The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-27
BOTH PARENTS
We're on the Witness Stand in the
4issem Damage Suit
FATHER RECOUNTS INCIDENTS.
THAT Made Him Think His Son Was
Iasans-A Glass Of Drugssd Wine
and Rsvoivsr DemenStrahens
CAUSED Him Fear For EiP 44te.
ohsssd From Home BY His Son,
EathsrWill DO on the Stand To-day.

There were only two witnesses IN the
Iiissoln case yesterday, Mr. and Mrs.
Jarles r. Hlsson. the former being on
the stand for the nrst time, IN als
suit brought against him by his son,
Or. fs. X. Hlssom, to recover 100000
damages for arrest and confinement on
a hinnry charge. All the details In the
famous case were gone over, and the
parents betrayed emotion at several
stages.
MS. HIssom. who was the tirst TO,
testify. was recalled to complete her
examination, begun Friday afternoon
she was eross-exnmlned by Mr..
schuck first as to letters, which she nd
m.tel having destroyed because she
didn't expect the present case to come
up at that time. She denied a converse
ton with Carrie Maser, in which she
said that her husband had haG crinii-
nal relations with Jennie McFadden.
now Hutchinson; also denied saying her
husband had beaten her with hoe
soms years ago. The remainder Of her
testimony was with relation to the
causes that Immediately led to the In
stituuon OF the lunacy proceedings.
James R. Hissom took the stand ats
n. m. and throughout his testimony. he
sat with his face toward the jury, and
he looked up at his attorney. Mr.. How
ard, who conducted his examination. at
rare intervals. He said he was forty
nine years old, the father Of ten chill
dren. eight q whom are living, the
eldest being the doctor, who IS twenty
eight years old. He said he had spent
5000 m the education of his son at
Musklngum college. Rush Medical coll
iege, and the University OF Berlin, at
Germany. Mr.. HIssom said he lived In
Monroe and Belmont counties, Ohio,
until the last FIVE years which he has
speut in wheeling. The doctor, he said.
was twice married. his first wife dying
while be was at Rush Medical college.
The witness first had his suspicious
aroused as to maynard conduct on the
part Of his son, on hearing that women
were Visiting him promlscuOusly at his
office On the Island. which had been
provided by the witness.
Son Talked Queer"
Mr.. Hissom said his son talked
queer" when he returned from Ger
many. The witness had expected his
son 10 return very sick man. Judging
by his letters, and he employed Messrs.
Fink, Hubbard and Kennedy to assist
in getting his son home. Great to his
surprise, his son was as strong as when
he left home. The first night Of HIS re-
turn the doctors conversation was
chiefly about women in Germany, and
especially about one that was with him
on the steamer coming from Germany.
The coctor's general conversation was
flthy, said the father, and 1t was given
10 the presence OF the whole family.
The next day the doctor flew into n
rage In asking the f'ther for $50.
which be wanted to pay debt In Ger
many. He demanded gold but the
father gave him check. Continuing,
the defendant described his sons &C.
tons MS respondent, gloomy and sulky.
He would act strange at times, shifting
from moments of Joy to melancholy.
Occasionally he would roam around
the house late at night. explaining this
by saying he was afraid OF burglars.
One night they missed him. and in the
search the mother found him in the
parlor. He was constantly hiding
about the house. and 1t was common
for Idrs. Hissom to say, 81 don't know
what part OF the house he's in now"
Sometimes they would open door and
come on their son face to face. When
they would ask him why he was up at
night, the plaintiff would reply. Some
body is trying to break into the house
His fayorite method at night was to go
ont Of the front door 10 the alley and
re-enter the house by the cellar.
The witness said his son wrote TO
him from Germany about an invention
be was working on. The father didn't
approve Of his spending his time that
way.
The witness and his wife had fears Of