Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-19

a man whose mental qualities were failing,
as the jury saw, and yet 10 bis time more
brilliant man never put pen 10 paper with
in the speakers knowledge. He called at
tcntion 10 the contrast between Mr. Lambs
love for his family az the age OF eighty
three and Mr. Rcilly's hatred OF his az the
same age, aOd then, dwelling upon the pit
liable spectacle presented by Mir. Lamb
man whose mental strength was now a
wreck. he asked the jury TO draw from
that cloudy close OF an houOrcd career
some idea OF the condition Of Michael
Reilly. when 70 falling mental and physi-
cal powers was added the deeply rooted
feelings Of hostility 10 his owl. children.
born OF nothing and nOurished and Rugged
as nu insane delusion. AS TO the part
Father sullivan took In this transaction,
there is no conflict in the evidence.
There are some things which 90 not come
10 Us suddenly. There are some things wo
DO not easily believe. 10 takes drop after
drop 10 wear away the stone, in some cases.
There are those who Will be slow 70 believe
that one WHO has reached emineuce Ia a
great body OF the Church OF GOd-who is
surrounded by great body OF communi-
uauts, Ccvout anu faithful ia their belief
could ever bring himself TO do the things
which the slowly following cyidence-com-
ing pieCemeal at times, but always uncon-
trad cted-hHs compelled US 10 believe has
hccu undertaken and done by Father Sui
Ivan - is hard TO believe. but we are
compelled TO believe, that the pastor OF
placed upon their heads in iufantile bap-
t,sr;i-it is hard 10 Delive that such man
should ever say 10 the contestants Wen
keep this Will
IL LinGAftoS FOR FAIRS,
and take il TO higher Court, and call at
teutiOn TO the fact that over IN Ohio such "A
Will was in litigation for years. and the
contestant went 10 the poor hOusev IL is
just as hard Tor me TO believe that Father
sullivan did this "a that be afterwards said
and oh how regret TO say 10, for I'm
trust 10 Father Sullivan was committed
the care Of the souls of these children and
yet upon the streets that man could talk
thus about the thousands piled up by their
own work, ana threaten them about going
10 the poor house, Why, thought Father
sullivan would not await tho rules OF evil
dcucc, TO 20 upon the stand and
say that these things were not
true. The law does not per-
nit him To be a witness as 10 what trans
pred between him and Mr.. Reilly, but he
Can be a witness as TO what he said TO the
witness Stnusberry, and II there is n word
of eXtenuation of that, / cannot believe
that he would fail To say so. Every lm-
pulse or God ana man called on him TO
come and he came not IL is certain that
whatever doubt you may have had about
what Father Sullivan had done, that DOUBT
mas now disappeared. Why, he told the
witness White that If he went upon the
staEd he would not be responsible If side
A'Nl9 HtIt Oltlt~s Hht AihA ne ROhtl l4hb
control his attorneys! Think OF that! He
was practically sending the bows word
that IN they had the temerity TO insist upon
TIE RIGHT THAT KvERY AMERICAN HAS,
10 submit the question of this right to a
jury of twelve men, there might be side
doors opened, aud he could not control his
attorneys" Wei, every door has been Of
tered 10 these gentlemen 10 DO opened, and
every opportunity has been afforded them
TO assall the character OF these children.
vet some one controlled these attorneys. II
IL was Father sullivan. let II 90 that way.
l can understand how d man, having such
thing as this estate thrust upon him
without his consent, could stand up for the
will. and made legal contest for its SUI
premacy, but II is beyond my comprchen-
sion how such man charged with such
duty, could so about the business as Faith
er Sullivan did, CHlOling this witness and
threatening That, and telling 10 witnesses
things he was morally sure they would
carry To the boys u was beyond the duty
of any executor, and IL was beyond the
duty of "A Minister of God, as IL was be-
yond the duty OF man
" lie threatened Mr.. White that side
doors might be opened. and that he feared
his attorneys could not De controlled l
think you will fail in your duty when that
sort OF thing is current, il you do not do
as we have done look TO what influence
Father Sullivan bad. My friend, the At
turnoy General asks what earthly interest
tbAlu L a AEtE SULLIVAN nave In LulS Will.
and SAYS he would have no reason to care
whether the fortune went 10 the boys or
is maintained together under the opera
uous of tue will. Not iuterestedi Does
my friend forget about
THE EVIDENCE ~ THIS CASE,
and upon tho threshold of which they well
might tremb.e, for 10 seems to mo they
could not be so smitten with judicial blind |
ness as to ignore it! What Jest, Why, |
Up to date these executors have drawn
Fl, 600 each, for doing nothing, and up 10
date $4,000 has been dOled out among the
Boys who made il, and the daughter who
helped 10 save IL, and an equal or greater |
amount, outside of the salary paid to
O y ell, who did all the work, went TO the !
executors, who do nothing. And the At |
tOrhcy General says that n Father Su.li- |
van had gotten up the Will. be would not |
have gotten up such will at all, but would !
have made 10 possible 10 have disposed |
of all the property and have gotten |
the commissions upon ~ at once. ] can't |
let my friend forget that he really wants 10 !
90 that, and that II we have that sort Of /
will here, then il follows fairly that there |
is sOLle ground for saying that in the mind |
Of the Attorney General himself there is |
room 20 say that Father Sullivan had some
thing 20 DO with n. And what does the |
will say-this will, which, If IL gives Fa- |
erty, would bring some suspicion onto |
Father SULLIVAN
Mr. Hubbard read that portion Of the /
Will giving the executors authority 10 dis |
pose Of tho estate and said
Doesn't this look something like the |
kind OF will the Attorney General saidt |
There is provision iu that will as wide |
and as general as Mr.. Reilly had i'm his life |
time. And the will doesn't stop there
This viii, which, IL it gave tue power 20 the |
executors TO
SILL ALL TIE PROPERTY
would afford some suspicion that Father |
sullivan mad something 90 DO with 10, goes |
on 20 say that they may dispose OF il in |
any manner they Ike, without control, and /
not only with the power 90 sell once. but /
they can reIuvsst and sell again, and n "a |
will which authorizes a sale once throws /
suspicion Ur0u Father Sullivan. what /
shall be- SAID OF "a Will which authorizes /
them to sell twicet'
Mr II Lbbard then took uD the evidence /
relating 90 Father Suulvan's visits 90 the I
store, LegIuuiug with the testimony Of the /
witness Powell, ana he called The at,eu. /
non w The jury t1 t1e fact tha. ALI ibis /
evidence was unccn traoIClc0 The visits I
%, Father S...v,u 90 the store and nis /
taking Nr Reilly back 90 ue sugar /
room were reviewed, and he said "tha fsr. +
tI4 IUal.ualIlu lI ug friend fUe Il I..rf...- I