Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1877-11-29

the son, would rule thereafter. ID lS
father, he said, was bound to be
ruled by woman, either the gov
crhess or another woman, and he,
the son; was determined to govern
that woman. When the mother
was released from the asylum by
the officers of it William Ii. Van
lierbilt joined with his father in de-
manding that she live in al her
house. He obtained tho entire
control. i. of his father by these
methods; he lost all sense of just c
and honor, and he made use Of the
,Cornmodsre's susceptibility to false.
hoods. His conduct toward his
brotherfwas always harsh and nm
Just, and was of late years worse
than that. The contestant proposed,
Mr.. Lord said, to prove all these as
sertions, and also to prove that after
his second Hlarrige the Commodore.
who had before been very harsh to-
his younger son, thought better OF
him, and talked about giving him a
large sum of money TO set him up
in business.
Then Mr.. Lord created another
surprise in the court room by telling
a story of a conspiracy. William
FL. Vanderbilt had been credited
with employing detective to dog
lis brothers footsteps. The de-
tectivc, Mr.. Lord said; was brought
from another. State; and had never
seen Cornelius. 1t was asserted by
William IL. Vanderbilt that Cornc>
Illus was trying to impose upon his
father by pretended conv ersion,
and that it was desired to prove
that he was still following his old
coul ses. The agent of VIM. II.
Vanderbilt and the detective met in
the Fifth Avenue Hotel on the
18th of October, 1874. The agent
falsely stated that Cornelius j.
, Vanderbilt was in the habit OF
coming into the Fifth Avenue
Hotel every evening. Suddenly.
with an assumed air of surprise, as
+ man came walking up the corri
dor, he exclaimed "Therc he is
now !" That man was dogged fol
some months in low places. il
would appear that he was one o
) the conspirators, SAID Mr.. Lord. II
the man understood that he wa:
being followed as Cornelius j
: Vanderbilt, then the conspiracy
was complete. Here Mr. Lord as
y sumed very mysterious aspect
, impressing the spectators, many o
whom glanced about them, hal
!, expecting to see the unknown mar
arise from one of the seats and pro
claim his identity. Little interest
however, was manifested in the
small group of which Mr.. William
, IL. Vanderbilt was the central per
. sonagc. The great railroad Presi
dent continued to recline easily ir
his chair, and the slight smile whicl
sometimes fitted across his face
was not even expressive of con
: tempt, but rather appeared to indi.
cate that he was just a trific amused
:, by the fervcnt remarks of the lega
= gentleman who was d,.faming hi;
: character. Mr.. Lord lowered his
q manuscript and looked sometime.
at the Surrogate, and a: Others
:, directly and almost fiercely at tho
:. proponcnt and his counsel, spoke
. for few moments extemporane
:. ously. He knew pretty well wha
= the answer of the other eide wonlo
), be to this charge of conspiracy, h,
: said, but he asked why was not :
4 detective hired who knew Corneliu
. Vanderbilt. Why did they go t.
another State for a detective, an,
: take measures 10 get one who di,
not know him. elf that detective,
:, exclaimed Mr. Lord, "played trai
tor to both sides he'll hardly dar'
= to hold his head up in any cour
this side of the day OF Judgment.
9 The stories of the doings OF th'
: : man whom the detective doggeo
greatly angered the Commodore
:, who at one time went So far as t.
wish that Cornelius had never beer
: born. After the death Of the Com
. modorc, Mr.. Lord, continued, th'
detective saw Cornelius j. Wander
bilt for the first tire, and saw tia
: he had followed tho wrong man
= he made bis discovery known to hi
: chief, who told Mr.. Cornelius j
= Vanderbilt. Mr.. Lord went on t,
= say that the second marriage of th
Commodore was opposed by all tt
. family, except William 81. Wander
- bilt, who had complete contro
= over the second wife. During tn
= Commodore's dying days she wa
. . at his bedside constantly. The cvi
. dence would disclose that the pro
4 ponent had, during his father
H st illness. engaged and fed celebrate
~ physicians and lawyers, to be usct
g when needed, to testify to the SAINT
!. of the testatOr and the validity {
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