Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-13
MRS. H|SSOM ON THE STAND.
WIFE of THE DEFENDANT TEsTI-
FLED IN HIS BEHALF YES
TERDAY.
SHE BROKE DOWN AND wEPT
During the Afternoon-Related In
cidents which Led Her believe
That DIR. HissOm Was Insane-sub-
jected to Searching Cross-Ex-
aminatfon-Dr. Camden Testified
as an Expert.

The most interesting incident in the
trial of the Hissom damage suit yes
terday was furnished by Mrs. j. R.
Hissom while under cross-examination
in the afternoon. The mother of the
plaintiff broke down and wept, all the
while Historically exclaiming against
her son, and bewailing the necessity
for the ventilation of the Hissom do
nestle affairs in the courts. She was
not interrupted until she had partially
regained her composure, when the court
advised her to refrain from any more
demonstrations of the sort.
The court again manifested its i'm
patience az the line of cross-Question-
ing by the plaintiffs counsel. 1t was
while Mrs. Hissom was being asked
questions concerning the trouble at
Mrs. Hubbard's. The defense objected
and Judge Hervey remarked that if the
jury did not know all about that incl
dent they never would.
The defendant was put on the stand
and testified to the value of his prop
erty, and another expert medical wit
ness was examined.
J. R. Hissom took the stand for the
purpose of testifying to the value OF
his property, real and personal, stat
ing as follows the exact amount of his
holding from memory:
81 have one farm in Monroe county
for which l paid $4,000, and one farm
in West Virginia, known as Fish creek
island, for which l paid the sum of
$1,000. / have one house on Wheeling
Island, costing $4,000, and with the i'm
provements worth about $1,000.
have two other houses on Wheeling
Island for which l paid $1,000; two
other houses on the Island that | paid
$4,000; five lots on the Island that I
paid $3,250 for, and on one of these I
built a small barn that cost me $500.
This is all of the real property l have.
/ have the royalty on the farm in Mon
rose county, Ohio, which produces
about forty barrels OF oil a day, and
of this I receive the one-eighth, and l
value this holding at $4,000 / have no
stocks or bonds at this time. I have
one mortgage in Ohio for 81 800. one in
Wheeling for 5000, and one for 81 200,
and one for $500. / have one note for
$3.50. / have cash on hand as follows:
In Germania Half Dollar Savings
Bank, $1,000; Commercial Bank, cert
ficate for $1,000; in the City Bank. not
subject to check, $4,000; certificate in
the City Bank for 81 500; in City Bank,
subject to check, $500; in the Tyler
County Bank, subject TO check, $1,000;
diamond stud and ring worth about
$500.
Mrs. Hissom, wife of the defendant,
was next called. She stated that she
attended the graduating exercises OF the
doctor at Chicago. She met him at
the train on his arrival from Germany.
She expected to see him very sick. He
was very shabbily dressed, had a wild
expression about his face. His eyes
were glazing; he seemed glad to see us
all, and spoke Of the people in Germany,
and said one of his lungs were gone
He said he had good time on the ship
with married lady.
What, if anything, did he say about
money!"
He wanted to have $50 to send back
to Germany for debt he owed. He
wanted it in gold, as the people over
there never saw any gold"
is it true that in the cab you said
TO him Your coming home would be
nice il there was no trouble in the
homer"
mo, sir"
what was the manner OF his talk
Ing?"
He always seemed nervous, and