Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-09

hutchinson. witness thought Mr. Reilly
got more feeble ana elpiess shortly before
his death, witness seeing him almost every
day. He seemed 10 require to be helped
Ia and out OF his buggy. Witness knew
nothing particularly about his ability after
1889 Witness was asked 10 bring the deed
Tor the property sold 10 Zaruits Bros. 20
the Court room.
GEORGE LUTZ.
Tho witness knew Mr Reilly and did
business for bin ia the plumbing and heat
luE line. Witness did lIs nrst wU-k when
the Reilly block was put up seven or eight
year, ago. Mr.. Reilly always wanted 20
see witness atOut work, and they would
talk on The street or az Mr. Reilly's store.
MIR. Kelly never went into details much,
leaving things largely 10 witness judg-
meut, but sometimes re did make en-
quiries, especially about the Reilly block
when steam heat .'as put in. Witness
produced the contract with witness firm
for the Reilly block work, and . was
read TO the jury. Tho witness had
memorandum OF tlirty-two
instances when work was done for MIR.
Reilly, and said there were many other
contracts and Jobs on the books. Ma
Rcllly generally called in person 10 give
out the work, telling where aud what il
was, etc. Witness read a list or work done,
ana said taat on March 10, 1890, ne had
railing put up al the Cathedral SO he could
help himself mp and in tho door Witness
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length, and sud A5 TO mental capacity. wit
ness generally got along very well with
hr. Reilly.
TO Mir. Hubbard witness said they were
partially one-sIded contracts, and they goL
along all right because thiugs were all
witness way. "Practically there was but
one side to the cOntracJs-we did about Is
VIC pleased"
Q.-And you charged him what You
pleased! Ave charged MIN what was
Dwell, he didn't know. what was
right, Gid he. A.-No.
Gle knew very little about the con-
tracts: A.-Ouiv what we read him
Q.-And did he take that inl Al
think be did
Q-Wny, YOU could have held that paper
or ard read him anything and ne would
have understood 90 about as well, A
Yes, ] suppose be would.
About putting newell light at tho
Reilly residence, witness said Mrs. Reilly
suggested H., and MIR. Reilly thought il
couldn't be done. lie thought the newell
post wouldn't DO Witness suggested TO
put in new post, ard he had il done He
didn't think of il until told him about itn
C.-Weil, did You keep house for Mr.
Reilly in any other particular. A-Eo.
Regarding work at the pork house, wit
ness SAID Mr.. Luikart would tell MIR
kelly what he wanted, and Mr.. Reilly
would run the crrand down TO the store -
In the way Of repairs TO tenement houses,
tho occupants would tell Mr. Reilly what
they wanted, and he would tell witness to
hX 10. AS 10 the Reilly building witness
said they pat in natural gas. and then "A
steam heating apparatus, at cost of mot
over 81, so
Q-Why didn't you put in hot water.
too! Alt would cost TO much
Q.-Aud you thought the other would dol
A-Nes.
Witness said Mr.. Trimble would never
20 out OF the shop 10 talk to MIR. Reilly.
lie would say u was too cold, but not that
nc was a bore. Witness admitted when ne
would be sent out, expecting 10 be gone a
few minutes, at would be so long they
would send his overcOot out to him.
10 Judge Melvin witness said the Reilly
block job only paid 10 or 10 per cent.
profit hot water apparatus would nave
cost 5000 or something like that As to
Mr.. Reilly understanding the contract.
witness said he didn't look at the contract
to see I what witness read was on il. If
witness had read $1,000 instead Of 81 SEQ.
he dldu T. think MIR. Reilly would have no.
ticed 10, bat IL he had read SO, 900 he
thought perhaps he would have noticed il.
~ being a very large change.
The witness was asked by Mr. Hubbard
10 bring up his estimate OF tho cost Of the
NELLY block Job.
WILLIAM II. CALDWELL.
This witness was called, and Mr.. Russell
ceedlug 10y Michael Reilly. ST., AGAINST
Mlchael Reilly, Jr., when Dir Hutchinson
interrupted, and said me had hoped such
things as seemed about to be- brought in
would bee kept out by both sides. Counsel
Tor the cOntts tauts did not OBJECT. IN they
would ue allowed us wide latitude on
their part. Hc thought cit came with ill
grace, from these proponents TO raise that
issue here and now With the dead
father, all these questions should be-
buried, and they should De the last 10 drag
into publicity Things which Uayo been dead
and buried years ago.
Z Mr. Russell was surprised that this sort
or spread cagle' speech should be intro
duced TO break the force of evidence about
10 be submitted The contestants had
shown more or less successfully that In
the remote past Michael, Jr, had stood ia
Qiuercrt light before his father from q
time uc gave lim out $40 IU the will, ana
now it was proposed TO show That about
the time Col. o Bricn had said Micnael
he.lF uHd l-it tho town, there had been o
prorgcdlu- before Justice Caldwell and an
ailuavt bad been prepared. Then the
two had separated forever. so far as this
world Wet rllce ned. Michael, Jr. had
lcit twenty years ago. and came back. not
70 ma..s ns peace, but to contest his
Itlnef e W... Why was d. not proper 20
show what t.c conditions were at ths time
vi That -eparIl.ut
Mr. hutchinson said hs had nude his
objection from what uc felt 10 Oe proper
motives, ul- Tine door was go re opened,
HI. II.Ut |.cre bad been "a r.cInr. .iaf.uu.
Hal c0IueU. for pr0p01lnts know DO %
i.et 't go il, and wei. have aday iu Court
Odd you 40 any time have before Won
as b Justice unF proceeding between Mi-
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