The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-04

gentleman as 10 MS i1eHte
lion, ""son1etines he very queet !
his ways toward us. yen. ~.
fore Ills death witness SAID ne was ehlI
Moved in the Office, and the old man
would want to buy, and would Duy III
immense quantities, enough IN many
| instances to last for years. AS 10 MS
Judgment witness gave an instance o.
MIR ReiIIv's u~niustness, when ne was
called back to the "eugar piles Where
we got our lectures" He told witness
he should always stand in the door aHo
sec that no flour was dropped "hen
James was at at. Clemens wliness was
in the Office and had to "a'ch so.tne
salesmen would not sell him too mucn
goods. He would say, Gentlemen We
must stock up" This was an everyday
occurrence. Out-of-town statesmen
would take advantage OF the old man.
Witness said lie was not able to make
nnrchages; he had no judgment. lie
would send witness for samples, n
after he had brought them, he would
be called in by Mr.. Reilly and asked
where the samples were, n insist ne
had not brought them. AS to appear
ance aud conduct after Toms" death,
he said "the old gentlemen seemed to
be going down fast" His mental condi-
! ton, witness said in answer to a ques-
ton, '.was very weak"
On cross-examination he said he was
weak in transacting business, ana got
worse, but "did not drop right OFT. For
| awhile he held on "iust about the same
condition" Witness said he did not do.
tho outside buying, but just
WATCHED Mr.. REILLY
to see he made no breaks while James
was away. When a drummer would
come in, Mr.. Reilly would call him IN
the Office. Witness business was to
keep track of the stock, and for that
reason he was called into the Office by
Mr.. Reilly. Mr. Reilly would often try
to buy more thar was needed. lie con-
| sidercd James always the manager.
| even before ''Tom's" death, and q
sscharge of the whole house" George
! had charge OF the "outside," and Tom
was cashier. AS to the flour incident,
witness said he jumped onto others
about it, including Mr.. Jamison. but
heard him say nothing to the driver
who dropped the -four. He would often
make complaints, and nearly always
the wrong ono would getthe "scoldlng:"
Tho scoIding continued up to near his
death, but he was not always that way.
| Thomas son was employed in the .'out-
| side department." 1t vas June, 1881,
when James was away, and got back
| about July 4. Witness said James was
| away from the store on one occasion Tor
| several months, and afterwards return
ed and continued at the store until tho
death of the old man.
Joseph Jacobs was the next witness.
He had tried to rent a store room from
Mr.. Reilly about a year before his
death. He came ove from Martins
| Ferry and asked how much he wanted,
Fo-l tl,@ LII rSanp pojl CT MI wit
moss said that was too much. The
store room is located at 1889 Main
street. The room was afterwards re-
paired and enlarged and he saw Mr..
Reilly again, and he wanted $500, and
only a month after he wanted $1,000.
| Witness then said unless he turned his
affairs over to some one he couldn't do
business with him. This was the only
business he had with him. Witness
suid he was rather old to do business.
On cross-examinatior witness said he
had noticed no cracks in the walls.
On redirect examination witness said
the change in the building was made
before the old mans death.
a PECULIAR TRANSACTION.
Frank L. Hoge was called next. He
knew NJ. Reilly, and did engi-
n~eering work for him in '91.
Tho old man SEN for him
and. asked about running levels to see, if
he could get fall enough to run drains
to a Main street sewer. He told him he
could get sufficient fall, but said the
sewer should be opened at Fourteenth
street. Tho street commissioner was
sent tc him. Witness then let the mat
ter drop, and three or four months
after, looked over bills and found one
against Mr.. Reilly, which was sent to
him. The bill was not paid. The old
man claimed he had made no report:
and when witness recalled the circum-
stance, then Mr.. Reilly wanted a writ
ten report; this was furnished. Saw
him again and the old man said: "Oh,
we'll, lnever directed you to do the work;
l can get drainage in the rear" This
was nil that occurred. Witness was
shown papers, one q letter md the.
other the report witness had made.
Ihese were tho papers sent to MI.
Reilly. The work was done April l.
From facts and circumstances witness
Thought the old gentleman was in his
dotage." and did not think him capable
of doing business.
On cross-examination he said he had
another business transactionin Septeul-
Der, 1891, which, however, was not YER
sonal. h part of the testimony was
excluded. lilo had had several business
transactions with Mr.. Reilly, surveyed
property for him all over town. Ho
formed his opinion on the one transac-
ton he had told. Later Mr.. Reilly did
not deny that the work had boon done.
but wanted a written report. He
seemed to remember then that he had
ordered the work done, and a few DAYS
afterward he denied having ordered the
work.
Mr.. sPE1DEL TEsTIFIEs.
Mr.. Joseph speidel was the next Wit
ness. He knew NJ. Reilly for thirty-fye
years; when he first knew him "he was
a very shrewd business man, until
within ten years OF his death" After
that, Thomas Reilly had charge OF ty3ee
business. and after Thomas's death he
Went to James Reilly. The change ten
years before death consisted in not
taklns an interest in the business.
Alter Thomas's death he took no Inter.
est in the business. When he talked
with him he would Mt times FORGET what