Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-09
A LIVELY DAY.
THs PROCEEDINGS YESTERDAY IN TIL
GREAT WILL CASE.
The Testimony Bristsd With Points Of populu
lnsraI-A Condensation OF What
Witnesses SAID


Yesterday morning opened the tenth
day of the trial OF tho contest OF tho will
Of thefate NJ Relly. Tho early morning
attendance was rather lighter than usual.
but towards ten O'Clock the audience
reached about its normal proportions, aud
well maintained tho interest OF preceding
days The frat witness of tho day was
ALEXANDER LAtNa.
Witness vas In business Ia the hardware
line ana had been for fortV.four years
Ills store was close to Mr.. keilly's aud he
knew the lattor. lie often camo TO wit
ness store, aud wituoss often mot him on
the street. They both lived on tho same
street. NIT Rouly would sometimes deal
with witness. Witness "never noticed
anything peculiar about him. lie was al
ways about the same"
On cross-eNamiuntiou witness said he
never had much dealing with MIR Reilly.
"He never did buy very much.n Witness
SAID ne might have waited on MIR Reilly
ln 1871, hut hu couldn't swear TO It, II
don't know exactly when IL was.u Ue
couldn't tell when tho first or last trans.
action was, nor how many thcre were Hc
had known MIR. Reilly about fifteen or
twenty years, but was mover In his store
but once He has been In my store sew.
II.
Rcilly's home. Witness had talked TO MIR.
Reilly in front OF the latter home. but did
not remember what ABOUT lie nnd no
recollection Of Mir. Reilly buying truck
at his store.
ALEXANDER KEMrLR.
Witness knew Mr. Reilly aud had bust.
moss transactions with him. ~ guess did
tho most of the work In my line for Sow
eral years rms dated from lSi3 TO tho
time of MIR Rcilly's death, with an inter.
val previous To 1884. Witness detailed MIR.
Roilly's manner of giving him work, say
ing he would tell witness 10 look at a GER
tain house, fix NJ up md bring In tho bill
The last work done for MIR. Kelly was i'm
August, 1891, at Beuwood. He was
brought into contact with Mr. Reilly quite
often, AZ tho store and elsewhere. His
business interviews at the store as 20 do
ing the work were always with MIR. Rcil-
ly, who stated what he wanted done. In
August, 1891, witness went 20 the store
and was told that tnerc were two houses
in Benwood he wanted fixed. and added,
'if you want, Bully Bowler viii 40 down
with you Witness went down with
William on the street car, aud when he ro-
turned he told MIR. Reilly Bcnwood plas-
tcrers could fix the houses cheaper than
witness could. MIR. Reilly said. did
say anything about cheapness, want
you TO tix H. up" When any piece OF WORK
was done, Mr.. Reilly would look at the
charged me too muchin and draw check.
Latterly he ordered Thomas 90 hli out aud
ign tho check. Witness said he never
thought anything was
On cross xumtnat!ou witness sat
was looking after the main chance
ting the money He never lool.cd much
Mr.. Rcillyis capacity for having the work
done. Mr.. Reilly invariably came 10 SEQ
witness in his carriage. There was long
cross-CEumin nation OF witness about piece
"a h ng "A M hon
not being satisfactory, or not being finish
OF, and n0cessit0Jing "A second trip by wit
ness. Witness said ne never saw Mr..
Reilly in "a building he was repairing, but
he was driven up 20 the old Windsor en-
trance. once, in 1889 or 1880 Bowler gen
orally looked after tho repairs, giving
directions, etc
-. p. CALDWELL.
Witness had lived here over fifty years.
and had been in business within n square
OF Mr. Reilly's store for thirty years He
was reasonably well acquainted" with
Mr. Reilly, through small business
transactions" in witness line. Witness
had done good many Items OF work for
Mr. Reilly, AZ the pork house, and else
where. Ho worked on the pork house
February ~ 1891, 10 the amount Of S1JI.
"The work aid for Mr.. Reilly of late
years got through hm. He would send
for mc or telephone me, and when would
20 10 see him, and he would tell me what
he wanted, would give him n figure on IT,
and IN ~ suited him, ho would give mo the
JOB" Witness received his pay by check
after usually delivering the dill Ia person
He bad no distinct recollection OF the pork
house Job. "but the bills were invariably
made ont and sent 20 Mr. Reilly.n Ia 1891,
July 2Sth, witness did some work for Mr.
Reilly, Ira the yard back Of the store. Tho
work was on "a s'ablc. He was particu-
larly anxious 10 have 10 done and done
quickly He called mo up, and said,
Frank k'-ho al Ways called me that want
you % DO that work on the stable said ali
ri Zht. aud he asked when ] could do IL, and
! said right away, and he said he wanted il
go a hurry was. think, that he was afraid
Mr. Stamm would object 20 the building.
and he wanted 70 get 10 done before he
could object 4 think Mr. Stamm
feared an objection because the stable was
higher than the law permitted in that
locality. bad no further talk
with him about b.. did the work
and presented tho bill. Frank,
lOn't you think this is a little highp I'D
say, mo- and he'd hand up tue bill 20
Thomas 10 make ont - check
expect Mr. Keilys name vii bo found on
hay books Tor at least twenty-eiRht years
- -F rom these dealings with Mr. Reilly.
what could you say OF bis mental cOnditioni
Its hardly for me ~ answer that ques-
.ion ] didn't notice bin closely enough To
.eli his mental condition He was always
able 20 drive % good bargain as long
b. dealt with him.
The crOss-cEami nation was very short
Witness said Mr Thomas Reilly always
appeared 20 DO iu charge az the store lie
knew there was such man as Fritz LUX
art 40 tho pork house. lie was in charge
out there Mr. Roily never telcphoued Ia
person for witness.
cFOEaE LUTZ,
called. but camo not.
ANTHONY MANLEY.
Witness was q drayman. Hc know Mr..
Reilly for about twenty-five years, until
hs vent home SICK. Witness did some
hauling for MIN. and was very well ac-
with him. Whenever ne would
want any particular hauling done, be
would send for rae, and when / would 90
10 The store % get my money he would
have it charged up % the department. III