The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-13

81 When tho hearing of the Reilly will
contest opened again in Judge Camp
s BELLS court yesterday forenoon, NJ. j..
s O'Neill, the former bookkeeper for Mr..
Reilly now employed by the executors
- OF the will, was again called to the wit
ness stand and his examination in chief
resumed. This consumed all the fore
noon and a part OF the afternoon session
#*of the court. When Mr.. Russell fin
ished Mr.. Hubbard opened the cross
examination, and it was still lar from
finished when the hour for adjourn
ment arrived last evening.
The witnesses testimony was for the
most part taken up with explanations
as to the way in which certain letters
written by Mr. O'Ncill were composed.
s There wore thrty-fve letters in all in
troduced as part OF his testimony, ana
on each one he was asked several ques-
tions both in the direct and croas-ex-
. animation. These were written from
e Nav, 1881, TO December OF the same
: year The witness read them IRON the
copying book.
In response to inquiries by A1r. Rus
s cell Mr.. O'Neill said Mr.. Reilly did all
the buying at the store while James
Reilly was at Mt Clemens. James
s Reilly was sometimes away from the
store at other times than on that occas-
ion, but not often longer than week at
a time. The witness did not know OF
his own knowledge why he was away.
Mr.. NJ. Reilly himself exercised entire
control over his Chicago real estate
and dictated letters concerning it.
MIR. ONeill said that shortly after the
death OF Mr.. Reilly James and George,
his sons, came 10 him to have CONVEX
sation about continuing the grocery
business. They expressed themselves
$. as glad that the executors had been
chosen as they were, preferrlng them to
anybody else. lie did not remember
whether this was the first or second day,
after Michael Reilly died. but it was
soon after.
Tho witness in answer to question
said he had frequently written letters
Mt the dictation of Mr.. Reilly. Tho book
in which the letters were all copied
was then again produced, and Mr..
3 O'Neil was asked to indicate which of
the letters in it had been SO written by
him. He then examined tho book.
In letter of Juno s, 1891, to Cum
mings & Co., of Chicago. Mr.. Reilly
wishes to know the outlook OF Chicago
real estate and asks as to the advisa-
: bility Of sub-dividing the eighty acre
tract A second letter OF the same date
~ to the same parties and containing sub
Z stantially the same inquiries, etc, was
found. Mr.. O'Neill did not recall the
circumstances OF the writing OF this lot
ter. letter of July 10, 1891. which Mr..
z Reilly had dictated in the main, was
also read. This also referred to Chicago
real estate.
Another letter under date OF July II,
1891, informs the proprietor OF the
Luray hotel, at Atlantic City, that Mr..
Reilly, his wife and ward, would prob
ably visit that place soon, and asked
the landlord to reserve for him room
& commanding n sen view.
MIR. Hubbard asked if the word in the
Il letter was ward" and Mr.. O'Neili said
it was, and spelled it out.
Mr. Hubbard asked, at isn't nurse ~
mo, sir" responded Mr.. O'Neill.
The fourth letter was dated August 8,
&S1S9l, and referred to some blanks. 1t
was written at Mr.. Reilly's direction by
the witness. The fifth letter was to P.
J. Grogan, at Kingwood, dated August
Z II. 1901, and placed the account of G.
Y. Bishop Tor collection in Mr. Grogan's
hands. The witness told Mr. Reilly
how Bishops account stood, and no di.
rooted him to send it to n lawyer foI
collection. Another letter dated Au-
gust II, 1891. also placed several nc
counts in Fairmont lawyers hands for
collection. Mr.. Reilly instructed the
witness to write tue letter. a seventh
letter was dated August 81, 1891, and
s. refused to extend further credit to G
mining concern in the state. This was
written at Mr.. Reilly's instruction. An
4 addressed to G. W. Daley, kingwood
directing him to bring suit for the pay.
ment of certain accounts at Hendricks
Nv. Va. MIR. Reilly always understood
what lie was doing and talked very in.
teiligently when debating the letters.
Then followed another letter placing
an account in lawyers hands for col
lection, ono releasing mortgage, etc.
Tho ono in references to the mortgage
was dictated BY Mr.. Reilly after con
sultation.with his son James. The older
Mr.. Reilly seemed to understand Tho
subject matter thoroughly.
Another letter the witness said he
had written verbatim from memoran,
dun furnished him for the purpose by
Mr.. Reilly. 1t was concerning q pretty
intricate matter in reference to an ac'
count at Tyrconnell mines, but Mr..
Reilly seemed TO grasp the situation
8 clearly.
Another letter, also copied from 6
pencil memorandum made for the pur
pose by Mr.. Reilly, was to Bellairt
man concerning well at Benwood on
property of Mr.. Reilly's.
Is In a letter dated Noyember5 concern,
+ ing the same account as in q former
letter. Mr., O'Neill said he had followed
the penciled letter of Mr.. Reilly alter
he had shown 1t to Mr.. James Reilly
and consulted him about it.
Another letter. concerning the sale Of
fcsrtain Epropsrty at Grafton was also
from q pencil memorandum. So tho
letters went. They referred to sales O.
real estate, transactions of the grocery
purchases of horses, and almost everl
other sort OF business transaction Mr.
& Reilly ever had been engaged in. Most
OF them, AIR. O'Ncill testified, kept
pretty close to ponoil letters written by
AIR. Reilly to be copied in ink by the
witness. One OF the letters was to q
& lawyer, whom Mr.. Reilly was rathe,
disposed to criticiae for not getting bot
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