The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-10

nan @neonle. including his children.
- al Inc time he knew him. He had
Tho same feeling toward his children
ali the time, but sometimes MS was
agreeable with outsiders. Ihia went
hack ten yearz. On Monday mornings
he was generally in q bad humor lor
some unknown reason for Selents y
nine years he got worse right along. AS
r. these fusses witness said they were
GENERALLY going on when he vent M
5a conid see no cause. After the
ntsntrum" was over he was pleasant
anouoh. His mental capacity when
Enleasant" was good, and when.ln d
"tantrum" be was unit to do business.
The next witness was the former
bookkeeper, W. "A Schulz. 10 Alr.
Russell he said he had to do with cor
~respondence about Chicago property.
He was shown q letter copying pook
and identified one of heletters. The
latter was written juno 10, 1891, and
was written from facts given him by
Mr.. Reilly, and from a circular from a
Iionor firm. Michael Reilly consulted
James Reilly about the matter. WIT
ness wrote as near as possible what AIR.
Reilly told him. Mr.. Russell read the
Letter: it orders ten barrels of whisky,
and some gin. The letter was signed
by Schulz for Michael Reilly. Another
dated June II, 1891, was shown
witness; he wrote it, from a pencited
draft by the old gentleman, which went
into the waste'basket. Mr.. Hubbard said
he would rather have the original pen
ciied. by air. Reilly. Witness was una
Bile to-read the letter. After some dis
cussion regarding n copy being made
after court, it was decided that AIR.
Schulz should decipher as much as
no could. Alter studying the letter the
witness was able to read portions OF 1T.
1t was onSthe subject OF property IN
Chicago, aud asks Mr.. Parks to give nm
an idea of the values. The last SIX
lines we're not decipherabie. Witness
said the George II. Parks to whom the
letter was addressed was; he Thought, q
former resident of Wheeling.
Mr.. REILLY DICTATED.
A third letter was shown the witness,
which had. been written from a pencil
copy by Mr.. Reilly. It was harder to
read on account of the dimness otzthe
copy, said the witness, than the second
one. 1t was dated June %, 1881, and
was also directed to Mr.. Parks, and was
on the same subject-real estate. 1t asks
Mr.. Parks to take the matter IN mana
and he would abide by his judgement.
The letter ia signed the same as the
second letter. This letter was cut Il
and offered as evidence. Another letter,
dated June %, was shown the witness;
he had no recollection about it.
Witness knew Mr.. Reilly had property
in Chicago. He got instructions about
tho real estate letters from Mr.. Reilly
always.
The fourth letter shown witness was
dated October 81, 1891, addressed to
James Kenny, jr, Bellaire, Ohio,'and a
copy had been penciled by MIR. Reilly
in advance. 1t is about finishing a we'll
at Benwood, and regarding q pump.
The fifth letter is OF date November Z,
1891 witness did not remember whether
he was given a penciled copy. It ia re-
garding the Chicago real estate rams
action.
Mr.. Hubbard wanted to SEQ tho letter
to which this was in answers; he sup
posed it was on file ut the office.
a sixth letter to George II. Parks, dat
ed November 8, 1891, was next shoWn to
witness. Witness had written it at the
direction of Mr.. Reilly. 1t Is in regard
to the purchase OF oats and other mat
tiers, This letter was cut out of the copy
book by Mr.. Russell and offered in evil
dence.
The seventh letter was to Schultze &
Co., Zanesville. The witness wrote it.
Mr.. Michael Reilly had nothing to do
with writing it.
Tho eighth letter, date November II,
1891, was submitted to witness. Mr..
Reilly knew about the letter. He had
told witdess what was wanted. He had
not written it verbatim. Its addressed
to Merrick 6 Smith, attorneys, ut Park
ersburg, regarding q ''steep" fee charged.
1t was offered in evidence.
The ninth letter was submitted. Wit
ness said he thought q pencil copy was
given him. 1t is to James Kenney, at
Bellaire, regarding a pump. Its dated
November II, 1891. Mr.. Russell cut it
outf or evidence.
The tenth letter was shown the wit
ness. who sal he wrote it, and told Mr..
Reilly of it, and had written at his
direction. It is directed to J. W. Por-
ter, st. Mary's, w. Va, regarding an ac-
count he had with the firm.
The eleventh letter was not easily de-
ciphered by the witness. He was told
by Mr.. Reilly to write it; did not re-
pomber whether he had been given a
pencil copy, It was dated about De-
cember 10 or -, 1891. 1t is from w. j.
Brown, GAINESVILLE, Ohio, who applies
for q position as a travelling man.
The twelfth letter, dated June 5, 1891,
was authorized to be written by Mr..
Reilly. Witness said it was probably
submitted to the old gentleman after it
was written. 1t is to tho Howe Scale
Company, Pittsburgh.
at 9:30 n. M. to-day. Mr.. Schulz will 90
on the stand again then.
MARTINS FERRY.
unps and aIisl,nps in the Thriving City
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