The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-05
TIE FIGHT FOR MIL LIONS.
<ufJI rORrrRLS ENDrRr
DlING 'ONNODOT ~ ~ f"H

p.., 1....ht.r ,f CON counsel for Mrs. l.,
o,n;,-iaut 81 hi, vii modorr Vanderbilt and
,,,.,, YESTERDAY was detained in wash
"a ve. a(llic, I'D his associate. Mr.. Scott
,.,.-4,. fhcc,. 4 with II cold. Among the
Oh ,e,h w. art room was cX-Gov. Hoffman.
n ra h-t,i aDdorbt. brother Of the CONF
,.I.t. ed with open mouth and eager
,sA..ro, umony. especially that descriptive
, M -mprtrm condition Of his brothers
: Nm ssr- Clinton and Comstock. counsel
4, ,i.- II Vanderbilt. pursued new line Of
49,, They objected strcnuously and deter
u, dly 10 all testimony Of whatsoever natr.rc
a, .ui.y claimed 10 be- irrelevant to the ..nsc
, II relieved each other in argument in s.uppurt
A their objections. Scott Lord bore ,hn Lruut
Of battle alone. H. was II. bitter nnI aggressive
n eyer in hi- style VI argument. lie held n roll
o. legal cap in his hand AMI shook it norccly
within a few inches II We H. yandcrbilts
No.. while la, Dyes seemed to fash defiance ut
D. railroad king. William II. looked Lord
Straight and steadily IN the eye. and his lips
vorc. quiet indfr' rent smilc
pr Jared Linsly was recalled to the chair by
NJ Clinton. who asked Was there any disco
uouut the head or brain at the post morte,n ?
A. None wha.evcr.
-pur 70 commoicfc's la. Illness and while YOU
a",g 9,Dn ' I'D , h,' ,arsn ogs Inn
49, 'snl'ei k,ior, any one was sintcd either
-ri sid MAJ he woul sec them What cour4i va.
AIi1' ..mc in ani Is GENERAL inin- he
- : ~ ts7o,otn' al q 80 a. YOU visit NE Com.
~ iie tl no "i.n' tt at that lcriod that required
.. ger' dunn se.4 be- Gl not c quiz,
,et 10Y mo II w.. igr rnl torg. ,.,......,.,.,.,
liz never told me that he hail
, sS ate, g s,, linn. n .o gyn eAseg WIN Il y9a
y hisih'i ning.s' Mrs Allen Ms La Bau, Mr.,
AL len d. "N tH| linz.
d ny ihe early rMt-in June i-7-oi hi. lat Hines,
do@t Know what ocarrd ere' 'ii . al i' N pn
Tn, bar, any , sl M st Sda were there ,2rr, a,
hihc ,onmodorc alone. va. IN an att oiruus room
tnr WI, Men wH. frequently alone with "a, Gone
STATE au, particular umc' Al cant mention
o- i,an lioi t.e conversation u,at he dcla,d to
G Won ms@,,n any line M, Mr.: La Eaa alone
s'ts' & j a,H particular umc. have seen hrr alone
4, ,,i,r iar, u the con'modore'- Hne.. W Wiinam
'-i0i'lli n-hi my, .." into tlc room without i-
.''rcoiN, r-'i VITA the Commodore unless the ,omno
ni have ~, aces. to the house when he cho-e' A.
csg9 ,.iS,g, , any a. ams .Ga william ya9
800 e'''9 di }oq ,. zee wm 4 ysnasr.h merc'
bvNr e. nmnl-l q 49,. ;.it me commoidr' related
-1'i ta. Ae tod Nj. Alan rtl wncu 'ic ,.od her
HmIut D. m NV Yors Central .tock bnf since .hc
iion'. aft Ull invested the nen,! 90 anutlnr
,n. ,1'r ni,u 90 -,l th,m. | understood i'nti:
v--sn vl.o Tn u Vanderbilt wa. absent during
..,.r. AKA 1u' ,'''''' ''' was '''' away longer
o. L.w.- 4. ,St.n.psop rocall,d BY Mr.. Gin
Tn. testified that the head and brain of tn.
Commodore wrr. not dis-cctcd at the post NOR
tm u ~ util'i tho following paper;
E.a Niinn,t,,.nef the body OF the late COR
ta Dnn.ht, ,au. iea,h was localized rcn
fa.f.t sos. .out ;hc Size oi "a .il,,rqaarier ~
.. ." ~, Of .ia, : c ant ,r. ing
.a, f ue r,o,i ,aii,,. OF caii wags Chronic anse.
t.nn lc t,ciuu which lad ,Nisi,i Tor sumc months.
sc H's na,n, ao, :, aa ear raI H1c
Ia. Lll .reaii, undermine M heal'h
I E.si. T. + s, s;l5 s.SGTi y ND
T. Or Jared lin'ly. present.
Mr. Lord offered in evidence the official
r"pnl OF Commodore VanderJilt's death. Mr..
Clinton slid that he cared nothing alta; the
Iu,r. hut intended To- object 20 al irrelevant
t-'iuNny. The SurruEat' pS iuded il.
frtlt, u, Buck. a br lat. Young physician.
Sal That ur had boon .u pii,';ic" hot two years
W pres ~ al ~" autopsy oi Commodore Nun-
ron -hotr and too. notes from his own Ou.af-
v'Nn n,.I III" dict.diou of others. Ii had
~fr Iori-Stlis what you saw AT the autopsy?
Mr.. Clinton objected to the question. ~ -ald
rat at tho tine that evidence ia regard 20 the
autopsy WAS first introduced. tn counsel for the
Proponents wore not aware Of how Tar the dis
lion of the body mad gone. They supposed
ltui li' i'Nu Nlifl IlstiN iiit'l bf'l lhtis
ini that iatS might be therefore eluridatei
ring upon the question ot sanity. and they
lel NJ doubt that su n facts would uumistuk-
h'v point To the vigorous mental health 81 tie
DECEASED during lie Tn"rclOrc thoy dad not
o'eI i had been shown, however. that
t. bend and the brain had not been
-s"ot"d. and all ms evidence about
IT, autopsy WAS therefore Irrelevant and in
cNHp-t-nt Could anything be more absurd
tan such evidence as bearing upon the qu,s-
ton of insanity ami undue lntiu"nceY Here
vs. Is man moro extensively engaged in bust
I d tIfl al
arriuy sur'esSinl in the requirement Of
N'ath AMI the management Of his vast ain.irs
u superior in strength Of intellect to all tut
i'w and equal 10 any that ever lived. And II
Vas attempted TO prove that he was insane when
J. executed his Will by establishing the condi-
I"h "i ~ lhtesiincs Two years hit,r me VIII
W. exc .ut"d-to show that his mind had been
W nnt by proving that his bladdcra and rcctum
Mr. Lord Whom the facts are all in we will
tho~ ihni while he mad the power 10 acquire
Nwfh J. hWl not the testan"ntary capacity ~
VA -iui u. W. claim that he lahOred under a
d aston which affected in n great degree the
.u"l- ~ his tostamc ntary bounty; next, that
D. lntSr"d under undue influence, his mind
tlu% 300 operated upon 10y another that the t,s
lau. unry disposition was not his own. We
Tt".l." tl show thut for many years CommO-
core Vanderbilt had suffered under severe
~ lWh.n chronic disorders; that two. or
i"", Nr tour. or five years before he made
ii- WA ne had these chronic Disorders; that
,' suffered very Fr"nt anguish III regard
fr"n"r We PROPOSE 10 show hy books.
~ 'AinTs. hy common sons" that these long
n''1 sHl WAT me nfnu : me scat ~
!h'n".L l'ut other parts II the body are ia
S,S3nt"g".on %nA NJ nnn; their ,sglf.rines
!. We ID" h"l ri"re" general insanity. We
tN.' 'show that hy tii"rlf"'t OF these pain
~ Co.,. h--f iiilnu"h Il .-"rlcrs M" mind was
.A'u'b and moro easily brought under
" llu 'n" than would have been
i ra@l- axs.5i ' IN tas S Snf e Of the
.''' 'numodurr. A man might be made
~ .hr .t euf4r.tlnG his loot to terrible puin,
"a NIAs llt ia 4 lt