Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-04

-. w hereNet you found any yourc peo-
pie you invited them. Ayes, sir.
Q.-Without regard 10 proprictv-as %
wnether II was proper or not. Al took
that into consideration
Q-Ihcy went there 10 have a good
time! Ayes.
And to get rcfreshmentsl Aye.
o.-And got themi Ayes
Ayes.
Q.-Nice reception2 Ayes. sir.
0.-Dtd you do this for Mr. Reilly as a
matter OF accommodation. Any time
OF course, belonged 10 Mr.. Reilly duiinp
the day.
Q.-Ges, A.-But he never hired me. Of
course, TO ret up parties.
Q.-But he employed You ut that whom
there was nothing else TO DO. A.-Yes
0.-fou didn't notice his mind was bad
when you were there. A.-No, except
forgetting names or something like that.
Q'-He ala forgot names: Ayes.
T. A. NORRIS.
Witness had known deceased for eigh-
teen or twenty years. He had business re-
lations with him. Mr.. Reilly used TO buv
potatoes from him, and witness patrons in
the country often ordered groceries. and
ne would 20 down and interview Mr.
helily. This was kept up for years Mr.
Reilly often cane to witness' store aud
would sit for an hour or so. In the earlier
years OF his acquaintance MIR. Reilly was
bright mentally, in business and other
ways. Witness did not belong 10 the
shakespeare Club, but be believed MIR
REILLY had told him re did. He often told
witness OF books ne had read, ana actors
be mad seen, and could recite passages
from Shakespeare and other authors The
last two years OF his life witness noticed
ms mind was growing weak. Once MIR.
Kelly sent for him TO come around about
some potatoes. and when witness went
down Mr.. Reilly began TO quote Shakes.
peare Witness said: mir. Reilly,
didn't come around here 10 hear about
eoout potatoes
Ole knew more about Shak espeare
than about potatoes, Ayes. He cot
things mixed up wonderfully
Witness considered Mr.. Reilly almost an
lmoeclle at that period. Witness said IL
ne met him on the street or ia his buggy
ne would start on one topic and Get of on
TO something else a. the store Iatterlv
witness found he knew nothing about
prices, and be generally went 10 the BOYS
sometimes Mr.. Kelly would quote prices
ARovE ANYONE ELSE,
and again below, which went to prove tina,
MS mind was not ia condition TO do busi-
ness. Witness had seen Mr. Reilly both
at the church aud al the theatre. and ho
had seen him asleep in both places In
church he did not think he had any idea of
what was going on, He would be asleep
In the theatre he would somettinps
wake up when there was considerable
noise or there was some fine passage bv
some good actor, but nc was generally dull
and drowsy.
Q.-From what you knew of him, what
would you say of his mental condition! 4
II should say it was away oil. / could
never do business with him.
81 men his mental condition was bad
Al should say 10 was no good
10 Mr.: Russell witness said he thought
ne saw Mr.. Reilly at the Opera House
whsn Frank Hennig was playing "Julius
Caesar and witness aud Mr. Russell
created some laughter by crossfrnc over
the point OF whether witness meant Mr.
hlIey was awaEeued by the fine pass
plause
About Mr.. Reilly sending for POTATOES
ana talking Shakespeare. witness SAID il
was about two years before his death.
" tness sald Mr.. Riley knew him when
ne mentioned potatoes
Gle connected you with potatoes, A
Q..-And then he commenced talkinr
Shakespeare A.-Ncs
Ole knew something else besides
hess had -7rer gc.ag to Mr.. Reiuv,s
Tor eight or ten years. He did not
Mr.. Kelly had been sleeping in
Dlrcn for forty years. II haven't been
golng TO church that long" He had seen
/Air. Kelly at the theatre for eight or ton
years. Every time there was a good plsv
MIR Reilly would be there aud 50 would
witness.
W. s. srvus.
Witness was q travelling salesman NJ
Darlington, .. He was employed bv Mr.
AelIIy Tor the SIX years prior 10 his death
G-Durlng the latter part Of that time
VIII you tell how Mr. Reilly did. A.
Wen, he woUld send for me 20 talk 10 mo
and when came in ms would 20 10 slerp
" hen ne would wake up hc would want TO
know when ] came ia OF my trip
C.--N nat knowledge had Mr.. Reilly Of
ms business, and particularly of what
money DC had Al remember ON one %.
casi9n MI Thomas Reilly said 10 his father
SAe bank authorities wanted 70 know what
ne WELtei 10 DO with some money there
~ Ana what did he say. Ale said
ne dldu. know anything about it
GLOW much WAS ltt A-Efght br,-
ored dollars, and Mr.. Reilly said nc didn't
Know any thing about 10, aud Mr. Thomas
Reiuy remarked that he wished he had
eight hundred
MIR Russeil-Neverm about that
A.-YCs.
Q.-Go on. A.-Mr Thomas Reilly
turned % me and said: ~ wish had s.JU
IN 0auk j could forget about"
Mr. Reilly never knew much about the
p'Siness or prices Witness always got
ms Instructions from James Reilly. ia
the opinion OF witness AIR Reilly was
Childish.
O Nv Mr. Russell. You never talked
WIN Mr.. Kelly about prices: A.-Eo.
JAMES vAErfS.
Had known Mr.. Reilly eighteen or
tweutt years and had business relations
WIN nun e-"-t or ten years. " 1cn wit
ness nrst knew him mis- mind was GOOD
pAt Do was not active bodily Latterlv
DIS mind seemed 10 have failed greatly
re became very iorRetiu.. couldn't under