, 1877-12-08
VANDERBILT'S WILL,

Frogress OF the Struggle, to Oct \ Fairer
Dlvlaton Of tho Commosfors's Vast lIoaftt.
Apeetos Dtsnafch to 71s Chicago 1fttvus
NEW York, Dec. 7.-Tho Vanderbilt will con.
test was resumed to-day, quaint Dr.. Bodenhan,-
incr continuing hIs Testimony. liz said he uey-
er saw 50 clcas-headcd q ulan under such suffer.
Ing. lie hntl secn tho Commodore under tue
influence Of n1cftoneut, Ho told several Atorios
in Illustration u! this, not fit to print. On ono
ocrasion hc recommended bot cloths n applied
10 tho Commodoro's abdomen. Ur, Linslcy
thought lot application to tho spine would
also bo good. Ho brought In gu1n-clastfc bot
ties for holding hot wutcr, md It was applied
to tho commoloru's sp!ac. ilo didn't notice It
at 6fst, but after wAle It began Ia got very
warm and mako him restiesa lfa reached
around saying, "What'a thla'" and catch
ing tho bottle By the neck threw
1t on tie loof. Tho cork eamo out aud the
water acw about. Mr. Lord tried to make out
that tbs bottla wa aimed at Dr.. LInslcy, but
the witness did not sh!nk 10, although ho ao-
kno~lcdged that that gentleman had vesy
narruw escape Al thst ho won't out Of the
room at ones md d.l not return. Tbs qucstton
as 10 wilcthaE palna such a. Commodore Vandce-
bl!t suffered did not sometimes end in
insanity ~as regarded by the Surrogate ~ tue
ssseAe tV't@S ~ %AV %AsVt Au<& AQ k4btA RHk kuq
question In regard to discasea which the Com
modose had two years after making hls will, Tho
interesting w!tncss WIS plulhp lady, fashloualIy
dressed, who gave her name - Jeunlo ". Dau-
forth, and said khe WAS magnetic healer, Amid
many ohIectlous sha tcstIticl that she was sent
for BY Mrs. Vanderbilt to treat tho Cornn,odorv
naxnctlcally tn 1875, and was tu attcndaucu
throughout that auu tho two following months,
sue Ra& three Nights alone With tue CumMo-
d9re, srrsant gtrl being stationed In tho al.
Commodore .alkri but Little. Tho "s seeonI nd
conversation. liz a.id bs hsi a great u
belief ~ clai1voyancs powcr; that hu had beet,
tsssS tss H. Gsy sf y'st st GSsSn.
aud tle Surrogate sud Il had been dccIdral thas
. Spl!ltual!ai was capable Of making viii, hut
no ,, admltted the evidence professionally. Mr4.
nansoFta 5 ~ sasn re resumed bsr trstlmony, = tol-
With h!s Will 0n thu secui,l nizht no saiI
by was much dst1cssel III m'ad III reference 10
81 WY. ana 10 lsarsd y y was wronx 9f hiaa 70
having hls daughters Kept away from blu. lIe
u.ade that aaI othcr statements that ths Court
inIgat Dbject 70. Mr. tomstock ,nvycd to huyc
!, ths waois stricken OUT, On the ground that
which could not bu loas IN llhE
w4y. After long argument - to tho alyI.a-
billy Of shts sort Of evidence. tho Surrogate
Commodore tal said to tn!s lady that be- lad
been oyer-peEsuadcd by William, who had told
htln ftoflrs about tho oshrr children whic. he
1lteFNar1 discovered u 10 nu.r4c, such dec.
isFasloa would not bs almis44ble, because
# was not given u1lrs oath" Mr,
Lord said he tutenlci TO provo by
the .ituesa that the Commodore asked her i,
put herself ln communication With hts deceased
wiic; That tho Rent tusu tsauce, aud hallese1
saa was ~ In communication; and that, after
reporting to The Commodore that iii Hlip
seemed distressed. ha .ail to her; ~ xnow
wlat 1t Is about. II Il shout 1uy viii. WI
mako apother Tomorrow" Ths court sdipuru-
ed " thlS potat Ill Wednesday next.