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


either either drowsy or sleepy, or in stuPor from
| rouse up, and-weilI
DID nor POKE HIN WITH A STICK
or shake him. / think he was on
the side next TO me. and suppose could
nave poked him with my umbrella.
| l Know aid not sUy 10 him what / had in
! tended, but merely made u few remarks,
| aud passed on
Witness knew nearly all the members OF
tho family, and was sometimes at the
house, 10 SEQ Helen, and had seen John and
| James there. Witness did not recall see
ing the FIRST wife. She was an invalid,
and did not 20 out much. Witness never
saw Michael, Jr. Witness was at the
! house twice after the death OF the first
wife The call was upon Mrs.
Jamison. There was u guest there, and
| witness called at least twice. Mrs. Jami-
son was then living At home. After the
! second marriage, MIR. Reilly had TO oe
| helped about the house. Sne noted that
! Ia the summer OF 1889, and once after that.
"One time was probably before his second
marriage j was there. My visits wero TO
see tue ladies'. and really haven't clear
recollection pf what happened before the
second marriage and what happened after.
| The second occasion may have
! been in the fall OF 1889. lie was
| holped about from one room % another.
| i don't know that he had been
sick. When an old man needs
attention the family generally made ex-
cuses for him, and | wouldn't attach much
| Importance to his being sick. L
knew ne was sick some times. He
was helped into the room by his servant
and his wife. His servant
brought him in. and when his wife saw him
coming, sue got up and aided him-took
MIN by the shoulder. IL was in
an upstairs room. Mr. Reilly was
continually asking me TO call on his wife.
/ think what have described was
tue second visit. Tho first was in the par
Tor, in the summer OF 1850. We went out
70 the dining-room 70 have some refresh.
inents, aud his wife and James helped him
out. There was little company
there--about twenty. Mrs Jamison,
James and his wife, "a lady from Pitts
ourg' Matilda Reilly, Judge Craumer and
MS wife, ald others were there.
When l say they helped him out | don't
say he couldn't have gone himself, but
could see he was
A CHARGE OF THEM.
J think James went over and got him up
aad James took his arm / think his wife
went over and told him 10 get up, aud To go
out into the dining room. She didn't lend
mn any active aid, for she was slight, and
he was big. heavy man. Perhaps James
aid was sufficient Mrs Reilly
spoke to him ia ID fairly civil way.
Tho company was not so large but we
could all sit about the dining room table !
the chair so he could sit down. /
sat nearly opposite TO him at the table, and
| remember ne acted sort OF silly. He
Ioked and laughed about things not worth
laughing at. He acted like silly old man
who had better have been I'm his bed rest
ing than TO be up eating what wasn't good
for him. 1 thought he laughed
about nothing. didn't see there
was anything TO laugh att
Q.-Perhnps you didn't catch the point
III Hs.NHs.
/ think he was giggling about the whole
limo he was at the table-when he wasn't
eating. He couldn't laugh and
eat at the same time His general
appearance and manner was very unlike
what yours would have been, had you been
there.
Mr. RusseIl-Thank you for the compli-
meut, but IL is scarcely a compliment, as
you put Ii.
Miss Knote-It might not be, but you are
generally quiet and dignified gentleman,
and well behaved man, but MIR. Reilly
was not so. He was in mis- dotage
Ole was laughing and talking about
nothing YOU say. Yes sir.
Q.-Well, without any reference TO me-
because am not being cried. now, DO kind
enough to tel me- particularly what MIR.
Reilly did before they went out into the
dining room. A.-Well, my recollection is
that he sat in a large arm chair.
Q.-Was he there when you came inl A.
II think he waS-in large arm chair. and
remained sitting in that all the evening
until we went out 20 the table, and then
after we left the table he went back again.
and Mr.. Reilly was there as an invited
guest, and don't like 20 90 to mans
house, and then 20 away and
MAKE FUN or HIM
but if you question me l Will be obliged to
DO so.
MIR. Russell said he was sorry to be
Obliged TO ask the questions. Proceeding,
witness said:
Before they went out into tho dining
room he was sitting in "a large chair
sat part OF the time faCing them
The young ladies were talking 10 Mr.
Reilly, but don't remember that he talked
much. think they did most OF the time.
] think be giggled some at what the young
ladies' said. ] havo no recollection of what
was said was too far away; but do re-
member OF Mr.. Reilly laughing"
Witness gave further details OF the
events at the table, in answer to questions
Oy Mr.. Russell.
Q-Cau you recall any Of the scintilla-
lions or noti Recall them for US. 80 wen
Judge as TO whether Mr.Reilly should have
laughed or uoti Al remember once MIR.
James Reilly said his wife was very fond
Of ice cream
Odd Mr.. Reilly laugh at thatl A
] don'trcmem Der.
Q-Well, after you got through. YOU
Went nome didn't you' A.-NO, we went
back 10 the parlor
O.-Taat is a Wheeling institution isn't
it-0Oiug home after refreshmentst At
depends on what time the refreshments
are served.
Q-You say you met him on one occa.
sion driving down street. A.-NO: 7 said
] met him once when he was In a buggy.
and someone else was driving him
Q.--Ihat rs q fine distinction, Miss Car
TO didn mean % lead YOU on on that
You met him iu bis buggy A.-Yes.
dch think / ever saw him on foot after
thal. / have seen him going 10 market
aud think 1 saw him 20 10 church after
tnat. did not talk 90 him then ] was
not ON tho same side Of the street.
Witnesses said she had met Mr. Reilly
at the store. She sometimes made pur-
cnase there. she ncl him once or twice
on doe street, but did not talk Co him after
t1o attempt az conversation ON Fourteenth
street once at Or Hupp's corner witness
was crossing tle stree ae Mr FcUv.s
DlHey cdnn along. and suc waited uuu. 10
passed. She spoke 20 Mr. REILLY. but he
MADE no reply. ellis flce oid not lock iu-
teIugcnt' ON another occasion She mot
bin tho same way az Frew's corner. and
SPOKE but he made no reply lie seemed
20 De- sleepy.
DR. d. ". coorEH.
Of WeLsburg, was next called. Witness
knew Mr. EnIIY about twenty years "kge