Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-12-19
The Principal charge They Intended
10 Prove
was ths; d habitUaI drunkenness.
AFTERNOON SESSION.

Mrs ~. HobensacG-Married in st.
,a:rsv..ie by Rev. K. Alexander, Septem-
\ 5e-i> 80: moved 10 Martins Ferry,
where resided all my married HE; my
husband, IN the last three years, a great
. Io-,.Ca OF the time. was under the inau-
eucr U ,i.yOr, a portion OF the time 10 such
81 e1:eut that he could not attend TO bust
2sss. His habits changed his disposition,
-ski. him very disagreeable. After tn
sttlr,e years he was under its influence
E.rle greater pl r;ion of time; patients would
"uri,r him ana he would have nothing
70 DO viii them; this continued up TO the
tine Of sci aratiOn, getting worse; some
tines Ge Was very rough to me IN his Ian
s.'-e, al tines very unkind.
Cont I was a,ked If be wished 10 ask any
tiOns Ssid he remem bered her former
t''ruOe ar / would consider It Us far as re-
.a'st 20 this case.
VIZ. WetheIald-Six years IN Martins
Ferry. known the doctor four Or tive years;
iEO wears ago
hncw Him tO fake Beer Occasionally:
Ssea HIN drink severa, times; couldn' say
-aet@er his drinking was habitual or not;
lave frequently drank with him, aUi q,
fci@e-eut places; have seen him when |
Go-rA; he was under liquor; when | saw
II thar way he was always OF a jovia. ma
IL t-'e Int snow II there Is a change since
then, IS have not associated with him for
tFo !-s-s. can't say as to his general as
\ Sc.a'-s. I thought he was under the lu-
! LI72ce az the time mentioned.
ii t.'Cl, >tUAn- lived all my life in Mar
- F-rry aCGuslntsd with doctor since
-,is-'-.' store. hes liable TO take drink;
,-lNr a'm TO drink IN the evening, out
-tiy--k often with me. don't think he
ever cr-aS any - hurt blm: we wOIld -
o-i so!. eveuJnsSsDi hSye some beer and
S'-''. work a. day time; hardly ever
IsE b ..r a. Daylight
VAnoH Sot His Habits at These Times !:
me- In. IN Wheeling one Christmas, two
'' lIT-e wears ago. saw him on Market
.'re' - Vas pretty tul: | was with MIN
'No -uu.s. \ fellow by the name o! RpbI-
Z w. with Us left him At the 81 Charles
-y'e.' lie was not, al that time, in a con
non 10 attend 20 business. OCce wLS
"a Lim s;a wine cellar in Whesii1e;
49, .lrTe during ,Ge day. staid about two
p -'-'' 'LeEe. then we8t 10 IoraorOoS =,
s 'S VS. On sunday, w started home from
D'I .tQNs E. a00u; dusk; went TO Nlr-
- .'EE Mr.. Wethersld was with us az
ss's. Tie doctor was not very sober
80 "&e, L was the doctors buggy we
L.. COS u home; dOn't know where he
- s2w him afterwards down on the
, ."ys Z, le asked me to take home
IL ,-s-y, don't know why he did;
Nai az &r. VS. tLat night;
>.a'1 there tOsether:. had iniOfma-
} "s wanted Home That Night.
% "'''NeT ;o.c me when went there with
@'...,,,fst ,fst she expected the doc.
N''e L. - confined: | told the a ctor
- - - sad hat wss why he wanted TO
NSE. know Of no other times but
S.s.LGS. was AHeAPsS''aieu AoF
S,sroT Lsyae-I remember when at
!i,n, - zen The doctor got tae letter
49,. ""e >'atlng she would not return ::
r-,,r - - '4' cnc'Or Ssid he would give
H,af Es d. 10 .Hme 0scS, aud Il she did
a.. E,'' ~ =? 10 drunSsrds grave.
E,v,, e'" t" '.scAeR her reputation.
sros f.- I1,'s..-ilFsd in Martins Ferry.
n la.Ic n a. ''i Ar0w - | rsn saw any.
uses,'-.-' u. -oeiOI's Lsb.,s: seen bin
70, A. = ,' Deer, rot very U!iea: did
T.; St va A;m much: he would
H. t1pcl. 10 :. cher a; the store. Lev-.
tstr. rs..s -. '' iV."e: We pCaied on the
M, :, ,S', r,s hin once AZ R,inev.
ley thd some beer there.
~. ""' "' Fishing Party:
-. ''P a. aay wine cellars m ,b.,
- cont knox how the doctor 80,
n ID ~. wen home he wash i1Torfca
D., t,r.'I,' To MY knowledge. The Sss,
ysrir..L =" Org srole morninr s1j
e,is H'ing business hours.