Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-03

No less than eleven witnesses were
on the stand in the case of Hissom v.
Hissom yesterday, they being Charles
]. Schuck, George Maser, Annie G..
Berisford, Ellen McCurdy, Robert T.
McNichol, ]. R. Hissom, Edith Maser,
Mrs. DR.. Hisson, Charles Woods and
DIR. II. X. Hissom, the plaintiff, in the
order named The last named witness
was still on the stand when Court ad-
iourned, and his cross-examination
will be continued this morning by Mr.
Howard.
The first witness at the morning
session was Mr.. Schuck, one of coun-
sci for plaintiff. He said that he lad
gone down the river to obtain an aifi-
davit from Witten Hissom to be used
in the habeas corpus proceedings be-
fore Judge PAUL, and while there Wit
ten Hissom said he had been informed
that defendant often mistreated his
wife. that the father had threatened to
put the boys out of the house, and
that at that time Witten was carrying
q revolver as he had to protect HIM
self from lis father. Witness also
said that Witten told him the father
had said to his wife is she would help
him put the two - out OF the
house he would treat her like queen.
Witness said Witten Kissom made the
affidavit, but never signed it, although
he had promised to do so.
Mr.. Howard cross-examined the
witness. He said witness had never
signed nor sworn to the statement ne
made George Maser went down the
river on that occasion with witness.
Witten told witness that on numerous
occasions defendant, plaintiff and kim
self (Witten) had sat at the table, each
with a revolver by his side. They
were suspicious of the old man. and
did not intend to give him any advan-
tage.
Q.-You have an interest in the re-
suit of this case, have you not? A.
Yes, have.
OIL mean in a monetary sense.
Doesn't your fee depend upon the sue
cess of this case? A.-To some ex-
tent it does, although not entirely.
Q.-Before you went down to see
Mitten, didn't you know that Witten
had written to his brother asking to
= D.iA@Nr of the case? Al believe
did hear something about it.
Q.-And didn't Witten tell the Doc
tor in that letter. Sam, leave me cut
of this case; if you are not crazy they
will find it out?'' Al may have
read it.
On redirect examination the affl-
davit in question was admitted, and it
TOLD Of mistreatment of Mrs. H. X.
Hissom by her husband, and his being
in a stable armed with shotgun.
George w. Maser was next called to
the stand, and among other things
testified to mis- having gone down the
river on the occasion Of the visit by
Mr.. Schuck. Mr. Witten Hissom re-
fused to sign his statement at the time
he made it, but said he would come up
to Wheeling the next morning and
sign and swear to it. Since then DR..
Hlssom had married witness sister.
Annie Berisford next took the stand.
She had worked fer j. R. Hissom, at
Fish creek island, in 1895. A question
as to how Mr.. Hissom treated his fam
lily was objected to and sustained. She
said j. R. Hissom wanted her to go
on trip to Florida with him, but this
was objected to and sustained.
w. H. Scatterday, telegraph oper-
ator, was called as to the time of the
arrival of the Ohio River rain on the
night of February II. 1899. objection
and sustained).
Mrs. Ella McCurdy came next. She
had been a servant in the Hissom
household in 1898. A series of ques-
tions as to events at the home met
with prompt objections, and were gen.
orally sustained by the Court. She
Mrs. Crafts head