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

half OF the proponents OF the will. The
attendance was about the same as on pre-
vious days aud the interest manifested
about The same. The first witness called
Tor the day, and tho ffty-hrst from tho
commencement Of tho trial. was
oEoRGE RrcuIE.
He was examined by MIR. Hubbard. Wit
ness was grocer NJ Main and Twenty
third streets. He knew Michael Reilly for
over hfty years. In his early life Mr.
lNellly was good business man, but there
was change in his slater years. "He didn't
do any business In the store, SO far as
knew. He would sit In tho store and look
around,ard didn't DO any business James
REILLY attended to the outside business, and
Thomas inside. Ellis manner seemed to
| be, he didn't do or say anything unless Won
| spoke 10 him. When would 90 inside he
would sit in the ofllce and rend the news
papers, or be sleeping: have seen him
| asleep aud awake both.n Witness Thought
the weaker condition continued until mis-
death, but he got worse the last four or Ave
years. Witness was at the store two TO nve
times week. Witness narrated an incl
| dent about the renting OF a piece OF prom
erty AZ Main aud Twenty fifth strects. MIR.
| Kelly asked S25 IA month. when 10 was only
| worth $40, and IL went idle two or three
| years. Witness got several good tenants
for the house, but they didn't get IL. Mr..
| Reilly said he had rented the house at a
! high price, but no couldn't collect tho rent,
and witness asked him IL IL wouldn't be
better TO rantat n loss price, and MIR. Reilly
said ne believed IL would
To MIR Russell witness said Mr. Reilly
| told him he had rented the house for f25
but had not gotten tho rent. Witness
| thought the house was only worth $l5
| while Mr.. Reilly had thought IL was worth
go and had rented II at that price. When
! buying goods, witness generally settled
every month, and gave a check at the office
| To Thomas, or Mr.. OiNeal, or the book
| keeper. He had no dealings with MIR.
| Reilly. Going back TO the house talked
noout, the witness did not know about the
| rent now, but he thought IL not more than
$40 or sl2. MIR. Reilly had another big brick
| house near the other, and asked 1900 for H.
but finally rented 1t TO a Mr.. Lynch for
$3.50 aud got his rent
wM II. BOWLER
was next called, but thero was n short de-
lay before his examination To enable tho
stenographer TO send for the notes OF
George Bard's evidence, the notes having
! been left at the stenOgrapheris residence TO
be transcribed. While he was gone tho
witnesses TO sustain tho will were excused
! until two o'clock. -
Witness was janitor OF the Reilly buil,
ing, and worked for MIR Reilly. beginninI
september ., 1887, and "have never been
discharged YETI AT first witness was "A
nurse and driver for Mr.. Reilly. He
washed aud dressed him, "cut his toe nails.
|
that himself. He continued as nurse and
driver up TO May %. $780, and after that
he drove him around when the colored
man would have Mrs. Reilly out In Tho
carriage, and would also work about the
| stables. Witness was with him "all tho
time until he was ready TO 90 To bed, - ex-
cept week when witness was away. Mr.
! Reilly talked TO witness q good deal, tell
ing him about business, or his wife, or
| little funny Jokes, and would laugh,v and
at other times he would 20 TO sleep. He
would often begin 90 talk about one thing
| and branch OF on another, and he would
| SEND MIN on errands and when he would re-
turn he would say he didn't send him, and
scoLD nIM FoK BEING AWAY.
Once or twice he gave him money twice 10
| pay the same bill. case was bill of j.
| y Rhodes 4 Co. The first time Mr.
Reilly gave check and witness paid the
! bill, aud then he gave him money 70 pay IL
again. MIR. Reilly often didn't know
/ where he was. The first week was with
| him he told me 20 drive him down Main
street 20 Peter Erb's stables and when /
started down no asked mo where 1 was 20.
| ing, and told him down 10 Erbs, and he
| said he hadn't told me TO go there. and 1
turned around and got broke down--a stone
wagon ran into us.n Ho was very easily
Influenced by outside persons One man
ho employed had great influence with hin
that was Fritz Lukert. out at the porH
house. Witness had considerable iniuencs
with him. when outsiders would inf
ence him he would go back 10 the store and
raise racket with his sons" He didn't
understand things well, and they had TO be
repeated 10 him four or five times He
would say, ugh, ugh, ugh;" and it would
have 70 be repeated several times. u was
especially hard 70 mske him understand
names. Witness would often be sent back
20 the house for keys, etc, aud once he
was sent 10 Thomas house, when be wai
sick, for the combination OF the safe. In
going 20 stores. MIR Reilly would some
times ask the proprietor what ho wanted.
He would buy something, and turn around
% the party and say What do IL want
next" Witness knew Miss Carrie Knote
by sight, and remembered meeting her Oy
the library, on Fourteenth street. She
mOtiOned for him 70 come over, ana began
a conversation with Mr. Reilly, but he did
not seem 20 know her. she could not draw
bis attention, and motioned for witness 20
drive on.
Q.--Do you know Of any use Mr. Reilly
would make Of the store wagOusi Ale
would make al manner of use Of them.
He would haul coke and coal i'm them. We
we're usingcoke in the building-just had
the steam heaters put in-and n I would
tell him ] wanted load Of coke he would
send the store wagons. Sometimes Mr..
james Reilly would object and say they
needed the wagons, but he said 70 take
them anyhow.
Q.-And then what happened at ths
store II they needed q wagon, A-Tney
would have 20 hire an express wagon.
Q.-While the store wagon was hauling
cOKei A.-Ycs.
Witness knew when Thomas Reilly died,
and was with him a week before ne died.
After he died Father sullivan came 70 tho
store. hie would come in and speak 20 Mr..
Reilly, and they would go back TO the sugar
room, and Mr.. Reilly would set astraddle
Of a sugar barrel and they would talk The
visits lasted fifteen minutes or half an
hour. Witness did not know what they
we're talking about He came at first Two
or three times week, but afterwards not
50 often; probably about once week
TALK WITH FATHER sCLLTvAy.
Q.-After Mr. Reilly's death did Father
Sullivan have a talk with yOui A.-Once.
on one occasion.
Q.-What was that talkl A.-Father
Sullivan came TO mel was in a drug
store bere-and saw Father Sullivan, and
went outside and stood on a step and
waited till Father Sullivan came out, and
he asked me how things were coming on
IL they we're all right, and said they were
going on oil right lie said, Have tho
boys seen you about this case, or said any
thing n vorf abofsf ~ and 1 qafd M they