The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-13

ilyin manner that IL becoming to your Grandchdrcn
VII why dtin he RI me ihi. & &nciore he ecs and
have forgotten his nsmc'' said that didn't know his
You understand the reson- why be should help William
Snro Ou, Of MS d'c9S le Inia !, he had borrowed ,s
%2rsgS % n', psSe 10 sGa, m sns%eal woHldn!
repre- cnied 70 him that william could moi possibly i've
on s farm and bear It's expn-e aud keen his family on
;end Nm 70 mcIfpsy iis debts you ,h"t cash, to,
6n q me and @ ; @ " him sna ws", ,s to wilis
tli him the conyersg,icn had had with his father
did he give you any reason why he did not 20 hims
ds I'D So msS nS sd % sS ~ sS. "S@sS him b. s, , b.
had gone to see him, and they ccessfuL
MIR. Clinton rose in rebellion against the word
impression. and the witness was required 10 re-
state tho fact as his positive recollection.
you rcmsmSsrs WIN
sanIe6ra When some mutual isnd sS'i'S' now S desa 5
Vas present. NY wife, and myself went to Mr.
way to Saratoga We We calcd di""S on HIN siS
wen, in Mr. william III Il bsvSse M' wss tner s e ~wTs wn.
am oId ,ryni .i ihs Comm moiore..-s man Ihath had
bad had cSea;'Sn 70 esil On me Al ,elcc and Gsd
IN Mr. vanderbts room Da,idee said in perhaps com
nnnSnnii way onrmnelor. You have some nice
and hear about his daughter" YES" The COMM, n'
SsSf Ss eGSsn .cr hut %y sye VIE .a "G
viny tney re your srandchillIen Yes hut they're not
Nandcfbilis" twice. us recollcetit
The witness could not remember having ever
ma any conversation with the Commodore
about the National University. about founding
nsncp the foSs yIns or Sbon
his will. His lack of memory on the latter point
seemed to dsappoint MI. Lord. who repeated
ex;JIdgo Comstock exclaimed triumphantiy,
lie has already told you three times that he
de.sn T. That end u the direct examination.
MI. Clinton condu ted the Observation-Disclosures
in manner which was highly successful in
awaiting the aniagonsm of tho witness. but
NJ
IN ondeaving To compel tho witness 10 ilN the
date Of his going for VIM. II to the Commodore.
membrane, Of the date of Williams marriage (;
When william, with his wife. boarded al his
uIh2rnesl house; whether William paid GIG "A
week board there; when William went to Staten
Island 70 live; whether William used to board
III Ncw York hotels with his family during the
winters &C. the object Of all being to show that
his memory was 50 unreliable and defective
that II could not he accepted a. good for the
evidence he had givon. The witness rsyoltnd
sllrltedly against what he regarded as an IN
SUIT on the pnrt Of the cfoss-examiner in re-
mlnding him Of his oqth said he knew his posi-.
iidn propose TO stand any grutultous insults
Alr. Clinton responded loitily that his feeling in
the premises was fully understood, and no OK
hinitgn oi II was wanted here.
Mr. ord attempted a defence OF the witness.
ana hlr clinton, with sncering sarcasm. pro-
Iysscu ms Willingness 10 delay proceedings to
any extent necessary To listen To Mr.. Lords dis
s"rtatiuns II he desired to continue thon Tho
witness said that he could take care OF himself
and then Surrogate Calvin came To- the front
with vigorous rehuke of the with IS for pre-
suming to think that he could io nnyfhin', NJ
the KIND. and Informed him that lie WAS oi the
stand precisely ~ any other witness would be-.
anu would have 10 submit. as any other would.
10 Cross examination. The witness tried 10 talk
back la him. but could not make his voice hrnrl
Above me noise pt the Surrogate'- gavel and 50
re,,aapsrri into lul,i suhmiss on for time.
MI. Ihornn said that he did not know what
William III. Vanderbilt was worth in 1853 hut
Iid not thlnk he was then worth slJo.Wr. He
could not remember whether his visit to the
commodore Mt Williams request was made two
years after " lliiam : taking his family to Eu-
rope N thc North Star. which WAS in lsj} or
not. | pom hearing tho name Of Weed, he re-
memDercd 1t as that Of the person to whom
william mortgagcd his farm
Inc rest oi the crOss-eXamination was unim-
porant
The case was thcn adjourned over to Friday
lith inst. at III A. NJ.