Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-14
..-When? Ain December.

Qs-When? AIN December.
Q.-What was the threat in Deem
Der? Ale threatened to shoot
father If he didn't get out and give
him possession of the propery.
| Q.-Was your child sick in Novem-
Der? A-No.
CIT was not? A.-No.
Q.-You had only one child-Mabel?
Al have one living now-two at
that time.
(Which one is dead? A.-Mabel.
Q.-Was Mabel sick in the month
of November, 1898? A.-No.
Q.-She was not? A.-No.
OIL will ask you to look at this
letter and say whether or not you
wrote it? A.-(Examining letter)-I
did. / wrote all Of it except these fig
ures; I did not write them.
(Letter submitted. }
1t was dated Sistersville. Novem-
Der 13, 1898, and addressed: CDR. s. K.
Hissom, Dear Brother SAM" and pro-
ceeded:
What is to hinder you from coming
down to see Mabel? She is very sick
with the Group. 1 will pay the ex-
penses, if it costs $25. You can come
down after dark and go away before
daylight, if you don't like the people
of Monroe. / will watch for you from
the roof, etc." and was signed: From
Sister Kate"
This was followed by a series of let
tiers and figures and the words Come
down."
The letter was given to the jury and
was carefully examined by every mem
Der, one juror making a memorandum
from it. The letter was then handed
to the Court.
Q.-You now tell this jury you did
not write these figures? Al do.
Q.--Isn't it a fact that when this
letter was written, and before, you,
and DR.. Hissom. and other members
of the family had a key that, by
means of letters, you could communi-
cate so your father would not know
the contents of the letter? A.-No.
Q,-Was not this the key" rep
resents "a" "2" represents e." 80"
the letter 81" az the letter co." "5"
the letter "U," IS" the letter e." "7"
the letter m" IS" the letter an"
and SO" the letter or? Isn't that
the key? A.-No; it might be the key,
but l don't know it.
Q.-You don't know? A.-No.
Odd you ever communicate with
the members of the family by this
key? Al did not.
Q,-What did you mean by writing
that you would pay him $25 to come?
Aust what ! said.
Q.-To treat your daughter Mabel?
Ayes.
Q.-You have testified twice that
your daughter was not sick in Novem-
Der? Then why did you write? A
1t was a scheme to get DR.. Hissom
from home.
Q.-And you were in the scheme? A.
Yes; I wrote the letter to get him
down and away from father and get
his mind off the property. l thought
it might do him some good, for 1
knew the Doctors mind was not what
it ought to be.
Q.-And you wrote that letter? A
Yes.
Q.-And who else was in the scheme?
A.-No one.
Q.-You were the sole conspirator?
Ayes.
Q.-Was not the scheme for you to
get the Doctor down and send him to
Kentucky to see about the Eskey mat
ter? A.-No; I didn't know of it.
Q.-When did you know Of it? A.
December Sd. l knew nothing about
it before.
! Witness said she never thought of
the Eskey matter when she made her
affidavit. She had never heard of it
but once, from the Doctor.
Q.-Have you ever heard of it since?
objection; sustained.)
Q.-Where did you address the let
ter? Al don't remember. I knew
he could easily be found.
Ole might have been away from
your father at that time? Al don't
understand. Question repeatedly A.
l think l wrote to Woodland, and put
on the envelope if the Doctor was not
there to send it to Wheeling. = = =
1 wrote the letter to get the Doctor to
come down.
Odd you think you would have
any influence over him? Al didn't
know. = y The only trouble 1
knew then was the threat made in the
room. l did not stay at the home.
1 could tell by the looks of
the Doctor he did not look like he
used to, and l thought IL l could get
him down in the country it would do
him some good.
Odd you go to Fish Creek Island?