Supreme Court heard yesterday.

He made the allegations the day after being arrested for questioning about an attack on Wilbur Doe, the court heard.

Watson is on trial for the premeditated murder of 68-year-old Doe. He denies the charge. Doe was beaten with a wrench and left lying in a pool of blood on December 9, 1988.

Det. Con. Peter Morgan, one of the investigators into the attack, told the jury Watson was offered a cup of tea during an interview on December 12.

Mr. Tim Marshall, Watson's lawyer, asked if he recalled Watson saying: "What are those things floating in my tea?'' "I recall him asking me what the white powder was,'' said Det. Con. Morgan.

"I told him it was coffee creamer.'' Mr Marshall then asked him: "Did you joke and say it was a truth stimulant?'' "No, I certainly did not,'' replied Det. Con. Morgan, adding that Watson drank the tea.

After the interview Watson was asked if he wanted to add anything to notes detectives had been making, the court heard.

He added the comment: "Why am I being slapped around, manhandled? Stop drugging my tea.'' He then refused to sign the notes of the interview to show he agreed with them.

Det. Con. Morgan said there was "no foundation'' to Watson's allegations.

He told the court Watson adamantly denied attacking Doe, telling Police: "I sincerely hope that man recovers so that he can tell you what happened.'' Det. Con. Morgan was then questioned about an interview with Watson on December 17 which lasted two and a half hours.

Mr. Marshall suggested: "You started writing out a fictitious confession statement, saying to Mr. Watson that you didn't need his signature.'' "That is completely untrue,'' said Det. Con. Morgan.

Earlier, the court heard from Det. Sgt. Legay Farley, who told the jury that on December 15, Ricky Nelson Smith was arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm to Doe - the same charge on which Watson was arrested four days earlier.

He said that in contrast to Watson, Smith appeared to have gone "on the run'' and had to be searched for. But on December 18 he took Police to Doe's house and to Harrington Sound, where he said a wrench used in the assault had been thrown overboard.

Det. Sgt. Farley said that before taking Police to those sites, Smith was shown a copy of a confession allegedly made by Watson on the night of December 17-18.

The trial continues.