Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-06

ana on agreement with the city the Rail-
road Company paid for about half the
bridge. Witness had seen Mr.. Reilly pass
over the bridge. 1t was the only
way TO get over to Manchester at
that point. Tho new bridge was built in
1890. Mr.. Reilly passed over the old
bridge number OF times, aud crossed
while the new bridge, which was right
along side the old. was being built The
new bridge was close up % the old bridge.
and the floor was about eight feet
higher. Work was commenced on the
masonry in August. 1889. Witness
was present with Mr.. Reilly when
the new bridge was talked OF. after the
bridge was completed. IL was IA day or
two or three deys after the bridge was
completed. IL was az Reymann's brewery.
Witness was talking with Mr. Happy or
MIR. Smith. or, both. SIR. REILLY came
would stop there, and hedid. MIR Happy
said: mir. Reilly, what do you think OF
our new bridgcm He said "what new
bridgen aud looked surprised. The cues
ton was repeated, and he said, Hun !"
He seemed not 20 know OF the existence OF
the new bridge. 81 suppose he had driven
over IL that morning.
There was no cross examination.
q. Ed. MENDEL.
Witness was recalled TO fix the date OF
Mr.. Reilly's last purchase from witness
lie bought IA hair mattress July 3, 1891.
lie came up ana said he wanted hair
mattress. and he asked how much IL would
cost. He said he wanted u small one, for
acct, II told MIN 75c or SOC pound. He
said, That's too much Jim, drive on -
The next day or so he drove up again and
called me out and said, Make that mat
tress.h'
To Mr.. Hubbard witness said Mr.. Reilly
always said "A thing was too much. He
would sometimes come and price things
ana go away. sometimes he
paid moro for goods than he had had them
offered 10 him for before"
Q.-You say you sometimes offered him
goods at different pricesi Ayes.
Q.-MRde him price at one time and
raise ~ at anotheri A.-Yes, he couldn't
remember. l could give him one
price. aud in fifteen minutes afterwards
could raise tho price on him, and he
wouldn't know the difference.
Odd you do that with him! Ayes,
on one occasion.
Q.-When was that' A.-When sold
him a chitonier.
, Q.-You first gave him one price, and
then you turned around and gave him an
other pricei Ayes. sir
p.-How long afterwards A.-Weu,
during the time he was in there 1 could
not give you the exact time
Q.-Hou would raise the price on him
while no was there! A-Yes, sir.
Q.-And did he buy at the increased
raised price
Q.-You say ne could not remember the
price you gave him, A.-No, sir; he
DIDN'T.
GLOW much did you raise on him,
Aust $40.
Glow much was the original price,
A-The original price was $50, and he paid
Q.-You say he couldn't remember the
price You gave him. Ayes, sir
ha ~ ~,
price you had given him! A.-Tes, sir;
mat occurred often, that he wouldn't IRE.
member, and on several occasions he
BOUGHT AT HIGHER PRICE
than what had been given him by other men
IN the store Just before, and / charged him
That Just to even up on other sales.
Q.--You charged him that to even up!
A.-Yes, sir
Q. BY Mr.. Hubbard.-Did you tell him
that before you did it! Ayes, / told
him about IL, and told him he always paid
me more for goods than any body else. and /
told him all about the chefonier deal after
wards.
MIR Russell said Mr.. Quarter had been
asked to bring lease. and he had handed
IN paper OF that character, which was the
one ne had been asked about. IL was sub
mitted to counsel, and. Mr.. Hubbard said
there was no objection to it going in, If il
was admitted the signature was not that
OF MIR. Kelly aud was that of his son
Thomas
Mr.. Russell-We don't know whose sig
nature this is, but Wen admit il isn't signed
by MIR. Reilly
The paper went in as being the paper
called for in Mr. Quarters evidence. and
that the signature was not Mr. Reilly's,
but that OF some one for II. The paper
was the lease FOR the room occupied by the
chamber or Commerce, in the Reilly block,
NM was Tor the year commencing Aprit !,
l,Jl. Tue rental was 800
The first witness for the will was
W. c. HANDLAN.
lie was examined by Judge Melvin
W llness mad been resident for seventy
years Witness knew MIR. Reilly for thir.
lynne or forty years. He never had any
business with Mr. Reilly. except 10 buy
powder from him, and in a political way.
TO amount 10 much, until he became
witness bondsman. After that witness
Dought supplies for the jail from the Reilly
mousse. witness was there every four or
I'VE months, beginning in lssj. He gen
orally bought from and paid the bows. but
always went into the office to
pay MS respects to the old gen
tcmgn. Later, about the time witness ,yas
elected sheriff, the Ohio Valley Life Com.
pany, OF which witness was secretary.
went INTO the Reilly building, and when il
moved away, witness kept q room there
About the time the upper story was put on
Tue mousse witness went around TO see
aoout a new and cheaper room, and told
hin what he wanted, aud Mr. Reilly said
he could have his choice as soon as the
house was ready, as they didn't want 10
lose him. Later the janitor brought a dla-
gramme around and a selection was made
Witness saw Mr.. Reilly about the streets
frequently. He recalled seeing Mr.. Reilly
IN Tue Reilly block on Thanksgiving dav.
l'5l. lie was going up the flight Of stairs
from the second 20 the third story. He
was being assisted By a gentleman whom
witness didn't know He didn't see him
80 up the first flight OF stairs The ele-
vator was not running Witness never
know Of any fault in Mr. Rellly's mind
until the trial came on.
TO Mr. Hutchinson witness said ne didn't
remember TIC year the building w. put
zap, but ne thought the elevator was put In
boo l-tl. He didn't know MIR Reilly had
q hrst refused % have an elevator nut ia.
but be thought gentleman made an EFFORT
20 have an elevator put in. Witness. when
Doe kept store, bought Duponts powder at
lteliy's Ho usually purchased from the
BOYS or perhaps once from his sonin-lavy.
Nr JamlsOn. He didn't recall ever having
purchased from Mr. Reilly lie was usu-
ally trur in chair "He would be- do
Jos nothing.
HE WAS ALWAYS READY
90 engage in talk. His usual questions
were How are you getting along" and
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