New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-08
TIE PROCEEDINGS.

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Tho Surrogate's Court was crowded to eX-
cess Yesterday when the Vanderbilt viii contest was re-
smed The counsel for the contestants were tardy III
their oppcarance and It half past eleven when MI
Clinton continued the crOsscXaminatloh OF III pVuon
bauer The witness testified that IN his OPINION 'om'
modore Vanderbilt capable OF conducting any DUST
no. esrecally that which lac had bccn accustomed
He said that nj times during his last Illness MT Nahde'
bin was easily irrated and he had often iound MN III
"A very depressed state OF mind
DE- Bodcnhamor then described the Commodore u'-
easea and stated that Brghts disease oi tho hu cSs
WAS very painful Mr.. Lord asked II complication o
diseases such az Mr. Vanderbilt suffered from ud not
tend to produce insanity. Objection was MADE 10 tue
question. and after n long argument ne queS-
;ion was excluded BY Surrogate CALVIN some
further questions OF the import re also eNclu'ed
Questions were thea asked In regard To the heei OF TIC
Conmodor, in cairy,yanc and tho witness ans"efel
n tho affirmative; but the surrogate cEcluded thr qne'
on A. ne did not think this WAS an evidence OF INSANITY
Tho vitue.s said that the Commodore might perhaps, be
tIuonced in some things but his experience had been
that he was very stubborn man, not likely to have
his own opinion changed 10y anybody. lie then
detail d conversation with Commodore Vanderbilt
relative TO tho lattcrs enlarged prostate gland The
Commodore had asked him the ~ this. and he had
answered that inr authorizes 'HbN''e u IlInt pe
due either structure, gOnuThWl horse buck rdlhg or
excessive sexual intercourse lie drcA'd ~ give a me
conversations 3d. ~ was private CONS ,iI'h prt" ch
patient and physician. ir Lord said THAI he might
m1ny that mi shi serve tO degrade TIE dead man.
the foiIowimr gitncs.es Mrs Thorn Daniel DrcR, Mrs
william NJ Parks. ltcgry Allen. Dr N'y and arthur
vas taken auj OIL c. william X rdorn wa. raed
AMI De W sent Gu attachment Waa made o".
Wayerlypiacc . "maguetic healer" then testified. She
was called 20 attend Commodore Vanderbilt during bis
last Illness Her memory was some" aa detective rs %
d1a pa dir'as TIE lao",9' or 4 ~ r. ana and. Jnag
ie'u SIZE Wa I'giehi, ~ h2 D.-'I I t " p
Elliot DR. Lug, ana others. Her attention was clic
80 three particular nights when she WIS alone "'h the
Commodore. except tn,t au sish servant S |a. n an
adjoining room 10 be ready when ca'leL Hr often r5"
yc!sd Hith Der, AMI on ie sec M go 'er hi-ht De- "a,
e ID ciWIyoyIc aui sad tndt ne hal been treated 10y
ST. ,Iuron o6 .a:rd t. tine admission OF testimony
annu ar. Vanderbilt, beliefs, on iHa ground HEu ID
e,"ifr ft@ C',nmod,ir mig . nave believed Iu Re
publican form of government 90 iu IN utrD 1ocrt'.
form: or hc "a gi have ned certain m,''physcai the
one OF views On other subjects tiiry would not d.
evidences o insanity because DINER i.h 'i MOI age
wh Inn. The court could not hc made place 10 try
different schnols of medicine nor could 20 decide Wh'hcr
toe b-liei go cdryOyanco WAS i"uon en- not II W.T.
ucs-cs were eXanln II Z" prove ihHt vas m ctt"h'"H'
i..c Az equal uu,nbeT could ir tonnd io Prove % "is
ccr.c one. ne ihoisH' tht coHt should not %. ised'o
advertise t@hyoyanis or Gin sttoo'' Oh moo 'hr.
Mr Lord dcci"ced tLai ciartoyanis claimed 'ip-f-
natural power u va tnt intention 10 show t"at 10.
C'nnudure believed lu tHhf@ n'i ordirArl "tI,pol
and ia1J.ln2 un cg 30 dc4uSi"n. surrogate GAVIN
counsel $50 =" -'."F o o." ii" "'iI ~ F"'
Ocusiou. the rir iught be uourued for thc next SIX
months, uo decision w"ulI b. reached.
EN-IIlro Cln,ucS said for the ucfuc" dat if Com
inuluie Nadrr,lrs association vita curiuydn hau
Io prove tlat would bs necessary lo range t''r vide
religion. ANY number of phy.icans Of thr o.d school
wouI .tetify last homeopathy wa, very nearly an il
mil and i,l lnr,,ors werr ial- ,ss 10 I,I,v
when tn.r. was eH'e al usOuu lhess 0f mind IN
tac common affairs Of maptlHd
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