New-York tribune., 1883-03-14
THE COURTS.
THE DEFENCE IN Mr.. NEvILLE'S SUIT.
TESTIMONY or THE DETECTIVE WHO put HIM OUT
OF THE HOTEL-OTaEI WITNESSES.

TIE DEFENCE IN Mr.. NEvILLE'S SUIT
TESTIMONY or THE DETECTIVE WHO PUT HIM OUT
OF THE HoTEI.-oTlEE WITNESSES.
The trial of the suit Of Matthew
F. Neville against the proprctorS OF the Fifth Avenue
Hotel TO recover $4,000 damages for AN alleged as
sault and battery continued yesterday IN the Conre
of Common Pleas Mr.. Choate for the defence offered
in evidence a copy OF the record OF proceeding III
police court IN which Mr. Neville is said TO have been
convicted OF disordery conduct IN the Astor House.
The CODY ol the record objected to by Mr. Curtis.
who said that the trouble OF Lis client In the Astor
House was part OF the persecution when Mr' Ne'iHo
had been subjected to on the part ot the deiehAhts
The record WAS excluded Mr. Choate then read the de-
noson of the doorkeeper OF the hotel John Morris IN
which he SAYS Mr Neville ana his party forced Their
way past him in spite OF his remonstrances' "heh 10
old Mr. Neville that ladies not allowed to enter tho
hotel hy that entrance the latter became poiahe III MS
language ~
lanes Pryor the hotel detective next testified. He
said he had been the employ of the defendants Tor
obout six wears. On evening ot the trouble WIN
Mr. Neville Mr. Carr the clerk called him ana tod
him tb, there we're some women In Mr. Wilson's ROOM
The witness told Mr. Carr that he would 20 ana SEQ
about IT, lie went 10 tn .oom ami knocked soh'"no
inside invited him To cone in he opened INC u'o'
and went ill., followed by Mr.. Carr, who had come nom
the Office Mr. Wilson sat ON the bed and had on heltuer
coat nor waistcoat Nj Neville was trying on VeINeo
ooat The witness camSht Mr. Wilson just as he was
tiino os thr bed lie asked Nr. Neville n he was
friend of Mr. Wilson aud received AN shsNof III .i
aiirmnye Al this point waiter came IN VII Ouito
~ chapnagnc The witness suggested 10 MF. N'N ITO
that If he were friend OF MI Wilson ne Wouu si ~
d,ctnr and moi for wine Mr. wilson ." was III pau
WY Mr. Neville said that no knew Wllat ne WW's
doing Mr. Carr inerp0scd, saying 10 MI S'N W, I,S ' 10Y
ha must the ladies, rs they cOulu hO n ~
I,,,c1 ip that room Mr.. Neville said thu ic hlSh 70
hnt he would not leave the ROOM ana tldt uc Wiz
49, coud moi put him out OF IT, The witness quiety
- Mir Neville by the arm ana led MN mo tht man,
w. r. h, MIR Neville became violent ana uSed we ana
,rseent language In due course OF Time lho witness
~ the street where tho lattef threat
n@uu @ 49, bloY the head of " him. Mr. Neville then
c~eu ~ apd fl on crOss-cx animation Mr.. Pryor said
n wrcished about 200 pOuns Ii was part O MS dty
~. 'nsIntnjn order. lie had once been policeman.
Irsrword no went into the service ot Loru Y laylor
Dr Robert Weir tncn called 10 make an exahl-
,,aon of Mr. NeVillc's throat which, II Il alleged was
Injured by the strong grasp of Mr. Pryor On June l. lie
took Neville into an adjoining room lor SNORT ne:
the way with Mr.. Neves neck, throat or windpipe.
George Bole employe OF the hotel said tai on ,ho
evening in question he saw MI wilson Trying 10 hhVVA
his door lie was drunk and could not DO II Mr.
Neville W no With Mr. Wilson then openeh Tue uoor'
and told the latter that he would for the ladies' MI
Neville ordered the witness 10 20 Tor Dotts1 o oh M
pagne The witness told him 10 ring Tor waiteT' VI
Henry Godthwaite resident physician of the hOtel sa
that he was called 10 Mr.. Wilson on the eNehinS o
the disturbance. lie found him drunk. Dr. "huo
testified that Mr. Wilson the day after the seems
I'm his room Mr.. Wilson had nervous prosltation ITO
told the doctor that he had smoked nfty IL cel cg9s
within three or four days The witness thought Mr.
Wilson had been ndugng in the use Of stnlants TOT
long time Michael Gilday said ne WAS watGhhsn ~ ~
fhe hotel He saw Mr.. Pryor take Mr. Neville OUT oi
the hotel lie confirmed Mr.. Pryor's story.
The trial will be continued to-day.