Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-06
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the custom Of our customers TO come in
every day and compare their watches"
Odd you tell Mr.. Davis Mr.. Reilly
adn't been competent for business for
twoior three years A.-No, sir.
To Judge Melvin MIR. Dillon said the
person who asked witness to sell goods TO
Mr.. Reilly was Mrs Reilly.
A. !. CLARKE.
Witness knew Mr.. Reilly, and was n
member Of the Board Of Directors OF the
Wheeling and Belmont Bridge Company
with him for, possibly, eighteen wears
Witness had been Director that long. and
! MIR. Kelly was in the Board before him.
! There was not much outside intercourse or
transactions. The Board met "sort OF
| enthusiastically" at the call OF the Sec
rotary, as the business Of the Company
would demand. Both Mr.. Reilly and wit
ness were quite regular in their attend
ance, but witness did not attend all the
meetings. The business was the usual
business OF tho corporation. Mr.. Reilly
took as much interest as any member of
the Board, and he did as much talking as
any member Of the Board" "In his latter
years he was a little more sluggish than
| when | first knew him, and perhaps he
didn't take as much interest in the Board
as when / first knew him.
think his mental capacity was good"
10 MI Hutchinson witness said Mr..
| Reilly usually came 10 the meetings in the
latter years of his life, in a buggy, driven
sluggish and think his hearing became
more defective" "He was n very large
man, and he moved about very slowly, and
his mind, like some of US, worked slowly"
Gle was larger man than your A
He was stouter and thicker than L am. /
think he weighed more than / did.
Q.-Were all the members of the Board
large men! A.-NO. 1 think he and were
the heavy weights.
Witness said Mr.. Reilly would partici-
TO NNvv a
He never saw him 90 to sleep in the meet
| inRs. The last meeting at which Mir.
Reilly was present was December Is, 1891.
He was more sluggish, but didn't say
he did not take as active an interest in the
meetings. Witness didn't know OF an in
| stance when Mr.. Reilly offered a motion
and then voted against 10. "He never did
while ! was theren Witness first bust
ness relations with Mr.. Reilly was in 1867
| or 1868, and the last was possibly the latter
part of 1890, in MIR. Reilly's Office, on bust
ness connected with the litigation between
the two Bridge Companies. He had been
a. his store on business in years preceding
1890. Tie members of the Bridge Company
Board had met there.
Odd you meet in the Office or the
sugar room! Al don't know where the
sugar room is.
Q.-That is the sweet department.
Laughter Al remember meeting
there once when we went up stairs.
.
| Laughter. Aft there was any liquor
there didn't see it. ] think IL was in
small front room upstairs.
Q.-Was that the Board or a committee
of the Board! Al think it was "a com
miJtee, or the Managers.
Witness was asked "a great many ques-
tions about the meeting of the Board of
Directors of the Bridge company, and Tn o
part Mr. Reilly took tbore. Witness
thought Mr. Reilly talked more than auv
n m no NJ no nd Ia -,
largest stockholder in the bridge and took
very active interest in the bridge and its
affairs 81 think, in his late years, ne
was moro sluggish in body and mind. He
talked great deal, and talked as long as
he pleased" There was no attempt made
to shut him OF. ~ would say Mr. Reilly
consumed more time in saying the same
thing than you would take 20 say the same
thing. He was sluggish and his mind
worked slowly"
Q.-It is only a general recollection, az
you said, that he talked so much; you
couldn't repeat anything that no saidl A.
No. think the old gentleman was rather
inclined TO motions 70 declare dividends -
but as FAR as ! am concerned L would
like 70 have seen him do it oftener
Q.-TOu had no objection to thatl A
No.
Regarding the meetings at Mr.. Reilly's
store, the witness said 10 Judge Melvin
the matter was one OF Importance to the
AbIANEe company anu To was important 70
act promptly. He could not recall Just
what the subject was. IL was q meeting Of
a Commit tCe or OF the managers. Another
meeting between witness and Mr.. Reilly
was in regard TO litigation between the
two Bridge Companies. 10 was Of great
importance, and witness went with Mr.
Vance 20 give the necessary bonds 10 carry
Z tho case to the Supreme Court OF the United
States. Mr.. Reilly and Mr. Vance became
the surtics on the bond Of tho Company.
n. G.. HHENNAWNN.
Called, but came not.
PETER ERB.
Witness had lived here tweuty-three
/ years lie knew Mr. Reilly aud had few
| business transactions with him in late
/ years. Re sold Mr. Reilly some horses
/ and hired some. He sold him six or seven
horses from 1889 70 1891. The sales were
] ST different times. The business was con-
| Quoted with Mr.. Reilly personally, who
, came right 90 the stable. They bought a
car load OF oats together once. The last
| horse transaction was in 1891, when no
| sold Mr. Reilly pair OF horses. 10 was in
| June or July. The price was $3.50 MIR
| Reilly Camo % the stable with his man n a
| buggy, and looked 30 them, and talked
| about them, aud had Thorn hitched M The
| transaction in oats grew out OF some wit
ness had borrowed. He came TO tho
| stable % SEQ about them. and 20 ask +
| they had come. TIC said no wanted them;
mat nc WASH Z out, out nc Wanicd tnem.
| Ito hired carriages once or twice a year.
/ ard asked good many questions about
] them. Witness identified two checks,
| signed Dy Mr.. Reilly, one dated July is,
| 1901, for si2J, and one dated August 70,
! 1901, for $50, the first Tor a bay horse, and
| tho last for two sorrel mares. Witness
said he would send "a check day on two
| after tue purchases. Witness saw nothing
/ wrong with Mr. Reilly mentally. 81
| thought be was pretty cuten
/ no Mr. Hutchinson witness explained
/ Mr. Reilly was pretty cute on his side.
/ Witness generally knew when he had
! grecnhOrn customer. Mr.. Reilly sat in his
/ buggy and the horse was brought ont. MIR
] Reilly relied upon witness representation
| cor he couldn't sell him" n 10 was a buggy
horse be was buying it would be hitohed