The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-01-27

The Trial Of DIR. NeviIIe-An Abb.

Court Of Oyer and 1trminsr-ytsdges Allison ana
PGGS0n.
In the case of DIR. w. H. Fl. Neville, charged
with the murder of a female infant by throwing
it into Cohocksink creek, on the 18th of Octo-
ber the case of the Commonwealth closed last
evening, and now by the defense an dli6i and
good character are being presented.
Dr. II. Stewart sworn-l reside at No. 1888
Green street; have been practising physician
eighteen years; the defendant is homeopath-
ist have known him long time; his character
is good.
Mr.. r. II. Cobb, Mr.. E. ]. Hewlett Lewis NJ.
Baird, William A. Barrett Theodore Stevens,
a minister, David J. Myers, Thomas Brock, A.
G. McCurdy, George NJ. Snyder, Henry Coulter,
j. ID. Dutfield, an attorney, DIR. b. N Bethel,
John w. Brown, W. l.. Kite, Henry Moore, Mrs.
Rachel Smith, and many others testified to the
same effect and gave the prisoner a most excel
lent character.
Mrs. Sarah E. Cook sworn-I reside at No.
1882 Coates street, saw the defendant about
quarter before o'clock on the morning of Oc-
tobeT II; saw him descending the stairs com
ing down from the room; he took his breakfast
at my house. at the same table with me, AT Fl teen
minutes after seven; Mrs. Elizabeth Smith,
Louis Waston, small boy, Miss McLees, Re-
becca Roth, aud my boy were at breakfast also
saw the defendant after breakfast; 1 saw him
take leave of Mrs. Smith as he was leaving the
house; she was going to take the Norristown
train at nine O'clock; knew it was twenty
minutes of nine o'clock from the fact
train, and it would take twenty minutes to reach
the depot she left hurriedly for fear she would
miss the train; did not see him after that until
dinner time, about 1915 o'clock; | don't think he
was prepared to 90 out when he took leave of
my aunt he held newspaper, as ii he had been
reading it or was about to read 1t; heard the
door bell ring, and some one passed into the
Office; don't know who 1t was.
Cross-examined-I am agent for q store at
Nineteenth and Coates Streets the doctors
Office was In the rear of the store, and
faces Coates street; the store is divided
from the Office by an entry and staircase;
there is door leading out; the doctor occupies
the third story front room over the store; third
story back room was occupied by the person
who does the work of the house; second story
back room is mine; my niece occupied 1t with
me; second story front room was a parlor; a
number of girls were employed in the house at
that time; IL was a dressmaking department;
l employed them; they worked In the
room over the dining-roem, and occasionally
went into my room; they occupied a asecond-story
room in the rear of my room; their names were
Mrs. Brooks, fore-lady; Mary McLees, Mary
McGoWan a Young miss named Bell, aud Mary
Hail. an apprentice; they came to work about
o'clock; that is the honr; remained Till IL; then
went TO dinner; remained from l2 till 1; Mrs.
Brooks. Mary McLees and Mary McGowan
Hall was there; i don't know whether Miss Bell
was there or not; can't say positively whether
I went in the doctors Office that morning;
generally go In to see whether the place is neat
and clean; go in about z, sometimes about 9;
20 In frequently; think / went in the office
after z o'clock that morning; know / was in
before z; / opened the window; am accustomed
TO going in after seven; think did go in;
sometimes go in after the paper or to pat call