Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-08

Strong evidence for the defense was
offered yesterday in the Hissom dam
age suit. Members of the Hissom
family took the stand and fatty con-
tradicted the plaintiff in many import
ant statements which he made. The
defense has but two more witnesses,
the defendant, ]. R. Hissom, and his
wife 1t is understood that the plain
tiff side relies on making it's case in
the testimony in rebuttal. The case
wilfn go to the jury before the latter
part of next week.
The court overruled the objection to
the introduction of the testimony Of d..
L. B. Guthrie, superintendent of the
Spencer Hospital for the Insane, given
at the former trial Court Stenograph-
er Walters read that portion of the tes-
timony pertaining to DR.. Hissom's in
generation in the asylum, and mis- sub
sequent discharge therefrom. The an
swers to hypothetical questions may
be read later, the court ruling that the
defense must first lay the foundation
of evidence of the Doctors unsound
mental condition.
A rather unusual incident occurred
Thursday during the afternoon session.
The plaintiff desired to subpoena
Bellaire physician who was then sit
ting in the court room. Clerk Hennlng
filled out the necessary paper, ana
placed it in the hands OF Sheriff Rich
ards, at the same time pointing out the
doctor This physician observed the
proceeding and Immediately started
out of the court room. The Sheriff
followed. The physician observed that
he was being pursued, and started 10
run. Unfortunately for him, the Sher-
ifs early training as a Splinter en-
abled him to overtake the fleeing doc
tor in the lower corridor, and he
served the paper upon him.
After the reading of portion Of DR..
Guthrie's testimony Mrs. Ada Hubbard
again went on the stand. She testified
that when the doctor, in witness house,
said his father was abusing his mother,
Mrs. Hissom said: Sam, you know
that's not true" and Sam replied with
a threat to shoot his father if his
mother went back on him. She de-
MED that she used vulgar language, ana
advised Sam to have his father arrest
ed.
Mrs. Hubbard testified to events fol-
lowing the incident at her home. sub
stantially as they have been related by
other witnesses for the defense. When
she took the note Sam compelled her
mother to write to her father, the
father cried Sam told her to stand
with him, and get her share of the
/, property, saying that if she were
against him she would not get a cent.
when father came home from Pied
mont, he asked my opinion, and ! said
Sam was crazy, but if papa would give
him 81, 600 he would go South and not
bother him any more. He said he
would gladly do it. While father was
at Piedmont Sam told me he thought
had him hid in my house, and he
acted very strangely"
Mrs. Hubbard was cross examined at
considerable length. She said she re
sided near Powhatan when the doctor
was sent to the asylum.
What did you go to Ohio for
Because | wanted to-"
rs that the only reason?r
YES"
Didn't you testify in the former trial
that you went because you were afraid
the doctor would shoot your"
Il may"
Didn't you say in Ohio you skipped
out because you were afraid of being
arrested for perjury
mo, sir"
you and the doctor have not been
on good terms for three years, have
your"
There was bad feeling because l
wouldn't let him lay around my house
with Jennie Hutchinson"
Witness said the doctor wore a silk
hat and a long overcOat on his return
from Germany. His eyes were wild
She had no experience with lunatics
She gave her father no explanation
when she handed him the note Sam
forced her mother to write. She didn't
wave her hand to Sam upon leaving
and say, Goodbye, Sam, if never