Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-15

the case? A--Until after the Board OF
Examiners of the Asylum passed upon
the a / believe l made an affidavit
or two before Judge Blizzard. Since
then there was nothing until some
months ago, MIR. Hissom called me UP.
and said he had been sued by his SON,
and he wanted my advice. He was then
down ON the island. He wanted to
know what to do, and I advised him,
and he paid me. Then he changed
counsel.
MI. Hubbard asked witness to bring
to the Court room the amounts OF the
payments by Mr.. HisSom, and also the
dates.
Q.-You dropped out about THAT time?
Ale got other counsel.
Q.-Did he ever ask you to do any
thing, and you declined? Al think
not.
Q.-Did he ask you to go to Grants
vile? Ale talked to me about 1t.
Odd you decline to go? Al
think not. l think I never refused to
go anywhere.
The witness said, however, he did
prepare some affidavfts in the habeas
corpus proceedings.
Q.-On the hearing before Justice
Greer, did you object to a cross-exam-
ination by DR.. Hissom's counsel? Al
don't remember. l may have done so,
thinking the Justice would conduct
the examination.
ON that case, as You presented it
to the Justice, who was to represent DR..
Hiesom?
The witness said he probably told the
Justice that he would be the n to Ok
anime the witnesses. Witness made the
objection that the Doctor was AN in
sane man, and therefore was not a COM
petent witness.
Q.-And you did that in a case where
insanity was the very question? A.
Yes.
Witness did not remember any other
objection, and would not say he object
ed to DIR. Hissom's counsel cross-exam-
iniEg witness.
Q.-Whose counsel were you at that
time? A.-For the mother, I presume.
Q.-Who suggested to the Justice
what witnesses should be heard? Al
probably suggested them and the evil
dence of the father-I have no doubt l
suggested what witnesses should be
called.
The affidavit of Mrs. Lucy Hissom,
dated March 6, 1899, was shown wit
ness, and he was asked: Odd you
ever see that before? Ayes; I've
seen it before, / believe.
Q.-Who prepared it? A-To my
best recollection it was prepared in the
office OF T. S. Riley, Mrs. His5om being
present and stating the facts to him,
and he debating to me, 1 doing the
typewrttihg.
Q.-Mrs. Hissom was there and stated
the facts to him, and he dictated to
you? Is that right? Alt may be her
language can't say.
Q.-When was 1T first used? Before
Judge PAUL, wasn't It? Al can't re-
member.
Q.-Do try to remember. You used
1t, didn't you? Alt was used in one
OF the proceedings.
Q.-Do try to remember. Before
Judge PAUL. was 1t not? Alt was
probably before Judge PAUL.
Q.-Did you not take it out Of the
file and send 1t to Spencer? Ayes.
Q.-At whose instance? Al got a
telegram from Mr.. Hissom saying the
afidavits for the defendant we're at
the asylum, and the ones for the pros
ecution were not there, and asked me
to send them. / went to the file and
got them and sent them by express to
the superintendent of the asylum.
Q.-Was any change made in the af-
fidavit after 1t was read before Judge
PAUL and before sending it to Spencer?
Al will see if can tell. (Examin-
ing paper.)
Q.-Look at the bottom of page 8,
four or five lines from the bottom? A.
i see no indication of any charge.
Q.-Whether you see any or not, was
any charge made after the paper was
before Judge PAUL and before you sent
1t to Spencer? A.-Certainly not.
Q.-Do you see, On the third, fourth
and fifth lines from the bottom, some
words scratched out and others put in ?
A.-There has evidently been an eras-
ure and other words put in.
Q.-What was the language before
Judge PAUL.? Al believe it was ex-
actly the same.
Q.-Wait. Did It not say: IT did
burn the separation paper and the 9TH
CT letters In my sons trunk, as he
forced them from me. and / had a
right to do so?" Al don't know. ;