The daily sentinel., 1907-03-21
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Il Put Ii i'm The Bran"

Il Put Ii i'm The Bran"
After little while, according to
the witness the matter Of poisoning
the Hoskins' horses came up and
Watson asked. Chester. how did YOU
give the horses the poison, in oats
or in bran" Jaynes, 1t is alleged re-
piled. why 1 gave it to them in
bran. Then Watson asked Jaynes if
he stayed to see the horses eat the
poisoned bran and Jeynes, it is al
legged replied, mo but they ate it
all right" Then witness swears that
Jaynes went ahead and described
how he got the poison and how he
did the deadly work.
Securing the Poison
Hiatt testified that Jaynes said he
was in town during the day and meet
ing S. H. Griffith. manager of the
Colorado Spray and Chemical com
pany made some excuse to him in or
der to secure his key to the COM
pany's plant. He said he then went
to the plant alone, went into the
chemical warehouse and filled a
small bottle with cyanide of potas-
sieum and then, after returning the
key went home.
would Have Gotten the Pony Too"
On the night the horses are suppos-
ed to have been poisoned Jaynes, it
is alleged, declared that he went
by a back way to the barn of his nei-
ghbor. Hoskins and entered the barn
with bran in which he had poured
and mixed the poison. Witness de-
clared that Jaynes said that he fed
the two large horses first and q
would have gotten the pony too but
the stun gave out before l got to
him" Jaynes also said, according to
81 gave most of it to the
gray horse. Dan"
Left No Tracks.
Witness testified that Jaynes then
said he left the barn and went home
waiting to see the horses die.
Then, said Hiatt, Jaynes told Wat
son that the next morning he took his
gun and walked around back of his
and the HoslIins ranches, ostensibly
10 hunt rabbits but really just to see
if he had left any tracks when he
came from Hoskins' barn. Jaynes, it
was testified. declared that as the
ground was frozen, he left no tracks.
Can Get a Machine"
Witness Hiatt swore that Jaynes
told Watson. of a plan he had orig
mated to burn Hoskins' out if he
,ame back to his ranch. Jaynes, III
was stated, said that fire could be
started in Hoskins' packing house
hat would spread and wipe out every
hing, residence and all. Hiatt swore
hat Jaynes said that he knew where
he could get a machine that he could
yet to working in the HoslSins' pack
ng house and that it would not go off
or two hours, thus giving him time
o go to town and meet a number of
,eople so that he could easily prove
hat he was not at home or near the
Ioskins' place when the fire occur
ed
Witness also stated that Watson
lrew Jayues out still further as to-
whether he might poison more horses
If Hoskins if he came back. He said
hat Jaynes declared that he thought
If getting some more of the poison
md hide it on his place so that should
iis place be searched they would not
ind the poison which he might need
n the future.
Many other equally as sensational
credited 10 Jaynes by Hi
ltt were given by the witness. He
declared that the conversation last
ID for quite a long time and that he
,ould plainly hear all that was said.
When asked how he knew 1t was
Taynes talked he said that he knew
lis voice and that also three or four
ines during the conversation De-
ective Watson lighted a match to
light his cigar and held the match so
hat the light shone full on Jaynes'
ace so that Hiatt could see it.
Charged Whit Being Coached
Hiatt was put through most siren
lous cross examination by Mr..
Wheeler who made the witness go
nto many details about many of the
alleged statements of Jaynes and of
he surroundings, etc. at the packing
,ouse. To a certain extent his testi-
nony was weakened by this cross ex-
Imination. Attorney Wheeler brought
,ut that every question asked by At
ornev Carnahan, for the prosecu-
ion. in the direct examination, was
very leading question and that !
very one of the fourteen questions
,sked Hiatt answered in the affirm
tive and Attorney Wheeler intimat-
ID that the witness had been well
coached and trained how to answer,
Iiatt while admitting that he had
the case with Hoskins sew
.raI times and with Attorney Carna-
,on denied that he had been coach
I'd Attorney Wheeler brought out
he fact that Hiatt made notes as to
he alleged conversation for future