New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-29
THE VANDERBILT WILL CASE.
MORE ABOUT THE YOUNGER SON.

Use OF TUE AFFlX JUNIOR To HIS NANh-lhE
HEARING ADJOURNED TO FEBRUARY 20.
The counsel in the Vanderbilt will case were,
As usual half an hour beaInd time yesterday morning
An tho regular attendants were present. augustus
sche occupied his usual scat near william H. 'anher
bilt and Mr. lord was surrounded 10y Mr. Allen ana ms
SON Mr. Terry and Others whose interests are on the
side OF the contestant. Judge Black vas prevented on
attending by engagements elsewhere.
Mr. Lord resumed the redirect examination OF Cor
reus Vanderbilt and questioned him "a to MS use OF
the name OF c. Vanderbilt. Jr. witness stated he had
used at name since his earliest recollection that II
was used In newspaper notices OF his marage thai hS
father had so registered him on board schooner III
which he went 10 California in Is49 WitneSss mary
showed tnat i'm 1879 and up TO April 1870 ne had gam"
bled on thrty-seycu different days. some unh'eieSue
testimony was given regarding debt Of $4,000, owed
by witness 10 Mr. Cook, and counsel INDUCED IN ue
discussion "a to the alleged promise OF william H. van
derbut TO nay the witness 81 100000. All evidence
Ouchng the latter matter excluded by the enfro-
gate. -
Mr. Clinton then began the Recommendation Wit
ness had an income from his father during MS married
life which was less than $50 nor more thah 9%oo
n month: his family In Connecticut consisted Of three
persons His expenses had exceeded those sums ana
mart of the deficiency had made up by pawnng ar
tces az ewcry belonging 10 his wife tue REMAINDER ne
had borrowed and was thus that be became 80 neaSH
IN debt The witness having stt'V tn"' ~ ,,,-,a
loaned $25 900 which had not been returned
the persons to whom tins amount was lohen me- i
loaned $500 10 Chadwick, WHO was concerned ~ ne
FORGERY on the Union Trust CO.. whom NJ met IN jan nc
borrowed this money OF Mr. Iiec'ey 10 uu oa dnon
whether Or not be had over lodnrd money l" saDeIs
there were So many gaDlers an o.eI to @ h S
hard to tell. Mr. Clinton then tred 10Y uh hoI 10 Ecv
tho names Of all The people VINO h"1 DOT
rowed money Of the witness out N W S nc.
Mr.. Clinton offered IN evidence cory Oh tHe Wi,tsSS
discharge In bankruptcy, aud also ISL OF DIS cIetps
lie then asked the II he had obtained note for
900 from Dudley a. Gregoy Dy mcIs % - ~, ,'
which be took MIN from MT. Greeley, ana H. WHcE MI
Ie nod NOT drawn and pocketed the money, leaving Mr.
Cregnry 10 pay the note. Wines denied any such trans
asked il me witness hnd given all these people checks
on bankf in which he had no account Witness thought
The cnIicsiants recalled Daniel b. Allen. SIR. Allen
was secretary Of the directors OF the Calf
present Commodore Vanderbilt and his two sons The
Younger son mentioned in the minutes as G. Wander
but IT, These minutes read m subsequent meeting,
i'm the presence OF the Commodore and William H. van
deTbilf, and were approved Mr. Lord offered TO prove
'ir" from the name Of the previous witness,
aud attaching IL to that OF william II. (anterbnts
son. but The evidence was excluded rs lmInairrlal
Mr. Clinton then stated that this witness had
testified That Miss Kssam had gone 90 live at Com
nOdore NnnUeTbIs house through the procurement OF
William Il Vanderbilt he would now ask INN u he had
himself written letter 10 Miss Nissan asking her
IienGsips Win her" M Lord obccied and called for
letter The Surrogate eaid that there was nothing.
so far in the case which reflected Mis- KssaBs char
Yl I'M ne ~ d Ta i on he nm merits Of fIo case MI
Clinton then asked the witness II he would sl swear
that William H. Vanderbilt told him that his father could
only be Influenced through woman, and that he had
procured Miss kssam that purpose. The witness
said, Yes"
George ~ Terry testified that ne had known G. j. Van
derhi Tor tn years, and had travelled and lived with
him constantly since 1872; WAS with him NJ Niagara
Vs i'm August 1874, aud Font wayne, Indiana. IN AprI,
1879. Cornelius had written letters 10 his father from
both places had copied them In his presence The Wit
ness identified the copies which shown him. Mr. LORD
explained. after discussion between COUNSEL mat
the letters asked hat. II there anything IN the con
duet Of the Of which the Commodore did not aI-
prove il night be pointed by the father that they
stated Cornelius would regard silence on his fathers
part approval ot his behavior and that the Conuo-
dore never answered them. He then asked the Wit
ness II lac knew that the Commodore received
them and how. The Surrogate excluded this,
but said he would hear any conversations between tic
Commodore and The witness tending 20 show The Com
nouGr-s feeling toward bis son. The witness had con
ycIsatiOn with the Commodore in Nay, 1875, when he
expressed himself wei satisfied with the conduct Of
Ills Whom urged by witness 10 give Cornelius EN-
the Commodore said cit would BE-
all right for Cornelius after while" witness saw
Commodore another occasion. when he repeated
this substantially. The last time he the (ummo-
doIe. Inc said DC had changed his mind, and would give
Cornelius neither employment nor An Increased allow
ance Witness with G. J. Vanderbilt in October
and November, 1s7 and knew that he was uet III ile
habit OF visiting gam5lnghOuses, houses Oh lilame or
lOttcry-shOps.
Mr. Clinton aid that II wruld be impossible for him
finish the XimnatiOn of the witness IN the
manning time OF the session, and asked an adjourn
mrni. The accordingly adjourned until FebIu
AIRY After that the Is set down for every Tues
dav. "Wednesday and Friday until ApIIi =.