The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-12-07
THE HISSOM
TRIAL GIVEN
ALIYELY TURN.
by the Testimony Of the Father of n
Girl With Whom DR.. Hissom
Had Been Connected.
SAID He WAS QUITE WILLING
To Bring n Shotgun Into Court and
Exterminato tho Plaintiff.
Evidence in Detail.

The Hissom trial was resumed yester-
day morning In the circuit court, Judge
Hervcy, on the bench. There was the
usual light showing OF spectators. inter-
est In the second trial Of the case being
practically nothing as compared with
the first trial last year. At the morn
Ing session of court the proceedings
were enlivened by the announced will
ingncss of 4 witness to bring Shotgun
Into court and blow out DR.. HIssoms
brains.
The first witness was ex-Pollce OH
Ger Charles Blckerton. OF the Island
who noticed change in the tidy APP
pearance that had formerly character
lied him. The witness was asked II he
had signed the return on young His
scm's arrest and replied that he did
not that he believed his name had been
signed by Squire Greer.
w. II. Frank, the tailor. testified to
having visited young Hissom at the
Jail, at the instance OF the father, TO-
take the Doctors measure for n suit.
The doctor, however, had declined to
allow this to be done. On cross-examln-
alton the witness denied that he de-
sired to take the measure In order to al
low Dr. Myers to make u comparison
with measure taken before
The mother OF the girl who had been
In company with young Hissom, as re-
lated in The testimony of other wit
nesses. was put on the stand, and testi-
fled to DR.. Hissom and her daughter
having been on; together one night un-
til l O'Clock. The doctor had expressed
desire TO marry her daughter, but she
had said he could not marry her even t.
he were solid gold studded with dia.
monds. He had drawn u pistol on her
husband on one occasion and ordered
him out of his own house. She believed
young Hissom was insane. She tpsti-
fled 10 the trip her daughter and Dr..
Hissom had taken. and OF the puruslt
and arrest Of the pair at Cleveland. On
croSs-eXamination the witness said she
had several times ordered young His
som from the house, but he did not 60.
She denied having attempted to nego-
tiate a loan of $1,000 from j. r. Hissom
through the son.
Some Excitement.
The father Of the girl was put OH the
stand and testified at considerable
length. He told OF the search for his
daughter the night she was out with
the plaintiff. He saw his daughter
and the scoundrel they call DR.. His
som" come out of the latter's Office ut
n. m. He began to berate the doctor,
who pulled out a revolver and threaten
ed to shoot. He then took his daughter
home, and was followed by the doctor,
who stood outside his house nourlshing
the revolver.
Did you have 4 revolver?"
NO. II l had there would have been
no trial"
The witness said he did not know
where his daughter was when he was
going over the route.
did you know whom she was with?"
Yes. Beck told me-"
"Ie said she was with DR.. Hlssom?"
she was with that scoundrCl His
SOM" ~,
The doctor smiled at this ard the
witness said: I'm settle his laughing"
Did DR.. Hissom ever call at your
house after this trouble?"
NO, sir; he had better not"
You owned shotgun. didn't you?"
Yes"
why didn't you prevent the trial
taking place with that?"
Here the court interfcrcd. but the
witness exclaimed:
IN do it, II you want me to. can
do 1t all right"
Here the court In,erfered again, but
the witness continued. hotly:
Your honor can hardly blame me II
l blow his brains out. The dirty dog"
You will have to be careful In your
conduct" snid the court.
I'm excited. judge, and you will ex-
cuse me I hope"
We'll. you Will have to be careful II
you don't want to go to jail"
You must excuse me, judge. but the
s'sht OF that man makes me mad"
Inc incident closed with the witncss
withdrawal from the room.
Harry Nelson. son-ln-law OF ]. Il,
hissom, testified to DR.. Hissom having
written OF trouble ut the IIIssom home
al'er his return from Germany, but that
MIS- Nelson had come to Wheeling and
asccrihlncd that there was nothing In
inc doctors claims.
At the afternoon session, George Beck,