Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-11-26
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
Special Correspondence.

NEW YORK, Nov. 10, 1877.
If testy old Commodore Vanderbilt,
from his abode above-or below, is per-
mitted to look In upon the scenes of his
life at this juncture, the intensity of his
wrath may be better imagined than de-
scribed. Months after the first troubles
arising from his will were finally settled
to all appearances, the contest breaks
out afresh with redoubled fury; and
there is now progressing in the surro-
gates court in this city such washing
of dirty linen as one would think Mr..
VIM. H. Vanderbilt would have been
glad to avoid even at the expense of the
small fraction of his enormous property,
that was demanded by the contestants
of the will. If any one labors under
the impression that tons of gold and
hundreds upon thousands of shares of
stock form barrier which can keep the
traditional skeleton out of the rich mans
closet, such one should read the news
paper reports of the present trial. Fam
| ily secrets of the most delicate and even
from their hiding places and paraded
before the public gaze to the offense not
only of good taste but of common decen-
cy. There is no regard for reputation,
for family feeling or family pride, but
the Vanderbilt name is allowed by those
that bear it, to be dragged through the
blacklist of miro before the curious gaze
of the whole country, the contestants
seeming entirely reckless of all consider
ations save those connected with the
foibles are rehearsed and traded upon
by his own flesh and blood He is &C.
cused by part of his children of inf
deity as we'll as cruelty to their mother,
whom he is said to have forced into an
insane asylum; while the GOODNESS and
want of natural affection, which we're
unfortunately his well-known character
} istics, are emphasized for purpose and
in manner which are humiliating to
behold. Whatever the result of this
; unfortunate contest may be, the disgrace
of the family is already assured.
An increase in the apprehension which
the mothers of the metropolis have new.
) er ceased to feel for the safety of theil
! little ones since the disappearance o.
l Charlie Ross has been caused within the
last few days by an attempt made il
. Brooklyn to abduct a bright little boy
the child of well-to-do parents. TIT
e promptness of the latter, however, il
: getting the police energetically at work
5 upon the matter resulted in the anony
/ nous return of the boy after a twenty
It four hours absence. 1t is supposed tina
r. the kidnappers. finding the ferries s
}. closely watched as to render it impossi
n BILE for them to leave the city unobsery
e ed, gave up their intended scheme as in
volving too much risk. Mr.. Ross, b
it the way. father Of the new famous Char
ii ley, is said to have used up his entir
Of fortune, amounting to over 100000, i
the search for his son. He has mad
he over three hundred fruitless trips in 70
it lowing out the various supposed clue
le which have been presented to him, an
of insists that he will abandon this hero
n but hopeless quest only with his life. I
ri facilitate the work as well as to gain
ne living for himself in his reduced circun
r. stances he has taken the position of ira
MS cling salesman for a. mercantile house
he this city.
ed The disposition to make respectful
IL swindling unpopular. which showed
ms self in the recent sentence of the forge
on Gilman, seems to be longer lived tn;
nd the ordinary spasm of administering ju
lg- tice which occasionally attacks M
IT. York. This week has actually witnes
The ed the sentence of Robert L. Case, pre-
The ident of the unpleasantly odorous Sec
ms, rity Life Insurance Company, viii
In went to everlasting smash last year. h
o. Case was proved to have signed a
in sworn to. false reports of the condition
to his company and was convicted of p
asst jury. In vain be pleaded ignorance
'ult the contents of the report and stat