Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-12-19
Is HE A DRUNKARD ?
The Famous HobsnsaCk Divorce
Suit
ON IR'aL AT ST. CLA!asVILLs.
Ire Pa@af frightened b. the Former
SIT Makes Some Surprising
Concessions 10 the
Defendant.

s. CruE,yILLE, December 1.-THE case
# U,beus4ck ". Ho5enSaCk came up to-
dsv a. the regular bU3iness in our. Com
mon Pleas and well did your Martins
Ferry correspondent say yesterday that
the interest msnifs s'ci in il was nothing
likes as great as in the former damage suit;
and vet there must be much interest where
SON eighty witnesses were summoned
from the one town.
Esrly in the day il became evident that
something was loose, AMI this something
leaked out when it was known that sort
of compromise hsd been sgreed upon; and
This. as nesr as We can get al, was that the
s,inouy subject had been agreed upon in
case divorce was granted, and on this &C
count defendant agreed 10 rest the case on
plaintiffs testimony. OF course this
would cut oil mos. all chances for any
thing sensational. but thinking your read
,rs would be interested in the testimony
We suh.ain it in brief.
This compromise seems to be
EEtireIv I'm the Nay of the Defen&ani,
snd 81, q psrusal OF the p.a.nuN ) testimony
would show not a very strong case, il looks
ss il plaintiff had weakened. The testi-
mOuy. IL seems, could easily have been
T. ore thsn OyerbaalCsi, and even a part
= of IL d, largely IN favor OF the doctor. Bat
aIi parties seem 10 be pleased that the o.
rg.,on sn- br.n.iug forth Iae former rather
rss;y testimony hal been bridced.
NUtlirg could be done at the Court
House Uur.. ,ha arrival Of the northern
tratu. vhr,a brought the witnesses, and
atstusr Il u.c.cUk they came througlng
up til street, some eighty strong, anu
;It>eLt-L various expressions OF cJu1te'
rt-.rr. = .e .uJSat IS Il they werr on
he ?, al ~ a picnic. and ;hsir faces were
covered With II Broad Grin.
{and load we're their greetings 10 tris'as
hey Glanced TO pass. others came sS . :
inner ami TUNED away 70 keep from re-.
,-u,3ug or tr.nc recognized, while s'.l
Others ,uok-d as though they were bore /
20 deara. and felt ike the farmer wdo
vCAed himself 10 3 young steer 10 break
u!u,. sud the steer started oil on run, the
farmer yelling. Here We come, d-l
,.- luy. souls, why GOn'E somebody head
e, ut
The Court House rapidly filled up, and
noticeable II waS that many OF tue Old bald
heads who hsd had good front seats az the
!, former trial, were there early enough to
ressOu there seemed to be an idea ailOat
tLat something extraordinarily sensational
vas 10 be unearthei at some time during
this tria., and spectators pleasantly doZad
through the dulier parts TO be present
when the expected thunier6Olt was 10 fall.
The reason II came not We have already
given.
The case was tated by Judge Chambers,
wEO laid ,Aat
The Principal charge They Intended
10 Prove
was ,hs; OF habitUal drunkenness.
M. Rose Wood. Mr.. Smith, T. J. Scott,
I psvla ulsy, I. .umas Cow, -- Holiday,
RN.,> Nagcie Dr,Hnen Miss Miller, James
4 Il. I:-aLen. NJ pilwo-th, Miss Maggie
4 Te: a. g'ln. e. y. TGeaker y. F. Brady,
y. ..m..rDn, John l.. SyhI.ling and Jane
n,tv v,-r then placed on the stand in the
.-.tl med and iuterruEated IS 10 Mrs.
L. 1si-.cas general behavior, aud as 10
a-- chs,ari,r prior TO the Chirges brought
s.a.: = l-r IN the other case. These wit
,-,>e, 81, answered TO a fixed form OF qUes-
Il t.as r-u2uUnded Hy Mr paGiJrd TO the
s'rc, "a: Mrs. X. had always acted lady.
lae in every way. ami that they had never
| y -sri susul against her prior 10 the dam