The New York herald., 1879-02-10
PETER =. NEY,
A French Hero. /.
Died October "a, ls$f8.

Mr.. Ford was appointed by the County Court OIL
ministrLtor OF Ncy's estate. This was mere matter
an unknown Frenchman visited Mr.. Ford ana tried
to get possession OF the shorthand manuscript re-
ferred to above, but Mr. Ford refused to give it up
He afterward. however, turned 1t over TO man who
called himself Piiny Myers member of the New
York Historical Society with the understanding that
he (hyers) would have the documents translated and
the mystery envclopcd therein cleared up. Nothing
has been heard from IL. II 10 not the pur
pose OF your correspondent TO discuss the question
which Is here raised. IL is my business to merely
give the facts and let the reader draw his
clusions but l deem il proper to incorporate here
the language and opinions of Of the persons
with whom have talked on the subject
vIEws OLD PUPILS NEY
Mr. wired turner. an aged gentleman. tnan whom
no man IN North Carolina stands higher nor Is more
respected ys:-"I went 10 school TO Peter Stuart
Ney in 1875 and 20, and knew him we'll have no
doubt but that lac Marshal Ney. Certain II was,
he was soldier, and IL WAS evident he was no ord
nary soldier but man OF ralk and genius
Rev. Mr.. Albea, Methodist minister. says:--'I
was one of Ney's pupils when no taught at Oak Hill
Academy, and remember him we'll. He was noble
looking and showed mis- military training in his
every step and movement. lie was great admirer
of Napoleon I,onaparte--always spoke of him In
terms the highest admiration and up to the time
returning to France when the Bonaparte dynasty
should DO restored, which event ne anticipated
would soon AZ no os wIs no, On sav man
opinion he none oshcr than ths great Marshal Of
the Empire. 80
gence and of unusual information, says:--"I am as
thoroughly convinced OF the that he was Marshal
Nsy ~ OF my own existence" Now ASSUME
ing" says She "that he was Marshal Ney. how couh
he give expression to the disappointment OF his heart
in forcible and pointed language than is con-
tanned In those verses. written in my album
not long after he heard OF the death OF Ma
polcons sonr CIsecorded above) II saw him
once" continues Mrs. Dalton, "when he
had been drinking. perhaps. taken up from
the road in . stupor and laid across horse to be
carried to the house, This aroused him, and his in
voluntary expression. I we'll remember was,
% What put the Duke of Elchingen on horse like q
sack? Let me downl,
Dr. J. X. b. Adams, OF this county. says:-'T have
been entirely satisfied In my own mind since 1912
that p. =. Ney, who taught school within few hun.
dred yards Of my residence for two years or mores
and Is now buried in Third Greek churchyard. was
the veritablc Marshal Ney."
Mr. o. q. Ford. at whsse house Nsy died. believes
no the great marshal and none other. He says
when Noy was on his deathbed he several times. In
fits OF delirfum, exclaimed, "Oh, Francel France.
my country; why could not like Bossierss. die for
thccY'
His last words were those Bcssi1rcs has fallen.
and the Old Guard Is dcfcatcd-now let me die.
with these words on his lips this mysterious
French school teacher gave up tho ghost.
Was he Marshal Ncyf