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

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duty to do than rhe Sheriff, could do
It better, and they had more men
Glow many men did you think
1t would take? As-One.
Dwell, the Sheriff is one man,
isn't he? Ayes.
Q.-And a pretty good one? A.
He is a very capable officer.
Q.-Then how could more men"
affect it? A.-They could assign nes
Q.-But the Sheriff could assign
himself? Ayes.
Q.-And it would be his duty? A.
Yes. / understood that some OF the
police knew him.
Q.-Why, the Sheriff could have rec
ognized him by his insane conduct,
couldn't he? Al don't know.
The witness went On to say that he
understood some Of the police force
knew 1.-The boy" and he didn't know
that the Sheriff did. He didn't ask the
Sheriff If he did. The witness knew
perhaps assumed-that some Of the
officers knew him. He had the infor-
nation that Lieut.. Bickerbon knew him.
Witness thought he talked to him, but
he did not know that Mr.. Bickerton
would be assigned to the arrest, but he
probably assumed that an officer would
be assigned who knew him.
Q.-Why didn't you assume that the
Sheriff would do the same thing? You
said if the police arrested the young
man he would not be permitted to go
home and make trouble. (ObjectiOn).
You knew the same thing would hap
pen If the Sheriff arrested him? Ain
case he arrested him-yes. But il he
failed there would be trouble.
eff you knew, ii he was arrested by
any officer he would not get to go over
home, is it not true that n of your
reasons for wanting the police to ar
rest him rather than the Sheriff was, II
he was arrested he would not be al
lowed to go over home?
The witness said this question was
confusing, and on dts being repeated,
said:
Al wish to say the object was to
ensure that there would be no failure in
experimenting him.
Odd you tell whomever you talked
to what they would have to do in ar
resting this young man? Al think I
told them it would be better to meet
him on the train when he was coming
into the city. l am not sure-some-
thing was talked about, but / really
cannot remember. l am not sure I sudd
it, but / am willing to say ! probably
did SO.
ON short, taking charge of how
the officers should do their duty? Al
probably made the suggestion.
A.-You were not satisfied with be-
ing the attorney for MIR. Hissom, and
with being the attorney for Mrs. His
som, and with being the party making
the complaint, but you also assumed the
functions of the arresting officer? A
No; I had no idea of doing that. Any
thing l may have said to the officers
was that the case was a serious one,
and to impress upon them that he might
hurt his father. AS I understood it, it
was a serious case-I understood it was
dangerous to allow him to get near his
father.
The witness did not think the Doctor
was a dangerous crazy man" He pre-
stunned he suggested to the officers the
Importance of not allowing him to go
w home. The witness was only will
ing to admit that the conversation prcb-
ably took place.
Mr.. Hubbard then went back to the
conversation with Messrs. Smith and
Robinson, at Fourteenth and Market
streets, and the witness said he could
not remember that he said he was the
attorney for the young mans mother,
and not for his father. But the moth
er'5 name waS used in the orders of the
Court, and was followed up."
Q.-The fathers connection was kept
in the background? Ayes, to that
extent.
Q.-And the effort wa kept up at
the opening of the case? (Objection).
Al was not present at the opening
Of the case.
The witness said, in the proceedings
before Judge PAUL the mothers name
was used in dropping the order.
Q.-(Order shown. Did you draw
that paper? A.-The original draft is
not mine.
Q.-Who did it? A.-Judge Melvin.
Ole was your law partner? A
Yes.
Ole took no part in the case?
A.-No.
Q.-But he drew the order? A
Yes.
Q.-And you represented to him the
proceedings were brought by Mrs. His
som? Ayes.
Q.-There is nothing in the record
to show that? A.-That order is the
record.
Q.-But you drew that? Ayes.
Q.-On what in the record, did you
base the statement in the order? A
l do not understand that.
Q.-You caused the order to state
that Mrs. Hissom began the proceed
ings? A.-Does it state that?
Dwell, to be. accurate: "Mrs.
Lucy P. Hissom, at whose instance"
etc. The proceedings show 1t was be-
gun at your instance. do they not? A.
Il began the proceedings at the in
stance of Mrs. Hissom.
Q.-But where does the record show
that? Alt does not.
Q.-Then you departed from the re-
cord? A.-There is a departure-yes.
Q.-Then why were you so anxious
to bring Mrs. Hissom to the front?
A.-There was no especial anxiety.
Q.-Then why did you do 1t? A.
I supposed she was the real party.
Q.-You did? Ayes.
Q.-And you knew it when you drew
the order? Ayes.
Q.-And yet you drew that order?