, 1877-12-15
The Progress Of the 1ll.Starred Attempt
to Demonesize William Il.
Vanderbilt.
All Of tho Testimony Irrelevant,
and Most Of 1t Isc-
jcctcd.
gomo Of the Principal Benafaotions Of the
Commodore, in His Minds
Eye.
Tho sky.Scrnptng Washington honu-
mcnt Of Wind In Central
Park.
Also the Homo for Railway Mon which
He Generously Projected.
HaH The Old noarder rla}td tho Deals Usually
lCsedited 10 Dan't Drew.

sptctnf Dfsndsea IN 7nt Gafed1o 7tt1nnt.
NEW YORK. Dec l3.-lhc Vanderbilt case
called cfo~d 10 the courtroom today sna
tho tcstlmony was OF more than usual interest.
Cornelius eaiaefolls was present 1of tne hfat
time. 1bc Counsel bparreu away, anu were
sharply caught up by tile Surrogate. Mrs.
Jennie a. Dantorth, the magnetic physlctat'
was recalled. Mr' Lord offered TO prove rs
showing thc Commodorc's susceptibility 10 IN.
Bucnec, that during hs last 'll"css' hc wanted
many things which Ills wlie refused 10 giVo
hin. 1t was objected to, but tue surrogate said
come d'scfctlon must oc a!'o"eut anu nc couiu
not suppose the eminent cou"scl "ele Ro'n9 10
play the p!tlsble 1afce ot putting IN evidence
Which tney
AusF RNo" WOULD BE OF NO USE
unless the5 ma soneth'nR moro fuoesant1al
behino H a aucst'o!' asosc 40 W .hc
posal"'''tJ VI nl'enu''N t"s .o"pn.nt
10 aS 10 coup'o s's' 'a"ae'o''t "t's
tint o. Nnl'a"' ~ III tno gnarge VI
e@clen'"x u"a1o "a '.,, , -, o."A .,N, ~ ,"n
tehoeo '"at '"a1 "ouu o.op Wv '4iai 4uo
ou!ios4tc ea1a eou"es. ~ wv ""e ,, ...4e'a"'
tAlh4' ano "t'tt,uptIu .uo 1'os1su'Es .s wv
o.en ", Ho'u ...'... a.a'uta ",.ea.,. o e'".oo .,
aa,plsu =" .s,.,sSa s' ~" e>ss s'..s.;,ss NV
o1"e. VI e'4ae"ee' o s'te"u1a ar,'t,. -, ~
1ah co"aopoHe sAao
ehi!asen' "nescupo. "l1s. 'a"os'pH', h't1i"k
down oos,ac nun % nna ou1t'n9 hes nano upon h's
hca"' sa'a' WY "" h"o" IT. 1I1s'eS eass
u "oula inJusd sou 10 ece soue e1t"Fe'' a'o
lonl9 1o'to" out ms lnstsust'ons a.t III keep'hR
tncm ava! lfom son' 1"e outsuRaso euaecs.-
Gu taa. tlo lass Inas saea eoa1a1 W. ~
fsea " ."o iA.lnt u"t," ,s ~, ~" ~ NV
pont OUT u ~ sa.r ~ nota' aups
pose ~ suonau appsa. ..as A''ao4.5 ~" No
agent 'oe "a"an' A'' Aa' ou'tosaso s"-
s"e1c"'
"1ou HAn BETTER f"osE THAT f'"aE'
Mf. Loro e'a'fnea tna. II. L'os'o5 e"1o ."at
10 as n to % u and
Is the birds of heaven. Tho Surrogate
,fcrf,1c1 tn fecct all declarations of conttttpn
@' =. ~ - ,ho % charartcr m of tho viii. nn1i
- - III, .,c,,.,on nf TIM cn,,drcn. Int tn r..
ccivc anv facts showing influence. Both s!dcs
Tho VII ncs. Then vcnt on-nmtd many obtcc-
.on. nd ,,,,,c, .sr,ttn1.o,,, ~ ,ortions ot hcr
.ons anu nae" ~ "''Na -. , ~ ".'.., ~ ~. ,s,,
sestlmnny-to I'LL IN tno e''aehce oatinea oS
mo,loro frequently EXPRESSED dtsta,tc Of his
foo1 md mct,tc1nca. and. nm ono occaston.
'ov. o"., WI" -. ' .,n.S "H, ,,,a,l,".. ,,,,t ~
sa'lca 1oT Hnoso o'anhets' out "'a
wishes were not complied with Always
~ IN t,,a ,,,,er,Icn. nj thu nhvs,tinn. Air. Lord
toenn 49, tno,,,r,, i,,to tho stiffness, oi1.n,oht
nSaan ~ 4n4e"} in.o o "s.sss 49,. ~ sAS"S
treatment o. tuc Cohmouolet out he "as
WARMLY INTERRUPTED Br Dir. CLINTON,
vim CHARGED that t11a only object was to make a
x.n,otlcn for +hc peusnoncr.. M. f.nrn r..
. 49,. ~. s,..,.,. -, 49,. ,.,.s,
n''ca' as hot'S' tnas III 'au "o'u'"s u 'no A'"o
In FiHM.
c,".i,e1r .t. for ,he nnw.n"ne1. u ''0
H.. ~, Nv o,on,nr ytl1 ,.to c,ro 1T H.,,f
,.o, . ~, ~, p.s aa.a =, h',,sao', '|'o'A
counsel vii! lake care ol h'mseH.
Tho sursogato-l repeat that there is too
much Irrelevant discussion, Tho reporters arc
nh hcrc n a., IN ,,,'rmrnt m mi, rosc nnil
itxiii 1e decided
~ ,rn,rr ~A'"7A ~
nr nrh1is1, a,ort n. Thfa ,tl.rusafon Ia ndvrrae
IT, sti'o rrnn"r mi di1,it5eI aimtnist 1ntinn ~
instIcc. "'p0' Ns '@''''"''''" ~
ar: Lord then otIcred @ IN succession 10 to
.s ~ :hs, tho H. Wnnda.htit H. fio.icr nd
Wtl1fsm IT, tnni,rh1tt hsI sdv,sc.l ,j,n 4 ~
,naEn II. ,v,i -. 10 III, trr shn n,,rn"sn ~
h''1H H. .aiH ~ xHtnr.s ti'.t -" hn haJ fo,,ni
r,,,oh tb.. J.. ny bo...I st,o,,t IL chi,,ir"r
to b. faise: that liz j,s co.nplaincd that Mrs. van.
s.1 .o1 nSt st 5 ~ r.; si:% Ssa
a m s1'9 70 ~ Ut ~ t9t nsc, so hsa sn y
~. "an ~: " ~ h,t tins5 a S. anu y, ~ 'a"1u.'
,nn,cotion r. ftom my h,s c.i IL III" xhci, Id lin, 10
Inv h n,,1 oi,cr rtS s,s I'll, m ~ sIorrox ~
~ Tuxes n nsrsaa wFux ~, ~ Mrn,t,nrn.
,ra arnon,,on. tar., -" 49," @~o1o"""'
"'r ~ v.x .,n,v ,,,a,.d n
o,tai.i,,. ~ -. sI,"t ~, H. at,ttaar.H ~
s,.t..t, WI nixht. .nnr IA .tt,s.s nse,,,,.f ~
h"ra h"s,, aion. LIZ ,hn * Tnnnn-o ...a'
~ n., t,.3 .,a "it.r H. H. tarcss ~
msrton ,+era ,raaunt aa ~ Il .io.n,nn soo"
IL ~ ILL., e1e p'se"1 VI :" ." ''o'"'"A '''1
Mr* tf"'i; n.nf,-.h s-,. ,,,o..ior.a r. ~ b.-
s' - t,ahf1tn W. auE,s.a"nsn ." " 1T
o,a..ian' & 'nhio,, o o. 1cinns sos ths itna..
nc..iin, .su ~ r.. ""!e e~e'"osA' '"' "''''e''
4 spncAaue 70 I!'e Loust'' ,, -
heard to r,,stl. alfalfa fhc Jnor wben .tt,e vii.
nrss roe fsitinv wtth thc Cnmmoiorn .bont
lii viii. md lint the .itnrss was ercjuJed
irGm the f.nmmmIo,ess rot,tn thc-ssfter.
@'Trn Tn. t'.e eousa9'o sUoai tuus es''s''
unaM~ ".vs nv nv 1 'nu ~. ~ ru, w,1xr.&,
srtR1r.. "''"A'"
which pen.ra,tv went in netttco.ta. sccord,no
rb.. ts 1aa"ti tv,,,,.u n., ,~
h,oia. 1a VIZ .e.ttana.rs. ~ 49, -, hte.