The evening world., 1894-09-24

terday and conducted services at the
Cremorne Mission in the morning. and
addressed his fellow-employees at the
company's clubhouse No. 36l Madison
avenue, In the afternoon. He is a man
OF education and ability, and is highly
respected by the officials of the New
Haven road
M; Mcneil met Cecil Flora Court
wright. of Owego, Tioga County, eleven
years ago. Miss Cartwright was pretty
and accomplished. and her parents were
Ladies' Seminary at Ithaca, an annex
OF Cornell University. and when the
e ea.agse1 Of the young couple was an.
match as most promising one. They
We're married at bridgeport, Conn, on
Feb. 2. 1883. by the Rev. Mr.. Davenport.
TWO children were born to them-Leo-
more E., nine years, and Hazel l.. seven
years.
Mr.. McNeil's business brought him
to this city, and in 1856 he was living
place at the foot of East Forty-seCond
street. About that time he was intro
d aug by by AZ friend to Col Gage. 1t IS
made over s2,Co5,ooo since ii saq in 10 l neky
mining speculations in Ecuador and
up between the Kentuck.an and Nc
Nell, with the result that the Colonel
was presented to Mrs. Mcneil and finally
became member of their household.
Col. Gage. has a wife and two children.
"a son sixteen and a daughter about
four years older-but they remained in
Louisville.
the McNeils' Col Gage took up his
a1oae elsewhere, but his acquaintance
with the family was by no means
e efosen on There are stories, Of very
Without her husbands knowledge, and
finally the discovery by him Of a NUN
pei OF letters written by the Colonel
t Hit sueh as no man could permit his
WiIe 10 receive. A separation was the
result, and about six weeks ago MIR
MMcNeil began a suit in the Court OF
b ad benn t, nt,, claiming that Col Gage
June s. 1888, and subsequently had allen.
asked for in the sum of 500 600. At the the
s shnni, time Mr.. Mcneil sued his wife for
e aosoaute divorce. naming Col. Gage as
~ the, time the alleged intimacy f.
s MoN TO- have been FIRST discovered the
Heishts &ow M TnE Me 9H wlR ves f
prettiiy furnished fiat at No. 1852 West
0he hundred and Twenty-third street
and M Mrs s'm Mc q the separation both Mr.
Shurch OF the Saviour, on East One
hundred and Ninth street. 1t is said
that tne members of the congregation
TOOK an active interest in the tangled
anairs Of the couple, and that in coTse.
quence the church was divided into fac
lions. The Rev. DIR. Edward l.. Hof-
fecker. who was the pastor of The
Church of the Saviour and has since re-
manned a firm friend of Mcneil. has
a parish now in West Thlrtieth street =
Col. Gage and Mrs. Mcneil have boz
served answers In the suits brought
against them, and both make general de-
malls. Col r. j. Hare, OF No. 245 Broad
way, who appears for Mcneil refused Ia
talk of the matter further than TO say
that suits had been brought Robert
Noble, of No. 80 Liberty street, acting
for the defendant, said he did not know
anything about the actions.
Mr.. Mcneil was seen yesterday at No.
these. two suits is well,built man OF
about thirty-five, with a heavy, CLOSELY
cropped red beard and dark blue
eyes. When asked what he had
to say about Col. Gage. he
replied: Mister, not Colonel, il
you please" Then he continued: II have
nothing to say about him except that h
ruined my home My wish now is 10
await the time when the evidence of
both sides shall be placed before an i'm
partial Judge. 1t Is a subject l do not
care to discuss until duty compels me, as
Christian man and a father, to lay the
facts before the public. At that time
shall be ready to speak"