The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-12

The Reilly will Trial passed through
it's thirteenth day Yesterday. and II was
perhaps the most interesting OF them
all. During the morning but one Wit
! nees was examined, Fritz Lulkert, who
was Michael Reilly's manager at the
Manchester pork house. The croEs-cS-
animation was conducted skillfu!!y by
Mr.. Hutchinson. The witness denied
that Mr.. Reilly ever bought too much
meat aud tn at some OF it spoiled. There
is always moro or less meat that spoils
in this business, but less spoiled at DIT.
Reilly's place than is usual. at one
time, according to the witness, the
travelling men OF he establishment dio
not do their duty, and some meat
spoiled then. This occurred as near as
he could FIX it in August or July, 1856.
After consulting the account books the
witness said this occurrence TOOK pace
in June. The vista OF Nh. Kelly TO tne
pork house were almost daily alter MS
second marriage, and though there was
occasionally q disagreement etWeen
them they generally get along nicely to-
pether. On cross-examination, the wit
ness said that he had in the employ at
the pork house two relatives, a brother
and his father, and for a abort time his
niece.
the almost daily visits of Mr.. Reilly to
the pork house, and witness recalled
two vieits made by the old gentleman
in September, 1891. It was an ordi-
nary thing for. Mr.. Reilly to come up to
the pork house by the way OF the barn
near there. He would como on these
visits, generally stay about an hour and
would go around the premises unas-
eisted. The last visit remembered by
the witness was about a week before
Christmas, 1891. The witness reiterat-
ed that Mr.. Reilly could
THE DIFFERENCE
between q ham and q shoulder. He
was asked who made the purchases of
meats for the pork house and answered
that this was done by Mr.. Reilly, but
he could give no instance when he made
a purchase. AS to what MIR. Reilly did
at the store, tho witness said that he
ran it, and that the other employees
there were under lin. He did not
know who ran the different departments
of tho store, but the checks were signed
by Mr.. Reilly, though made out by some
one else. Witness said that he made a
trip to Cleveland and Toledo to look up
cold storage matters for the pork house
business. The witness said that he had
been docked when no was away on the
trip looking after cold storage, and that
at the instance OF the boys at the store
he had been locked when sick. He
frequently worked Overtime" and got
nothing for 1t.
at this point while Mr.. Hutchinson
was looking over his notes Mr.. Russell
asked the witness as to Mr.. ReilIy's
mental capacity, and he answered that
he thought it was all right.
To Mr.. Hutchinson the witness de-
MED that he had within the last ak
months told James and George Reilly
at Fulton that within the last two
years Of Mr.. Reilly's life he never got
out of the buggy at the pork house. On
being questioned by Mr.. hutchinson
West of the police force and that be
had been arrested in East Wheeling by
the officer. An effort was made to
have the witness tell why he was ar
rested but he declined to answer.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
at the afternoon session Fritz Luikert
was still on the stand and the redirect
examination was conducted by Mr..
Russell. The witness said the girls at
the pork house were all paid equal
wages, one cent piece for sewing hams,
etc. Witness brother was employed
there MS IN assistant, and his father was
employed at the pork house in 1891. at
samelwages rs tho other laborers. Tho
witness described the surroundings OF
tho pork house, including the barn
where MI. Reilly would get out OF his
buggy on visits to the pork house. The
powder house, said the witness, was
cracked whom he went there in 1891. 1t
was in October, 1891, when he wont to
Toledo and Cleveland to look after cold
Il Reilly generally about what he had
seeil. Witness told of tho incident
when no smoked some meats for an
outside party, and said he had the right
to do that.
TO Mr.. Hutchinson the witness re-
peated that he engaged his father in
1891 he was about tifty-nine or sixty
old.
MIR. Joseph Foose was next put on
tho stand and said to Mr.. Hubbard he
had mislaid tho contract which was
wanted in court. Tho witness had
searched for the paper, but was unable
to, find it. It was signed by the general
agent, Nj. Hindman, in July, 1890. To
j udg Melvin witness showed a "mem-
orandum,' as evidence OF his employ.
ment by the Mutual Life Company.
NNitness showed another letter showing
himto be the agent here. To Mr.. Hub.
bard witness said his first contract
showed him to be more than a "solict
tor, and that he is now q solicitor.
The next witness was Mrs. George "A.
Roth; she knew Michael Reilly alt her
life, and was in his employ for four
years before his death; she was then
single. She did cooking and "up stair:
work" the last two wears she did up
stairs work. She went with Mr.and Mrs
Reilly on a long tour of the east. and
when they came back she did Worl
the same as before ut the house. She
was married in November, 1890, two
months before Mr.. Reilly's death. Sht
saw Mr.. Reilly every day, nearly woult
see him while he was in the house. IL
was punctual to meals and nearly al
ways spent the evenings at home. Wit
4 e waited on deceased at the tabl.