Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-05

a few yorde about some piece OF furniture.
ana then drive on That occtlrrei
once or twice. "He seemed TO bs
laiiug-dotage, would call it-srom old
age. only Judge by his actions
To Mr.. Russell witness said he couldn't
tell Just woou IL was he camo up 10 the
store and went 70 sleep in his buggy. IL
was some time before his death. He
wouldn't allow any one % wait on him but
witness lie thought his last purchase
was three years before bis death. The
last thing he purchased was n chenonisr.
he could tell tho date by looking az the
books, and witness was asked By Mr..
Russell to DO so, aud report The times he
would 20 20 sleep was after that He
would drive up aud talk, out made no pur-
chase the last time or two He did not get
out or his buggy there out twice On one
occasion he asked If the Fair had made any
money, aud before witness could tell him
he drowsed Off. Witness spoke sharp and
reused him up, and told him he thought
they bad made some money, but they
couldn't tell yet, for they hadn't settled up.
Witness couldn't tell whether or not be un-
derstood him. He slept most OF
the time in the sessions Of the Fair Board
The last year or two his took no part n the
discussions aud made no motion. lie
would SIT down and go right 10 sleep.
WILLIAM ELLINGHAM.
Witness knew deceased for twenty-five
years. Tho first years Of his acuuaint-
ance he was all right In mis- mind Witness
saw him nearly every day In the last years
or his life but had no business with him
the last three years. He would meet him
on tho street and speak TO him, aud wit
ness boarded ~ the Hotel Windsor Mr..
Reilly would be in "A buggy. Witnoss
would 20 in Mr.. Reilly's' onlce and speak
TO him there. "Sometinies he would look
70 be all right, and on other occasions ne
would LOOK kind OF drOwsy" Witness
had dealings with Mr.. Rcilly's house up 20
the time they closed business, but he bad
no business directly with MIR Reilly for
probably four or five years. They went 20
Thomgs or Jim. I'VE did that because we
thought we could make a better trade
with the boys than with the old gentle.
man. ! don't know we ever at
tempted to make y trade with MIR. Reilly.
Ho would rofer US 70 the Uoys."
Q-Why did no do that! A-That /
can't say. Probably they were posted on
tho prices we wanted.
Witucss was member Of tho Wholesale
GrOccra ASSOCIATION, but ne could nos RI.
call he had ever seen Mr. R.iHv there
Ihoiaas seemed 20 have charge of tns
books, and James was what witness would
call general Manager, and did the buying
and selling. He seemed to have general
supervision OF tho business.
Inere was no cross-eXamination.
JOHN sCuLAG.
Witness was teamster. and worked for
Mr.. Reilly in 1880 Tor eight months. Then
he went back the day Thomas was buried.
AID remained TIL they quit business. Wit
ness aid not notice particularly how the
Old gentleman acted. 10 would SEQ him
sitting in the Ofice, sometimes he would
be asleep aud sometimes he would bo
gwRlcn
Q.-Which was he most Of the time? A
j couldn't say.
Q-How was he after Thomas death. a.
compared beforei Al don't kuo.y;
didn't notice.
Witness knew John Devlin was scolded
by Nh, Reilly when flour sack was
dropped.
Q-Yhat had Mr.. Devlin to do with il,
Al don't know that he had anything.
tl.-Who scoided himi Air Reilly
Witness had seen Father sullivan thers
two or three times With Mr. Reilly. They
would De in the office and in tho sugar
room. They y"cre talking together.
To Mr.. Russell witness said he saw
Father Sullivan in the Office two or three
times and In the sugar room two or three
times.
JACOB GOOD.
Witness knew MIR. Reilly for FIVE years.
and mad a transaction with him once He
Was clerklng for Mr.. Jacob and he wanted
To rent the store from MIR. Reilly and sent
witness down twice to see ABOUT the rent
me nrst time he asked Sl,50O, and then
MT jacob went down himself. The next
week Mr.. jacob sent witness down again
and Mar. Reilly asked 81 800 and no told Mr.
Reilly ID was 100 much. He wouldn't get
81, 500 or 81 800. MIR. Reilly said I've al
ways got the price and | think I'll yet it,
Witness told him he wouldn't gel 81 200.
and then Mr.. Reilly pulled out pocketful
or mouey-cents aud coppers. There must
have been i've hundred OF them, and thon
he pulled out another poclIetful OF money
ali IN cents. and no pat that on the desk
and pulled out another pocketful. all in
dimes. There must have been five hun
dred of them"
GA regular cornucopiGl Ayes, and
| thought il was mighty queer.
Witness told Mr.. Reilly u5 was in hur-
ry and couldn't wait until he counted IL,
and then Mr Ro''iv jumped from 800 70
S3,OOO Mr.. Rcllly mad the money in three
pOCkets-twO side pockets and rear pock-
ct. When witness left be was counting the
change. Two weeks after witness met MI
Kelly In the market house. lie had bas-
ket on his arm Witness asked him II he
had rontcd the store and ne said: You
come down you come down " but witness
never went down. That was aoout two
years ago 81 don't believe ne was right
To Mr. Russell witness said MIR. Jacobs
rented the store afterwards several weeks
afterwards Witness uidn't negotiate any
further; Mr. JACOBS did that Witness
didn't know that MIR Reilly got 81, 500.
he ttOuXat 10 was about two Velrs ago,
Tor witness went in business soon after
Air. Jacobs rented tho store. and ne went
IN business iu August 1892. The rst time
no visited Mr.. Reilly he was there about
ten minutes and the last time about half
an hour. The second time the counting OF
money kept him waiting. Mr.. Reilly
counted money all the time he talked 20
him. Witness did not see what Mr.. Reilly
did with the money. lie was still count
ing 20 when ho left. The first interview
was about ten minutes, tho second about
half an hour, the third, az tho market
house, about two minutes. making total
acquair lance of forty-UyO minutes.
TIE NATuEkLIzATIoN PAPER.
a certified copy OF Michael Reilly's
naturalization papers was here offered ia
evidence and counsel for the will consulted
over 10 for quite little time, and 10 was
then read 10 the jury. IL was dated
Wednesday, March 4, ls40, at Wheeling,
and stated Ae:-
"Was born in the parish OF Mullah.
county Cav4rs. ireland, ia tno year 1908 :
that he sailed from the city or Dublin on
tho 10Th OF July. 1919, and landed in Wash
iugtOu CITY ABOUT the l1tn Of September.
following That he has been permanent
inuaDitaut OF the State of Virginia since
May. 1877. 80 Ctc
The witnesses wero Philip Reilly and
Robert Boyd.
WILLIAM sLUsHER.
Witness used 70 drive for Mr. Reilly