Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-03

opinion OF witness Mr.. Reilly didn't know
much about il. His manner warranted
that. He trusted TO Thomas, whom wit
ness talked 70, ana reported it TO his father.
THE FALLING OUT
between Mr.. Reilly and witness started
soon after the hotel was opened, In 1855
Witness had business relations before
with Mr.. Reilly. Mr. Reilly, witness aud
Jacob Snider purchased the hotel in 1865
Mr.. Schmulbach bought out MIR. Snider
and then Mr. Reilly aud witness purchased
Mr.. Schmul bacl's interest. The hotel was
remodeled in 1887, and completed in 1883.
Witness and Mr. Reilly rcmodeled the
furniture and fittings. Mr.. Reilly had
no conception of the amount of furniture
required for HOTEL
Q.-But ne mad a good conception Of the
size OF the bills! Ayes
Witness said all Mr. Reilly had to do
was to pay the bills, witness furnishing
nall the money. Thomas Reilly looked af-
ter the cash, as Mr.. Reilly's financial man.
Witness said he felt insulted by MIR. Reil-
" 5 criticism that the hotel was making no
money when II ought to be- making thou
sands OF dollars, that it was mismanEged,
etc. when he never came about He
charged witness and Mr.. Carney with
running club house, with fitting up
fine Office he was never i'm etc. "He
spoke
II Az IDIoTIC MANNER
generally He seemed 70 think We ought
10 have an Office like lie had many years
ago. He didn't know what the cost was
lie simply complained because it wasn't
plain-it wasn't whltewashed fence He
thought il was too fine" Witness said he
made such complaints In n hundred forms
lie also complained because we didn't buy
cigars, wines, liquors, etc, OF him, and he
complained because the hOtey didn't take
10 money enough. In one fair week he
complained because the hotel didn't make
profit Of $1,000, when the hotel couldn't
take in that much money in that time. The
hotel was not prosperous all the time IL
lost money in ISIS and 1889, but made money
in 1890.
Q.-Wasn't there room where there
was q good deal OF entertaining done-a
sort Of clnb room. A.-Not 10 my knowl-
edge.
gifted up with table1, etc. for the
entertainment OF distingui hed guests. A.
Q.-W Wasn't there private dining room
up stairs A.-Not while he owned "A part
Of the hotel. / had one up stairs ia the
Twelfth street building.
Q.-I don't speak Of that. Wasn't there
a room at tho end OF the halle No III
A.-No. IL is one Of the finest rooms in the
house.
Q.-Wasn't it fitted up with tables, etc.
A.-NO.
Witness said No. II was fitted up as oil
the bettor rooms in tho house were, and
| there was no room for gaming or anything
Of that sort in the house.
Mr.. Burnett didn't mean anything OF
that sort when I spoke ABOUT fitting up the
| Mr. Hobbs You were squirting in that
/ direction.
ALBERT sCHEvK.
! witness said his business was pork
/ packing, and he was a member OF the firm
Of Scheut q sons He knew Mr.. Reilly
/ and had business relations with him. He
/ was great man 20 find out about other
peoples business lie bought green meat
| from Schonk a Sons. Witness would 90
10 see him and would sometimes stand
there beside him for quite n while before
he would recognize witness. Then he
| would talk about business, and would 20
70 sleep and wake up and ask what be was
| talking about Mr. Reilly was very for
getiul and was easily Influenced. Mr.
Reilly knew very little about the meat
! business, but whatever Mr.. Luikert said
was "a 60" The last year OF his life he
got weak in his mind. The last year or so
OF his life deceased put ia a very expensive
zee b0z, ON Mr.. Luikerts recommendation,
nut ~ was 20 good. lie always bought
green meat and cured it, aud never killed
any hogs until a few months OF his death.
DIR. Luikert got him TO do il.
10 Mr.. Russell witness said no was
never present when Mr.. Luikert Influenced
Mr. Reilly % commence killing hogs, hut
no knew about 10 from Mr. Luikerts state
ments TO others. Mr.. Reilly used 10 ask
witness questions about killing hogs etc.
az tue same time Mr.. Reilly DIDN'T tell
witness be was going into an opposition
business. He kept that to himself WIT
ness acknowledged he didn't give Mr..
Reilly very straight figures. ~ didn't
take much dust 20 fill his eyes but he tried
20 put lme in. lie would get changed
u&round ~ WHIST he was talking about"
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