The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-08


band lllt q % The juEi ~ % lllgA VIZ
des1ei IftIi 70 Be believed, ana to'pglln.
share 81 erldihility' n, BE- Gtt4 e11c' y lill
intefaS 10 thc clre sons itne 11a
and other lact1 and circufn1 tqncols Int
Speai fer pointed out Valionce1 on cer-
tain points ia the testimony Ia the eE-
aminl tion- ln-chief and Gro GAMMA
tion Of lffl. Addia Hubbo1d. fitH. Nei-
son. YYlttan Hillom and other vi illnesses
for the defense.
1Ir. Hubbard maintlined that the de-
Tense had called 70 produce q evidences
many letters referred TO. and he tool, Il
q signidcant that there were 30 many
iettef-butnerd IA the Hillom family.
On the other hand, the plaintln had
produced & score or more Of gers.
and they could have shown more mad
tfey not been destroyed BY his parents
Discrepancies IN testimony given be-
foFa Squire Greer and IN the present
case were alluded 70 briefly but torel-
bly,. The defense was pettfogging u
that II called up NTH and corrupt IN
that Inducements were held out 70 Wit
nesses.
Il rested With the plaintiff to show
that his arrest on the insanity charge
was without probable cause ana based
on malicious prosecution, continued Mr..
Hubbard. and he instaneed facts that
tended to show j. r. HiRsom was with
out real cause for thinking his son in-
sane, providing he thought 30. Mr.
Hubbard went over the incidents ale
legged by the defense that demonstrated
insanity and he ridiCuled them. TWAS
very suspicious, asserted the speaker,
that the doctors great-aunt, Mrs Mar
garet Wharton, who had previously
been considered harmless, was placed
IN an asylum after the doctor was com
mltted. Mr.. Hubbard BcQfied at the
hereditary taint alleged TO connect Alrs:
Wharton and her great-nepheW, ana
he argued that the doctors perpetual
motion" device contained no probable
cause for lnH arrest. The 'nonomenla
theory" was lightly treated. and Mr..
Hubbard referred 10 the challenge 81
the opening Of the suit that Il Dr.. HIS
som was put on the stand, his insanity
would develop.
After arguing on the lack Of probable
cause, Mr.. Hubbard confined his clos
ing remarks toward showing there was
malice on The part Of j. 4. HiHsom, N
which connection he spoke Of the sons
lung trouble and the injurious eftects
of the ian confinement and compliance
to Jailer Mccormick that he didn't
know prisoners were allowed 50 nuen
liberty. Mr., 6uppafu tll1U StSAAeu ~
tentlon to a statement Miss Mnser at
tributed to Mrs. Hissom, that there
would be little regret if the jail con-
finement would prove fatal to the doc,
tors lungs. The speaker characterised |
the defendant as that shameless OLD |
man." who had sought shelter pehino |
his Lawyer Ewing and Or. Myers Tor |
the sons arrest. Many features per-
tanning TO the lunacy proceedings were
sketched In colors damaging to the de-
PENDANT.
For the mental distress caused. the
malice involved in the complaint the
confinement in jail and the asylum. the
was entitled to damages, There
was no wrong 50 devilIsh. exclaimed
Mr.. Hubbard In an earnest appeal, as
the prostitution Of Justice, which he IN |
timated ]. r. Hissom had attempted 70
accomplish. Mr. Hubbard asked for
verdict Of 100000 damages,
The Instructions to the jury were then /
read by Mr.. Hubbard for the plaintih.
and Nj. Howard for the defendant, ana
the jury retired to the jury room az
$3.50 D. m.