfs
withess called for the State. The wit
stated that he was justice Of th'
pesce and coroner in July 1905, an'
ne nth Of July he held an taauess
oyef,thes body Of Jacob N. Payton; tha
he Went 81 company with Dr. Vance ami
the inv summoned to hold INQUEST
Thsy found Payton upstairs dead! ant
that there was froth coming tron BIZ
mouth, witch was Of a reddish color
ME witness did not remember q see
III the defendant or Frank Wrlgh
liefs al the time o. the inquest. Their
Gtey nus and bottles 81 the Foen, Th,
Decor found! bottle which lessaii
Contained wood Alec and apoIhe
that cont iiined some IlIesl
boftls he witns bfoleh VIM llI5I
toFaIrhioat Apost asorteui Satatf
alton was held over Paytop isaaf ~
siomafh was REMOVED Tls stonael