Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-16

Hissom contrfbute? As-Thak y nv
only recollection.
Q.-Up to the time Of Dr.. Hissoms 5
arrest did you ever talk TO Wilton His
som about the case? Al think MOI.
Q.-Before the Doctor was arrested,
did you ever talk to Mr.. Hubbard about
it? Al think 1t was before the Doc
tor was arrested / had a conversation
with Wilton Hissom and Mr.. Hubbard,
although / will not be ure
Q.-You' will not be positive about 1t?
A.-No.
Odd you ever talk with Mr.. Hub
bard before you gave an opinion in the
matter to ]. r. Hissom? Al don't
think / did. / don't recollect about it.
OFF you did not talk with Wilton
Hissom about the matter until after the
Doctors arrest, and not with Mr.. Hub
bard until after you gave the opinion,
how could it have been based N state
ments made by Whitton Hissom and Mr..
Hubbard? Al think it was shortly
before the arrest-when | gave the
opinion ! had the conversation.
OIL am asking about the time you
gave the opinion to MI. Hissom. IL
you did not talk to Wilton Hissom I'M
til after the Doctors arrest, and not to
Mr.. Hubbard until after that opinion
was given, how could the opinion be
based on what they told you? At
was based upon conversations with
them.
Q.-Had you not given your opinion
before? Al had expressed an opfn-
ion when Mr.. Hissom came to my Office
Il expressed the opinion that he was
probably suffering from delusions.
Q.-Before you made an examina-
ton? A.-Certainly; / made the
statement when I heard the statements
in regard to his actions.
Q.-The statements upon which you
based that opinion were the state
ments by J.. r. Hissom? Aye; If
that is correct l had a right to.
OIL want to ask you whether, at
the hearing In the lunacy proceedings.
you were not asked: Have you ever
made any examination of S. K. His
SOM" and didn't you answer: mo;
only his father came to me and was
very much depressed, and asked me to
call and see his son, and when I did
he suspected me, and when | tried to
draw him out he changed the subject"
Al believe that was the statement.
Q.-You stated in your affidavit in
that evidence that you discovered TO
evidence of insanity? Al said |
found none except that l thought he
was probably suspicious-cunning and
sly and refused to discuss the matter
with me.
Question substantially repeated. A.
Il discovered no evidences.
Didn't you testify:-Q.-"What
was your opinion after the CALI" and
the answer "My opinion is he is suf-
fering from decisions of insanity, and
that is the most dangerous condition
a man can be in?" Ayes, I testified
that I thought he was insane.
This question was repeated and OK
planned, and the question and answer
in the former evidence used. Al
was not referring to the call-(inter-
ruption) I answered it in that way, but
/ did not refer to the CALL answered
the question in that way.
Q.-IuO QuCTGlOll Wdo. Nidt was
your opinion after the call?" Al
ditS1't understand the question to re-
fer to that call.
Q.-What did you think it referred
to? Any opinion, from all l knew
up to that time.
Odd you think that was what
the word call" referred to? A.
Didn't so understand it. I supposed
they wanted my opinion on the case
up to that time.
Q.-After you made the call, and DR..
Hissom suspected you, as you testified,
were you not asked this question:
What wa your opinion after the
call?" and did you not answer: my
opinion is he is suffering from a de-
fusion of insanity, and it is the most
dangerous condition a man can be in?"
(Objection.) A.-That is not correct. l
did not say "delusion of insanity"
Q.-What did you say-delusional
insanity? A.-That is the proper
name? Ayes.
ON the history of the case, as
given by you to the jury, you referred
to his following his father to Sisters
vile? Ayes.
w were you given that part
of the history? A.-After it occurred.
Q.-After what occurred AIT
er the visit to Sistersville-not be-
fore.
Q.-When with regard to time? Job
jection,) You first heard of it after
the Doctor had been arrested, didn't
YOU? Ale was arrested while COM
ing home, / believe.
Q.-And you had given your opinion,
as testified to, long before the Doctor
was arrested? Am opinion as to
his mental condition.
Q.-On facts that were not in exhi-
bition until after you had given your
opinion? Al don't understand that
of4or n moo oivoc am oninion he mucf