Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-28

The case Of Hfssom v. Hissom was
resumed yesterday morning before
Judge Hervey, with the defendant still
on the stand for further examination
| by Mr.. Howard. This direct question
ing continued until about II o'clock,
when the witness was handed over to
the plaintiff, and his cross-examina-
tion was commenced by Mr.. w. P.
Hubbard. Esq.
Repeatedly during the progress OF
this case, but particularly yesterday,
/ there have been comments upon the
| tenor of the accounts published by
one of the local papers. The cause
| is very important one, involving a
very large amount of money as we'll
as other things, and it appears the
parties at interest should be treated
! with absolute impartiality by the pub
| lie prints, and that comments upon
! evidence should be eliminated. One
newspaper, however, appears to have
adopted a different course, and it is
attracting attention.
To Mr.. Howard, on direct examina-
ton, the witness said he did not write
the figures on the margin of a news
paper, as he is alleged to have done,
in the Office of the Howell House, the
evident and claimed purpose being his
willingness to divide his estate in a
certain proportion.
Odd you make that writing? A.
| Il did not I did not have a pencil
in my hand during that conversation.
Q.-Was anything said about one
eighth of your property? A.-No, cir.
Witness was then enquired of as to
his visit to Spencer, while his son
was cnofned there, and said he asked
about his son and told one man to
speak to Supt. Guthrie about the pa
tient, to be careful of him, and to do
the best he could for him. Ee denied,
however, that ne had offered $500 or
any other sum to have the case set
tied.
Later this question was asked:
OIL wish you to tell the jury about
all that happened on the occasion OF
your conversation with DR.. Myers as
to your sons mental condition? Al
related how surprised was at my sons
conduct on his return from Germany,
how he threatened to shoot me, how
| he gave me a glass of wine, how he
| would remain in dark corners, dark
places in the house, and how he would
remain out of doors and not come into
| the house when urged to do so.
| The result of the consultations of
witness with DR.. Myers was the adj
vice that the son be arrested.
| Q.-Were you Informed that the Doc
tor had dreams about killing you? A.
Yes; my wife informed me that the
| Doctor claimed that he had been or
dained by God to come home and kill
his father, in order to get him out of
the way.
/ Q.-Was that before you had him ar
rested? Ayes, sir.
The REORGANIZATION of Mr.. His
som was commenced about IL O'Clock
| in the morning, and was conducted by
| Mr.. Hubbard, but not of counsel for
Defense" as an evening paper stated
| This examination took up the re-
mainder of the day, and was very
| searching and minute.
At the outset the witness was inter-
| rogated about the affidavits made by
| him before Justice Greer and Judge
| PAUL, and identified the papers. He
Was also asked about his occupation
and answered that in addition to be-
| ing farmer and an oil man he had
| also been school teacher and min
ister He was school teacher before
| he was a minister-the latter from
| 1885 to 1890. He resigned the Minis
| try and became a teamster in the oil
| field, owing to i'll health. The exam
| ination was then directed to his first
efforts to ascertain the mental condi-
| ton of his son, and said that after his
several conversations with DR.. Myers,
| the latter's conclusions were made
known to witness February 18th. The
Doctor said the indications were that
his son was insane. There was at
| this point and later in the day, some
protests on the part of the witness
| that he could not remember every con-
versation he had or every wC~d that
was said. Later in reply to a ques-
ton. witness said his wife had often
asked to have Doctor Hissom arrest
ed. but he had always deprecated this
course, and put it off, although he knew
there was danger in delay The final
conclusion was after a consultation
| between Mrs. Hissom and Mr. Ewing,
| she having gone to the latter's office
alone. Witness knew that proceed
ings had been commenced when Mr..
Mr. Ewing said he had the Doctor ar
rested The next point touched up
on was the burning of papers, and
| witness said he got the information
| from Mrs. Hissom, who told him she
| had taken from the Doctors trunk pa
pers he had compelled her to sign.
| Witness said the payments made to
Ewing were by Mrs. Hissom. but he
disclaimed any idea of hiding behind
| his wife, saying, he had acted above
board. Witness was asked about a
conversation with W. p Robinson. but
said he had called upon other bust
ness, and Mr.. Robinson had talked at
some length TO him about the law land
lot of stuff.
Witness regarded the Sandrock in
cident as an indication of insanity
! but he had not incorporated that into
his affidavit because he hated to bring