Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-11
Afternoon session.
The audience during the afternoon filed
al tho available space, as usual
Mr.. Schulz resumed the stand for

I a44 ltAo b|AI4hlt space, as usual.
MT. Schulz resumed the stand for
DISCRIMINATION
| BY Mr. Hubbard
Q.-What did Mr. Reilly really know OF
! the subject matter OF these billsi Al
/ think he really didn't know except what
was told him oy those about the ONCE. or
outslders, probably.
Witness SAID the book-keepor, James
Reilly, generally told him about financial
matters, MIR. Lulkert abou, the pork house,
/ enc.
q. Some OF these letters were written
! from pencil drafts. Ayes
Q.-lrstcad OF writing the pencil drafts
| why didn't he write the letters at once /.
Al suppose il was because nc wrote such
a poor hand no one could read il.
witness went on to say sometimes he
couldn't make out what had been written
| o\ Mr.. kelly, and then would 40 to Mr.
James Reilly, and we would figure it out
some way
Q And you went to James Reilly in
sieid OF going to his father. A.-Yes
Q-Wuy did you do thatt A-Some-
times he couldn't read what he had written
written ''''
Q.-Hou went on signing M. ReiHy-S."
Tor several months after the old mans
death A.-Yes.
A.-And MIR. Reilly knew about as much
about what YOU had written after he was
dead as be did when he was alive, didn't
ne: A. No, don't think there was that
much difference.
Owen. how much difference vvas
there: Ale generally seemed TO know
what had been written He was
very fOrretful at times and it was hard TO
make him remember.
Mr.. Hubbard asked particularly about
the letter ofJuue 10. 1891 ordering WHISKY
and maidag enquiries as to sales of distii-
lerIcs. Witness said part OF the sugres-
tons cametrom Mr.. Buch, part from wit.
ness and part from James Reilly.
THAT covers that whole letter! A.
If that is all there is in II: YES, sir.
The letter OF June -, 1891, was then
taken up, 1t purporting 10 have been
written from pencil tablet. Witness
/ SAID Mr.. ltellly's memoranda was usually
/ iul OF repeuuons and had many omissions
| 'lne letters were generally written about
the way thought he wanted them
Q.-Did you ever write "A letter without
revising il! A.-Not without some little
revision.
Witness thought Mr. Reilly had been
! persuaded TO recall letters, but ne could
! not rccollect as 10 kilograms
Ihe letter OF June -, was the one in
| which he spoke OF the death OF Thomas
| aud said he had charge OF all the real es-
/ tate, and that Mr.. Reilly did not know the
| Location, etc. and asked Mr.. Parks for in.
] formation. AT the time the letter was
! written James had been talking To his
I rather about his real estate, and there had
| been a meeting here IN Wheeling Of per-
/ sons interested ia Chicago realty The let
/ ter %; Juno 22, '9l, TO Mr.. Parks, was on
/ the same general subject. 10 was in re-
! Spouse 10 "a letter from MIR. Parks. MIR.
/ reilly anu James generally talked over
! such matters James had made a seller
| ton Of lots or blocks, for his father. and a
| letter was written to Mr. Parks, and that
! selection conceded IN the selection made
/ by Mr.. Kelly Witness thought strange
! OF this at the time.
| Q-Do you know how it happened. A
! Yes.
Q.-Weu how did it happens Al had
said. objection.
! Q.-Weil, You knew Mr. James Reilly
/ had written 20 MIR. Parkst A.-Yes
} objection, and went out.
Witness said james Reilly had made all
/ the suggestions he had heard, although
| there may have been others, bv outsiders
/ The next letter 20 Mr. Cummings was
/ also written az the suggestion Of James
/ Reilly. The letter 10 james kenuev. Jr
/ OF Be.laire, about Beuwood well. grew
/ out Oi enquiries by Mr.. Reilly from MIR
| Gl.igan aud Cdr Bowler The well was
/ ten or twelve feet too deep. but he wanted
I 90 know, When are you going 10 finish
\ my well al BenwoOd:" lie also wanted a
| new pump put .n
The letter Of November 10 Mr.. Cum
ln.uEs, November Q, 20 MIR. Parks. aud OF
! " OVEN Der q. 20 Mr.. CUMMINGS were then
| taken up. The first named above was in
b.
I l-ii. addressed 20 "H0u Michael Reiuv''
/ and telling of an enquiry for 90 feet or 100
lre- or the 5JU-aCre tract the 80 foot
strip making six acres and 100 feet nine
/ acres, alc advising that the price be 81. $40
/ TO -,JjJ per acre. J % reply Mr. Reilly said
! lc was not posted. and referred the matter
/ Z. B. a.. Cummings with power TO act on
/ NoFem,.r ne wrote % Mr. Cummings,
/ changing bis mind.
O.. ~ boo had he been c0rsultinrl A.
D D ID 4 go .r.Ha 10 1.
owners iu Wheeling.
/ ,.Q.-Aud they agreed to send Mr.. Nc
/ Courtney A.-Ncs.
The next letter. u November gth. 10
/ Nlr. PARKS con aimed, among other mat
I i.r7, tue .ame conclusion as 70 tho land a.
] in tle last Cummings letter. The part off
tu.5 letter about oats was suggested by
some one about the stable and tho uart
J aooJt hogs wi ncss knew nothing about
/ witness said be went into killing hoqs.
I largely the last year of hIsIife.
/ ''-.H 1o per7 AIDED bin into that A.
. F '1lt fu1". UUt he ari Mr. I.uikrrf
/ used io ia.H aY1u. Do good dca.
+ ta next .t"r was of ~ November 18th.
. Fl. Hnr... Meredith H smith. of Parker.
1. i,-y talked 20 Mr. O'Nea
Which or these letters IN any did
lr Itn ge. uH without some one talk.
inf io nIm. nr be- 20 somebody Al don't
lr1" ,i amy letter but what un g0t a sYg.
zion from some one about something Iu
Witness said when Mr ReHIv wrote a
vel. draft scm. one would tell him about
. It and t..u be- would pst down
o. Then Mr. Reilly really had eo-ro
or. dictate to hm ADD then he yvolId
dictate 60 rl.+ a -fc. A GOOD raar.
levers WDI1 Pee written Tor Mr. Reilly
tIs referring % some one who he
tloolta, "ne" more about J. than Doc did,
})H. h9 would say. Mr. Schulz. this
N...f what A