New-York tribune., 1877-12-20

COENLLlUS j. NANuEBBlII'S CAREER
A uIr co. AUTOBIOGRAPHY Is Tuf Will ooNIr.r.
Scott Lord. for the contestants Of the Van
I1UIt viii. yesterday offered to introduce additional
testimony af 90 tommadaIc Vanderbilt hci.fu clryo!
nure by clI'iue Narv Van Wtek. assistant Co Mrs
Tufts. Tho Surrogate. however excluded % on The
ground that % came under h,s former ruling a' @ such
ty.d,ura.
Argument was then begun on the question Of admit
rur cvidcue in regard Go t1. conduct Of Comeiu, T.
Vlnfctt.t f0r some months previous Co tie tmr ui.
fath,I's w WIS .1aje %, Commodore feeling tow 'rl
him aut Co., causes which pDdlcod the sudden chang
in ls .eal.ar'- ST. Lid stated that De- expected o.
prove t-at D...c.lsJ p v5s at tis tine m.r OF uucx
c,piiousre larl.s; t..t vi'la two molths o. the
date of tbe Uu hc on 'lly terms With Do, faiher
and mat the latter hai sad tbat Cornelius ucsd have no
anxiety for s future Next hc intended 90 snow cou
s2racy. ius;iga .ed 10y William a. Vanderbilt 10y which
rnal " as induced 90 !r.OuJte Cornelius; that dctec
tive was employed 10 shadow this double aud report
bis doines 90 The Commodore that the detective re-
ported % the Commodore that he had seen Cornelius in
dul-ug u TIE most criminal vices and that upon such
representations the Commodore changed his mind, and
left tic buik Of his property 20 his eldest s0n.'
judge ComstocE, in obiecing to the introduction of
tins testimony. held that Cornelius had agreed the
probate ~ The w and hence not contestant now.
Mogcoye 80 did not appear nor coud the contestants
counsel make u appear, that Mrs LaEaus share
any way affected by the Commodore's feeling toward
Co~reIus He also maintained that even though fraud
should be proved with regard 20 particular part OF this
ur T0rf argued nat should 10 proved that this will
was made under such influence as be had alleged and
that the tcsa'or had regarded hs son fayodby prior 10
TIC BRINGING 90 bear Of such Influence then the entire
J1age Igark smoke briefly 70 the sauie effect He re-
pcated MS remark made before the Electoral Commission
tb1t "ir ud yiuatcs cycything' and thd that the
fact that Cornelius Vanderbilt had consented
20 20 ,bataver Tat he had for VEN the fraud
fIit tftfu AZ eT
thc Surrogate satisfied that tins influence eXerted
will would become void
Tle surrogate then delivered an elaborate opinion
tanning the POSITIONS taken by the contestants counsel
and deciding that the testimony should be admitted
After ress, Mr. Lord recalled Cornelius j. Vanderbilt
whose examination occupied the remainder % the day
and IL s unfinished. He testified that In October and
November 1874 he was temperate IN all s haOiis anG
fame. Hencycr bought lottery ticket IN his hfe. lie
seldom his father after this une. ana sa" him only
once after he was taken sick the last TIME, thonXh
he Vas Al the house every day three months
lie was refused admttAnce 20 the sick-room by Mrs
and Mrs. Vanderbilt
The WINES was then H. while returning from his
fshcrs funeral and before the opening OF tue WILL he
held any conversation VIA Nllii'm ~ NaudeIohl ia re-
gard tie provisions OF tie vi" Ihis woS objected TO-
after listening 70 authorities from both SIDES the
Eurrogstc reserved his decision.
Mr CLINTON then began his crossexsmiuation, Nr.
bo witnesses fu name Cornelius jeremiah Wander
BIZ he had IN the habit Of doing all MS business
updcr the name Of Cornelius Vanderbilt ir He had
been an inmate Of Insane asylum three unes-'Wce
voluntarily; the FIRST time when he was nineteen or
icct He was about twenty-four when he went
there again. lie was IN washington lusi
iror 10 bs fret incarceration. There he was arrested
ior getting money draft upon his father, wnich was
not paid. he did not know whether mo process "a1 @
civil OF criminal His father came TO Washington aud
brought min home, and they went Immediately 70 TIE
BioOmngdale Asylum IhlS measure "e' ho' .asen ~ 10 70
save him the consequences Of his conduct IN wash
iugtOn. He dld not know whether ne WEs Lbcn 10
the asylum tho last time on y Doctors oeTtlncdte
on not He bad been several times IA business once
with W +. Miller Co.. leather dealers, IN GOldst lie
remained there several months, receiving small rald}
and finally left Of his accord After MS marriage nc
carried the farm in Connecticut which was gwen u
his Wifo By the Commodore. Aiterward he was clei
10 e ~ rVice IN tbs city under Collector Joshua
Bailey. He supposed he had been arrested three OF
four times on ciy process perhaps ave. He thought ne
owed Horace Greoley's estate about $4,000 HIS debt'
amounted about 10000 In addition 10 this amount
The witness was then examined by Mr. Clinton At some
length ia regard 10 his dealings with Lacharia r. siin
nous the lottery and policy man, hut nothing OF Import
me vas elected except the witness owed smInons
alAIge sum VI money. He WA then questioned a. u