The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-11
THE REILLY WILL
Yesterdays Proceedings Compar-
atively Uninteregting.
GIVEN IN IS EVIDENCE
BY The VIII Defenders at h Morning
Session, which We're Identified by
the Former Bookkeeper. Schulz.
The plaintiffs Have a Whack at the
Letters at the afternoon Session.


Letters at the afternoon Session
Yesterday was the twelfth day OF the
Reilly will contest trial, and the greater
part OF it was taken up with the intro
duction of documentary testimony IN
the ghape Of business letters written at
the dictation of Michael Reilly to with
in a short time OF his death. During this
time the former Dookkeeper, W. d.
Schulz, Tas on the stand for the pur-
pose OF identifying each letter as sub-
mitted. The first letter waa to John
Doonan, q Grafton man, who
to Mr. Reilly's property Interests IN
that town; another letter written the
same year, 1891, was shown the Witness
and had been written by him at Mr..
Reiily's dictation! The third letter 10
directed to c.. Kenny, a Cumberland
wholesale grocer, and ID IN relation TO an
accountoTed to the tToby party
The fourth letter addressed to E.A-
Cummings & Co., Chicago real estate
men, dated in September, 1881, was
written By the witness from a pencileo
draft by the old gentleman 1t states
that owing to the death OF ms son
Thomas he haa to take hold OF his
CHICAGO interests IL person. a letter
addressed to the Northwest Milling
Company. Of Mount Vernon, Ohio. was
written July7 1891, at the dictatlon OF
Mr.. Reilly. Other letters written by
the witness at the direction, and some
times at the dictation, OF Dir. Kelly,
and bearing dates in the summer n
fall of 1891 were offered az evidence.
Letters were also read which bore date
during the month before his DEATH
December, 1891.
AFTERNOON SESSION
1.-THE odening of the afternoon ses-
zion the witness, ". q. Schulz, was
again on the stand. To Dir. Hubbard
witness said air. Reilly usually didn't
know much about the subjects; he him.
self suggested some of the letters; LUX
ert suggested others and James Reilly
Others. Witness supposed the old gem
tlenan knew his handwriting was bad
and wanted letters 1nS better shape.
Sometimes the pencil drafts we're unln-
tellicible and James Reilly would be
consulted, and II he could do nothing
the old gentleman would be consulted,
but he often could not read them and
would forget about the subject
-Ea' 01I.E g tEEIlly hH0h DCo "a NA0NH
about what you wrote before his 0eath
as he did after he died
"Not just that way" answered the
witness. Mr.. Reilly would seem to
know about the letters at the time, but
would soon forget about the matters
they were about
The letter of November 5, 1891, was
taken up by Mr.. Hubbard. As to the
letter of June 10 regarding purchases OF
whisky, it was suggested by Mr. Buch j;
other parts were suggested by James
Reilly, said the witness. sE
The letter of June u, 1S9l,7to George
81. Parks. was shown. Witness said it
was generally true that there were
"repetitional clauses in Mr. ,Reilly's
letters which he struck out and made
ineligible. aq1
1.-THE letters are your own compost
ton. then
"WeI, hardly SO; 1 wrote them az 1
supposed he wanted them"
"Ras there ever a draft which was
not changed 2"
..No,I don't believe there WIS"
Witness had a recollection OF a letter
recalled by Mr.. Reilly after it had been
written; did not know about such q
telegram.
Regarding the letter of June II, wit
ness said it was suggested by James
Reilly, who had been talking to him
regarding his property. There had
been q meeting of people here inter
ested in Chicago real estate; he did not
know that James attended hat meet
ing. Another letter to Parks was in
answer to a letter, and the witness said:
flames Reilly au1old MIR. Reilly usually
talked over the real estate matters"
James gD2geste6 certalD GoCSs t~ose]ert
sSZ SSNSAzNS~ Do-$<G ~(oGo SNn SoAoNSSoO
SNSAeN SSSsAFr
Yes, { seeued streuee &c, ma at the
time that such a coincidence took place"
How did it happen that this selec-
tion was made; do you know how the
SELECTION wag made 2" (Obiection By
aIr. Russell; s%ustained.l
"Who was advising the old man re-
Carding his Chicago real estate"
ttMr. James Reilly mede suggestions,
aud I suppose other parties also
made suggestions.
ABOUT REAL ESTATE.
Another letter to Cummings & Co,
was shown. Witness said it was written
at the suggestion OF James Reilly.
The letter to James Keeney, al
gBeliaire, was suggested by 8fr. Gill.
gan and Mr.. Bowler, and the letter
Wa writsep at their suggestions
According to the letter tue well was
alreadytoo deep By ten or eighteen feet,
and the letter asks when are You COINS
to finish my we'll at Benwood?"
Other letters regarding tho Chicago
real estateswere submitted. Regarding
b letter OF November z to Cummings
S& Co., the letter to which it was in an
5sYer was given witness by Mr. Hub
bard. In that letter he authorizes Ar.
Cummings to act for hin regarding 5
sale of real estate. Alter consulting a,
a meeting Of other part owners, he eyi,
IDENTIFY changed his mind, and q repre-
sentative was sentto Chicago to look af
ter the Wheeling interests. As to the
pork packing business Mr.. Luikert
seemed to have a great influence owe
AIR. Kelly, but witness did not know
who suggested having Mr.. Parks looI
out for q hog broker in Chicago.
Regarding the letter TO Merrick I
Smith, Mr. Reilly talked to Mr. 0'Neii
about il. Witness Knew OF no letteI
written by Dir. Reilly that he did no
Il aye "a 5ask5@sQme one about the oflCs