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

come back and stay there" 1t was on
such an occasion that the safe was found
open in the morning MIR. Reilly was the
last one there the night before. Witness
left the safe open ats p. m. when he locked
MI. Reilly IN the store. The purchase of
the truck Mt Greer Il Lang's was some
years ago, after the high water OF 1884. He
couldu' L state the year. Witness was taken
over 10 select the truck. When the truck
came over Mr. Reilly called witness down
and said he didn't BUY it, Witness told
him he selected and bought it, but Mr.
Reilly said he didn't The price didn't
suit him; 1t was too high He kept IT,
and | guess its down there yet"
About the FIRE, Mr.. Reilly complained be-
cause the witness left the store before 9
o'clock 1t was witness business TO see
the store was all right before he locked up.
He had asked George to go that evening at
halfpast five. THE big boss wasn't there,
and 1 asked George" Witness said he
didn't think llr. Reilly thought he ought to
have been there at a. m, but complained
because he didn't stay until 6p IN.
Witness never bought liquor, but he sold
some and kept the government book. At
the time OF the purchase Of the twenty-five
barrels of wine, Welty's and Reilly's
bought car load. THAT kind of WINE
didn't improve with age. 1t gets sour.
Most of 10 was sold out as a job lot, but
some might be there yet. There was some
on tap at one time" The purchase might
have been little time before Thomas
death. Witness wasn't consulted, or he
would have advised not 20 get IL. THE
boss must have bought it on mis- own hook
for the boys said they didn't buy il, ard
they wouldn'thave bought that much"
THE old gentleman didn't like any one
picked on him first. lie said You're
late; you ought to have been here sooner
He didn't say that to mo; i wouldn't
stand It,"
To regard 20 Mr.. Reilly being influenced,
witness said ne was there eighteen years
He went 70 work at SO per month, and I'm
about six months, after much trouble, he
got the wages up 20 go. in year or So
about 1874, h8 got his wages up 10 $50
Then when ] got an increase I'm the fam
ily made another break at him and jumped
IL up s. more. THAT was about 1875 or
1879. After few years I struck him for
- more, and the next pay day ! didn't see
IL coming and j asked him, what's the
matter; 7 asked you for more WAGES and
you said all right and watched him 90 in
the office, for if he didn't do IL right away,
he'd forget IL.
Q.-And you cot IT, A.-Tes
Q.-And you thought his mind was weak
That IS all.
JONI IT, HOBBS
was called. He had known Mr. Reilly for
many years. aud had business relations
with him az the Hotel Windsor. These
business relations were long pleasant, but
latterly no was losing his mind, and he was
irritable, insulting and unbearable,- so
much so that witness forced him 10 sell
Before the last year and half or so be
was 0carabie, but after that he was un-
DearaDia. witness said Mr.. Reilly was
very ChangeaOie, insisting on one thing enc
daY and another the next 10 was deter
mined % open tho hOtel under Mr.. Carney,
whom Mr.. Kelly sent for, and witness
went cast iu 1858, % buy things for the
hotel. 1t was all very well
uSrIL THE BILLS CANE rs
and then he would say that witness had
purchased enough stuff Tor the finest hotel
in the world, and made other ridiculous
charges. TO was unbearablo. aud for a
year and a half towards the last no didn't
come into the hotel, or moro than once or
twice. His mind grew worse-he got
more feeble, and he got so bad witness
told him he would have nothing more TO do
! with him In person, and would only deal
with Thomas or hear from him in writing
| lie wrote witness once or twice and then
| stopped, and then ThOmes would come
/ and talk with witness. Witness didn't
/ want 20 meet him, but Mr. Reilly would
ask for a meeting and when they would
meet az the motel aud Thomas would ask
/ what he wanted be would say
ing. "He would sit there with
| his head down and the saliva running from
| his mouth piuablc object. He was ir
no condition 10 do business for some
months before he sold out.p
| TO Mr.. Russell witness said Mr. Reilly
/ made deed and got the money Tue
I deed was drawn up by bis attorney and
! his Sous had Oycrseen the transaction
| Witness bad paid go 100 for Mr.. Reilly.
| half Of the property. and desert bed the
! forced sale lie said Mir Reilly was ia nc
| condition 70 transact the business. anC
| Thomas was present at the negotiations
J Witness cid not see MIR Reilly after Il
1 ARRANGEMENT had been made 81 the hOtqk
/ in April, 1890. AZ that meeting witneM
/ talked with Thomas. although Witul
! foId Mr. REILLY be had forced tho sale.
! Mr. Reilly assented ia some form.