Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-12

that meats bought because they were
cheap. had spoiled aud had TO bo sold at
loss, witness said there was "a smaller nor
ccninfo ui Spoiled meat az the house than
in most huurrs, aud thc percentage was as
low cas- amy house Too the business WI
ness explained that thcrc was alvvavs son,
Spoil'i meat at every pork house cxpialn.
od why, aud SAID there was .omotimeaA
TAI of 90 the demand for tho meat at
The pora hvr.o bocsuso tho mon out on the
road did badly did NOT attend to business.
hud NJ trN'y had complained 800 witness
about tt Whom witness asked what yvna
the matter. MIR frilIY'a sons had To bo
sent ont ou tho road to "straIghton mat
tCrs up.'
,UostrN ,WtSAuoV
To MIR Hutchinson witnoa. said Mr..
Reilly had told him about tho travelling
men iu June or july ~ 1856 MIR Hutohin-
son asked how ho know this. aud witness
consulted scvoral account books ho had
brought in iu "a basket. saving, when MIR.
Hutchinson attempted Go hurry him, take
your Time, l'll get there.' Witness finally
said he liked the time as tho latter part OF
June. 1850. Witness said thcro was a big
lot OF meat ON hand. and he asked Mr..
Roilly why tho meat was not going out and
he said tho men on tho road were doing
badly
g And vet MIR Reilly bought moro
hams in July, and moro in Septemucri A.
- DO you expect few tiercos OF hams to
last whole yeari
MIR. Hutchinson Never mind. now; III
give you NIL tho chance TO explain
Witness All right.
Witness said ho said tho percentage OF
loss on spoiled meat was smaller than atany
house about here, because he "knew pretty
well' what others were doing Witness
said he arrived AT tho percentage of spoiled
meats iu MIR. lteilly's case because he kopt
AN account Of meats returned as spoiled
ana they were rcpackod and sont TO tho
store, aud b. was shipped To Otto Tiodman
~ sons. Charleston, =. &.
c. Now you say you and Mr. Reilly got
along pretty wclli Al didn't tell YOU
anything of the kind
Q.-No you didn't tell me anything.
You got along pretty wen. A--AjU--Tfrsl
ways.
Witness said no was In charge of the
pork house aud fixed tho wages. There
were differences between witness and MIR.
Reilly at times but
THEY GESERALLY AGREED
Witness had nothing to do with the powder
house
O. When was the Ice house builtI A.
In 1880
Q.-W hose suggestion was thati A
! You know what said yesterday
O.-l ask you now whose suggestion that
! wasi At was mine
Q-Who suggested the extension 20 the
/ buildingt Al did;
u
| improvements from time To time Mr.
| Rcilly generally came out in buggy.
| Witness kept no record OF his visits but
he came more often aftor 1885.
! Q.-Why did you draw "A distinction be.
| fore 1851 Aim glad 90 explain that
Witness went on TO tell history Of some
| charges against witness about tho time
/ Mr. Reilly came back from his wedding
| trip and after rather warm time between
\ MIR Reilly and witness there was "A reuuoet
l vlfUegg' nHTf TINT hn Ia
| house more frequently 10 SEQ n no was
| doing his duty, and Mr.. Reilly thereafter
came out nearly every day.
Q-And no come out nearly every day
/ in consideration OF your exhibiting your
/ honesty Al don't know whother that
] was tho consideration or not, but that's
/ what he did.
Q.-Who was present when that bargain
! was madei A.-No one: Jepson and
/ Thomas Reilly were there, but wnen II got
! too hot FOR them they put on their coats
\ and went ont.
.. Where is Jepson now, Ale is
about
SIX FEET UNDER GROUND.
Q-sYes, and whore is Thomasi A
/ Re about the same distance.
/ Q.-Aud you're glad Of iti Al No, sir.
! I'm sorry for it
! Q.-Yes, that's all right. You're glad
| they're not here A.--l'd rather see them
l here than where they re- at
Witness went on. ira reply 10 questions,
/ % say he bought nORs iu ls-J and l-'l. but
| Mr. LoeDAier bought iu 1855 Witness had
| nothing % do with inducing Mr.. Reilly to
go into hog killing. Witness was not lin
tied. either as 20 numbers or price in buy
IER hogs. Witness employed his brother
/ af ihe pork house. and for a time bis father
1 HIs niece Was there also, for q time can
/ ylss.ug hams. She was there only a short
I time
+ Q-Nou fixed the wages Al paid
the wages paid for similar work 40 other
establishments.
+ Witness sold mo- meat. except on orders
I from tIc house. Dut Onal was sold when
I hogs wor8 Doiug butcuored Witness did
/ r1f % Ways sell 10 himself Mr. Reilly
I first mentioned tho killing OF hogs. iu the
fan of is-- Nr Reilly asked witness
what re Thought ~ xiIIIuy their own hogs.
and wIt1esg said ne hadn't thought any
thing 1f If Witness never told Mr..
Zoe. x.er bc had Induced Mr. Reilly 90 Kill
hu.a SIR Er.Ie got out ~ bis buggy al-
most eFrry lf.. iU SOD and s4l, aud would
rH .nf1 fHe pork house. Sometimes wit
uass would help l'm out, aud sometimes
goo MON.
g -WHat would fae man H. ..r- whom
o. HaI.i help hm oItf would
q Hors needed ho.d VOL.
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u.I Hr reilly p'rh.
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