Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-03
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or tea years. He came in contact with
him FREQ ueutly. For two or three years
before bis DEATH 81 wonld go TO his Office
once OF twice u month aud would shake
bands with The old gentleman and ask him
about business ahu the town. His health
seemed 10 be good. That was a couple of
years before his death. L would speak u
hirn. and then my attention would becalled
10 tometning else in the office, and when l
wCtld look around again he would be
asleep" Witness said he would frequent
~ ask tho same questions over. Every
time he came up TO tho store MIR. Reilly
would ask him about the town-how IL was
getting along. Witness generally bought
from the drummer. ana settled with the
bookEeepers Mr. White or Mr.. O'Neal.
MIR. Reilly would generally DE asleep when
would 30 in. lie would talk for while
ana then would nod or,
To Mr.. Russell witness explained about
MIR. Reillys appearing to- be asleep, and
said he would not annoy him 10y waking
nlm up. lie found him that way ABOUT a
year before his death. The deceased
talked intelligently enough
Gle seemed TO know what you were
sayings Ayes.
Q.-Ard whaS he was saying 10 youi A
Yes.
Gle always talked intelli gentlyl A
Yes, es, out sometimes he would say some
Qr.What did he say that Was foolish,
A--Welt, once my cousin came fown 10 fix
the stable aud he seemed 20 think II was
Innny, talked about IL agood zeal, and
Always made good deal OF fun out Of it.
S.-be seemed 10 think IL was d sort OF n
Joke! Ayes.
NJ! DEEGAS,
OF Benwood. was next called. He was in
business IN Benwood, with his father and
oIten hao transactions with Mr Reilly.
ne last few years OF his life he seemed
TO De feeble ana kind of drowsy 1 tried 10
~ I'D
me, he would repeat questions about
subjects didn't think there WAS enough
"a 10 waste time on. He would ask me
ABOUT Benwood and his real estate. He
oiuu' Ike 10 talk To him much.n Witness
said he couldn't say he ever saw Mr.. Reilly
asleep. James Reilly bad charge OF ttAe
business after Thomas death.
mere was no cross-eXamination.
I. NJ. WHITE
was called. He was in theNemploy OF Mr..
Kelly six years. lie first went there
October 8, 1881, as bookkeeuer. He was
IN -re four years and eignt months that
time. james. George and Thomas Reilly
We're there nearly all that tims, and John
part OF that time. ''McnGsl Was the cap
tain on deck
Q,-What did he do! A-Nat much ex-
cept TO lind fault and make tro1ble.
CIV hat did he lind fault and make
trouble abOuti A-Nothing.
a.
but particularly on Monday morning. He /
had IT stored mp over Sunday.
2.-W Whom aid he Ind fault with, A
His sons!
Q.-Wnat grounds had he to ind fault
with mis- sons. A.-None.
O.. What service did his sons render? |
Avery faithful service
Q.-Was Mr. Reilly easily influenced !
Az cry easily We had TO protect him /
AL the time from imposition.
Q-Who would impose on him. A.--Auy- |
one with slick tongue. He
GENERALLY OPPOSED EVERYTHING /
his own people advocated / could do more /
with hum than his own boys. III /
we wanted him 10 dc anything we general !
~ dld the opposite, aud then no would ad- |
Nocdie TAG otuer thing. His bust
ness knowledge was limited to what he had /
acquired IN his early days. That seemed |
10 stick to him. HIS hobbies were New
Orleans mollsses and Phil Armour | |
once received some cards from w. J. Nor |
gan X CO., of Cleveland. He had MS |
watch in his hand, and ne attempted TO !
hang IL on his nose. ! went back !
TO the store in August, 1858. and stayed I'M
III January or February, 1880. He
kept getting worse from the time | went
there to his death The last wears )
of his life he wouldn't know me / would I
60 In aud use the telephone and 30 out and |
be wouldn't know me. He would talk 10 |
me for time and then suddenly say.
l1tliu, - ludJ you w ulle! He ]
got very drOwsy ] remember once | took |
Deacon Stone in and no talked 10 him. ana |
Mr.. Reilly went TO sleep and |
Mr.. Stone got up and went out. /
He would be drow.v. +
and 20 TO sleep in his chair. and he would /
fall Off his chairIn the corner and could !
not get up. Thomas had CHARGE nj |
the real estate, and Of the bank account |
and financial matters. Mr.. /
Reilly sometimes iuterfered with the rent |
ing OF property. and would not rent IL. /
One piece of real estate
STOOD IDLE FOR FOURTEEN YEARS.
1t was ON the Island He would remodel
property for one party and another until |
II would be pretty badly chopped up.
Il tho boys would report au emp.oye for
cause, he would take the employees part
anu berate the boys. They had 10
often call on outsiders. Once they tried 10
discharge man for nearly "a year, and
finally had TO call on me. Once
he borrowed $1,000 from the National Bank
OF West Virginia, and gave q note, and at
the same time he had three or four times
that much in bank. He gave the
note because his associates did it, He
forgot all about what ne had. and he ought
20 nave known, for he he was always LOOK
ing az IT, You couldn't make q deposit be-
fore he was on ton OF the bank book, 20 see
what the deposit was. Once he
bought stock Tor s4S, when he could have
gotten 10 Tor Si2. He took more
interest ~ certain departments or the bus
mess tnau others. lie was more Interested
in -four, whisky, meats and New Orleans |
molasses. He was interested in Quicken /
heimer whisky. and once bought one huu- /
drcd barrels when be had "a lot In stock. /
He would also increase an order % hftv /
barrels when bis son would tel him TWEEN
'v-tve was enough. As 20 meat be often /
bought 10 FOR no other reason than because .
10 was cheap, for be had plenty OF 10. and
10 would spoil. and would have 20 be sent /
South aud sold az a loss. az two
or three cents pound.
Tie made az agreement De /
would not sell 90 consumers, and then sold /
80 mis- own hotel, and when his attention /
was called 90 10, h1 said that was an excop- |
ton. Olt he bad made no exception
o-Dd you ever have p talk with Father /.
sullivan acoJt This matter A-Ou Feb ]
rIarr lN. ~. / had conversation with /
Father sullivan. a. the postofice. about I
t.Ia matter II asked me iff thought Mr. /
t..E was insane. and said mo-. j would /
sa. be- was
urs EcoSD cuuDHoop.
and f1on Father Sullivan said ne thought /
was 90 tre other side. J said 100. Z would |
au-wer qr. ions tho same for both sides. |
'.u it'her Sullivan told noe how be came /