The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-10

hear & lawyer cay 'your honor IN
court Other peoples children that
came about the house heard the ex-
preston, and they heard II before they
could Walk Eils mother used Il in her
letter to him and twas used openly by
ail the members Of the family. He re-
lated several Illustrations, In one Of
which Jenpie NcFsdden. the hired girl
figured.
IN his affidavit, Witness had stated
that he Incurred al expense Of about
1850 by reason Of the lunacy charge.
ne testified that he was to pay Mr.. s.
q. Smith s, 800. Mr., W. P. Robinson
$500: other incidentals, 500.
witness had q eouyefsatian in the
court room VIII 1Ir. Ewing after his
arrest It pertained to the Newspaper
notoriety surrounding the case. and
Mr.: Ewing. who was his fathers at
torney, said ]. R. Hissom had induced
him to give It to the papers. Mr. Bw-
ing told him witness wouldn't be ale
loved 70 procure witnesses in his own
behalf.
The doctor said Mrs. Stevens. a de-
ceased aunt, sold her property. on the
Island. and decided the house to the
witness. The house was sold for $1,s15.
which the purchaser was TO pay In
eight notes. The witness turned the
notes over to Attorney II. L. Nc
Iaughlin, who was to hold them in his
name: his father virtually purchased
the notes, and the witness was TO re-
ceive money from time to time. He
drew on this money while In Germany
and he got the remainder on hisireturr.
To Mr.. Hubbard, the doctor said he
hadn't expended the $500 alluded TO-.
He said he hadn't paid It because he
didn't have It. He gave Mr. Smith 500
30 far and Mr.. Robinson, 80. He stu
owed Mr.. Smith t1,AOO, and Mr., Robin
son, $3.50. He wouldn't say he would
pay them II he won the suit, He made
the contracts with these attorneys while
he was in jail. He did not employ Mr..
schuck and didn't owe him anything
now. The contracts with Messrs. Smith
and Robinson, he said, were made in
the jail and independent Of the present
suit.
Mr.. Howard read plaintiffs AFFIDAVIT
that he was n resident OF West Viz
ginia, and attempted to show that he
then lived and had his household ef-
fects in Ohio.
The court ruled against further ques-
tionfng Of witness regarding the use Of
an objectionable term in his birthday
letter. to his mother and In the Hissom
home.
]. r. Robinson. Of the Island, an In
surance agent. who..lives a few doors
from j. R. Hlssomrs home, was next
called. He said he had been approached
by Attorney Ewing to testify in the
ilunacy case and he replied that he
didn't think his testimony would be of
benefit to him; he knew nothing ma
terial or definite. He stated to Mr..
Ewing that ne had heard the elder
Hlssom's former nelghbors in Ohio say
many things about him. Witness did
not recall much Of the conversation.
Counsel for defendant declined to
cross.examIne.
Mrs. Ellen Mccurdy was interroga-
ted by Mr.. schuck, who attempted TO
elicit from her confederation Of the
use of an improper expression at the
Hissom home, previously alluded to.
but the court sustained the objection.
Mrs. McCurdy was excused.
The plaintiff had one more witness to
put on, hut the witness was absent, and
court adjourned at 1850 o'clock, The
Jury was dismissed until Monday
morning and was Instructed by the
court not to discuss the case with any
one in the meantime