Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-13

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Dear" and the writer said she was sit
ting at her desk thinking Of sYour un-
answered letter. her lips were no bet
ter after treatment, and asked the
Doctor to be at his office at 7:45- II
not convenient let me hear" It clos
ed: with love and best wishes Tor
your prosperity, Yours, Anna Later
IT said: II have hard work to keep
nv face straight. I want to laugh
whenever / think of the handkerchief"
and closed by asking him to come ov-
err to- the office.
Q.-You at this time were soliciting
him to come owe to the store? Al
did, like any other girl would.
Q.-You were not afraid OF him?
You did not fear him while he was ex-
erting such an influence over you?
Al did fear him, but not at that
time.
O.-What was this handkerchief
Joke? The witness, in answer, SAID
the Doctor was in a car, and a hand
kerchief dropped in his lap, and he
thought it was something else. Wit
ness said she did not tell Charles Ev-
ans about it.
ON the letter you say: BE at
the Office at 7:45, and you follow it up
by: "How do you like that?" What
did YOU mean by that? Al don't
know.
Q.-You made no explanation at the
time? A.-Nor at n other time?
Letter shown Odd you write
this letter? Al did.
Q.-To whom did you write this let
ter? A-Sam Hissom.
Q.-Do you remember what month
it was? Al do not; it is not dated.
(Letter read).
1t began: my dear little boy" and
closed with with a genuine kiss and
a loving embrace, Yours, A."
This was followed by many others,
written by witness, to Doctor Hissom,
of the same apparent nature. When
witness had identified the third letter,
Mr.. Setback asked:
Q.-Was any tablet administered to
cause you to write it, by the Doctor?
Alt is Tot necessary for me to an
swer such a question as that. It is
simply a slur IN me.
This letter also comrlenced: MY
Dear little boy" and closed with a
loving kiss and loving embrace, ever
your own, lovingly"
Q.-You didn't fear him at the time
you wrote that note? Al can't say
that l did.
This examination proceeded for an
hour or more, letter after letter being
produced, identified and read. Once
the defense objected, saying the let
tiers ought to be confined as closely as
possible to May 81, 1897, but the Court
thought differently.
Mr.. Schuck Asked
Oil ask you, if, a short time be-
fore this letter, marked Exhibit
&c." was written, by you, Charles
Evans stopped at your home? Al
refuse to answer; I don't know If he
did.
Oh mean Charles Evans, of
M~oundsville? Al refuse to answer,
for 1 don't know.
Q.-Was he at your home that time?
Al don't know.
Mr.. Schuck then went back to the
Handkerchief joke" and asked:
Didn't Charles Evans hand you
that envelope with this note enclosed,
concerning the handkerchief joke?
Was it not given to you by Charles
Evans? Al did not receive it from
him.
Q.-Who did you receive it from?
Al haven't said I received it ]
don't know what it's contents are. lob
| lection to note by defense; sustained.)
Mr.. Hubbard then said plaintiff Of
fered to prove by this witness that the
lister was handed to her by Charles
Evans, who wrote it. Collection; sus-
tained.) And we offer further to
prove that the explanation regarding
the handkerchief made on the stand
is not the true one" objection;
sustained.)
The examination as to letters was
then resumed, beginning with one
dated February 2, 1897, and addressed:
MY dear little boy" and closing with
with love, best wishes, and a genu-
inc kiss, lovingly as ever, your own
Anna" The same question as to fear
of the Doctor was asked witness, and
she said: 81 don't suppose l was then"
A letter dated February 4, 1897, ad-
dressed: my dear" and closing with
the same genuine kiss" followed.
The next letter was dated: "3-4-'97,"
to my Dear Little Boy" and closed
Imagine you are getting a genuine
kiss and hug, Lovingly yours, A."
This letter referred to a visit the wri-
ter was to make TO the Doctors Of