The daily sentinel., 1907-03-19
MUCH SENSATIONAL EVIDENCE
Every Step being Bitterly Fough' III
the Jaynes Trial-A De-
tective Talks.

I hur, down the home of o. w. Hos
{ kins. .'-Swore James Watson, ue-
: tective on the witness stand in the
= celebrated Jaynes case this morning.
,, Much other sensational testimony
e was introduced.
t Following the testimony of DR.. A.
2 Drew yesterday afternoon J. wat
] son. a detective employed by o. w.
tfoskins and who in order to secure
: Iayne's confidence and to search lot
; evidence to convict Hoskins' enemy.
was employed on the Jaynes ranch IN
the position of hired man, Jaynes,
lof course not knowing the true iden-
ltitv. As in the preliminary trial OF
last summer Watson testified to the
effect that one night as he and Jay
uee drove home from town and after
ltnev had entered the Jaynes ranch,
that he asked Jaynes suddenly If.
; when he poisoned Hoskins' horses, he
PIT the poison in the feed box or IN
the manger, and that Jaynes replied
that "I put it in the manger." Wat
s..n also swore that Jaynes said he
did not stay to see if the horses ate
the poison. Watson told of many
lnther circumstances alleged to prove
libat Jaynes is guilty of the crime
charged
This morning on opening of court
Watson was recalled. Among other
things he testified that one day at
Rife Jaynes offered him $500 to burn
the home of Hoskins. Watson was
p1t through severe cross examina-
lion but stuck well to his story and
was not badly shaken.
This morning Malcom Swanson,
\ wssisi known Fruit Ridge ranchman
WI called by the prosecution and he
swore that on the night of May Sth,
1906, he and Mr.. HoslSins were Sc
ere led on the roof of the Jaynes pack
Ing house as Jaynes and Watson
Grove home from town and that he
plainly heard a conversation between
Iaynes and Watson regarding tho
poisoning of the horses and that Jay
nes made the statements credited to
him by Watson. Hoskins as stated
! yesterday swore to this. Swanson's
: testimony was very damaging to the
defense.
AT 1O:30 the prosecution rested
aud witnesses for the defense were
called. 1t was evident that the de-
fease proposed to prove that Jaynes
: made no trip to town with Watson on
the night the alleged conversation is
said to have taken place, May Sth.
Mrs. Borschell, a neighbor of Jay
nes swore that Mr.. Jaynes was the: e
all day of the Sth. spraying and went
Jaynes, wife of the defendant, swore
that to the best of her knowledge
lJaynes was at home all evening and
al night, both retiring with the child
rem about $40 O'Clock, she sleeping
ic one room with one child, her hus-
band in the adjoining room with the
other child. She swore that the baby
Kept her awake the greater part of
the night and that all this time Jay
ues was at home. Mrs. Jaynes was
put through a severe cross-examina
ton but was not much confused.
A man employed by Jaynes on his
ranch testified that he was present on
the day that Draper Lee claims he
lad conversation with Jaynes in
t which Jaynes is alleged to have said !:
"Hoskins beat me in the dog case
but l got even with him before shc
eft the ranch" and that no such re-
mark was made.
. George Smith was introduced to
show that in conversation with him
= Watson, the detective, said that he
Q thought the case against Jaynes was
/. put up job. but strenuous objec-
e ton was made to this testimony by
tho prosecution and the Judge would
not allow it to be given.
At $3.50 o'clock ]. f. King an
expert on hand writing was
II the stand. There are numerous
witnesses yet to be introduced by the
defense and in rebutal. Several new
witnesses were summoned today.
Chester Jaynes. the defendant.
Will probably take the stand in his
avn behalf.
The trial is being hotly contested
in every move made on each side
TIE interest is intense.
The case will occupy the attention
OF the court all of tomorrow.
An interesting incident this morn-
Ing was the reprip.and of Jaynes By
, the judge for leaving the court room
for n moment
Many believe there Will be a con-
vietion, others differ.