New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-28

Gec'fe Bonner Of No ii Sou'h Ferry sres. in hi
,,ny eek IN tie Villa sourg1 Fry Co up .oy, fayi
~: z. Nsviie rss Dot a CO muir.
william Ls7iou % No 81 Fin.t street in tbs city
Pr sidf NJ Of Ilism.burzh Flrry Comps nv ssvs n
h. go Il w.Td Neville, deceasec have ois ol1iei
notes and che rs for I'm aros. may time. "a &c
eco sccOu moe ale. him on his own poie; have
Inst be has teen very snort FOR year aud naf pss
at least be- V4ltsd good o. 81 Of mOuey aud fDsp
EtAt observed Of his business uansa iJns ia'ef
"a p" I'll BE- Tss ss's; colseq4enfly sl1rt i'm
before be missing Refused o acc nmodsis aim:
be tolr m be vas t+png Mr. Lsses 1ccJutts 70
rep item sir4iSh'; tue checks spoken o. above sere
soneuu 90 Nevll-s obecss end sCm times L4ke s
Checks VIII N'yle's dOrs-men DO not rems 10 r
ia'l' ss1 bet Neville was TOOL for Jng % cary
ne Lake on hls baos, bur NIGH have sail 80. /
kno" rothh z of the value Of Neviles properly.
kiCtsrc Lake Of No. O. -Four s.feet in tni. CITY,
ssys he knew EtvGrd Neville deceased. be SIS ony
broiler-ir law am of tn firm Of william l. IKE
q Brothers; Neville was tenant of ou,s haze
h-o very little husiDess transsc'lons vim rim I 20
not know any thing about the state Of his busuc' Al
affair: rece n1y buf sgpposu teen 20 D. 10 Il u sa
iDY cnroi ion on ThnT-dav evening the s'h list
called n 1t he Kings Count, HOt- about O'clO Il;
sac VIM. Lay-CD Neville 81 tins by the STOW. in
INC nEr room; Neville SAID 10 NE that Dayton va
e'ec ed ssW nothing uIus1Gl in N-V LED manner:
EFF and reHned again about y clock ths III at;
tins sa- The last time saw Neville; Neville - ihsre
with NtmI 81 ana tall gent SncinZ at the bar;
Neville sppe ared chserul HaDy hing helo1ke1 better
u on NV bI t"O ur lore MS | an the uIOrlIQ
after be hsd = iiiculty VITA McGsrvav: thea be
loo 90 Wild ont Of lis eyes ssld he fri shtsned
but he tOt over that look, that oil rot bO1ce it
sny mole vss pTesenf the evening Of III election
When Neville had difficulty with McG .rvey; be
Used abusive language ana Ne vile orr ered nj n cot.
&oGarvey refused to 90; Nevi lie pat his h4cd on
McGurvey shoulder to put MIN cut; then Ne lar
vty struck Neville who then stuck McGarv-y cod
Re re htavl TO Tie floor, Thic1 led 70 ma zine
lie Sss Intoxicated be lev on the floor without ring
felulppa. 4 hIn he Ia
bm s0IGe one sseisteo me
VIM Lake OF Forth stree; in this city sa7s: AN
contractor of the firm OF William LaSe & Brot7ers:
knew Edward Neville, the deceased; know n D hing
OF his toaDcisl effeIrs; tbIk be embarrassed r.
Gently; have beeh in hs bit of exchanging notes
with lin since May last for accommodation; the co.,
clifton was tbet TO hs note and that he was
10 hoo nv notes collste9e secuIiy my nO-s we're
merely given 10 bun - a memorandum tiI | found
cney to take up s notes and then both not-s would
be destroyed together; ebOui ght ten Gays before
be was issng there came Doio Ofbs tor 81 500 dus
gave Neville check Of Vim Lsyton's for q O3O or
theieabout toSa,d taking up said note; Neville said
he could furIsh the rest bat came back ths
tame day and said he had no fund. but that
Mr.. Low1ee would discount bis check at ten days
II Noald hdorse it, which I dic he after.
ward brought over The note and sho Eed it to
NE aid OF my asking him for my note he said IA had
made Use Of II across the way; | asked bin why he
had done so be replied that il made no odds az onz
81 II was taken up when II Sss cue AS he was good
for it; The Gay before he was missing .skei him
when be 81 800 IOie was due he replied not till the
eId of the month on the day he m ssiDg aecer-
teiI ed the note due that cay otp-ovifsd
for he usually drew the notes himself and C@ the
oates and sgred them WI hOut observing the dates:
! DO Lot know if the dses of the notes that We ex
changed Ever agreed never observed oaly tina. they
were orswn for The same amount Of money I vas Ia
company WI Mr.. Neville On the evening pr giou, to
his being missed until abou, j o'clock did not ob.
serve anyhirg unusual in his manner; | believe
Neviles Ies estate aud personal properly to be worth
full $50 coo; have 10 knowledge Of the amount of
his oeb,s aud liabili les.
John Cook, No. 65 South Fifth street-S4ys he is
Counselor at Law; have been employed by the late
Mr.. Neville about Il years past az is Counselor snd
AtorI ey. with the exception Of some trng matters
/ never krew of biz being embarrassed financially,
but the contrary, hac entirely iferent op oion
Of bis ala In the latter part Of Angus las,
fenced 10 the purchase of some req estate for Mr..
Neville on when be paid 90 500 and from bis sta g.
mems and at that me Inferred that he Was
perfectly easy In money mat ers in fact that my
impIe ssioD up TO the time Of bic being missed me!
MIR. Neville at the house of Hiram Woodruff on the
Jamaica road, on Thursda! afternoon the s.n lost,
about a o'clock; / was in company with Mc Peers
Of this place; found bin ia company win Eiyard
Smith Neville appeared 10 -isl at that lime 10 rea ion
TO some trfing Get between Mr.. Neville aud Mr..
Smith; | also hao conversation with Mr. Neville Ia
cheerful and lively ner; from there we all came
down to the house of VIM. Wheelan where W aso
had come lively conversation; we left, and drove
toward W lismsburgh; / was sfterwsrd in con-
peny with Mr.. Neville IN his bar-roon during
the rest Of the everiug, till about TO- O'clock:
when | le the bsr-roon, Mr. Peters and Nj.
". Lake rensi"ed in company with Mr. Neville
ouIiug all of that afternoon and eveaing saw off
ference in M Nevle's manner 10 what It usually
Was aGays found Mr. Neville to be a st-ou e min led
and cooc business man. while con nc ting suits
for bim, Occupy iDg some eighteen months, saw bis
NH severely esied II many OF the above cases; be
would al Ow himself TO be cOmml ted IN j. but at &c
L.. 10 ha GOa
him he allowed himself 10 be committed so as n be
able TO bring suit for fase imp:ison nent to test his
rights as quor.6ealer; on some of these occasions
he remarked that 1t was very annoying but thar be
determined 10 est the quss ;ioni his mind never
appeared TO be the least affected; be always mani
fes strong attachment 20 yard bis family never
knew HIM 10 be sued on any contract
Davio j. Peters of No. l04 South Ninth stree says
XII ew EDWARD Neville, deceased; | have head the
testimony OF Mr.. Cook and cOrobOrste all relative 70
the appearance OF Mr.. Neville on the atern0oa and
ever ing of the sth.
Anofew A Wemmel of Fifth street, in this city,
ssys-He ess in company of Mr. syile from 10 10 l.
O'Clock On the evening OF the sth, aud saw nothing
upusual III bis manner; be was not intoxicated |
never bought horse OF him; belong TO the irm of
Child 4 W zen nell
Kencle b. Howard of South Fifth strest-Conobo-
rates " emnells evidence.
A. A. Wenmell recalled-I cav Mr.. Neville have
in bis possession the evebiog spoken Of sha sup
pos TO be bank bills and cheeks; be sppea ed 81
counting the amount his knee at tnis time W..
eating ano only hsd side view Of him. and did not
notice BIN particularly.
The inquest then journed TO 3 o'clock this day,
when the verdict will be rendered. Some discrepancy
will be adjusted in the evidence Of Officer Van Nos
trsnd relative 10 the time of bis taking the paper out
of the POCKET % deceased and the breaking OF the
cryt tai also TO hear the evidence OF Dr. Berry, tee
family physician.