The New York herald., 1878-11-09
VANDERBILTS MILLIONS.
Ponderous Questions Briefly Answered
by a Medical Expert.
LADIES ARE ALL INSANE
DR.. Deems Relations with Spir-
itualistic Mediums.

Another day was spent in examining DR.. Dixon.
medical expert called in the Vanderbilt will yes
terday. The long hypothetical question published
when propounded to DR.. Petzold and DR.. vande-
weyde submitted to DR.. Dixon with certain modi-
fcations, SO that it read as follows:
assume that person had such disease difficulties and
made his will he repeatedly affirmed the duty Of equal
few months before he made his win asserted he did
assume that he made and violated many testamentary
promises Of them his lnea descendants Of whom
he entertained caaseess hatred to all his ten children oa,
sooooo mostly accumulated in the latter years his
life to he II had as the Is Of a and a t. wa and
teraned for such not high regard for others Of
ad
o.s s s s p % s
claiming that he was the the only one cf his h. chill 4
sssn s6o Th' had been exalted n q
fSspas &c si s s wis
made hundred Wills he could make abeter differ
principal railroad and Of which he had the control and
wafs .ns s @ s
king Of the nation i not Of the world and that his son son
will in question and the codcil reairmng the same he
n f. his esn ss M hs a hnnar tho
family that he had especially tested Bilys Cornell also
.aa % af
na ,a s hs died IN @ he prd would not nave
known that he lived that he
for several anterior to his will he be-
and business asr and naly as to his will from the
state, in your opinion whether he was insane:
The auditors during the reading of the question
consulted the morning papers and the doctor, when
the question finished, with marvellous brevity
answered Insane
The whole morning session consumed in ask
ing the witness other expert questions concerning
affa on fhn mind of as he
called autopsy treated Of. The witness recounted the
effects of deposits of eete matter in the BRAIN carried
there by the blood, and which the diseased kidneys
had failed to throw out of the system
CLINTON's HANDS
On cross-examination to Mr.. Clinton DR.. Dixon tes
tilted that he assumed that man having all the all
autopsy could not be could not tell by mental
manifestations Of individual Of what physical
ailments spoken Of in the autopsy did exist the de-
ceased might yet have been insane.
Mr.. Clinton quoted certain actions of the Commo-
dore which very sane, and asked tho witness if
all his other actions like that would he consider
him insane The witness answered that man who
was sane was sane Witness also asked if
in particular line Of business beyond that generally
tanned by would argne that the gamer thereby
insane and said he thought not Would the fact that
had the bad taste to declare himself better than
others employed in the same pursuits with himself
prove him to be insaneY' asked Mr.. Clinton. Witness
Then am to understand that physician who
thinks himself better than his fellows is insane am
not r. said Mr. Clinton.
Undoubtedly. answered the witness.
what per cent OF doctors following this rule) are
insane About ninety per cent ?"
mo- not so much. Eighty per cent would be
fairer estimate"
Doctor, do you belong to the eighty the twenty
per cent 2?
would you consider yourself insane if you said
you belonged to the twenty per cent?
From such an assertion 1t might be argued that
was"
"a woman who thinks herself fairer and hand
than her sisters, is she insane?
That's rather too general think, as every woman
imagines she is handsomer than her sister"
Never mind. answer the question"
II think she would be. In fact believe on that
subject all women are insane"
The Surrogate-Doctor. would advise you to go
home by the rapid transit route after that expression
Of opinion
INSANE, BUT NOT MAD.
Mr.. Clinton-Argung by analogy. then. you would
consider julius Caesar, Napoleon Bonaparte and all
the men who thought sought TO make themselves
greater than their fellows. including statesmen and
The Surrogate-Always excepting Judge Black.
Mr. Clinton Garghing,-Yes of course always ex-
president of the Tammany Society. Mr.. Clinton!
Witness. when the repartee ceased said he certainly
did consider the classes, with the honorable excep
tions named, in greater less degree insane. He
wished however to have 1t understood what he meant
by the word insane. 1t was condition of mind not
normal. He did not wish TO be interpreted as claim
ing that these men were mad.
When the doctor of medicine and psychology
excused doctor of divinity called to the stand
in the person of Rev. Mr.. Deems. The Doctor
called to reterate testimony given previous
sion in the He that he did not go to
Charles Fosters rooms the first time with Alice or
Phoebe Cary; that he went with some Southern gen.
tlemen: did not know the names Of the gentlemen
where they lived; he went there with men,
and not with women Charles Foster not the only
medium the Doctor visited only at three
seances in his life. Mr.. Clinton objected to the
animation. the Doctor had testified to the points
in question before. Mr.. Lord said it was important
to hear the Doctor these points again. he might
at future time be able show that the Doctor had
attended thousand seances. The Doctor continued,
and rcaifrmed his previous testimony.