The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-22
CORNELIUS j. OVERHAULED.
THE LAWYERS GETTING At HIS DEAL
INGS WITH GAMBLERS.
His indebtedness TO Horace Greeley The
uospitaiities Of his uouse Extended to
Public Mes-Iris Wifo's Jexeiry Pa,yned

Ills Indebtedness TO Horace Greeley The
uospitaiities of his House Extended to
Public Mea-Iris wires Jeweiry Pa.vned
Mrs. Jennie Danforth having been exam
incd briefly. yesterday. Cornelius J. Wander
bits cross-examination was continued from
pencilled notes that had been handed to Mr.
Clinton by Mr.. William II. Vanderbilt. The
witness testified that he had nm cpilcptic attack
when he was only years Of age and had had
ike attacks subsequently down to the present
time; that Dr. Swazcy is his medical adviser I;
that Mr.. Terry has been with him constantly
since the death Of his wife in 1872 that the wit
ness has not promised him any part of what he
may gain by the pending litigation: that the
witness does not know that Dr. Swazey has
twelve or fifteen detectives at work getting owl
dence 10 be used in this case; and tina. Dr.
Linsly never told witness that the Commodore
said that Cornelius jeremiah would have to go
to state prison on Il criminal charge II he was
not insane.
Ex-Judgc Black did not appear during the
day. II being understood that tho cross exam
ination of Cornelius j. Vanderbilt should be
continued through until the close. the judge
went TO PHILADELPHIA.
After recess. Cornelius testified that he knew
nothing about forged notes. bearing his faith
- - name. having been discounted 10y the Bank
Of the state Of New York. and that the only per-
son who ever accused him OF forging his
fathers name was the witnesses brother Will
liam H.. when he was trying o gct the witness
into an asylum for the insane. The witness
continued, q number Of letters having been
shown ana identified meantime:
The letter saving that going to at once nlc my 20.
mon IN nankr@lig do,s not prove mat did 50 lido
mal Vanderbilt Moihcr told me tHSi my nSins was g
NH'ietmli; " my father that It Cornelius Jcrc.
md tkt.ll A
authoriic. on no'h sid,s lnd dd not En"w which was
m,scit v4mieriilt ir than Cornelius ] vsndcr6ilt
inn' ,oei tls 'nii now rcndig asiins my brother
dcrtut. Know that am - designated in my fathers
that name Tie ci,il suits Ssainst me bnse i nsr
tc name Of Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr did not make a
E1'99f' OF mourning debts under the name C Wander
Mr. Lord objected to all this line Of examina-
ton ~ immaterial.
Mr. Clinton said TINT he proposed to show
that the witness knowingly used the name g.
Vanderbilt. Jr., TO east the odium of his i'm
the son OF William H., who was thereby even
put in danger OF arrest that this witness used
Whatever name could suhservr his purposes
best and that theae and other practices on his
hhar, we ere, So wei known 70 Commod9re Van
d"fhlu that he mover would have left him any
greater hoquost than he has in his will
The witness continued:
don't KNOW that Cornelius Vanderbilt tho son ~ vii
irat.d o, ne know that lac la. adoftsd and falsely
treasurer q ~ iarc'" Rairosd Canpan ANY "f
wn,. m, lailsr vas President nnd Nat hc .i.ncd HIM
so ssnei never contracted dchts unici The nt,uc "
iaaGap pf.c,,, 1 "dgS imus under SpS ne nam, @
w i SroSs6 e5 s gwcs ,s s2'@ may men
fsl n, s - a. .9 -. Soc 500 ant ant en- m
ruic, h. m of 81 r ,ct Iiaral 40, ,' 81, 'ins
toi.. iui'h'lfncss was somewhere about s,ANcO Mr.
.nui49 rad ihc a.-rcglte a. 80 - 90 The
III w id you incur SD large an amount Of INDEBTED
nes. &c. Nr Greeley ,-iwasiu m habit % entertain
th' country and ny cSreusc. were very arsc inu-nc,
Wa - ',d 90 nr 60 sustain the honor u M, fai.
4ssfrqs % ,,s name Ternca. jeremiah or
T'sh wa, Ia, ai,9 my gMn m.n'sincd Tie honor u i IN
me- e enais ne l. DO -. a lie had tod ny islher 2 In
weaa r. rsser r'r' q, ~ i9e6,esass
:. % ""',' "si' ,.,o .anhr1y was uan
az ac ,nc s.a ,n NV ny 70 nay n, Lost si
ssamtis win .gp lime, borrowed money, aud
az Wat liaNs card don't know lou't cali him a
~ during my iaihrrs as Illness. have si'cn ts.sn.
Isl n, i'm I'd, ins1ts gSar h rSao r., ny s. IN
a @ AZ & ps iha, an f.,ne , 'iTses
~ W t J, .al n- l'l- llaf' le'n f'f r SON. gfit
V..1si--t A.,c -amiacdn a. pf'y, nave fot bona
NI'' An' sin'. NHs ~ resr- oH fh'a. nave
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'H.i ..t,f 90 ls7i-. sni d.f fot kna,, hi,n ki,n
rl. any lIlst''i 90 street. probably twrnfv unc. psl
an,''sr ponoi udnk u.ed Z" .o mo M. ,,n ", oi
M4' ~ lMm- bon't remember an, such occurrence
About how much "a Won u.o to putup' Al aont
ing whst yYn mean a. Won can. NO doubt You seem
. -Inasc lcarned good Zeal aDou,it in hun,ns no
Som All iinay have rssed 81 or siSe u" al 0'''
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