Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-15

it affects his head, and he gets light
headed and cannot see. That corrobo-
rates the very contention of his father,
who believed that his head was at
fected, and wanted to treat him for it.
All the doctors letters indicated that
he might not live to cross the ocean.
Is it probable that his mother would
write to dying man to come home
to protect her? If, as it appears, Dr..
Hissom did not tell the truth about
his mothers letters, his entire case
failed, because it is built entirely upon
a fabric which has as its foundation
DR.. S. K. Hissom as the protector of
his mother.
Mr.. Handlan then asserted that
within forty-five days after the doctor
came home from Germany to protect
his mother, he was making arrange
ments to allow ..er to protect himself.
He took up the agreement prepared by
Attorney Ewing DR.. HissOm said he
was to receive $1,000 to go South for
his health. J. r. Hissom said he was
trying to buy off his son, who was Gre
ating trouble at the house. DR.. His
som refused to sign, and then laid
plans to get the money without sign
ing an agreement that would show
him up in his true light, and did get
the money on December Sth. He says
he got the money through his mother
and his mother tells how he got it.
She swears that he forced her to get
I'D out of bed, ana write a note to her
husband to give the doctor the money
without an agreement.
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written by J. R. Hissom twelve days
before the doctor was arrested, tell
ing James Ewing to make the best set
tlement possible with S. K. Hissom.
1t was Just such a note as man would
have written who was driven to des-
peration, and 1t is corroborative or
Mrs. Hissom's statement that the
father was determined to have the boy
arrested as a last resort.
There is corroborative evidence to
support the statement OF every member
of the Hissom family. The plaintiff re-
allies what weight a corrobOratiye
story from any member of his family
would have, and so he relies upon 49,
ten Hissom They say Witten contra
diets himself, but he wrote letter
prlOT Tie tlul6 41l GCAlUSh say - Az
talked to him, in which he asked Sam
not to draw him into the trouble, add
ing that he could do nothing for the
doctor and promising to do nothing
against him.
Mr.. Handlan said S. K. Hissom and
Robt. McNichol were the only wit
nesses upon whom the plaintiff could
rely to recover damages. If they told
the truth, all the Hissoms, all the ply
sicians and all the other witnesses for
the defendant lied. McNichol was
guilty of unblushing effrontery, Mr..
Handlan declared, and did not write
the threatening letter to J. R. Hissom
In good faith. II he took an interest
in securing justice for DR.. Hissom, it
would have been the part of wisdom to
go to see his prosecuted mother. His
letter is capable of no other construc-
ton than a threat, and it was address,
ed to the money end of the family.
The plaintiff says, on his oath, that his
family and all the physicians are liars,
and asks the jury to say the same by
its verdict.
Mr. Handlan asked, If the jury found
for DR.. Hissom, how much the dam
ages would be. Then he denounced in
bitter terms the conduct of the plant
if while the Sandrocks were on the
stand, charging that he "sneered and