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

III A.-Ne s, over in Ohio aud Pennsyl-
vanla, and up and down the river and out
the rail road.
Particularizlng, witness said the custom.
ers were as far out the railroad as Oak
land, as Tar in Ohio as Zanesville and TIP
picanoe, up the river as far as Welspurs
down as lar as Parkersburc, and over in
fenasylvania. The mail was heavy, and
particularly large on Monday morn rg
Alter Thomae' death James continued 10
look after the buying and selling as before
mere was no particular change i'm his
duties, as witness remembered. Thomas
mad attended TO the real estate running
the rent book and making leases. aud after
lhomas' death witness did that part The
ola gentleman generally consulted and then
toid witness how to draw leases. Mr..
Bowler had great influence with him in re-
gard TO the renting and leases and he was
called in from the store to see about IT, and
MIR. Bowler would generally tell witne, $
tbe terms OF leases. Witness thought
Mr.. Reilly had MT. Bowler cone
IN oecanse no couldn't remember tho de-
tails himself, and had Mr. Bowler for ms
own protection. He would tell Mr.. Bowler
what TO tell witness In October or No
vember, 1891, he sent MIR. Bowler around
70 see all the tenants, 10 see II thcy would
stay the next year, and Mr.. Bowler made
list and it was given to witness Witness
thought one or two tenants did not want to
stay, but he could not he positive.
Odd any one have
POWER OF ATTORNEY
from Mr.. Reillyi Ayes.
Q.-Who haditi AIR. O'Neal
Odd anyone else have onei A.-Yes.
Thomas had IL before that.
Q.-And after that Mr.. O'Neal had it.
A.-Yes.
Rid MIR. O'Neal have it Immediately
after Mr.. Thomas Reillys death! Al
think not Immediately after
Witness thought Mr.. O'Neal kept the
paper at the National Bank OF West Vir.
ginia.
Mr. Rowler ,,as ona 81 ,ho ,.a -.
used to drive Mr.. Reilly ABOUT in his
buggy He was a sort OF lack OF all
trades" ~ the store. aiding in putting up
orders, doing jobs of carpenter work, etc
witness could not remember when the two
cars OF sugar were purchased, but thought
II was bought from COpp ~ Dcvore, who
were agents for the Franklin refinery. Ho
ara not remember If there was any con-
versation between Mr.. Reilly and others
about the store about the sugar, but he
thought he was advised not to buy il bv
MIR. Devlin, who took account OF the stoc <
and who ne thought, told him they didn't
need it Mr.. Reilly bought il anyhow
He differed with MIR. Devin. He gen
orally differed with everyone about the
store" be would take the advice Of
others against his sons. THE sugar was
bought before Thomas death" Some
times Mr.. Reilly would differ with both
his sons aud others, and do things his
own way, "often with
GREAT loss To HIMSELF"
Odd he ever lose anything on the adj
vice of othersi Al don't know that he
did.
Q.-Aways get good advicel A.-Yes.
Given when his sons advised him
one way, and others in the store gave him
different advicei A.-Wel, / either don't
understand you, or YOU don't understand
me. Sometimes his sons would advise
him, and the others would differ a little
Witness went on 10 give details OF in
stances when there would be advice differ
ent from his sous. For instance, james
would tell him about meat, and MIR Kelly
would 20 out 10 the pork house and Mr.
Luikort would tell him something differ
ent and he would come back and tell what
Fritz had said, and then Mr. Reilly would
take Fritzs advice Sometimes there
My Kelly would discard il altogether, and
do different, on his own account
James didn't attend to the financial part
OF the BUSINESS, after Thomas death and
after that time James was the only son
about the store, and the finances were run
by others. Witness ran the bank account
f-a-srteAeed To- oils, etc.
(Q.-YOu say sometimes orders were
FUND IN Mr.. Reilly's drawer, where they
had been lying u good while. Ayes.
Q-Who found them, Ale would
ma tpem 10 going through the drawers
Glow often did that occur. Al
think ] r'mc mber two especial occasions
Q.-Was that before or after Thomas,
oeatnt Al think one case was before
and and one after
Q.-Both before aud after, A.-Yes
think remember one case when Thomas
Reilly was there ana once when he wasn't
there-tClt g, be was dead
Witness thought the orders had been
Drought down Sunday morning, bv Mr.
Ne,iy, WHO LH- placed them in his desk
and forgotten IT, AIR. Reilly usually had
the mail read to him uy witness He yvouId
tell him when be didn't read the letters.
anu witness would read them 20 him be-
lore they were distr outcd 10 the desks
W neu these letters came down from the
house. the ends of the euvolops would be
cut on. as though they had been read
ABOUT the incident Of James talking TO n
cutomer, and MIR Reilly scoidug him be-
cause he was wasting time On a drummer
witness said il was Coon Bachman a
customer. James explained 10 his father
VINO 10 was. Few OK the city customers
came tothe store 10 buy. Most OF these
were sold % hy drummCrs.
Q.-YoI think Father Sullivan visited
FIR. Reilly t,VO or three times a week
A.-Ees. think 10 averaged that
Q.-Thet was about the time OF Thomas
death A.-Tes.
Glow long did that conttrucs A.
Up 20 about Christmas
Q.-Tou think hc began coming about
Z. the time Of Thomas death and H. was kept
up two or three times "a week until a9oi,f
Christmas. Al wouldn't establish that
rate. ] said he came more frequently AZ
times. j think sometimes he came two
on three times in day
They would 90 10 tho back part OF the
store and talk, and then Father Sullivan
would usually go straight out
To Mr.. Hubbard, witness said he never
saw Mr. d. Lamb there.
MISS CARRIE RNorg
knew Mr. Reilly since 1850. We lived
10 tue same neigaDOrDD0d. and L lived
where could see him go into church. and
! lived next door 20 his son George
nave seen him go into his sons. and
have met and talked 10 Mr.. Reilly ON the
street. Flo knew and recognized me
once received q lCttCr about $50 from n
LADY, asking for details about q visit ~
Mrs President James IS Polk 90 this civ.
and afsed number Of pcopIe about n
ana meeting Mr. Reilly 7 fn1Ight BE- lsq...
ole That nc, being an OLD citizen and ar aid
Democrat would remember the incident. I
asked MIN about DO. and be rCmern berad
her presence. and told me a great real
about IT, told him tho lady wanted tho
Information Tor publication in book he
seemed very much CraNhod that had
asked him about 10 and he was lust child
ISM enough ~ make g. Great deal of H.
met hIn afterwards. and no
spoke about the Illness Of hts wife. aud tho
~ H.