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

''' 'f'''A'oIN watch characterized
previous sessions OF the Court A remark
"oi' feature OF the trial is tho absence OF
any delay through objections or wranRling
oy counsel Not AN exception has been
noted 50 far, and thorc havc been none Of
'h"Ne verbal encounters between opposing
counsel which have so often becn "a feature
oil important litigation in our local Courts.
Wn. DAY
was tho frst witness called. He waS.x-
aWined hy MIR Hubbard IIo worked for
Mr heillN Tor eight years, left the store
l"r turc' years, aud then returned for two
NS'rs' Ih' second employment ended
ABOUT tho last OF October lSsp He frat
won't in as entry clerk. ou; soon cot to
utummlnH, shipping clerk and doing odd
i"oN ne last umo he was there he did
drumming one or two days in tho week,
"uI thcn dld miscellaneous work
- lhd YOU have anything to do with
tG' accounts of the Windsor Hotel business
,ue lh0l lne YOU were with MIR Reillvl
~ haNo ono recollection of going up
Wi.n Mr. ke,IIy to look over some oils
win Nr. Carney. I went with him bC.
cause was there to do anything. I didn't
know what hc wanted. Wo went to a room
mp stairs. aud MIR Reilly ordered MIR. Car
h'N 10 hrlng up some bills fot me 20 look
over; Mr. Kelly had AN idea that new
hol'l Just started ought To be making
money. while MIR. Carney thought not or
course he was ADVERTISING the hotel During
the conversation MIR Carney said he was
t'VlhH out table board for s25 To $50. and
figured up the meals were costing ~ cents
To W cents each, and Mr. Carney couldn't
make Mr. Reilly see that they
wEEE not MAKING MoNrY
at that rate That's tho way | figured IL
out-that tney were losing money
R.-pld he ever got you TO do anything
outside ot business An the social linei
:" hest A.-Ihere WAS reception nJ
the house.
Q-Please tell us about thatt A.-Thev
were going To give "a big reception, and
even during business hours he mad mo
4 writing up invitations. We had little
meetings mp AZ tho house, and Mrs. Reilly
now TOOK charge OF tho older persons
/ and ictt the younger To me / think /
sent oui about two hundred and nifty inyi-
thuous Invited about everyone I thought
cared 20 20. After that, Mr.. Reilly said
"the Young man has his head too full OF
music and society thought IL was "A
very queer remark.
Witness recountcd the sons OF MIR. Reilly
~ the store, said ia bis opinion tnry~,.ar.u
! formed faithful service, and T1id of sol
differences between MIR. Reilly and
sons. when the former would take thinSy(
IN mis- own hands for time but he knevv
little about the business. Witness, desk
was outside the of1iCo, but he could look In
ana would see the old gentleman at the
dcSh' apparently looking over the mail
Witness couldn't tell much about tho ao-
| uons OF MIR. Reilly towards customers and
| drummcrs as no was not in the ofice. Once
AT tho close OF a season, "A seed man was
there, and Mr.. James Reilly thought fifty
! bags would be enough-thcre nre two hun
! dred bags IN "A car-Dut MIR Reilly
WOULDN'T HAVE IT so,
and ho would order car.
. What WIS the RESULT At Ind To
| Bg carried over until next gauuou
90 what extent was MIR Reilly in.
iucnccd by outsiders A-Well, he wns
mOre easily Influenced by othors than his
son. Myself for instance retnon her
once n load Of hams came i'm from tbe norL
house and Mr. Reilly asked one Of his
SONS what the hams averaged The reply
was that he would tell when they we're
weighed. Mr.. Reilly said "You don't ap-
pear 10 know your business and came
over ana asked me- what thoy averaged
did't know anything about them didn't
even know the hams we're there. Dut said
l2tz pounds, and he was satisfied, and re.
marked That Day was a smart young
man.
Witness couldn't say about the influence
OF people outside the office over Mr.
lteilly. He left his employ because he had
! one days notice from Mr. Reilly There
was no cause Tor it that witness over as
certainod, and he had been three years try
ing 70 find out
O. From tho facts and circumstances
you have related, what Is your opinion as
10 MIR Reillys mental capacityy A-You
mean tho last time I was therei
.. -Tcst Al didn't notice II so much,
until after went tO.S pedc's / remember
I coming up once and saying good morning
20 the boys, and he was sitting in "A chair
doing, with "A Handkerchief over his mead
and the saliva running down from his
mouth. He seemed like man In trance
Q.-Did you notice anything OF that
while you were theroi A-Not - that
extent
g.. From All you have said what do
you thing Of
Ms MENTAL CAPACIIif
A Well don't think ho was In a state
Of mind capable Of rccOllcctuR. ! think
his memory was very bad and vacillating.
tie didn't seem TO-
Didn't seem 10 what! Well. he
could not In my conversation with him.
Z would come up-tb is, whon ! left him,
and in fow evenings ! would drop in and
sec him along about six o'clock, and ho
would say "hOw DO yOu dO" and ] would
Say Mr. Reilly and then speak about
business matters. aud he would ask how
wc were getting along, and while /
would 10 standing along side Of him he
would 30 on % sleep again. and then no
would wake up and again ask mo where
was working, so That bis mind didn't seem
90 be- very long He didn't seem 20 re-
member for any length o. lime
o. How often did you tell him where
you were working Al don Z remem Der
The crOssezamination was by Mr. Rus
SELL Witness said he was up % see Mr.
Re. two or three times after he left the
store.
o. How did you come 10 got A.-Well
business was little dull and the boss was
away.
O-And you went up because the boss
was away A.-NO, just went up topay
"a sort OF social cali.
on the question OF
THE REILLY HEcErrIoN,
after the wedding
O-Ths reception was just otter the
second marriage wasn't it A.-Tes, sir.
O.-And he was going 20 give party to
celebrate that event. A.-Ycs sir
O.-Aud Mrs. Reilly took charge Of the
elder people A.-Ycs.
Q-That they proposed 10 invitel A.
Yes. SIR
Of-Aud they submitted to YOU the
charge Of inviting the younger guestsi A.
Yes, sir.
O-You were supposed TO be acquainted
with the young peoples A.-Ges, sir.
O-Aud you administered that trust by
inviting every Tom, Dick and Harryi A.
| Did ] say Tom, Dick and Harry