New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-27

me eth be DteO 10 Tue sknl Dy s naturd a. hes on
OF TIE bsci part OF the head; there sufias
OF blood uDoentah; the temple muse e. and the mus-
che of the neck were natural the lager veins 0shInd
the eei were filed with completely liz aid blsoa: there
wss Iovtere a fracture Of the skull he smallest
hsspIe TO be found tbat part OF the scap that nu0g
oofey Looked similar to the skin of the face; the skin
Of the esrs ras mostly wanting, that the cartilage
| lay bare, as If eaten off
! Q. Coud there have been any external violence
a. Ii the tad been none on the pHts that were san
ing, there wes no violence on those hat remensd
account for the paris wanting upon he scalp and
La % by CT fng against some hare subsistence ghie
! in The wser there could have been blow on Ia,
| frontal boIe that woHld have stunned him without
! leaving any marx ON tie bone.
z Could thers have been blow sufficient to csuss
death A. No, Sir; am positive OF his having been
crowned from the fact that the blood not cOagu-
listed in tie veins; the whole frontal bore was bare
with the exception OF q small strip running down ths
ceLire 10 the eyebrows il is my opinion that ne ras
crowned there had been DO confusion OF that portion
Of the scalp remaining previous 70 death | suppose
The issirg teeth had fallen out; made difereot in
cisioDs abOu the fac. and skull with knie; cid not
| open The booy skull, because knew would CLEAN
10 new facts 10 give me different OPT 1iOa from wha:
| lad; removed the scap down to the mus.es of the
IeCk on line wi he Daidde Of tho ear the muscles
Of The neck natural tne marks OF dl-cOoraton OF
tie chest extended up The neck believe the teeth
| were in their cells when he came into the water.
| O. BY JuIor-Did | understand yoI 20 say that
he might have received q blow tina. stunned him and
while that he mig ht nave been thrown into the
water A. Yes, Sir.
q. Providing SIR. Neville bad bsen overcome 10 :
scUfie, by sack thrown over him or otherwe, would
there have been any marks A. II he Sss power
iul nan co not link he could have been thOwn into
the water providing scufie had taken place without
leaving marks If he had the free use OF hs limbs
If Lad discovered any signs OF apopeIy would
not have known whether II WAS before or after falling
into the water; tie oss cf the teeth could NOT have
been caused by blO~ there ia possibility that there
might have been blow on the nose, the skin bsing
waiting il impossible 70 know Il is an anatomical
fact that II is to break the nasal bone than 70
detach the tilage; other part OF the body was
swollen except the chest and neck; should think the
bOOy in the water about thee weeks body
will feat as as decomposition sets in.
kicharo Harrison svOrn-l reside at No. 10 South
Fourth street; al the corner OF south Seventh and
kust streets on the morning OF the Oh OF November,
at about % mbutes past o'clock; saw Mr. Neville
taIdg III front Of his hotel in First street. looking
towaJG he ferry; | calculated / was sbou; twenty
minutes going home and the clock struck two IS |
reached there; have known Mr.. Neville about eleven
years; am positive it Mr.. Neville ga standing
on the walk alone looking toward the ferry, as |
passeo by him; did not speak TO him; left tue New
York side about ococs VIM. Freestone was pilot
OF the boat there three men on the boa thst
came over OIL; they went up Soath Seventh street
before
Brian Whslen, sworn-l reside at the Kings County
Hotel, and employed as a coachman on the night
previous TO Mr.. Nevilles being missed Tas to go out
for party at o'clock started to go down 70 the Jerry
to zee what time it was and met air. Neville At the
door; asked him what tire it was be took out his
watch, and it being DARK, walked to the lamp post
and he said il little after o'clock; he asked me
"Wbat time was ordered" said Two clock, and
he merely replieo Two; " turned and walked back
into The stable this on First street. that was the
last of him; returned from the call that had at
4 O'Clock; went up TO South Eighth street; the next
morning about o'clock the foreman of the stable and
the bareL der came TO my bed and asked me If saw
Mr. Neville before | went out tod them did, they
sad be was missing; when | asked Mr. Neville what
. lad hianr NnQt md yEhr
tar-roOm WA closed up Mr.. Neville appeared the
same usual; there were four carriages out that
night; bamessed the horses, and came out ten or
fifteen minutes after saw Mr. Neville; he was not 10
sight them did not hear any unusua noise abo1 that
night could have heard any scufilnR on the walk
wss sitting by stove near the entrance on tust
street before attending the call the stable runs through
to Durham place.
South Sixth and First streets; ! am freman on the
Peck slip boats on duty on the Ones;a on ths
morning of the 9th inst have known hr; Sevlne
about Is 10 years think him on board the boat
on the New York side; this was a. o'clock, when we
left that side, and perhaps one or two minutes before
saw bin; was standing near the bridge leaning on
the rail il the gengway leading to the closet MT Ne
vile passed IN on the opposite SIDE from me; did not
no ice whether not lie went into the cabin the deck
hand said he wondered wha Mr.. Neville was doing out
80 late: this what called my attention to him. just
AZ the boat was about 10 shut off the water from
the by drsn then went do rn below did not see any-
thing of M Neville and did not see HIM aboard;
when the Geek mani called my btve1uon 10 W. NO
vile be visa standing near me on the bndgei he vas
ltauIg on the rail also; there were lamps burning a.
the gaze and one lamp al each side on the end OF the
bricge did not speak 10 Mr.. Neville, and therefore
cannot be positive that ii him, but thought it WAS
him bfttr the boat started went down below while
We were making the return trio from Wiliamsburgh
tie Geek hand Norris, came below and asked II So"
Neville 90 ashore OF the New York sde; told Norris
that old not left the Willismsburgh side al Fen-
~ mir utes of two o'clock, and the New York Hde at
two O'Clock; az Mr. Neville came in on the Nes-foIk
eide he stepped up the as If to pay his fars
but there ferry master on that side.
James Norris, sworn-I reside at No. 10 Monroe
place; know Mr.. Neville by sight; have known hi
for three wears past; him on the morning OF the
9th inst, | think it wanted 81 or % minutes OF
. o clock; was coming out of the gentlemen caon
of the Onesta she lay IN the slip at the foot OF South
Seventh street; saw Mr.. Neville going on ths cart
.spgway Of the boat, from the bridge toward the
river; the next saw OF him he was coming u the
large gate on the NewYok siie; it VA then seven or
eitbt minutes of o'clock; as he came IN ne put his
1isht hand in his pocket and walked up TO the ONCE
as II 10 pay bis ferisse stood about hall way up the
bridge on the southery eide; IN. Lynch stood on me
platform outside of the brigdei leaned with my back
10 the rail, and my face was toward the gate SAID 70
Lyucb "N hat the devil is Neville doing out al this
time OF night p was then and am now positive IN
my own mind that it was New le but should not IKE
10 swear 10 it, not nearer than 80 or ~ ieet OF
him be went down the bridge the Lar les side, a,d
On to the cart aIgway Of the boat on the ladies slde
ost eight Of him after he passed the end o. the CABIN
ten or fifteen feet that s the last saw OF hin he
might have goLe on shore az am without my seeing
BIN as turned my back TOW ard the boat Peter hel
lev was on cuiy on the Nligmsburgh side az ferry
master; there was on the New York tldei aitef
the boat got outside OF the slip, as Is usual looked
through the cabins, but old not see MI NeV4ne anu
die not think of him 81 the time there we're three men
in the ladies cabin, and none in the gentemens cabin
or gapgwey but four came on board OF thai ooar
ard rec men stood the bridge as we came IN the