Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-24

Mr.. Hubbard, witness said Dr. Hissom
said IL his father did not sign q paper
to the effect that he would not disin-
| herit the Doctor, the latter would sue
for damages. The cross-exnminati0n
of this witness was continued at the
opening of the afternoon session, the
burned papers taken from DR.. Hissom's
trunk figuring largely in it.
The next witness was Mrs. ]. r. His
som, wife of defendant who was ex-
amined by Mr.. Howard. She said her
| age was forty-seven and the Doctors
| twenty-seven. She told of the Doctors
educational advantages, and of his be-
| ing a graduate of Rush Medical Col
| lege, at Chicago. Witness and her
husband were present when he gradu-
ated. When the Doctor first returned
| from this college witness noticed Pc
culiarities in his conduct, and later
| when he returned from Germany, and
related some of them. His letters also
created the impression in the mind OF
| the witness that there was something
wrong with the Doctor She referred
to his telegraphing before he reached
| Wheeling that he needed help at the
train, but when he arrived lie was well
carry his baggage.
Witness said in substance that her
sons talk was peculiar, that he talked
necessarily and fooliShly. She said he
showed disposition to hide in the
cellar and in dark Railways, and lis
ten to conversations. On one occasion
she went into the cellar when he was
there. He crawled up under the floor
and came out covered with cob-webs,
going out to the street. in that condi-
ton.
She related conversation with the
Doctor. a few days after his return
from Germany. The Doctor told her
he had dreamed fifty times that he
had killed his father, and he believed
1t would come to pass. He believed it
had been ordained by Providence. He
frequently referred to the dreams
afterWard
Mrs. Hissom told also about the Doc
tor opening his trunk, and showing
her a little engine, which he said he
had invented, and which would make
him fortune. He pumped air into
a tank and made it run. He said it
would make bicycle run without any
effort on the part OF the rider.
Witness said girl named Amanda
Johnson applied to her for position,
and being refused, instead of leaving
the house went up stairs into the Doc
tors room. He insisted that she must
stay. j. r. Hissom told her to go, and
the Doctor flew into rage and told
her to remain. The elder Hissom
went to town for an officer, returning
with Robert McNichol The Doctor
followed him, entering the house in a
very excited condition, and locked
himself in his room, where he remain
ed until the forenoon of the next day.
Mrs. Hissom said she went to her
daughters MRS. Hubbard) and while
talking over her troubles the Doctor
came in with a revolver in his hand.
Mr.. Hissom was present. The Doctor
pointed the weapon at his father and
said:
IF you stir I'll kill you now.
Mother, If you go back on me, I'll kill
father where he sits"
Witness asked what there was for
her to go back on, and the Doctor re-
piled:
you know what"
Witness said she insisted that she
did not understand, and told him he
was acting like crazy man.
Witness went back home, the Doctor
and Written following. They sat talk
ing in the paflor. Mrs. Hubbard
came in. The Doctor pointed revolt
yer and said:
you ought to speak when you come
in at time like this. If that had
been father he would have been dead
man."
Mrs. Hissom testified that after this
incident the plaintiff forced her to
write note to his father saying they
had better separate. He held the re-
volver in one hand. and dictated it.
She humored him, knowing she could
afterwards explain matters to her hus-
band. He also made his sister Lucy
write something, and took possession
of the paper. Witness afterwards
found this in his miscroscope box and
burned it. During that night witness
said she and her husband concluded
it would be best for the Doctor to go
away, to give him chance to quiet
down.
Mrs. Hissom said her husband left
late that night for Piedmont, o. The
Doctor tried hard to locate him. He
wanted witness to get him back, to
furnish the Doctor money to enable
him to go South. He first wanted
$4,000, and then agreed to accept $1,000
and go away. Witness got the latter
sum for him, and wrote her husband
to return. He did so.
When the Doctor got the money, he
refused to go South, but went down to
the island for few days. He re-
returned at night, entered the house,
and spoke to nobody. Walking to the
mantel, he took picture of Stanley
Hubbard and threw it in the fire with
another, saying he wouldn't have
that staring him in the face" He
then went to his room and locked
himself in.
On the following day the elder His
som left home again, going to Mounds
vile. The Doctor learned Of it. The
father then went to Sistersville. In
February the Doctor went to Sisters
vile, and his father came back on the
next train. That night late, the Doc
tor came home. Witness heard him
down stairs all night, and was afraid
to go out of her room.
The following day was Sunday. The
Doctor went to his fathers room, had
a talk, and came down stairs saying
he had the "old man. where he want