The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-28

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INTEREST INCREASES IN THE
FAMOUS PAYToN.wRleHT
MURDER TRIAL.
CONTINUED From First Pase.)
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given through the mouth. The drug
works upon the sympathetic nervous
system. The witness did not make
a written report Of what he did at the
post mortem examination but related
the facts as he remembered them.
The witness said that Payton asked
for something to drink and he was
given water; that Payton was in
great pain and was Strengthened out.
All this occurred in the presence Of
Mrs. Payton:
Counsel for defense moved that the
evidence concerning the conversation
that took place be striker out. Mo
ton overruled.
The witness had no experience IN
examining cases for acute poisoning
q wood alcohol but in the opinion Of
the witness the symptoms from pois-
oning of strychnlne and wood alcohol
would be very different.
DR.. sleese was the next witness
called. He is a graduate Of medicine
from the University of Pennsylvania.
He stated that he saw Jacob N. Pay,
ion for the first time on the 18th day
| Of July in a house on Water street.
Warrington. Payton was up stairs
dead. That he was asked to help hold
a most mortem examination. Hefound
the bed still warm; he found the skin
a reddish black like unto a black eye
and the temperature was apparently
normal and bloody froth issuing
from his month. Payton was taken
down stairs and opened and the organs
we're examined. The testimony con-
corning the heart and lungs was cor
roberatiye Of the evidence given by
Dr.. vance. The rigidity Of the body
attracted the attention of,the witness.
The death stinenIng Of the body and
the.heetS otsthe, body made rite ppz-
cling question as to how long Psyton'
had been dead for usually tho stIfen.
ing does not occur until the beat ts
gone. The witness stated that there
was no peculiar expression on the
face. He said that from y tola grain
Of strychnlne would be a fatal dose.
That the taste Of the drug Is very bit
ter but cottee would blunt the taste
very much. Dr.. Vance conducted the
examination. The witness said that
ths stomach was very congested that
| ia the blood vessels we're very much
extended. The. witness saii that he
lad been experimenting with the taste
Of st,ychnine; that he tasted coffee
and then tasted coffee with strych
nine in It and found the taste Of the
drug very much disguised. Attorney
In. N. ogden tried to confuse the Wit
ness but he was very capable one and
took care Of himself. When asked
/ how many cases Of strychnine poison
q had the witness replied one and thai
he had examined the witness replied
one and that was all he wanted
The witness said SO # as
he could learn the authors
ties say that pure wood alcohol Is not
a poison. but is IL, Its impure state,
4 number Of expert witnesses have
been summoned w poIh p1NSSs y" ~, s Wy
Payton.wrlght case. The State has
summoned Drs. Durrett, Donald,
Henry, sands and Mcdonald to testify.
The defense has summoned prs Har'
tiran. whiteshlll, Hite, Of Morgan
town, Cyrus Boyers, Lee Boyers, How.
ara, ogden, Holland. Mcdonald and
Reed Crane to give expert testimony.
The defense has also summoned.
George Williamson and Fred AccoF'
mick, Of Tyler county; Clark Sprouts
Mrs. Lou Sprouts and Arthur Yost
Of Marshall county. Dave Lynch and
ReOecca Taylor are witnesses alsQ
for the defense.
A rule and an attachment was "a
sued against John Wesley Nay, 81
Wheeling and he will be brought. here
as q witness.