The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-08

98NAA1f tlll AAElE WAS UlB lNUusy III ~
for votes on certain measures.
The witness said he was 1t Fish Creek
Island. twenty-five miles below Wheel
Ing. IN 1888. most OF the time after the
trouble at his home, alluded to by De.
tectiye McNlchoI. The island was
owned by his father. and the witness
asaigted in the farm work He did cOn-
siderable hunting with his brother,
Written; Witness was shown q letter
by MI. Smith and he identified the sig
nature % his fathers. The letter was
received BY witness while at wittens,
O., opposite sistersvllle. Objection to
the letter being put in evidence was
oYerFuled.
The letter from the father contained
a request for the sou to send his gun
to bin, 40 the father wanted ito try It
on pheasants." The doctor brought the
gun up to Fish Creek Island. and the
father and son had several hunts to-
gether. Witness was at Fish Creek ISL
and the greater part Of January. 1889.
Asked Is to conversations with his
father. the latter said he was going to
fix his property, so mother wouldn't
have 70 worry In the future. The share
apporaoned to witness was one in
which he said "a man couldn't kick
over" The doctor dated this talk to
some time before the middle OF jan
uary, but he wasn't positive The doc
tors snare IN the estate was referred
to again ON February OF 3 when the
son visited the wheeling Island home.
HIS father ON this occasion questioned
hlni whether Written was selling any
corn or stock on the sly" at the farm
on Fish Creek Island,
Mr.. Smith next showed a note from
]. r. Htssom to J. w, Ewing asking the
latter to make settlement with his
son: Witness teiephoned to Mr.. Ewing,
who requested him to come to his ONCE,
but witness didn't 80, Mr. Ewing said
he knew nothing Of che settlement
spoken Of In the mote. Mr.. Ewing was
his fathers attorney. Witness said
about this time his trunk was opened
and three letters from his father to
Jennie McFadden were taken. Jennie
McFaaden WAS a hired girl at his
fathers house. Objections to reasons
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business witness llen e"ine /"
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tram anu gave gu acSOunt VI .Ne
en''u " manner Vi 3eAtn 10 ''s SUNDAY
papers
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DR.. Hlssoln then detailed going to thu
family home on Wheeling Island early
Sunday morning. He told his father
on Monday that his sister, Mrs. Nelson,
wanted his mother and two sisters To
attend the funeral. Only the witness
went. That day he told his father hp
wanted the papers taken from his
trunk. and the father said he couldn't
be arrested for the act since he bough,
the trunk. The father complained br-
cause the con hadn't brought his nate
TO Mr.. Ewing. He told his father that
after his return from the funeral ~
would prosecute him II he didn't return
the papers. The papers referred to In.
e,uded the letters written by M. L. Nc,
L.auRhlin TO witness in Germany. a
paner drawn IN by Mrs, Hlssom, IL
which abe was going 10 TESTIFY to thing,
tbot WE'RE mot 40. letters written /,
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