Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-07

Fl6d twenty -e1BuL years. HnS A1tstO
tough when was q boy, but now I'm
married. ] had to run away With
my wife. Her people don't like me,
and Cd DIN them, don't like them.
They were down at Ironton, and the
first suspicion I had was when she
asked: Where's Eskey now?" At
Sistersville, he said, he called on
Squire Henderson, and he said: His
som, you're a lucky dog that she didn't
get Eskey. They were engaged :
He then said: You go to
Huntington and see Eskey-he's poor
blacksmith. Get in with him, and
you know that when people are en-
gagged they sometimes get very close
together. and you might get him to
acknowledge that he and Lucy had
carnal intercourse" He came in a few
days after and talked about his prop
erty, and said he was going to get rid
of it quietly, but he had quite a wad
in United States bonds, HBut, Cd
d-n them, I'm going to get away from
the whole crowd"
Q.-Was anything said about how
you was to approach Eskey? Al was
to get him drunk.
Q.-Who suggested that? Al. R.
Hissom.
Q.-What, if anything, was to be
given Eskey? A.-There was no
money consideration. was to fill him
up.
Q.-You testified before Judge Biz
gard? Ayes.
Q.-What is Eskey's proper name?
objection; allowed.) A.-Well, have
heard him called Leonard and Nelse.
I don't know which is right.
Q.-The conversation you heard Of
between Mr.. Hissom and his WHEAT
what point was that? Al think
Ironton.
Q.-What was done afterwards about
your going down there? Alt never
came to head. The old man went
away think hunting. / wrote him a
letter, and it was intercepted by Mrs.
Ifissom She came to my Office one
day and introduced herself as Mrs.
Hissom-Mrs. Jim Hissom.
Q.-What conversation was there as
to the trouble between ]. R. Hissom
and his wife and ]. R. Hissom and DR..
j. K. Hissom? A.-None; under
stood the Doctor was in Berlin.
Q.-Was there any other commune
cation between you and J. R. Hissom?
A.-Some time in February I wrote him
letter from Charleston.
Here counsel for plaintiff asked the
attorneys for the defense to produce
that letter, and were answered that it
had not been preserved.
Q.-What were the contents of that
letter? Al wrote saying that as
was in Charleston, il he would send
me SIS would go to Huntington and
look the Eskey matter up, and if that
was satisfactory to let me know by re-
turn mail-which he did.
Q.-Where is his letter? Al tore
it up, a couple Of days after wrote
him.
Q.lWhat were the contents Of the
answer? Ale said: yours of" the
date 'tat hand, but want to tell you
/ have concluded to drop that matter
for the present, as am going to have
trouble with my sons"
Odd you "son' or "sonsY A.
Sons.
Re-cross examination:
Q.-You are o dstectivef A.-So-
called. yes.
Q.-Why do you say that? You are
In fact, are you not? Ayes.
Q-You are the chief of a private de-
tective agency? Ayes.
Q.-And others are associated with
you? Ayes.
Q.-And Mr.. Hissom came to con-
suit with you about the matter you
have mentioned? Ayes.
Ole said he wanted it kept very
private? Al don't know that he said
the word very" he said he wanted it
private. noinU
Ole wrote you this letter? A.
Yes.
Q.-And then you come on this stand
and disclose it? Ayes.
Q.-Are you going to continue to be
a detective? Ayes.
hope you'll have luck.
In answer to further inquiries wit
ness denied that he had done any
work in the case at bar, or that any of
his men had done so. John w. Terrell
was employed by witness at times, but
witness had no knowledge that Terrell
had done any work on the. case, or that
he had attempted to interview defend
i ant Monday. John w. Terrell is not
in my employ except when l have
something for him to do" Witness
knew Bert" Swartz, who was some
times with witness, but never as de-