Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-07

did you have a revolver"
mo. If had one there would be
no trial here to-day"
Mr.. Sandrock became excited on
| cross-examination, and referred to DR..
| Hisscm as that scoundrel' The
plaintiff smiled and witness observed
| it and said: 'Ill settle his laugh
ing"
You owned shotgun, didn't you?'
yes"
why didn't you prevent this trial
taking place with that?"
The court interfered, but witness ex-
claimed excitedly: Il will do it If you
want me to. l can do it all right.
The court cautioned the witness.
Your honor can hardly blame me if
l blow his brains out-the dirty dog, }"
he said.
The court cautioned the witness to
be more careful, and witness replied
that the sight OF defendant made him
mad
Harry Nelson, brotherin-law OF the
plaintiff. He remembered when the
doctor returned from Germany. HIS
wife received letters from DR.. HissoH,
mentioning trouble at home and witness
burned the letters. He saw the doctor
later, and found him TO be very nerv-
Gus. DR.. Hissom said he would kill his
fater Witness told about the plaintiff
coming to his house after witness child
was burned TO death. DR.. Hissom
laughed and said: us that all; l
thought the whole family was burned.
Witness said he burned the letter
because he did not want anybody read
ing them. He thought something was
wrong with the doctor, and wanted 10
conceal it. He was always a good
friends of DR.. Hissom's. Witness said
he pulled a revolver on the doctor up
on one occasion, claiming that the
doctor had threatened to shoot him.
The doctor said: IF you came down
here for a shooting scrape, you can
get it."
Doctor Hissom told me that he
would have shot his father If he had
any excuse. He said the old man was
running through his money, and he
would drive him away and take charge
Of his property"
Where did the conversation take
placer"
"On our way to the depot from the
Hissom home"
Court StenograIher Louis Walters
testified that he had in his possession
the revolver mentioned in Mr.. Sand
rocks testimony. When it was pro-
duced at the former trial, DR.. Hissom
claimed the revolver as his property,
and attempted to take possession OF
it. The court directed that it remain
in the possession of the stenographer,
and DR.. Hissom appeared to be very
willing.
George Beck. mail carrier, was
sworn.
Mr.. Beck said he was hunting for
DR.. Hissom one night in June, and
met him on the Terminal bridge in
company with Miss Sandrock. Witness
asked the doctor why he brought the
girl to that point, and advised him to
take her home. He promised that he
would go to Martins Ferry take a car
and return Immediately. Witness did
not see him again that night.
James W. Ewing, attorney-at-law
was next called. He had been called
on by J. r. Hissom and his wife, and
consulted with reference to the in
quiry into the sanity of DR.. Hissom.
Witness made the complaint before the
Justice. upon which the warrant was
issued 1t was made at the direction
of Mrs j. R. Hissom. He at first ad-
vised an examination by the family
physician, and after it was reported
| that DR.. Myers considered him insane,
| he advised the lunacy proceedings.
| Witness appeared as counsel for Mr..
| and Mrs Hissom. He first went to see
Squire Caldwell, who advised him to
! go to Squire Peterman. Peterman
was i'll, and witness had a warrant is
sued by Squire Fitzpatrick. He after
wards asked that the warrant be dis
missed He did this because Mrs. His
som told him she thought if the doctor
were permitted to return to his home
on the Island he would carry out his
threat OF killing his father. The Sec
ond warrant was issued by Squire
| Greer.
Witness prepared an agreement fol-
the signature of DR.. Hissom, meeting
him at his Office one evening. Mr.
Ewing presented the paper, telling DR.
HiSgom it was prepared in accordance
with instructions from his father. DR.
Hissom denied the truth of the recit-
al it contained, said something about
trouble between his mother and faith
er, and left the Office without signing
it. The paper referred to was the
blank agreement to go away from hime
| fOr Ave wears and NOT IN refurn in