Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-14

what was wrong and he said father
had been making trouble about moth
er and he (the Doctor) had taken II
up. told him that he was wrong, and
he pulled a revolver and said II his
mother went back" on him he would
shoot father on the spot.
Later on she wa asked:
Q.-Was there anything about your
brother that you observed before the
arrest? A.-Only that he threatened
to shoot father.
The defense offered to show that
Mrs. Hubbard had advised her father
to have the Doctor arrested as a lun-
attic.
The objection was overruled and
Mrs. Hubbard said:
81 told father we ought to have the
Doctor arrested for he would shoot
him." by the latter meaning her father.
Plaintiff made a motion to strike
the answer from the records, but ii
was allowed.
Q.-What threats of violence were
made to you by the Doctor? A.-Only
that he told me to get out of the house
or he would kick me out.
Mrs. Hubbard was cross-examined
during tie early part of the afternoon
by Mr.. Smith.
One of the most interesting witnesses
of the day was Mrs. Kate Nelson, sis
ter of plaintiff. She was called about
half-past two o'clock by defense and
examined for about half an hour. by
Mr.. Howard, as to her kno Wedge of
the affairs of the Hissom family, and
the condition of her brother.
On cross-examination, by Mr..
Schuck, she was, among other things,
Intercepted about the visit of DR..
Hissom to her home when witness
daughter Mabel was burned to death.
She said the Doctor arrived about 5
p. N. and remained about all hour,
when he started to Wheeling, The said
to get some flowers, and to send moth
er and my sister down, but it was
really for father"
Q.-How do you know that? A.
When he first came in he asked:
Where is father?"
Q.-Why should he go to Wheeling
for his father when he was in Sisters
vile? Ale, the Doctor, knew he
would go to Sistersville, and if he did
not find him there he would go on
home. = y He told me in Octo-
Der he would shoot father, and father
was hiding from him.
Q.-What time in October did he
tell you? A.-The latter part.
Q.-And this was in February? A.
Yes.
Q.-And because he said in October
he would shoot your father, You knew
that on the 18th of February he was
looking for your father? Ayes.
Q.-Do you know whether he went
to Sistersville to hunt your father? A.
i was not with him.
Q.-When did he next return to your
house? A.-On the 13th-the day baby
was buried.
Didn't he return on Sunday, the
18th? A.-No.
Odd he say he would return?
Al don't know.
Q.-Did you expect him to come
back? Al did not.
Q.-Then why did you send a sled
to the river? Al did it to humor
the Doctor, for l knew if I did not and
he came he would cause trouble at my
home.
Q.-Then you did expect him? A
I didn't know.
Odd you send a sled for your
mother and sisters? A.-No; l did not
expect them. Mother was sick. 1 ex-
pected no one unless it was the Doc
tor.
CIT was all right for the Doctor
to attempt to cross? Ale gener-
ally went when he pleased; 1 knew no
one would come unless it was him, be-
cause of the trouble at home.
Q.-The Doctor brought some flowers
back? Ayes.
Odd he bring the coat and hood
you have spoken of? A.-No.
Ole refused to allow the flowers
to be placed on the casket? Ayes.
Odd he explain why? A.-Not
until the next morning.
Q.-What did he say? Ale said
the reason he carried the flowers was
to keep them from whiting.
Q.-They were placed the next day,
at church, on the casket? Ayes.
Q.-By whom? A.-By a lady nam
cd Mrs. Kelley.
Q.-The Doctor made no objection?
Ayes, he didn't want to give them
up. She said: why did you bring
these flowers here unless to put them
on the casket?" He said: "Well, put
them on the casket, but afterwards
want them"
Q.-Where was this? Am the