New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-28
CORONER'S INQUEST ON Mr.. NEVILLE.
Before Coro, or HASFoRD and a Jury.

THIRD DAY.
The jury met again yesterday morning By djogra-
nent at 10 o'clock.
Francis Oakleaf says: am politician of the Eighth
Word IN TINS city, about O'Clock last Saturday,
morning Officer Van NOs'rsDd placed me 10 cla ye of
oead body lying on the shore foot of Nineteenth
street; / remained in charge Of the body until Van
Nosirapo returned; no One went near or touched the
BODY untl Coroner Redcl ing cane and TOOK posses.
SION; was In sight OF tho body ali tnis time should
have seer If ary one mO'es'ed the bo5y.
Joseph Morrell says-l am Sergeant Of Police Of
the Eighth Nard of this city vas in charge of the
Stal0n.House lat SATURDAY morning; Officer Van
NOstrsud came la between ana O'Clock and said
DE- al mSn lay on the shore or beach; be shove q
watch, IL sbilli q in oliver money, and pocket
book, end think the p)cset-boOk contained paper,
also three watch keys and ohan attached TO the
watch; took charge of al; | locked the watch and
money IN O drawer that no one except toe Captain
dnc myself have access to, and placed the paper ald
pocket book beer the stove to drs; left soon after
for home; previous to going home l went dOwn 10
the body aOd took two studs ON the sLirt-bo,om on
the body and gave them TO Officer Van Nostrand i
searched The BODY no further
Peter 5. Beck saJs-I reside at No. So South Fourth
street; / am collector Of money and re. estate
agent have been collector for Neville, deceased for
about three years past; had nothing do with his
accounts any further tnan collecting HE bills for him.
selling his notes, or other notes with bis ndOrse-
melt; sometimes they would be no es taken in pay
mert Of lis accounts, sometimes notes Of his own
drawing; he sometimes told me the st.te of his
finances; he would say sometimes be was short of
money on Wednesday, the 7ch inst he told me 10
Try 10 raise him 81 470 on paper NOES; he sho wed
note of Austin Co. for $500, one OF Lake &
Bro 81 600 Que of Hendricks for $40 for vhicn he
wanted e 70 raise the money he did not wish me to
go to VIM Lay ton, he had already had a 90 1sser-
able amount OF money from him. an1 did not wish
him TO know thai he wanted more; few DAYS before
this had iaRed $3.50 rom Vim. Layton on C. lilds *
Wemels nots, at which time WIN. Layton ma ie
some objection stating tnat he thought it was not
business note; Neville smiled, ana told to tell
10y ton that ChilGs & Weme hai bOugh horse of
him: with the three notes So ven of above | first
went to Noah Waterbury, but without success,
he FED that be had money, and that he thought
it strange, as be had let IN Lake have 81 200
that morning; all of which told Mr. Neville; then
went 10 Mr.. Layton OF my own accord without dlrec
ton from Neville; Layton refusing saying he would
lot give any more money on suc1 paper as that that
Mr. Neville should uOt q tempt TO carry the Lakes on
biz bsck be should si TX TO bis legitimate business,
be lad plenty Of frenls reported this TO MIR. Neville,
who Ii en- told TO go to Wall street. / asked who
should 90 TO; he said 10 Hari er; he gave bill
against Harker TO collect; Mr. Hzker said that he
would not pay the bill; that Neville was ID rascal;
that be hao sold his (Hsrkers) horse snd wagon aud
had rot given him colt for them; next asked Mira
HaIker 70 buy he thee notes mentioned above; ne
repled TIA il was too late tie day he would meet
NE at Mr.. Eeville's bar at O'Clock ths mex morning
and give arswer, but he old MOI he his appoint
uent; while waiting tor bm, about O'Clock on
Thursday the sth Mr. Neville took me bsck by the
wardrobe and said What Go you tei'k, Beck, that
Cd rascal Harker, has been saving ne said that
a" Harker says am busted mad and that my pa
per was hswked shout Willsmsburgh aud Wal
street Yesterday and could not raise dollar" i
asked Neville how he knew this; he said he had been
So informed by several of hs friends that mo ming Ne
Vile seemed very much celected ana sgtlnsd toat ne
considered himself III ned; tried to console HIN; be
$50 ued TO recover ard left him; have had no con-
yersation vita him since after the conversation ABOUT
Hnker lhe same ng) Mr.. Buell. came 10 aGd pre-
sented BILL and left it vita Neville afIer Bueu went
~ lto M m nG
nv face 81 said: Theirs Beck, there Is another Dill
cor not pay" be seemed detected, as before; he was
always very prompt in bis payment and TOOK priae In
so being.
eJury adjourned TO o'clock
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Jury ret again at CLOCK.
james Byrne foreman Of Mr.. Nevie's stsb!es, says
he has been in his rice fer the last two years ga
hin several times dunrg the day sud evenlng oi Tue
stb: had conversation with him about orders SOu "a"
nothing unusual 10 his manners conversations last
Jaw him in conversation with La<yer BOX ana WIN
Like: this was about 1oI o'clock on that evening;
have not seen him snce L sa" Mrs. Nevle ssVefa
times during that evening; she was al home' -
Elias ID. Baldwin, night Waterman Of the rex snip
Eerry says-He was on duty on Friday the 9Th, iron
l2l 10 20 minutes past ?; knew Ed~srd N-vue, de-
ceaseo by sight and do not see nun enter tne tS On
that moruiIg; have knew Mr. Neville Tor the iast
e;ohteen months but never spoke 70 him but once,
about two months ago, when hnec acardage OF mn,
4 think If he hso passed through me "a a. va
n ol nipg ard paic hs fsre, snouu nave ieOV
L,m. the ate OF Divion avenue Ferry Is so u any
one can enter in that way without my seeing them;
there are msny wsys that person co id se on 70
tie ferrY boat at nigh. Without beng seen oy the ei!
master. r Nh IL, Harry
Mjcbael Faulkner, Waterman OF Peck shp ferfy
.ays he wss on duty ON the Ne~ York side between
and O'Clock on the morning OF frdsy sou gu H l
Iesve tre I'll 6: 20; have known Mr. Ne'ne ioi
Two YEAR ana did not him 81 her come on Q. 80
on the boat open the big gates ON the arrival Oh 'ne
boat ard was absent from then a0out Two minutes
John L. Sharpe Of No. South Iniro s,ree' 80 m
icons A gram and fed store Nos aDo so reoo'u ~
IN his city; he received check on Nov; from W
sic in part pa, ment of note OF HIS the ssd cnecn
Is .igrad by Edward Neville, on the Farmers ana
C;,;zsns' Bank of this city, and dated Nov o, 80
CO.. soso. | Deposited the cheek on the ON IA eue
nsnios and Trs6ers Bank of New ork, "neIe
do business; on Thursday following. Nov 9, ~ ,ss
,otn,ned 10 me as not good By the messenger o' ,'e
raw. called twice before sundo ~n on tne ssnio u
or N, Neville but could not hnd MI al nomy'
c.,e pain about 81 O'Clock the sane evening 'aea
s.v M. NevilIe presented oe cneck 70 n.u Ia; AZ \,
told him II had beer sen: back as moi s4oa' NC ~
IVES A uistske-be Rad always nad t1s' amy ,... sa
money in the bank; replied 1t VS. very .nsu'. .Se
ther said. "Mr Sharpe, when yoa 90 .nese n - III
1morni1e YOU will find the money; tnen Nlu DC a.
TIGHT" left perfectly satisfied WIN nus ao,sd
Neville sppesred to be perfectly pleasant c0ue' ~.
and confident; next morning i preserves !. " .hs
pn,ips teller OF TIE Farmers and Cufens pnuA a.
feity ssid Il was cot gsoJ; Mr.. Richard LAKE, wv
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