, 1877-12-22
VANDEltl}lL'I'.
Continuation Of the Proceeding to
Break Down the Great Viii.
Tho Scapcgrace Cornelius Cross-
Examined All Day.
He frequently Turns the Prescribed
Laugh Against His Enemies.
The Slttrsr oE the Hast Susttssfal Snap In ths
Sfasid SniGs at Gambling.

l9e hLetgtf M t1t A0st h1sftS&f0l snap ID Inc
1fasid SniGs at Gambling.
sn<cfas I'isnasch 10 Tht c1fc1ao TRIBUNE.
New YonK, Der. 2l.-The erosscxarnlnatlon
of Cornelius j. Vanderbilt MAS continued tu-
day. Thc laughter, which Inns bccn markcrl
feature Of tho contest, mas somewhat checked
by tic threat Ut tic Surrogate to clear The
court II II we're repeated. The inare interesting
portions Of tho testimony, which Was largely
concerning tho nsSaum experiences of itc wit
.ess, and his assumption Of Cornelius, Jr., ere
given. liz said sfr. Terry was his constant al
icn,lant, but vas Aucs purely from personal
friendship, aud had received ITO compensation
from lin or ANYBODY else, 50 far AS he knew.
Q.-~tiavc you promised to aid him out Of thc
results ot;tAis proceeding II II should terminate
layolablyl
Al made no promise whatever. II waH
All. LEFT TO Ut sKH.E or irsricE.
Q.-Whcn you hare aeon witnesses, to ask
t!,cn, to come here, has Mr. Terry bccn With
youi
Al cannot remember.
DR.. swazcy, tic witucss said. latl been A.
tending him constantly for lA health.
Q.-IIas Dr. Swazey always beou with you on
such oer.lsiuusf
A.-No.
Q.-llu* he generally been with yon.
A.-lic tns not been with me when I have
seen witnesses, as 4 general thing. lie has de-.
voted tnust of his time to me In tho Tstter u!
my l,ea1il', morc than he l,as 10 tue case. lie
tlrst bccatne acquainted with my s,stcr sonio
scven or eight months aEo-l don't know how.
Q.-llayc you and Dr. swazey
| sEka GAMBLER. oil DETECTIVES IN THIS CAsEi
A.-What do you meant Stock gamblers
[taughcr.
Q.-leayc out stock. gamblers. Hare YOU,
sccu gamblers 10 the ordIuary areeptatton Of the
| tcr,nt
Al cannot say that we have. He may
haye seen detectives ouco when he was ln my
company.
Q.-Do YOU not know that lie has twelve or
fifteen detectives at work for you and your sis.
ter in this litlgattont
Allie has not to my knowledge. don't
think there aro any detectives working undor
ILLS supervision.
The witness said lie hnd not l,ccn told before
going tu tie atylum Ut any forged notcs. tic
went tu the Northampton Luuatc Asylum ua d
| voluntary patient. LIZ did not rccolect having
| written to William II. Vanderbilt nbnl,t sutno
articles that were In pawn befure going to thu
asylum.
Cornelius Jeremiah yandcrbiltt"
~ don't recoilcct," answered the witness.
and the people laughed outright. In spite Of tho
teX a p1sEtemsy ~! rsGetvsa ~.
nrl!us Jeremiah Vanderbilt. Ir.,, aud lss fatncr
told him it WAS e. J. Vanderbilt, and, to savo
| trouble, he used tot,l tntiE!trrcntlr.
In commencing suit against his brother for
s1,u000sD fur not tuniestlltg the probate Of thu
will, he called himself Cornelius j. Vanderbilt.
"Wien you incurred indebtedness, NH! tltt
not pay, did you not Gull yourself Cornelius
Vanderbilt, DR., asked counsel.
"isuth," answered thu wft,lcst.
When he Iaye draft on h1a luther at WaA1l-
tngton he wus pretty, certain hc wrote Cornclltls
J. Vanderbilt. lie denied that lle had eycr tu!l
Dr.. 1.tnsfcy that
liz couL1, MAKE LIVING OUT or THE NAME
| OF Cornelius Vanderbilt, Ir.
A1r. Lord obIcctc,! IL the testimony as tnna-
teTial, bit Mr. Cltnton Enhl he proJmscsl tu
slow that witness uscd whichever nainc best
suhtcrYcL llts purpose. aud tlIat, by using. onc
deridIt, Jr., son ot William ii. Vanderbilt. WHO
wus In good credit and sepute. Ms. LoF'l with
nj. Cliatoa-Was not William II. yauderbllt's
AnRxsrEp on \ JUDGMENT OBTAINED AoA1ssr
ALL he was, 1t WINS Is because he signed hi.
Much Of tho further cross-cxamtnation was
directed ttwar.l determining who Wis eut!t1ci
to tho name vi Cornelius Vanderbilt, it,, Will
lam II, vamlerbilt's eldest son, 1t appeared, wus
Treasurer Vi the Ilurlctn IitruaL, un,i signed
chctks III that namu.
When askrll to account fur Ills tho
witness answered: ~ wae III the lIllit III ci-
tertaInIng tic lnost prominent public .nel, tn
tic ro,I'.try. Ny cxp,.rcs were laree, as it was
expected Of lie to sustain my family HATTIE,
which did,
V.-Was not great part Of your Indebtedness
cu1tsrti Ivy your gambling!
A-N1
Q.-Was auy Of It cn,leetl by III
A.-NOr or ANY ACCOUNT ....
merely few thousand tlolIar6. don't think
l,ase 'Ge,'t sio, ,N1 Gy gambling u Ill Wy l,fe:
u0I't think ever lost u uluclI IA 81 CIV At u
tihlss
Q.-How mitch at tlnel ~"
A.-1'e1i dollars, $.,U. Or ESQ.
Q.-Nhat WIS the highest amount!
Attic 1ut3le Weru ~ small TINT kent no
acru,.nt.
Tile witness was examined specifically as to the
times nt which h. hnl1 Kalnlioi an llIc pers0us
with whom lie had Rnnhc.l hut hts recollection
wa. not dl.tlne., IL SAID TINT, txo or three
times w,llt! tho year preceding Ills father's
AssIoNEp HE MONTHLY ALLOWANCE
to person named john Daley, trHI whum he
hatl borrowed h,n,c nnney. and wlowas alleged
to BIZ q professional gambler.
When asked II hu had not pawtle,l his wife'a
{cwcl~ 10 ottail mctley, hc answered; ~ don't
knew that did tor that pusposc,'t
tic was ulso uncertain u IL having taken
gold rtlp fTanl llls hrother.ttl-law au pawnc. 1t
Lor the same purpose, hut did not think he had.
The occurrence, II II had happened, took 1hars
when llv MIS- only II years Ut agc, anl waa
sturY OF DR.. Liusley.
...-.. FINALLY,
he WA questioned 4. to lts indebtedness to hts
olllpaniun, hut Thought he wuulA bc Violating
confidence by entering Into tho suuItrt.
Mr. Clinton with.lrrx h1s question, and the
further hearing of shs caAe was adjourned until
Wednesday next