The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-21
The HISS0M HEARING
Continued All Day Monday. and will
be Resumed this MorninG-Thcre
Arc Many Witnesses to be Exam
incU-SYnOnsiS Of the Testimony

SOntlnucl All Day monday, and will
be Resumed this Morning-Thcre
Arc Many Witnesses TO be Exam
incu-SynOpsis ofthc Testimony.
The hearing into the sanity of Dr.. S.
K. Hissom. particulars of which are ia
miliar to Intelligencer readers, was con-
tlnued yesterday by Justice C. S. Greer,
in the criminal court room, county
building. A number of witnesses were
examined. but there are many more yet
to be heard. In the event that the JUS
tice holds young HiSsOm to be insane,
the latter's lawyers will al once take up
their case to the circuit court and en-
deavor to overturn the Justices decls-
ion.
Mrs. Addie Hubbard aged twenty
two years. daughter of j. r. Hissom,
was the first witness. She said the
patient, DR.. S. X. Hissom, is twenty
seven years OF age. married and has
one child; has some bad habits and
some that are good. The indication of
insanity she first noticed was when he
followed the witness to her home. tell
ing her there had been trouble in the
Hissom family. which. said the wit
ness, II know is not true" He fur
Their said that II they did not separate
he would take his fathers life and his
own. The same afternoon l went
to his home. and when stepped in the
door he had q revolver drawn at me.
He told me l had better speak when I
came in, and let him know who was
coming. He said II that had been papa
ne wOntt have hpap An
other reason IS. he said l started this
trouble by writing him letters to Eur
ope and telling him to come home. that
papa was abusing the family, which l
never done"
Continuing. the witness said the de-
PENDANTS arrangement is evinced gen.
orally on one subject-his fathers
property-which he thinks the latter
not capable Of managing The sup
posed cause Of his disease was the
trip to Europe. since which he has
been thin. : There had been no vio-
lence, only threats. sometimes with 4
revolver. The defendant Is restless at
night, and says he is afraid
DR.. D. b. Best testified. but nothing
material was brought out.
The attorneys for the defense moved
TO exclude the deposition of Mrs, Hub
bard. because defendant is denied the
right to cross-eXamine: overruled, and
defendant excepted.
Mrs. Addle Hubbard was recalled.
and said: What want to explain is
about those letters which he said
wrote to Germany, which never
wrote. The doctor had been out with
me for over 4 year before he went 10
Germany, because | favored a doctor
he didn't like, and he never had any
thing to say to me until he followed
mother and papa to my house. saw
him have mother sign paper. and he
wanted me to sign a paper, which I
didn't. He had mother write papa 4
note. which ! took to him. Saving she
thought the time had come for them
to. separate"
Continuing, the witness said the doc
tor had made threats TO shoot his
father.
Mr.. James II. Hissom. the father was
recalled. and said he owned no rcvol
Yer.
Henry Belmont. aged slxty-siX years,
merchant. residing In Montreal, Can
ada. was the next witness. Objection
was made because his present residence
Is the jail OF Ohio county. The obicc-
ton OF the defense. In fun. was us fol-
lows:
THE attorney for defendant objects
to the testimony OF Henry Belmont on
the grounds that he Is not II credible
person. and that the defendant Ia de-
MED the right. to interrogntc and
cross-cXamlne him; that the witness Is