The New York herald., 1878-07-04
'VANDERBILT'S WILL.
AFTER PROLONGED wRANaL8 BETWEEN
OPPOSING COUNSEL THE CASE LIS ADJOURNED

AFTER PROLONGED wRANoL1 BETWEEN
OPPOSING COUNSEL THE CASE Is ADJOURNED
UNTIL sEPrEMBER.
There was small attendance in the surrogates
Court yesterday when the Vanderbilt will case was
called. Cornelius J. Vanderbilt took seat behind
Mr.. Lord and Augustus Schell and Chauucey n.
Dspew Mr.. Clinton. William h. Vanderbilt
not present. Dr. Frank I. Hamilton took the
stand to testify as an "expcrr Tor the
Contestants. Mr.. Clinton asked him II the Com.
modore showed unnatural prejudice against
his son in leaving him $4,000 year.
Dr. Hamilton thought he did. The witness was ques-
toned rs 10 the state OF Commodore Vanderbilt' s
mind when no purposed having a statue OF himself
100 ises higher than any other In the world,
when he called himself the railroad king Of the
world. The Doctor thought such ideas indicated q
weak mind but were not proofs OF insanity He
thought that tho fact Of man leaving his daughter
only the two-hundrodths part Of a fortune aud
rescrving nearly whole tor his might create .
suspicion oil unsound judgment In answer to the
Surrogate he said unsouna judgment was not always
evidence OF unsound mind ana that An unsound nina
was not SYNONYMOUS with insanity
PROFESSIONAL AMENITIES.
At half past one o'clock u recess was taken until
TWO O'Clock, when Mr. Clinton asked Dr. Hamilton
how much Time ne had devoted to the cuse, and how
much money he WAS TO be paid Tor has services Mr..
Lord did wish poverty OF his clients 10
be exposed. Then Mr.. Chuton wanted 10 know II the
Doctor considered vanity sign OF insanity The
witness said he had DOt intlmated insanity, but u
weak mind, on tho part OF tbe deceased Commodore.
The next feature OF the irial was prolonged legal
squabble about adjourning the case. Mr.. Clinton
characterized she blackmailing conspiracy.
and SAID the contestants should be made to 20 on
uull they closed their side. Each adjournment only
made the cnssm wider.
Mr.. Lord gai0 bad acted in good faith. His wit
had gone away. Mr.. Red0urn was Ill, ana
commissions might have TO be issued to get the other
Witnesses M 81,
Mr. Clinton retortod that the contestants wanted all
she time; that their claims were fraud, their
slldavits iaiss Tneir case was conspiracy; ono
had prepared most OF them, and tnoy disclosed
lawyers hand TACT that he could prove the Sur
atdavlts showed the ialsity Vt their claims. He
hoped The Court would be court ol justice and not
an instrument OF crime.
Nj. Lerd replied that he considered Mr.. Clipion's
roniarks as extraordinary. lie WAS not used such
language. Ii Inc witnesses were ialse Nj. William
ID. Vanderbilt aud Mr. Dspcw shvuld be all the more
ANXIOUS 10 confront Them with the truth But Their
apparent haste only 70 force on tho before
tho witnesses could be prouuced and while Mr. Red
burn was H. de was Wiling 10 DO everything that
was lar, but he did not purpose TO ston TO ungen-
tiemany and personal renarks ana he should not be
dictated 10 by counsel who would make
observe The ordinary courtesies OF pro-
fessl0n
ADJOURNED
Surrogate Calvin tnougnt tue case had received its
proper share Of ume, yet he wanted 70 have oil tue
lacts brought out He purposed TO limit the con-
tcstans eight full aud tue proponents TO ten
Tbs conspiracy witnesses must tesuy before The
court or not ~ all.
Mr. Lord SAID he had one witness named
Stevens who was or mad been employed on The
adjourned until hali-pass ten O'Clock on September