Mower County transcript., 1869-12-09
CORNELIUS VANDERBILT, JR., IN
LUDLOW STREET JAIL.

VANDERBILT, JR., IN
LUDLOW STREET JAIL.
Th. Hen. Hor.e. sr..lsy, =. n:y; H:.4h-
wont q Co., and others Vlctlluazsa'
From the New York SUN.
It was said yesterday that Cornelius Van
derbilt, Jr., the son Of Commodore Wander
bilt, had been arrested for offering check
on q bank where he had no money. Atten-
ton was at once directed to Cornelius
Vanderbilt, Jr., who is the Treasurer OF the
Harlem railroad. He, however, is not the
son but the grandson of the bronzed narl-
ner. The story got abroad under the fol-
Lowing circumstances: L .
Some time ago young Vanderbilt gave II
check to Merton r. Cady. in payment for q
quantity of gents furnishing goods. The
check was drawn on bank in Hartford,
Conn, and when it was presented was re-
jected and sent back protested. Mr.. Cady
thereupon instituted a civil action. This
dragged along until finally q judgment
against the young man was entered. But
the officers of the law could not find any
property which he possessed, and they
therefore made return accordingly. The
next proceeding on the part OF Mr.. Cady
was to get an execution against the body Of
the offending cion of the house Of Van
derbilt.
One of the sher:ft"s depnties set about
finding the body. But the body was an
ether Irishman's dea-one day it was in
one hotel, and then OH the following day in
another place. The chase became excit-
ing. 1t terminated, however, by the depu-
ty finding young Vanderbilt in the upper
part of the city, Oh the second door of an
elegantly furnished house.
FROM THE PALACE TO THE PRISON.
Thereupon,,the body of young Wander
bilt was,lodged in the famous debtors Jail,
in Ludlow street. The youngsters situa.
ton was rendered exceedingly disagreeable
from tho fact~that his venerable father
would not tolerate the mention of the fes-
tive scapeerace's name in his presence
Briefly, the gov, rnor wouldn't pay cent
of the wayward youths indebtedness un-:
less the youth would repent and become q
member of the church. The young man
found it inconvenient to do this, and there
fore he ny fourteen days in Jail At the
expiration OF this time, o friend with whom
young Vandrbiit had been on draw.poker
terms of intimacy, and who is in that de-
partment of the sheriff's Office in which
the judgments In civil actions are entered,
saw one Chadwick in Vanderbilt's behalf
Chadwick saw others, and effected re-
lease. ~ = & , = gg&
Mr.. Cady having become convinced that
he was not likely to recover any ready
money, and as be, could not dispose of tho
prison, no became Vanderbilts bail as q
matter of economy, and hence the youth is
at large, subject to be rearrested at any
moment.
The consignment of the millionaire's
child to the dungeons of Ludlow street led
to the disclosure of y transaction with
Messrs. E. V. Haughwout & Co., the ex-
tensive importers of silverware, to whom
he had given another worthless check. The
check which young Vanderbilt foisted upon
them was in payment for set of magnif-
cent crockery.
Recently young Vanderbilt attempted to
go into bankruptcy. He stated his debts
at over $500, 900. Among others to whom
he owed various sums of money was the
Hon. Horace Greeley The philosopher
was visited by young Vanderbilt just when
he was busily writing one of those pleas
ant little articles on political economy.
II have come to get your endorsement on
. note, Mr.. Greeley" said Vanderbilt.
! The philosopher heard the, request with
composure. His mind, however, was en-
crossed with his work. #H# ! Z. 3
:3Meehanically.he took; the check which
was presented to him and endorsed it..
Young Vanderbilt went direct to bank
and undertook to get the check cashed.
No one could decipher the endorsement.
Young Vanderbilt said it was the name of
Horace Greeley. Every person in the bank
attempted to decipher it. Then an aged
and trustworthy clerk was despatched to
the Tribune Office with the check.
my God, man, what do you want?" in
quired the politico-economic philosopher
greatly annoyed when the clerk interrupted
him. - go ''-'''.
sis that your signature p .,... ..,.,.
II think it is. J" replied the philosopher.
without looking up. ="
.'Are you sure it is ?'' .,....
II can't say for certain, replied the phil.
osopher, still bending over his work. }
Yi:i must know for certain whether it is or
not"
Mr.. Greeley took the check in his hand,
scrutinized it, and handed it back, ,say-
ing, .'.1t is all right; that is my endorse
ment." -, -.
:, Young Vanderbilt received the money
from the bank, and wher the check became
due it was not paid, and Mr.. Greeley had to
pay it. 80
: This came to the knowledge Of the elder
Vanderbilt. and forthwith he posted to the
Tribune Office. He found the philosopher,
as his son had found him, busily writing,
but this time he was preparing lecture.
II am come to say, Mr.. Greeley" said
the old Commodore. s'that will not pay a
cent of that check" 80
Mr.. Greeley looked up from his manu-
script, and mildly remarked, II did notas
you to-"
The commodore vanished. s.F1'>
Tie Horrors !of Gotbam-Systematic
Child Murder.
- Correspondence Buffalo Courier.
About two years; ago q correspondent
writing from New York made the statement
that babies were frequently burned out of
the way in an establishment uptown. The
asserti. n was Indignantly cried down by
New York papers and the writer denoun-
ced assnsationalist. Probably he was,
butthe finding Of the calcined skeletons Of
three infaEts in the chimney ofa house in
to- OF fouy 1o~yc ono 10 a