New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-14
THE PROCEEDINGS.

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diseases from which he suffered.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
The hearing was resumed Yesterday morning
NJ l. o'clock before Surrogate Calvin. The reports IN
vrscrqvs n1per. ~ thc proceedings ~ the previous
dav and The mention ~ inc character ~ the testimony
whcl the trial must hrins ont drnw 20 the Surroeaes
Court many persons who are in connected with
the case AtII:3O a. m. when the Surrogate took bis
saa the room crowded in every part. An attempt
was ma ie-it could not ba learned whose authority
10 close the doors upon the public coupe OF police
men stood nj the entrance and announced that they had
received instructions refuse admtance even to law
yors who ENGAGED IN the trial As for the press
renortprs could not allowed the The absurd
itv apparent FOR At that time, ut least
score Of LAWYERS. AMI nearly many rcporfers were
present and behind them stood multitude ~ persons
Of an and conditions, whom curiosity alone had
drawn TO The court room.
During the few moments before the SURROGATE an
peard the attention present turned toward
the centre Of The room, whore sat the mcmoer' of the
Vanderbilt family with their counsel William II. Van
dcrbilt was seated with his sons Cornelius, william H.
aud Frederick W, directly behind his lawyer Henry L.
Clinton Augustus Schc'l had q seat IN the circle
Theodore T. Leeds % counsel for the proponents, WAS
present but cx-Iufee Constock not. Cornelius
j. vanderbilt brother % william H.. was also there, and
later in the dav the Commndore's brother Jacob ap-
pearcd Tho counsel for tn contestant were MI present
namely Scott Lord. Jeremiah Black, Ethan Allen and
sutherland Tcnney addition 70 the counsel both
Sides several lawyers OF prominence listened tn at least
part of the testimony amongthnm JOS H. Choate. Chaun
ccy NJ Depcw and Luther Marsh. The crowd Of look
erson was somewhat diminished the morning adj
vanrrd. The testimony NJ Mr.. Allen, the CommodorrS
sonuaw had ittr o. that character which those pres
ent cx-ecteI and desired and though close attention
was given 70 what H. said there nothing apnro'ch-
Ing excitement IN the courtroom william II. Wander
bilt wrs doubtless, 70 persons. moro Interesting
study than The witness on the stand. lie frequently
leaned forward and whispered to Mr.. Clinton or con
vcr-ed low tones with his sons and his Uncle Jacob
He listened 10 his br0tiernaw. Mr. Alien. very nteuty
while he testified aud occasionally when q question Of
especial prrucnca asked he fastened his eyes upon
him wi an almos, eager scrutiny.
After forty Minutes recess the hearing rcopened
Tie crowd d1riny the afternoon wls larger hel ~ tho
morning and tie atmosphere of the room close and
nuure. DR. Lusly, who had been sworn before the re-
cess, took the stand as witness for the contestant His
testimony for the most part. related TO the Commodores
physical condition during the las ortyhyo wears Of his
f, The Doctor amused the spectator by his disposition
To answer more than he asked. During III day the
examination of te two Witnesses called proceeded very
quietly and with only tw' thee brief ineTuntons,
consequent upon the objections Of counsel 81 $3.50 p.
n the tu adjourned until II o'clock this morning.
ADDITIONAL TESTIMONY BY Mr.. ALLEN.
Daniel e. Allen was recalled ana testified follows:
NJ. Vanderbilt q member Of his family. The subject
Of ID, Cnmnoiprc'5 n RS Wu talked Of IN the
family at the time the Commodore and 5irs. vanderbilt
tax ~ part in The conversation. The fct OF tha equal
distribution If the father had made spoken
Of md apurov,d by them ri-L AID proper Another
feature of the will referred 70. the Commodore had
Inserted H. II related to tho wife Of his father That
was mentioned by Mr. Vanderbilt, she said il WAS
source of great discomfort 10 his mother. The provision
r4t in case ~ her rmarii"e ihe pr"""rtG Should
.frrff. q D. faT.
wis" fhe distribution was TO await her death
Crorsryauir,d pv VI. Ciir'on-Tb' CnmmodoFc'S
fl'ncrs win ocru rod IN 1921 1880 Tho only nom
bn, of 'Bc fartily thc ia licl w,r. wife and Mrs
With Will II Vanderbilt was living on sat Is
ban four five milns from his fathers house. william
~. Vanderbilt mrred 90 the age ~ twenty He never
lived win h- father afterwards. III" conversations be-
tween VIII am II. Y,ufcrl ~ md the Commodore &c,
C-You nd there were intervals in vour employment
hy fhe Conmodore! Al was not connected with the
Comnld'c bE,irces for about ifc"n months FROM rhc
Spu- ~ ISIS to 1916, and again from about ,ay !.
l~'3 To about III" sane I'm" I'D lH16. saw " an y.
Nlnd" biz o. neral thing o-cncr tan once wcek.
vi Glrl' nous ,Hd ne me 81 Ole rf we inrl ar
Tie Office Of Mr. Na,dc'bht. We were quite intimate.
"" were ac1laui' ! when we were boys, md married
his ei-or. never heard William n. oppose his tItncrs
via in anything. His fathers viii was law to him. ab'o-
Q-Pror to the year 1861, did you ever oppose him
ON busiocs, mattorsl A.-Ycs. sir
O-Nbol' WIN n was your last loan % william IT, Van
lection is thq5 u WI, in 1852 or 1853. The largest
Tf.uuUt loTur hI one Time lNiu >f.lDO
That was n 1902 or SOB. think. with thai exception,
mover loaned him, 40 one iIlne, over rJou Nelal
member Inc last time saw thc Commodore aui william
H. together thms TIE last time was n ISL am NOT
Th,rr were Other tno don't remember th'p srr-
officially. saw tlcu together at Sarl'ota a. the Com
moIorcs house, at mis- Office, and at the clubhouse,
where We lil went.
MRS. vASDEGBuTs STAY IL AZ ASYLUM
Q-Nuu spoke OF Mrs. Vanicrbirs having gone
10 TIE asylum some years ago You also sDokc 90 a
Journey with her to Canada. Dd You advise that
fo,,ncvl A.-Thr suggestion I'D not from or
INV wife, but from the Commodore. Afterwards / cV-
pressed willingness o. uni crtlke the charge. HIS wife
was not present. There WAS no conversation on that
subject when both my wife and her mother and father
AMI myself scr, present did not dissent; acquesc,d
Q-Wh.t did you moan 10y saying that her mind was
afr ctcd 10, TIE turn oi MOI Al meant She mach
moro cxcjabr IN her ways and conversation than she
had ur.y .,uslv shown herself She WAS very nervous.
Size showed different cIUa 'tcI1strs n mind IN
Commodore told m her physician advised tlat She
should taken from her accustomed scenes aud ayUct-
tons. I DONE remember whether he gave that - a
reason ior thr ioulucy.
on tie tourney Mr.. Vanderbilt showed The same
symptpus her nervous system was very murh upset
Ter mind seemed iI better condition than Ier body. No
from that journey. II ABOUT month after her
return tmi -uo went To an a., lun.
ON yon know ihlt lie mmly physician rccom-
usuI.i that sine should % the asylum, Whn'' she
raiid Lay. h.t .tr care aud trratmentl A-Oay rom
lca~,av. ! uuIt rem mbpr whether the Commodore
tol meor no;. n was The common family tilk made
no objection 10 her going there. She was sent 10 ID
Macdonald. private asylum at Flushing. ~ lar az
know sire WIS very kindly cared for there. think she
stayed there w" or three months.
MISS LOUISA yANDERBlLTs COMPANION.
O.-Do yon know that Louisa. now Mrs. Horace T.
Clark m, tied Young alV fre Id 10 come to RE house
at that time Al yer knew that she invited any per-
son there. She was about eighteen nineteen. DONE
know whether not the young lady invited by Miss
Louisa Vanderbilt. / was acquainted with the young