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

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Later Subjected to a Long Cross
Examination.
The trial of Hissom v. Hissom opened
yesterday morning with Attorney
James w. Ewing still on the stand.
Early in the proceedings Mr.. Ewing
was asked by Mr.. Howard about a GER
tain note sent him by ]. r. Hissom.
The witness said he had been unable
to find the paper, but hoped that a fur
ther search might reveal it. Mr.. Hub
bard then resumed the cross-examina-
tion.
Con what date was that note re-
ceived? Al have no method of fix
ing it, except by something else.
Mr.. Hubbard then took up the ques-
ton of the various payments to wit
ness by J. R. Hissom, and in reply wit
ness said he had received the following
sums, on the dates given: In the latter
part OF 1898. So; March 18th, 1899,
$125; April 26, 1899, IS; May 3, 1899,
So; January 4th, 1870, $40.
Odd you pay out any other mon
ey for j. r. Hissom? A.-Well, / paid
out the following amounts: To T. S.
Riley, $50; John b. Wilson, $40; Sher-
iff Richards. 80 cents; Squire Fitzpat-
rick, So; Chief OF Police Clemans, for
costs and expenses, s7.55. l believe
that is all.
Q.-What was the $40 paid you on
To rIIoru Afh 1Q0Q fnr9 -Enr tho
advice l gave him over the telephone,
to which | referred yesterday.
Q.-Were you employed as counsel
In this case? Al was not.
Witness was asked particularly about
the payment of $7.55 to Chief of Police
Clemans, and was asked If the law did
not fix the compensation. In reply he
said he did not recall. Almost lmme-
diately the witness made an explana-
ton. and said he thought the police
were entitled to extra compensation.
Then Mr.. Hubbard produced the Code,
and asked the witness if he had ever
read the schedule of fees. The wit
ness thought he had, at the time the
law was passed. The various fees in
the Courts of Justices Fitzpatrick and
Greer were made the subject of a num-
Der of questions, as was also The m
ployment of a stenographer. Witness
was asked about a telephone message
he is alleged to have sent the doctor.
He could not recall it and could not
say that he had not asked the young
man to meet him at the HissOm house
at 4 o'clock on the day in question.
Odd you think him insane then?
Al certainly did.
Q.-And yet you were willing to
make negotiations and arrangements
with an insane man? No answer.
A note in pencil was handed witness,
and the question was asked: did you
ever see this paper?" Al do not
remember ever having seen 1t.
The paper was dated February Is,
signed 81. r. Hissom," and read:
please make the best settlement pos
sible with my son."
Witness was asked if on Wednesday
he had not stated that he would not
ask an insane nan to sign a paper that
would bind him morally. yet to-day
with him if it was for the benefit of a
client. The question was not produc-
tive of a definite explanation.
Q.-Did you go to the Hissom house
that day at 4 o'clock? Al don't
remember.
Odd you go there on any day at
A o'clock in pursuance of any engage
ment you made with the doctor? A.
] do not remember.
The witness said he did not think
"a o'clock" was mentioned in any CON
v%ersation.
Odd o endeavor to have the
lunacy proceedings carried on at the
Hissom house? Al do not think l
did, although at one time I suggested
that the deposition of ]. r. Hissom
be taken at his home. as he was re-
ported to be ill.
The question of who instituted the
lunacy proceedings, which was gone
into so fully Wednesday, was threshed