New-York tribune., 1883-03-15
THE COURTS.
CoNTRADICTED BY Mr.. NEVILLE.

CLOSE OF THE TESTIMONY IN HIS SUIT AGAINST
THE FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL PEOPLE.
Several witnesses on the part Of the defend
ants In the action brought by Matthew r. Neville
against the propretors OF the Fifth Avenue HOTEL TO re-
$4,000 damages for alleged assault and IN
ures received by him when he was elected from the
hotel last June, we're examined yesterday The hrst
Isaac Dannenburg. About 10 O'Clock In the even
ing of June l. he said he went into the Fifth Avenue
Hotel by the Twenty -fourth-st entrance As he went
in he noticed a large leading another man by the
arm The two going in the direction OF the street
door The who being led spoke OF the hotel IN
terms which indicated that he did not at the moment
think well OF Its character
Michael Gilday was recalled and testified that he un-
dressed Mr. Wilson and put him to bed after MS guest
had gone away ON the evening In question
Mr. Choate then put evidence the record OF pro
ceeding police court in which Mr. Neville was fined
$40 for disorderly conduct at the Astor House
Hiram Hitchcock. one OF the propretors OF the hote
testified that there 500 guests in the house on the
night of June l. The hotel contained 4iO rooms Ihe
witness said that he had had thirty years experience IN
the business of keeping hotels and he declared that the
rules OF the Fifth Avenue Hotel were reasonable ana
proper One of these rules that women should not
be allowed I'm mems bedrooms. On the next day AFTER
the trouble with Mr Neville the latter served the Witness
with a In suit which he sed he had begun DC
he had been elected from the hotel He made no
This closed the case for the defence and several wilt
we're then called for Mr. Neville to testify in re-
butta. John Stewart said that he was coachman lie
drove the carriage containing Mr. Neville and his party
to the Fifth Avenue Hotel on the evening OF Juno l.
Mr.. Neville, the witness said, not under the In
fuence of liquor When the party went into the hote
the witness drove to a saloon. In about half an hour ne
drove back to the hotel Soon he saw Mr. Pryor thrust
Mr. Neville out into the street Mr. Neville did not fa
down. had been said He walked to the carriage ana
got into It, The ladies' few minutes later came ont
and also entered the carriage. All In the party were
sober
On cross-examlnation the witness said that when Mr.
Neville was pat out of the hotel he did not seem to be
hurt in any way. He was then compelled by Mr. New
es counsel to confess that he could not see through
Mr. Nevles coat so to he able to say that his arm
was not bruised and blackened.
Mr. Neville next took the stand again ana denied the
truth OF good deal Of the testimony the other side
which was unfavorable TO him He said he had never
used the indecent and vulgar language which had been
put in his mouth by several witnesses. He also said
that dOorkeepcr silent about any rules of the
hotel I'm regard TO admitting ladies by the Twenty
fourth st entrance He himself ignorant OF any
such rule Mr. Choate called Mr. Nevile's attention to
the fact that he had within the brief space of four min
utes conradictud the testimony OF eight different
witnesses. Mr.. Neville said that he persisted in
doing
Miss Gile Mr. Nevilles sister-n-law, said that when
Mr.. Neville was taken from MT WILSON'S room py MT
Pryor the door left open, so that she could easily
have heard the vile language which Mr.. Pryor had
charged the plaintiff with using had he used 1t. She
heard nothing OF the kind She also said that was not
true that Mr. Wilson's clothes were dsarranged, nor
was it that he was sitting on the bed when Mr.
Pryor entered the Mrs. Dougherty, Mr. Neville
sister also declared that she heard improper word
proceed from the mouth OF her brother while he was
being ruday dragged away from her society ny Mr..
Pryor, did she hear him make any remark dlsre
spectful to the hotel
John NJ. Reilly said he had been hired TO watch the
entrance on Twenty fourth-st &c the hotel One day
between O'CLOCK In he afternoon and 10 o'clock In the
evening he had fyfOur women, some OF them ac
companied by men, In and out OF the hotel by this
entrance.
Mr. Hitchcock was then recalled by Mr.. Choate and
said that he had about $50 women employed In the
hotel These always left and entered the hotel
by the -fourth-st entrance The counsel In the
case will sum up TO the jury to-day.