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

witness lad real estate transactions
with Mr.. Reilly, selling him a piece OF
property at Twcntvfourth aud Main, for
1000, on June 81, 1890. II was owned by
Mrs. Caroline Norton. Witness detailed
the whole transaction, and said the prop
erty was not worth all he paid for it-they
would have sold for less. They told him
they would sell for halt what he asked tor
his own property. He asked $1,000 for
his, and told him he could have the Nor
ton property-a better pieca-fOr -, 600
Later, he told witness he could offer all
the property TO the Norway Tack Company
for so 600
Q.-DId anything come of thatl A
No.
MIR. Hubbard-Huhl
Witness said before this sale he had
never been able TO do any business for Mr.
Reilly, but afterwards no placed several
pieces OF property i'm witness hands. Mrs
Norton was 10 remain IN the property from
June until April
Witness never saw anything wrong with
Nj. Reiliy-he considered his mental
capacity normal.
70 Mr.. Hubbard, witness said he still
had charge OF the property for the eX,cu-
tors, and to that extent was in their em-
ploy. AS 20 the Norton property ia was
worth $3.50 for Mrs. Norton TO stay there.
rent free, the time sh2 did. That would
make tho sale practically" at g. 800.
Seven thousand was more than the prop
eriy was wOrth-"we would have sold 10
for less Whether his action was IRA
tOnal or not, depended how badly Mr.
Reilly wanted tho property. lit don't
seem TO be entirely a rational thing for
pcOple TO pay too much for property.
Sometimes people seem d little Irrational
ln their desire TO get property or money
Q.-And Mr.. Reilly was irrational this
time. wasn't he's A That depends on
what point YOU look ~ 10 from.
Dwell, this is the point 10 look at 10
from, isn't 10: A.-Ics.
C-Aut wasn't another time when he
asked $4,000 for the whole property A
~ es, I suppose so.
Q.-You thought that very irrational,
A Yes
Witness said they had instructions to sell
the Norton property al mot less than
@ You would have sold IL at e., 500? A.
Yes. rather than miss the sale
To Mr.. Mclv.u, witness said he didn't
know lta. any )ue wound have paiu more
than Mr.. Reilly; be thought no would have
pa d more than any one else.
To Mr. Hubbard, witness said he wanted
the property TO sell The whole TO the Tack
factory.
Q.-That was perfectly insane idea.
wasu'tit A.-Wou. I didn't think there
was much chance of selling 10 to them.
LOUIS zorckLru.
Witness knew Mr.. Reilly very well.
He has huIet hogs for hiW Tor two win
tors. aud suaw h.m intimately otherwise
/ The FIRST winter he hiI od 100 head and
7 tue second l.@U1 head. llo made tire con-
tract with air. Reilly. Sometimes witness
would buy tGe hogs, Kim tucm. aud de-
liver the meat TO Nr. Reilly. lie would
frequently s.c and taik with MIR Reilly
| WnO would como On witness stand Iu mur-
| fet Tho second season Iritz bought the
/ hnee, and ihe third season. loo Novefn Der.
| 1891, witness routed MIR. is i.Iy ht- slaurh-
! ter house, and Iuitert uid thc killing.
| witness Thought MIR. EoiI.y's mental c1n-
1 ditlOu WH- always aIl rlehLH
| To Mr. Hutchinson, witt. SO said he nl-
| ways sold Mr. Reilly bis meat. Ee was a
/ poor judge of meat Before his second
! marriage he bought poorer class OF meat
/ iuan later Alter shat marriage Mrs H.U-
] ly would come along and select the better
/ grades or meats. and when Mr. ErTIy
! came along Doe toll! him the price was the
! Same as tno cheap Sorts and Mr. Roul.
/ never know tue difference be never asked
/ nbou. Dr. Before his marriage nc ,volId
/ buy meat ST. cen cents 70 pound. bu. Iatef
] Mrs. Reilly would cell witness chat She
/ wanted better meat, and nc would let itlu
! that way. At thc porl. house. There tgas "a
| time when witness could sec mo- money ir
/ the business. tue way Fritz ram &c. If wit.
/ ucss had run tho house. ho would rur E..
] differently. Fritz bad "a good deal OF boo.
/ hueucs with hIM Witness had said hc
! thought Mr.. Reilly could uo Influenced
/ and didn't think he had told CharIe.
| ~cuscny hn thought Doe could influence
! Mr.. Reilly any way hc pleased What hc
/ sad was he Thought Mr.. Reilly could bo
! Influenced by some parties. Hfr
/ Reilly didn't EuOw The difference Che.
! tween q cAucf stcaX and poricrhouso
| steak
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