Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-17

tors did not act in that way, and il IL was
a conspiracy, Father Sullivan made a bad
bargai n FOR himself and mis- Church, ia that
nc had clause put in prohibiting tue use
OF money Tor Church purposes Churches
nad need Tor money, as did every one else,
and kuO Wing those needs, and desiring the
Control OF those funds, would no put
provision like that, aud then 20 10 strsn<-
ers Tor loans In time Of need Tho
speaker thought he would hardly do IL Just
that way. again, II Father Sullivan had
not put tue property in trust, hut would
nave had II distributed nj once, he would az
once have gotten "A larger per Ceutagc OF
commissions than no would get now,
should he live for h;ty years. IL was rank
nonsense 10 talk about undue Influence
Ia that quarter. Judge Rogers testified
he never attempted TO exercise any infiu-
enco over Mr. Reilly. because ne was
afraid, and Father sullivan knew him as
wei! is Judge Rogers. Mr.. Reilly never
quurre.ed with Mr. Rogers, even when he
quarrelled with his own children, except
On one occa3iou-fOr a first and only time
and that WAS when Mr.. Rogers attempted
10 swcrve him from making the Will he
ala. fatnec Sullivan scarcely had more
lniuence over Mr.. Reilly than this
OLD AND CONFIDENTIAL ATTORNEY.
But the other side said Mr.. Reilly was
influenced, and that strangers had more in
hueucc with him than his own boys. 1t
was unknown and uuhoard OF, until this
trial came on, that any one could influence
Mr.. Reilly upon "A business natter The
Speaker reCUuutcG the evidences upon this
point, and said the contestants had adduce1
no evidence OF influence upon transaction
OF any moment 10 reviewed the evil
dence OF SeamOu. and Slosser, and Buoh,
anu Wheeler. and others, upon the ques-
ton OF influence, aud concluded the facts
which had Oeen shown were entitled 10
little or no weight. But there was wit
ness they did not ask Us to his opinion as
10 mental capacity. That was MIR. Filing
ham. He dealt with the boys because ne
could mako better cOntracr with them.
That tended 10 show that the boys were
easter influenced than the father. II the
reverse had been true, MIR. Eilingham
would have dealt with the old man. MIR.
Luiksrt had testified no had no influence,
except when he had the best of the nrgu-
ment and was right. WneR that was the
case, Mr.. Reilly sometimes followed LIS
views.
Mr.. Riley next took up the question OF
the appointment OF the trustees, and said
al along tue other side had attempted to
snow, for reasons unknown 10 tho speaker,
that the selection OF the trustees was un-
wise and lnludiciOuS. The matter had
really 40 bearing upon the case but since
something had been attempted TO be made
out OF II, he would consider il. The will
OF Philip Reilly had been introduced as a
VIII MIR. Michael Reilly had admired.
Ia that will Bishop Whelau was tue sole
executor md one of tue trustees. Mr.. Reil-
~ ddd seen the operations OF that viii, and
had admired II, and il was natural he
should follow IL in the apo ntmenJ of the
executors. Col. O Brien had testified that
hfteen or sixteen years ago, he aud MuIO
Lorlng had selected RI Rev. Bishop Kahn
10 MI the vacancy accustomed by the death
Of Mr.. UpdeRraT Did they err. Mr.
REILLY had seen blshOp kain
WORKING SIDE nY SIDE
with the other executors for fifteen years
aud he did not say thCre had been an error.
"On the contrary, FOR once in the history
OF that disturbed family, now claiming TO
DO united against their father, they
agreed in the selection, and said they
were glad of the selection OF tho present
trustees, and yet they now came before
the jury aud SAID 10 was q bad selection.
.lAn"s Reilly had gone on the stand, and
although he had no right 20 testify 20 acts
aud conversations between himself and
MS father, because he was party 10 tue
SUIT, yet ne had right 10 estify 10 The
matters di sCuSsed In this particular by the
witness . Neil. and no had said-nOthinr
Tho contestants had much to say about
Mr. Relliy's physical condi zion, and the
rolOrcd man, Powell. would have ylI be-
lieve he was driving about the streets OF
this city u second Rip Van Wrinkle, asleep
and in bad health. Yet as you follow this
evidence, You see that Mr.. Reilly grows
stronger and stronger day by day, and
finally he GOES oily 70 Atlantic City with Ills
wife aud the lady who testified on the
staud-blrs. Roth" MIR. Hubbard had
tried TO break down her evidence by the
fact that she had been in charge OF the
Sisters for thirteen O. fourteen years, but
that fact had gone 70 strengthen her test
m'ny, rather than TO weaken it, The
speaker reviewed Mrs EO,u's evidence as
10 the Atlantic City trip, and said il was "a
trip that "A man in very bad health could
not make with two women