The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-29
DR.. HISSOM
SPENDS A DAY
ON THE STAND.
Tells OF the Domestic Troubles Of tho
Hlssoms in Rugged and I'm
vanished Detail.
CROSS EXAMINATION TODAY
Will Be Conducted by Mr.. Howard.
Several other Witnesses on
the Stand Wednesday.

It Is credltable to the people OF Wheel
INK that so few are attracted daily to
the si,tlngs OF the circuit court, before
which the deplorable domestic infelIci-
ties OF the ]. r. Hissom family are be-
ing aired In the trial OF the damage suit
OF DR.. S. X. Hissom against his father,
J. r. Hissom, the wealthy oil magnate.
At Yesterdays sessions OF the court not
more than u score Of spectators were on
hand, although the star witness Of the
trial. DR.. Hissom himself. was on the
stand both morning and afternoon. DR..
llssom went into the details OF the His
som family troubles from beginning to
end and at the conclusion OF the after
noon session the examination In chief
by Mr.. Smith had not been concluded.
After the cross examination OF ex-
County Tailor William Mccormick. and
testimony by Miss Edith Maser, Banker
Kempfer. Of Spencer, and Mrs. Jennie
Hutchinson. the plaintiff was put on the
stand. sN'N &
Witness Mccormick, on cross examl-
nation by Mr.. Howard. said that ]. R.
Hissom rather objected to the special
privileges extended to S. X. HIssom
during his confinement The elder His
som had said that all prisoners should
be treated alike.
Would Make 1t All Right"
Miss Edith Maser, OF 100 South Penn
street, Island, testified that the elder
Elssom said he would make it all
right with her" II she would testify at
the lunacy hearing that his son was In
sane. The witness did not testify as
Mr.. Hissom desired.
Robert Kempfer, OF the Bank OF Spen-
Ger. testified that ]. R. Hissom told
him to do what he could to have the
boy kept at the asylum there. and he
would pay him for his trouble. The
witness had declined to perform this
service. and had advised him to hire an
attorney.
Mrs. Jennie Hutchinson, a former do
nestle at the Hissorn home. testified to
Quarrels before the doctors return from
Germany, but this was ruled out by the
court.
Dr.. S. X. Hissom, the plaintiff. was
then placed on the stand. and remain
ed there throughout the day, his e1-
animation being conducted by Mr..
Smith. He told Of his college training,
first graduating at Rush Medical COL
lege In this country and next taking
courses in Berlin. Germany. He re-
turned. ihome because his mother wrote
for him. telling OF the fathers intention
to procure a divorce. having gone SO far
as to send q man to Kentucky for evil
Gence. He came home to protect his
mother and prevent the divorce.
The Plaintiffs Story.
At the afternoon session the witness
told OF his home coming. His father
became angrred when the witness de-
Tended his brother. Written. whom the
father denounced. The elder Hissom,
he said, applied vile names to Mrs. His
som, and claimed she had had relations
with another man In the past. He ask
ed the witness to take his side In the
divorce matter, and he would make It
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