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

fdayit n thu insanity proceedings
against pr. HiGsom, The witness said
the Doctor came to see him without
the witness asking him to come.
The cross-examination vas contin-
ued until nearly noon, when Mrs. Os-
| car Sandrock was called, and the revolt
| yer incident occurred. At first Mrs.
! Sandrock wal calm In demeanor, but
! when counsel for defense asked her to
produce the revolver she did SO. point
ed 1t almost in a line with plaintiff,
and exclaimed: THAT is what Hissom
used to force my daughter to write
notes which she did not wish to write.
The wretch"
The Court suggested to witness that
she should be calm, and the excite
ment was soon over. to be renewed
later on by the actions of plaintiff, as
detailed at the outset.
Clerk C. Fl. Henning was the last
witness of the morning. His evidence
was confined to the inquiry as to
whether or not J. r. Hissom was ev-
| err indicted for bribery. Objection was
sustained, and Court adjourned.
One of the most interesting wit
nesses of the day was Attorney
James w. Ewing, who took the stand
in the afternoon. On direct examina-
ton witness said he asked for the
warrant alleging lunacy against DR..
| s. X. Hissom at the instance OF J. X.
| Hissom and his wife, mother and
father of plaintiff. He counselled
their proceedings from the statements
made to him. He also advised, as a
preliminary, the consultation Of the
family physician, which was done, as
he was advised. Later on witness
identified an agreement by the terms
| Of which plaintiff vas to remain away
| from home in consideration OF the
sum of 81, 900. This paper DR.. His
som refused to sign. Witness went
| into various other matters, n response
to questions, detailing his connections
with the lunacy proceedings, In which
he acted as counsel for the parents OF
the Doctor.
The cross-examination was by Mr..
Hubbard, and Occupied most OF the at
ternoon. Witness told Of his having
| procured the warrant of arrest on the
| charge of funacy and his visit to the
Office of the Chief of Police, where the
last warrant, by Justice G.. S. Greer,
was made out. 1t was placed in the
! hands of the police to execute. Aft
er the arrest they reported to me, n
the proceedings before the Justice be-
gan"
Q.-You have simply repeated in
substance what you told MIR. Howard?
Al have repeated In substance many
things l told Mr.. Howard.
Q.-Do you know any other facts,
important in this case. you have o
told? Al do not.
Q.-Whom were you attorney for?
AIR. Hissom.
Q.-And Mrs. Hissom? Al was
attorney for the parents.
Q.-Who paid you? Al received
money from Mrs. Hissom, Mr.. His
som being present
Witness did not know that the
money came from Mr.. Hissom. 1T is
only a presumption; / could not draw
that inference when the mother OF the
boy came to me.
Q.-You were attorney for Mr.. His
som? A.-Both came to me.
Odd you make any charges on
| your book? Ayes.
| Q.-Against whom? Mr.. Hissom.
Witness said his understanding
was that both the parents were in the
proceedings against the son.
Citizen why not represent your
self as the attorney for both Am
what way? l told Mr.. Howard
Q.-I am not asking that. You will
! remember Mr.. Smiths asking who
| you were attorney for? Al can't
recollect. I may have said I was attor-
ney for Mrs. Hissom.
Q.-Why did you say that? A
Believing that the warrant was sworn
out by the mother.
Q.-The warrant on it's face shows
only you were interested? Al be-
lieve so.
Q.-Why didn't you tell the truth
| about it? Aft the truth had been
that 1 represented Mr.. Hissom alone,
l should have told Mr.. Smith.
Q.-You say you represented both?
Al do.
Q.-The truth being you represent
ed both, why did you tell any part Of
it, and keep the rest back? Al
| can't say my action was to hide any
thing in the proceedings. It is known
pretty generally.
Q.-How did it get out? Allie
made no ~concealment.
Ole did not? You made some
orders? Ayes.
Q.-Why. you only represented Mrs.
Hissom? A.-Well, the mother hav-
ing started the proceedings-being the
prosecutor used her name.
Q.-Was she the prosecutor? A.
70 far as l know.
Q.-Haven't you told the jury 1t
was your father? Ave had several
interviews.
Q.-Was the mother present at those
interviews? A.-Some Of them. ****
Q.-Why are you disposed to blame
the mother? Al blame no one.
Q.-Let me ask, was not Mrs. His
som 90 do that, that YOU might inn
pose upon the Justice and the public
thut the Justice might be impressed
with the fact that the boys W moth
er brought the proceedings? A.-No.
Mr.. Hubbard, / have no recollection Of
that weighing me in the matter.
Odd you tell Justice Greer who
was prosecuting? Al don't remem
her.
Q.-Didn't you tell him it was the
mother, and not the father? Al
don't remember. 1t has been a year
since the conversations, and l can't re-