The New York herald., 1877-12-19
: VANDERBILYS MILLIONS.
Yesterdays Proceedings Be.
fore the Surrogate.
CORNELIUS TELLS HIS STORY
81 Would Rather Be a Rascal
Than a Lunatic."

Tho proceedings in the Vanderbilt will case were
resumed yesterday before Surrogate Calvin. The
counsel for the contestants ex-Judge Black, Mr..
Scott Lord and Mr.. Allen; for the proponents cx-
Judge Comstock and Mr. Clinton. The court room
was crowded with very respectfully dressed in.
tegcnt audience Tho principal event nf the day
was the examination OF Mr. Cornelius J. Vanderbilt,
and which not concluded when the Court at
four o'clock
At the opening of the proceedings Mr.. Lord said
that they would proceed TO argument to show
why the allegations in their objections TO the will
should notbe amended, SO 10 include the names Of
Mrs. Vanderbilt and Mrs. Crawford persons who
had exercised undue influence the testator
Mr.. Clinton said that he desired TO move that tho
argument on that question be deferred He had re-
ceived notice Of this Saturday, and read letter
he had written to counsel informing them that tho
counsel Tor tho would not be ready reply
TO the argument until some future day He would
be prepared to put in answer until Gay sub
sequent to Friday OF this week. He would prefer ar.
guing the motion on day not fixed for the trial.
Surrogate Calvin said that this motion he desired
to give the fullest opportunity for proof of in
huence exercised by anybody. The ends Of justice
demanded that the fullest Oesality should be shown
the contestants in this matter. 1t would need very
strong case on the part OF the proponents for him
deny this motion. out he would rive them until this
"Wednesday morning to prepare. and would the
motion then He would take the testimony then,
subject motion strike out any part OF 1t that
might be affected by his decision ON that motion.
GRANDSON THE COMMODORE
Mr. Henry Allen was then recalled, and testified to
q conversation he had with Commodore Vanderbilt in
the easly part OF 1873 That whom Witness mother
sold her house Commodore said that she ought TO
have proceeds of the sale him and let him
invest il tor her. III told him." said Mr.. Allen, sthat
The greater part OF the proceeds received by
mother in securities and very small part in money
but that she had invested what she did receive in
money in Harlem stock at l25. at my ADVICE"
Mr.. Clinton-About $4,000. l suppose?
Witness resumed :-Ycs; Commodore Vanderbilt
remarked to me that women were not 1t to have
money, anyhow; made this remark 10 me several
times In my hearing; saw the Commodore fre-
quenty from 1869 TO June, 1873; l William II.
Vanderbilt with him very frequently, and saw him
with the Commodore alone very often.
Mr.. LORD said that he offered to prove that Mrs.
Allen placed in the Commodore's hands SIS, 900 tor
Investment and that he aiterward doubled that
amount by speculation with 1t and that Mra Allen
could not utter that get settlement with the Commo
dore and that he would show that that the
Mrs. Allen did not take to him the proceeds OF the
Ut ner house
vancy IN &he testimony but he would let 1t stand us
gave my mother the house spoke Of II was Fifth
avenue, between Thirty nth and Thirtysxh streets;
think No. 39S Fifth avenue; there two lots, one
ol which was tor stable.
4 NURSE OF THE COMMODORE
Mrs Margaret Caldwell Examined by Mr.. Lord,
sad-l reside at Say brook, Conn. live there with
my husband, Richard J. Caawe; have resided there
nine years last June; went there my marriage;
was married on the 4th OF June; before that time
lived IN the Commodore's iamiiy had lived there
eleven or twelve years; remember his second mar
rage IN 1869; was partly housekecpcr; did little
oteverything; attended upon the Commo lore when
lac was sick; recollect that he hurt while
there; he thrown out of the wagon; lott there
about three years after The last injury no aid
Lot seem 10 be quite sensible when he was
brought home; the injuries were on the head; he
needed help to walk IN; / don't think saw Mr. w.
II. Vanderbilt there that night; | don't remember
whether he was there next morning; the Com odore
had white handkerchief his face hen came
home; put a cold rag with cream on his face; Mr..
William Vanderbilt put the pillows under his mead,
and the Commodore SAID would do 1t; the Commo-
dore supposed | would do II moro gently; was In
Connecticut when tbe Commodore's FIRST wife died;
Mr. Wuruel sent Tor me and l came down; knew
Cornelius Vanderbilt; have heard the Commodore
speak OF him and also The fret Mrs. Vanderbilt tho
Commodore often saw Corneliss j. Vanderbilt; the
la,er part OF tho time he all that
Tor about three or lour years; Mrs. Vanderbilt
would not; she always saw nm they never refused
seeing william II. vanderbilt; The Commodore did
want to see CornelIus William always came IN to
see his father aud mother whenever he wanted, and
so did some other members OF the family; the Com
mocore SAID TO mo sometimes that he did not
Cornelius around at all and did not want him TO como
In; went TO see the Commodore in his last sickness
Dr Lnsly told me could not see him. and that
his children could hin; Mrs. Crawford
told me that the Commodore too sick see
any oue the Commodore had told me to come and
gee him whenever sick did not tell Mrs.
Crawford that
REMEMBERED IN WILL.
Tho Commodore promised me that he would remem-
Der me; he never said anything to me about the viii
or TO remember me IN The Will; this occurred before
married.
Mr.. LORD sad he offered to prove By witness that
he would remember her and do well by her.
lhe Surrogate said that he should hold that II there
Is any evidence OF any settled purpose TO RENE nDer
any one IN the will he would admit II; but any other
promises that did bear that construction he would
not admit he therefore would exclude IT.
Witness resumed--l visited the mouse before and sf-
ter the funeral; had u CONVERSATION with hr Van
derbilt ater the funeral.
Mr. Lord said he now proposed to show that In
ihe interview Win Mrs. vanderbilt tho witness cx-
pressed surprise she had not anytning
under the viii, and Mrs. Vanderbilt had replied that
she received ythns because the witness
spoken dsrcspectfuIiy Vi Mrs vandcrbils the
Di her marriage.
Objected TO and excluded.
Mr.. Lord said that he would show that this state
mcnt that witness had spoken disrespectuily was
false.
MINIATURES PROM EUROPE.
Witness resumed--l remember the lrst Mrs Van
derbilt returning from Europe IN 1868; remember
conversation between Mrs. Vanderbilt and the Com
modore in reference to miniature she had brought
over, u was only WORD.
OBJECTED TO.
Mr. Lord said that ne proposed TO show what the
Commodore then thought o his hrst wife, and that
was as exalted an opinion as any human beng ought
10 nave OF anybody who was mortal, and then he
would show that that opinion changed very much.
He would also show that the m mature was that OF
hrs. Vandcrbilrs physician. anu that the Commodore
expressed his perfect confidence in MIS- vanderbilt.
The Surrogate SAID that he SHOULD assume that the
relations between husband and vile were perfectly
proper. IN the absence OF positive proof to tho
contrary. The testimony would be excluded.
ANOTHER BKALgk.
witness resumed--I knew Mrs Tut; her business
that she knew what the mater with people
and knew what was good Tor them,
Mr. Clinton objected, on the ground that testimony
OF this character had been excluded.
Mr.. Lord sad that be proposed to show that the
Commodore SAID tnat Mrs Tut q great woman,
und ina, he must do all that she said, and said that
when he was remons rated with when MTs TUT pro-
posed take four salt cellars pul them undcr
Jour posts oi the 5edstesd Tor tho reason, as she
. stated, that they were health conductors He also
woud snow that Mrs. Tuit sad that her regular zoe
was 81 aud that tho Commodore always gave her IS
$l0.
OBJECTED 10 and excluded.
Witness continued and said that TO her know ledge
Mrs TUT came TO the house; 1 remember u
letter nich the Commodore received from Cornelius
j. vanderbilt ana tho Commodore said :-ssT hat lei.
low or that scamp" uon't remember which, s.coutd