Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-18


and let him 90 through IL, aud 80 IL v as
that the letter which began with the CT, ar
and luminous sentence II have zone OF
your late letters 70 reply 20" first saw the
light, '.for they kne1 II they did not pro
duce that letter We would and then Il
was that tbs witness said the letter had
been copied from one written By Mr.
Reilly.
The speaker took up Mr. Rellly's con-
duct la the matter OF business ut the store,
aud reviewed ~ la language at once elO-
queot and scathinz. He said the whole
Dreteasc OF business BIZ Mr.. Reilly vas a
farce, simply amusing al ola man, who
had compieted the whole cicle OF human
life. and had cOme'to childhood again. and
that his sons know II. although Mr.. Riley
had said tue sons never questioned
their fathers mental ability, The
contrary was shown by tine letter
from James 10 George Parks, that
''the old gentleman does not grasp the idea
OF the sub blocks" Here was "A man VINO
had not meatal grasp enough 10 take in 9.
50 o-division Of real estate. What would
you have! Would you have him write 70
George II. Parks that the old geutlcmau
was IA imDccist" Mr.. Riley said that
letter was addressed 10 a stranger ana
showed disrespect for his father. well.
il may huvc been wrttcu 20 a stranger,
but il was addressed 'F'rleId George "
And yet THIS son had never expressed, &C
cording 70 NJ. Riley, any doubt ABOUT the
men TAI SOunGness OF bls IaJler
UNTIL AF1ER HIS DEATH.
The speaker referrsa 20 the letter OF De-
comber - 1891. snid 10 have been dictated
TO Harry Zane by Mr.. Kelly. and dwelt
upon the fact that although larry Zane,
the man who knew all about that dlctation,
was here aud was subec. TO the So bpnna
OF tho Court, he had not boen called IN 10
tell how Hr. Reilly dictated IL.
The episode OF Mr.. Reilly wanting \ div.
fr.gt
stock, after voting o. wind up its affairs,
was then taken up. Mr Riley had said IL
was natural thing for any one 10 misun-
derstant 70, yet no one had been insane
enough 10 ask for "A dividend. under the
circumstances, except NJ. Reilly The
speaker then took up Mr.. Reillv's voting
against MIR. Zane, his own candidate. at
the meeting of the state Fair Board Mr..
Riley had explained that as an act Of delica-
cy, bat 1t cams very suddenly, and IL left
him Just as suddenly. "fOr Andy
Hamilton went over and punched him
up, and he said 'ugh:' and Mr. Hamilton
explained what he mad done and his sense
OF delicacy left him ali at once and he
turned around and voted for Mr. Zane
III seems 70 me that the explanation was
laiue one for so utterly an insane aud foolish
action. That was sense OF delicaCy was
1t. Was that not what was the matter
with him all his lifol"
The speaker then referred to Mr. Reilly's
Earl OgleDay did, when he had Ell 300 or
100000 in bank. perhaps that was his
sense OF delicacy also. That may explain
it; never thought OF il in that light be
fore.' The speaker got great deal OF sar-
castle fun out OF this matter and then re-
ferred to Mr.. Reilly wanting TO be left of
Of tho Finance Committee Of the State
Fair Board and then when he was left of
he Jumped on everybody, and especially
upon George Hook, and
ACCUSED EVERYONE
OF abusing him
The next point was that referring to the
sale OF piece Of ground on the South Side,
or Mr.. Rhinehart, the piece which was
offered for sale at $500 aud was sold 10
MIR. Reilly at $1,000, with nine months rent
thrown in. The speaker thought this was,
IN his recollection OF the language OF MIR
thinehart, piece Of amazing folly" or
the same class. ia the opinion OF the speak
er, was tho purchase OF bridge stock at
SIS, whenit had been offered at SO. The
evidence of Mr.. White was referred 10,
and Mr. Whites "manlincss and honestly
was alluded TO, and be said Mr.. Whites
fraukness as to his conversation with
Father Sullivan had not been Initiated by
another party TO that conversation, who
had contented himself by taking refuge be-
hind the sneers OF his counsel.
The evidence of G.. Ed. Mendel was re
ferred TO, and Mr.. Hubbard said in his
when he had said Mr. Mendel had come
back and volunteered certain information.
Inc witness had not done so, but he had
been brought back TO testify about date
and he thought they wished from the
bottom OF their hearts they had let that
particular date 20 unhxed 10 the end
of time. The Witness Mendel, told Mr..
Reilly, too, he was paying more than any
one else. The speaker recalled the 500
which Mr.. Reilly had in bank and the ex-
~ off, ltaI
ownership of which he denied,
and said he supposed his friend Mr.
Riley would designate that as @ frivolous
trlile," but he must think $500 approached
business transaction.
Mr.. Hubbard then began
RUNNING COMMENTARY
upon the character and classification of
the witnesses brought forward by both
sides, and in doing so he referred TO the
roll call of the names of Copp and Devore,
as business associates OF Mr.. Reilly and
who knew al. about him, "yet when the
proponents OF the will rested from their
labors, where, oh where were Copp and
Devore, They were not here They were
among the hundreds OF witnesses out on
the street Why were they not here {!
Ihcy were ready TO your hand. They
were daily in close contact with Mi
chael Reilly, and knew him, and they
would have told the truth WHY were
he comes 20 talk TO you, will tell you why.
They were interviewed and seen, perhaps
BY Father Sullivan, yet they are not here.
You were afrai d 10 put them on the stand
Regarding the evidence of Mrs Roth. and
what had been said of her being brought
up under the care or the sisters. who were
under the care OF the Right Rev. Bishop
the speaker said that he did not think that
a.s9riation would be apt 70 foster indie
psudeuce on the part Of the witness in q
case in which the Right Rev Bishop was
party. Mrs. Roth, in the opinion OF the
witscss. told just the story she was ex-
pecied 90 tell. and when she was forced
10 tell OF his falling of his chair. she as
sauitcf the memory Of that dead man by
suggesting that his fall was due 10 his
having drank too MUCH She was the
only witness who had that explanation "a
oier ior Mr. Reilly's weaknesses and ac-
TONS
THE EVIDENCE or SIR. BOWLER
came iu for a good share OF earnest atten-
ton. aud hs thought MIR Bowler was
ihoHths by the proponents 20 be libe
Epluiu Zoo the Scripture, ga cake no
turned. and Mr. Russell hl1 proceeded TO