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

II was so sad for me to 90 there after
Thomas death that didn't 20 for a while.
lie always recognized inc when
Afternoon Session
The audience was much larger than dur
ing the morning, all the seats being filled
and the standing room in the uisles also oc.
| cupled DIR. Cooper, who was on the stand
ior cross-eNaminntion by Mr. Russell, was
10 nave returned for resumption OF the
| examination, but it being made known TO
| counsel that ne had critical case at Wells
burg, he was allowed TO 20 up he TO return
at later period.
{. p. GILLIGAN.
| Witness was at one time salesman for
M Reilly, from May, 1859, until the bust
ness was closed up He generally aty
| Mr.. Reilly Saturday afternoons. when Mr.
Kelly was in the house. Sometimes MIR.
| kellly would not be there. From what
| little saw OF him, ! thought there WIS n
change after Mr. Thomas Reilly's death.
lie would request my presence in the oIi.a
and ask me how business was. and Then
change on, and perhaps 20 to sleep lie
Would give me some instructions as 10 how
I 10 90 business, and would then change off
on TO something else. | don Z now
recall that ne did any business Mr. James
Kelly managed the business.
1 ulon't think ms mental capacity was very
much in business way
10 Mr.. Russell James had charge Of
the business. Thomas was financial man.
ana III was 70 him l made my financial re-
ports. i sold goods aud also made collec.
tlons, and made my returns To Thomas.
aud got orders to sell from James :
mere was gradual change after Thomas
ueath. Ihere was no sudden change, but
sruuual clange, and a month or six
weeks after his death began to notice the
change. He WA drovvgv a,d
"oulu go 10 steep. He would send
10 me frequently, and ask me now was
doing, how business was, and about some old
lriCnuS. He would ask about
some goods but would dwell more particu-
larIy upon meats than on the general line
OF goods. Sometimes while ne
was talking he would drop off TO sleeD
nat was Que OF the things that made mo
snlhk ne was loosing mis- mental capacity
Tor business. He would talk In
me about business and in "A moment no
would talk about something else For in
stance he would DO talking TO me about
meat-how 1T ought TO be kept and how IT,
should be sold. and then he would branch
Oil into some BenwoOd property in which
ne seemed To take greaS interest He was
drilling well down there, aud he woulo
ask me about IL ana whether tnoy had GOT
ten water or If there was enough water
would tel him about it. Benwood was in
my territory.
G. Ed. MENDEL,
called, but came not.
JOHN WHITE.
Witness did work for Mr. Reilly. "ofY
and on" Tor about eighteen months Tho
lrSt work was In the tall OF 1892 and then
J. worked for him at intervals until he
DIED: The first JOB of work that ever
dld Tor him was the repairing OF the brick
part of what is called the Norton nroper,,
l had contract with him for / think SO
II was now work and old work that was 10
De painted. There was pastsred wall
that was 70 paint While / was at work
he came along and asked how ! was get
! ting along, aud / said ali right and asked
MIN how he liked 10, and ne said IL looked
all right except that wall lit will look
mighty bad ! said Uf course the wall
ought 10 be painted, and will be. for it is i'm
tho contract. He said on. l didn't
know tnat.' The wall was in the contr,,.
ana the contract was made with him"
Witness told OF some other work. mar.
Lculariy about frame house on tho south
side, which Mr Reilly suggested ought 10
be painted, and told witness 70 do 10 and 10
set Color card. When witness called his
Intention 10 the fact be had painted I'D by
| his orders the March before, ne said. "Db.
! then II doesn't need painting" Witness
would Ind hl N asleep at tho ohicc lie
| didn think Mr. Reilly was OF sound miudd
Tor the transaction OF business
To MIR Russell, witness said thew vera
the only two things be noticed ont Of the
way. They seemed 20 bo matters of for.
gettulness, but they did NOT look like bust
ness TO witness.
wM. o. BURG
Witness knew Mr. Reilly from January
lSs3 Flo worked for him as entry clerk M
the store, and acted In that Cauacitv for "a
little over Two aud half years. quittiug
Ia July, lSJl. Thomas and James Reilly
were there. James was LOO the office most
on the time, no thought as MANAGER
Inomas regulated the finances. OF didn't
see Mt. hell.y very much. 7 THINKS he
passed most of his time in the office
When J would see him he was generally
sitting down, drowsy aud sleepy. didn't
talk 10 him much tried 10 avoid
him, because knew he was on % q,--rre1.
SoII,5 hal''' tie never qudrrellcd
WIN lh didn't bear him ta' *
ONCE and 90 in his. and hsl little Or
pOrtunity toIglEs was iber,
when IhOma. Died. didn't no.
ticc any psrtieaIa- difference after Tl1ma,-
DcAt1 TO was IorEetIIl would f8rt.t
my name. JIG used o. ask mo wnat ruv
name was Ihot was about she last year.
J don't remember particularly. now. about
his forgetiulness Boo other things
] don't Enow who employed ma
was notified Dy Thomas Reilly To so 10
work.
Q.-From what YOU saw. and the facts
/ and circumstances you have stated. what
iu your opinion, was the condition OF the
old mans Wuit Objection; sustained
There was mo- cross-examinatlo1.
O. ED. uEyucL.
Witness knew Mr. Reilly about all his
life, since he was a boy. Attimse Mr
Reilly dealt with witness. Mr Reilly was
o DIRECTOR with witness At tue orQani lu-
ton OF the state Fair Association. fu f.-n.
and mot him frequently 40 meetings OF thc
Board.
Q-State IN anything occurred M those
meetings, on the part OF Mr. Reilly. that
was peculiar a AT FIRST he was a.l
right. but later he was sleepy and drovvey
to didn't apparently take much
/ interest Iatterly. Latter.v when questions
came up pertaining % tho Fair. bee would
/ De dro"sy aud sleepy BE would rouse
/ himself up aud ask what was gOiu., Ou. aud
| before any one could tca l.m Do. would oa
droWsy again. lie didn't an O..
/ mo, as if De knew what was going on
witness didn't remember whether or not
/ be was present at the session of tho Board
/ when Mr. Zane was elected Sgprrirfc0s.
/ eut Nlr. Reilly wOuld drive un