, 1877-11-15
VANDEli!}fIii',
Progress Of the PROCEEDINGS ~.
tore Surrogate Calvin.
Tile LaWycrs Smash Avny et r,.,
Others Fine Sasccptibltt.
Ties,
Commodore vauaerbilt's Reasons r.,
Making His Will as Bs 80
Did.

NEw YonK, Nov. 14.--I,s. Linds,rv 80
fcstimony to-1AJ which William II, yau,.,t''
Frlsshch moro than tho contestants nf ,ho ,.t',
t1c said: 'Dariny the Commodore last tIIn,..
think heard him talk to Mn. Ic l}au sb,ut ~.
viii, and tclt her he had dong the tcst In r,n.t.
heard him use Tint rxrrc-sion to d,u".aa:: n"amt:
members OF his family: heard him ~.
ne hat made tic bc*t vii, IL, ~ a.,
tho parties, anil. If lc bhou1a t.ta
hnndFtd Wills, ho would nut be nhlc to mat.
bcttcf oae; heana him epcak many times T., w.,, =
taui II. on that topic. The first tine tu 1,,'
1A70, William, H. came into st,c hack ,oo,o n.y.,
stood At the loo. Of his fathers bed Wtcn ,,a ,a
Commodore commenced talking got ap ID n
out Of tho roon,. ns I nlwayr lid uhaa
hHslnc.s was spoken Of. Tho comn.odor. ,o,,,
MO to sit jnwn, and pointed 10 chair tJc tLaa
snid: billy, after t'm dead great ,r.no..,
hllity will fail on you. You Will dni t,tcec a,
paper left to direct jon what 10 10, Thp,n ~.
several p,cces OF papot attached to mr. vi :
charge ran 10 cArry ont faithfully what h,.s
directed In MY will
WILLIAM AcQrssscED.
lie did not ask what was in lhe will md thc ro,,
mo1ote never stated 'ts cnnlcnta. Tin ,o,nmo.
,sore saItt 10 ma: Had lIcd In 1871 or NM y.
cscn In ISii. the world wontl nos k,,pw that;
ever lived, but think I hare bern .pa,cJ tnnr.
compl!etl grcat work, which will rcm,to
and think tiavo Fixed It ~
TINT II cant bo destroyed by .he rtoc..
market. II had given my daughter,
So 000, 600 Of 81. 000, coo piece The hr,, thinr
they would do won!d he to put William ont nn1
Torrance in. Tho next ih!n- and they would b.
Quarrcilng among themselves, md then stock wopti
be thrown on Tho market until It wuntd not ,s
wur.h 10. l hare secured tho Cana1a Southern, ro
that nobody can in}nte the road"
This and tho prcv1onh teBtlEnny created a ten.
satton. William II. Vanderbilt and ht@ gf,cnda
smiled comp1accntly, and Tho Other lids was co,ss.
spondlng1y depressed Tic witness eontjnnra,
''nnrtng hin last illness tho Commodore transact.
cd business daily. Ny opinion II that, ,IurtnY tho
cntsre period Of my acquaintance with the Cosa.
modofc.
nIs MENTAL. CONDITION WAS ENTIRELY soryp,
! have mover known mnn who had more Found.
ness Of mind. dnn't think that In tho midst o,
his most intense saIcsingE, there was any ucca.
sion when Ao was out Of bis mind"
A question ~ 10 whether CornclIns !, va
afflicted With any dlaeaae In hi. carly toyl,o VA,
objected to on tho PFuund that tho defense hsd
no authority At that ttme 10 10 into TINT
gentlcman's hlstosy. Mr.cl4nton said lo proposed
to show TINT the will was drawn nn III accordance
with decision arrived at hefosa tho time Cornelius
J. became of agc. Counsel Ind apsfad before thu
world an opening speech such NJ had never been
heard in court Of Justice. and ho l,oE,ed ncse,
would he heard ngafn. 1twas ffeao OF the gso.eat
slandtra.
Mr. Lord lnterrupttng}-connscl will hsve IN
opportunty to sam up. and then / will answcs
lin.
Str. Clnton--It 10 with m III grace that counsel
secka to prevent us ffDm proving thcre nothing
In his charges.
SURROGATE CalYtn-1 don't psoposc to pass an tas
opening. Far that counsel! IS responsible. This.
not testimony and the batter way will ba for ns 10
omit rcbutnl until testimony is given. lii That way