The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-05

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! boards meetings frequently, and VII
ness noted peculiar circumstances y
latter years. "seeming sleepy ana
drowsv." The wear before his,death ne
was not.present at meeting OF the DoaIu.
Deceased took not much interest," III ING
meetings. and did not appearato k.om
what was going on; would sleep during
the meetings. He would go TO sieep
two or three times at one meetine;
Witness did not think deceased nau
much comprehension, OF What was 20
ing on. Witness sometimes saw oe,
ceased at his furniture store; he Would
osLr witness questions and before he
could answer would drop to sleep. Ihese
instances occurred two times. From
his Judgment he did not think much OF
his mental capacity: The was IN MS
dotaoe, and did not know ali the time
what he was doing. !,
On cross-examination the Witness SAID
the incident when he drove to ms store
was in the summer or spring OF 1891.
Had not purchased goods for two or
three Years previous to his death. Ask,
ed as to u purchase in 1891, witness an
not recall it. Witness recalled a pur-
chase three years before, the last made.
Witness said when he reused Mr.. REILLY
up. he did not know what way he I'M
derstood what witness had said. At
meetings of the board he would at once
go to sleep and nearly always remain
that way until adjournment. In the
last year he never offered q resolution,
and did not think he voted at all during
that period.
Mr.. ELLINGuAM T~EsTIFIEs.
William dillingham;, tho wholesale
grocer, was the next witness. Knew
Michael Reilly twenty-five years before
his death, and often had business trans
actions with him. For a number OF
years he was all right in his mind.
Witness saw him every day in the lat
ter days OF his life. Often saw him on
the street, and talked q minute or two.
Would sec him in office sometimes look.
ing all right and On other occasions he
looked drowsy. Had dealings with the
house until the business closed; for
four or five years had no business tran
sactions with Mr.. Reilly direct; did
business with tom" or "Jim." Tran
sacted business with the boys because
lie thought no could make a better
trade with them than with the old man.
The old gentleman referred him to the
boys fore business, Tor the reason, he
supposed, that ne was not posted rs to
prices. Witness said James Reilly
represented N. Reilly at the wholesale
g]rocers' association. Tom conducted
tho bookkeeping. James was general
manager. "had general supervision OF
the business"
Thomas Schlag was next called;
worked for NJ. Reilly rs a teamster in
1890, for eight months ut one time, and
commenced work again the day Thomas
was buried, On until they quit business.
Mr.. Reilly did nothing; saw him in
office, sometimes asleep and sometimes
awake. Could not compare his condi-
ton before and after "Tom's" death.
He had heard OF tho -four sack incident;
John DcYlin got "scoldcd" for it by Mr..
Michael Reilly Witness knew Father
Sullivan; saw him at the store two or
three times talking with Mr.. Reilly,
sometimes in sugar room and other
times in Office.
On cross-eXamination, witness said
he could not remember when the
Father Sullivan interviews took place.
ABOUT TIE sToRERooM.
Jacob Good was next sworn; witness
knew Mr.. Reilly for five years; had one
business transaction with him, when
he was clerking for Joseph Jacobs, and
talked about the rent; deceased asked
$1,000 for a storeroom. On q second
visit he asked 81, 500 for the same
room. Witness said he would not get
even $1,000, and Mr.. Reilly said he
would get his price. Deceased pulled
out 500 nickels and one-cent pieces, from
another pocket pulled out a pocket full
of one-cent pieces, another pocket full
of ten-cent pieces. Witness could not
wait for witness to count the money;
deceased did not answer, and alter ten
minutes wait witness asked him what
was the least amount no would take for
the storeroom; he then wanted $1,000
for tho room, and witness said, You
better turn your business over to some
else" and lett. Witness met Mr.. Reilly
two months after this in the market;
witness asked about the room, and de-
ceased told him to come to the store
room again, but 81 never came down.
From facts and circumstances witness
said II don't believe he was right
On cross-examination witness said
AIR. Jacobs, several weeks afterwards,
rented the storeroom. Mr.. Russell sue
ceeded in tangling the witness up con-
siderably regarding his dates. AS well
as witness could recollect, his acquaint-
ance with Mr.. Reilly extended over
about forty-two minutes.
At this point Mr.. Hubbard offered a
paper in evidence. 1t was a opy OF
Michael Reilly's naturalization papers.
This was first examined by the willis at
torneys and was then read to the iury
by MIR. Hubbard. It bears date in iS40.
and relates that he was born in 1905
and sailed for this country in 1917. It
is signed by John McColloch, clerk OF
Ohio county.
a TRANSFERS OPINION.
William Schlosser was the next Wit.
ness called. He had worked for Michael
| On go wi .r.."...
Reilly as a teamster, commencing two
and a half years ago, and worked
eleven months; hauled powder and
meat for the pork house. Often saw
Mr.. Reilly at the pork house and store.
10 the witness deceased acted very TOOL
ish. BE would stick his fingers in
shoulders and ask what it was, and
Phil Bachmann would tell him thew
We're "hams." Deceased would then
say, They look nice" Witness never
saw Mr.. Reilly doing anything. Always
had his head down. Talked With him
two or three times; would ask how tho