New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-22
THE TIADEEBlLr Will CONTEST


DETAILS OF Hr. PHYSICAL HIS. MENTAL MALADIE-
AND PASSION FOR PLAY.
Ia the Vanderbilt VIII case yesterday, Mrs.
Dauf0ri.. who attended Commodore Vanderbilt Iu bic
last sickness Was recalled by llr. Clinton. OF c'gn-
-al for rtc lipr1Ueu aud Cro-s-cXamiucd .n regard
,o Lei ueatu,u. of Peter Reynolds. she thought
that Mr. RatuclGs vts IN Encli-hman. nut
knew te about lm Four years ago bee visited Der for
naracti, treatment i'm Erpace She saw h.m for the
ls, time y,arae1. when lr was under care tor
about Two months This. she testified was several
mo th after jlt death ol the Commodore THIS ltIa-
dietod former statement That Reynolds wa- 10 Europe
at hat um".
Tie -.evaminaton OF Cornelius J. Vanderbilt WIS
then resumed Pos lr clinton. The witness testified that
ns nr. a,la, OF epilepsy occurred n A. seventh year
Hc bad uo other attack until Ac was seventeen years OLD
The la-J severe Gf toos pac, nine yeaIs Since
,lcu Lc had suffered az times from fmunc-ht-.
BE- had deemed 10 prudent lo have an attendant since
tHc death OF bis wife m 1-72. Ilis attendant was 'r
Terry former propr' tor Of the United states Hotel
jlr Terry -mnly acted as personal friend, and wit-
bad not promised nim any part Of the proceeds Of
the SUIT Should 10 be decided foo h.s favor
-fr C.ton jhcn questioned The nitIcs5 N gard 60
,.o ulmrerui detectives with VII u Ae had been 100
consultation. the v.,uc-. coud only rom mD.ronc os
rrl e.l.m ue nad met 40 ths oa. oi I', counsel.
100. witness was tlan ero.--eyam.uoI by Nr Clinton
tlt.c o-tb OF ti-e be spoIt 90 yarou. periods in
l--. hc was taken to thc R10uu-daie Ass iuui where
Hy only rrD. iuei one night pr. Brown told him le
v..uot insane and allowed Liu 20 leave 90 the morn
r-. Hc remembered tAe time of nis arrest from
tu. fact that h- father WIS then dangerously H. 1ir
drr.IIr. admitted January %. l~If; discharged Julf
j.. Is.L. "ucn e"u!ohtrd Win 'Al. lAt t'A,,'
uenhrv. Hc was then boarding. but could nor
DIS place. OF residence. between l-l' and l-1U g.
cent Cherry Valley. where DEE -prut OBJ summer. IT,
also rr Elected mat Lt s'rLi p ,I'I n't ".. W., ~
iu I-4s he stated shat Doe Did moi remember that Dr
snd n Bee were not couh1rl lh tLe h.o''iit'I
I.In %, would -uatI arrest and WpIsrnmcnl lie went
tnctc ~ Dis own accord, and remained % Few mont i-.
The record showed quay ice 80, aal .it 'eDI
20 -tp aud Was disclaI- ed ebr,uy 20, SOD
Arcr jic rrcr~s tIr witness testified tiHi he Ead hp
recollection 90 au' forged note or cAcrAr on Ii- liInt.
discounted af tlt Bank u iht state 40 N,W-lurhi nor
lodge, hF ans ou" except ha Di'lh,r il' Itihrn,I'-
HAVING been Ir Im4t.c a-t iuuu iu northampton Mass
wen, Go LthH'l- conn., IfIl.Ia were ~ 3uu.. a. "l'
frnm %, Witness Sf, md others from nimsei, HI
t,.f b.. MS Ia iIicah ld before DE- wa, go NDrtaami-
ION When 90 ihc former place hc testified thit D."
was boarding a. so.e. NE name i,. oi @niN n
While in 10 lH-d Dc was on wsrse health thu 90 any
would .tI there three years, ~ htcr-''I' I" it'"p
rate. -,... .,,. ,,.,
Jtlff m n. testified That h. father igs.stet On the
taIie Cornelius D.. willie bis mother sIid tiat Do,
I.r.eu ty i5ui name. ana had signed both
il business transactions NEcu wiring io h' alhri. "l
used tu, mIdc otter. ir denied that he had -si4 DE-
A.d SAID that .r could gym o." Ht-Ia. ron
Wen a-a,d % Ho uucw under la. nainc 3, 'ei lu .
I.,..s Dad been ouc.urt against un in l"e 9't...'.
ID % o.. ,ls t.-r-te. u- When heap.iel ~ l"a .i-'
"lnE.TpJ. d.. u 81" over tIc name "l 't". i.'' o.
.., 49, '. '., 80 H.. r-iof ta
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