Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-10
rrs. He may have wandered in his talk,
oGt witness did not recall II.

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had but one recollection OF his speaking to
witness on professional matters. He had
no intimate acquaintance with him. One
day witness was called out OF the Office 10
see Mr. Reilly, In his buycY. Mr.. Kelly
was suffering from some tr.ninE illness OF
one OF his feet, O. something like that, aud
witness prescribed. He could uot recall
the matter moyD fully II was some
time after Thoutas Reily's death. Wit
ness was the attending physician upcn
Thomas Reilly, ut the uluo OF his death
HIS death was raJhor unexpected, oc-
curing Mt Thomas Reily's home, and his
father spoke TO witness 10 say ne wanted
him to ask the patient what he wanted. i'm
case anything should happen, the father to
DO for his family. The old gentleman was
rather sharp about IL, and witness said rs
thought ne told him that was u little out OF
witness line, but that any rate he had
seen no dangerous symptoms m the case,
and had not been alarmed. OtuerS came
into the room, and the conversation ended.
The next interview was when "A child Of
Thomas Reilly was ill, ana tho witness
was called IN. The old gentleman found
fault with the size OF the drug bills, or
rather no objected 10 the expense, and
wanted TO know IN / could not yet along
with less expensive drugs. and got the
same result with medicines whica were
less expensive. TO objected 10 the ex.
peuse OF making the medicine pleasant
Mr.. Hubbard-He objected to the ex-
peuse OF the sugar coating.
Witness-That's a good idea. That's 10.
Witness said his dealings with MIR
Reilly were always pleasant enough; he
saw nothing wrong with his questions, and
his answers seemed TO DO understood by
MIR. Reilly. From my business relations
with him al those times, should say ne
understood what he was talking about
CBOss-ESANIINATIoN.
Q.-TBy MIR. Hubbard That is to say.
he knew mis- foot hurt: A.-No; he seemed
10 talk intelligenuly about 1t, and he took
my prescri gtion.
Q.-Yes, he knew enough to know his
foot hurt, and he took your prescription.
A.-Well, yes
Q.-Now you don't know enough about
MIR. Reilly TO form an opinion as to mis-
mental capacity! A.-No, sir.
Witness said when MIR. Reilly had spoken
ABOUT pecuniary arrangement for Thomas
Reilly's family he had iutimated it was
outside of his professional business I'm
that interview Mr.. Reilly virtually wanted
witness 10 attend TO MS Mr. Rielly'-l
business, ami in the other be was iu-
teresting himself In witlcss' business. ur
making suggestions as TO medicines, when
ne wanted 10 know If med, ciucs little
less expensive couldn't be used. Witness
said he never knew OF any one Of ~ r. Rleilv's
means to make objections like that, but 10
was not an uncommon thing for people able
TO pay drug bills TO ask If drugs OF less
cost could not be- used.
Re-dlrect-Nltness vas never present
NJ an interview between Thomas aud his
father during Thomas Inst sickness
MlCHAEL uoLAN.
Witness was q resident Of BenvvOod. and
had been grocer Tor eighteen years. He
TRANSACTED business VITA James. Thomas
aud John Reilly. He would nave "a few
short interviews with Mir. Reilly when
witness would call ~ the Office once q
month 10 settle up. Mr. Reilly would ask
nnout EenWOCu property and his old
friends, but the talk was never over Eve
minutes duration. He always recornilel
witness. Witness was never brought into
contact with MIR Reilly at any other time
81 thought be was "a very sbrewd old gen
tleman, for his are" Witness saw MIR
REILLY II his Office a short time before he
died.
CONGRATULATIONS
Witness did all his business with the
boys, and merely had short small talks
with the old gentleman. He would be sit
ting IN a chair, Sometimes he would be
doing but he would rouse up and talk
10 witness. He would RECON ile witness
II o seemed TO De inclined 10 doze the ,idst
r.sas ! ears .- =, s-1tc. Occasi Qnally' Mr.
---~Oret up and walk over and
Come questions OF the book-keeper
Hness was sure this was in 1891. wit
- often SAL Mr.. Reilly being helped out
OF his buggy, at the store, i'm 1881 He
recollectec Bowler very well, he was a
white man.
JAMES p. ROGERS.
Witness knew and did business for Mr.
Reilly. He recol!ected the q Conner real
estate matter. witness acting as Mr.
LSeily's general attorney. out Mr. Reilly
knew very little about what witness WINS
doing, so FAR as witness knew. Witness
kept the accounts with Thomas, and would
consult with Thorn As as 20 gettiu- notes
deeds Of trust, etc. MIR. Reilly wasn't
consultcd-st leas; not by me, bat after
wards ] would find out the O.u man knew
all about It. IL WAS SO with the o 'COnuor
matter. Thomas ". Reilly was the trnstee
in that case. and was substituted py the
orders OF this Court"
Mr. Hubbard wanted 90 know whether
the enquiry was 10 be limited 10 Mr.
Rogers character IS trustee or II his
standing as counsel 70 Mr.. Reilly was also
TO come in.
Mr. Melvin said they would limit IL to
Mr.. Rogers action As trustee.
witness went on 20 uarrate the c.rc.ru-
stances about the GcO- owed bg Mrs O.t,ou-
nor TO Mr. Reilly, and the foreclosure and
sale OF the property, IS witness understood
-. The substance OF conversations with
Mr.. Reilly were given, and Mr. Reilly said
ne would not stand iu tine way Of % sale
ana ordered such sale after lt had been
explained 20 MIN that prior lien would
have 20 be taken Gaze Of Ills claim was
that the interest on tue notes was eatiugup
the property, and the total had already
reached the value Cf the property. 81 ..c
Mrs O'Couror did not think 800. Tine sub.
Sututou OF 81. ltLe-s Us Trustee, for Thomas.
was about month after a-9uas' Ge4-l. ir
1891, and the new trus. zee was probably au-
pointed al The Lt.I term ~ Court after
THOMAS death.
ty orf- ri1-,
Odd you ever have a Conversation with
Mr. Reilly about bis ".. 4.-As a1 a.
tOruey, had.
judge Melvin-Weu, we would like to
have Il