New-York tribune., 1878-10-16
THE TESTIMONY.


when hr came court itto late was ioowfdby hat
a dozen women, among thCm Mrs. La Blu. Mira T. f.
Bshopand Madame DcmOrest. Everybody seemed to he
ne spirits SIR. Clinton appeared to have lost some
thing OF the and vcxed look that has character
ized him lately Judge Comsiock was not present The
courtroom was packed before day over the
air was snng Many persons stood for several hours
m one spot listening to the proceedings Interesting
points followed each other closely perhaps than ON
any previous trial day.
Mrs Mary +. Bennett. the wife Of Henry o. Bennett,
OF Troy testified that she frequent visitor at the
home OF Mrs Helen s. Clark, while there one day In
the Fan OF 1874 she met Commodore Vanderbilt He
invited her go with Mrs Clark and himself to scance
al tire house Of Dr. Foster In Twenty-nin:hSt She ac-
cepted Out OF courtesy and not from curiosity" and
went with Mrs. Clark Several persons were waiting,
but Dr. Foster said he would sec the Commodore first
The first manifestation consisted Of two rams on the
table Dr. Foster said: "This is for you Commodore.
II is from your Wife" fhe Commodore said Business
before pleasure; want communication from Jim
FAX. Give mc some paper" He wrote on the paper
aud handed it 10 Dr. Foster The witness continued as
follows;
"Mr. Foster said, Jim Fisk IS here The Commodore
psked regard stocks hut the answer did not
seem 20 agree with the COmmOdOres idea. lie said:
'Tnat can't be but win watch and see II you are
night OF am" The Commodore jOkod Fisk. and asked
him how he liked IL on the other side tlhugberl Fisk
said he liked pretty we'll and told the Commodore be
would find enough, for he pretty near the
md of his line ILaughierI There was some more jokes
that passed between them.
"The Commodore asked for his wife. Mr.. Foster said
she was there The Commodore asked her II certain
ports concerning Cornelius were correct. The answer
was, Il think not The Commodore asked what he
ought TO do In regard 10 Cornelius. The wife answered
that he had better give him annuity think you are
right, mother said the Commodore. She was good
wife and mother he added, and seemed much Affected"
At another visit 10 Mrs. Clark the witness said she
heard the Commodore speak about Spi1tualsm. He
said that he had been benefited spiritually physically
and fnanclily. The witness said she Commodore
Vanderbilt at the " Delavan Depot" in Albany during
the following Winter, and talked with him about 10
minutes He asked II she knew OF a Sprtualistic me
dum In Albanv Troy. When she said no. he said he
was sorry, he would like visit He spoke again
OF the comfort and benefit wuich he thought they had
been to him.
AFR. Clinton did not crOss-examine Mrs. Bennett
RELATIONS WITH The FIRM OF WOODHUlL 4 CLAFLIN.
Miss Susan A. King was called She resides at Ninth
ave. and Observation-Disclosures xth-st. and has lived IN
New-York thirty years. She became acquainted with
Commodore Vanderbilt in 1870 Hor testimony as TO
how she became acquainted with the Commodore was
excluded except far IL bore the subject OF
spirituaism. Mr. Lord wanted 20 show that jhe witness,
haViag 81 900 TO invest, went TO Mrs Woodruff and
Miss Clan. and they referred Der to the Commodore
that they took her carriage to him. From this point
the witness allowed TO continue. Miss Cafu" she
said introduced me 10 the Commodore, and then she
went away, leaving alone with him. tod Tie Com
modore that had been down 10 Woodruff CladD's,
and that they said ho was their backer and furnished
the money TO carry their business, and that they
wanted 10 invest some $4,000 or $4,000 IN New
York Central stock. he SAID yee, that was
TIC & taipg @ 70 Go thaf aE,d TS%d m vbT go P 4P sad
that Mrs. Woodruff was spiritual medium. and while
would invest the 81 600 in The stock If he would give
me writ guarantee that 1t would rise mat nncn
told him that Mrs Woodhn said he owed her a good
depi Of money. He SAID yes-hat they were clairyoy-
money 10 was furnising the funds to Garry Oh the
The witness said that aer this interview she invested
the $4,000 with Woodruff q Claflu. Heres the
sHo e ab Saa hoSg @ ~ 9 SSSs Snd o
him that the firm hsd not bought stocks for her lie
that II sne would invest the 100000 she brought
her IN that stock she mgni rely ON It's going up p per
guar ntce that II would go up pei would buy
He refused and the negotiations ended.
QUESTIONS WITH AMUSING REPLIES.
The cross-examinatOn was exceedingly amusing Miss
King about aIty years OF age. OF pOry figure
ana counenance that while shs on the stand iu-
dicated neither timidty weakness Sine leaned back
In her chair with something OF defiant air. and shot out
her rep.es TO Mr.. CuutOn with rapidy that showed
CLINTON tried 20 bring statement that would
snow that she had been preparing her testimony WIN
some connected with the ease, but was beaten at
every point Finally, little eSaspcaed, be asked her
VIII
memorandum book as size said, Let me see"
Mr.. CiintOu-Oh, that ain't IN your Dank-boOk"
The Witness" Yes tt ~, too :" and she deliberately
pcked ont Toe paper amid loud laughter Tue Court said
That this demonstration repeated would result In the
'onIiaye Won spoken Of this case during the past
twenty our hUursi Ayes, with Msdame DemOrcst at
o-wRo is he's A.-Pnt preacher and part lawyer;
Q-Are you q widowi A-Cwth emphaHs.l No, sir,
DID YOU inherit the 800 900 you offered to inyest3
A-Na sir made II by real estate buy It when no
body wants m 1d sell ,b whn T syr & oSqy wants yS y, IL o o
modOre''f Ayes, except The $1,000 wllb WoGdhuil
Q-WneTo did you keep the SlOO.0UOf AIN my
house. don't trust banks. -
Q.-HOw long did yOu keep i'll Al took $4,000 20
CHINA aud spent ~ bought Governments ana MeXi-
eans and gold WAS gone two year.
ure went overland 20 San Francisco took tue Grand
Republic TO China, and travelled through China aud
Japan alone with coolies sometimes ten aud sometimes
tory.
Repubhci Al never knew any other Vanderbilt eI-
Q.-DOy ou now own real estatei Ayes on st. Nicho-
Q.-IIave YOU had other travelling experiencesl A
Oh, yes m Mexico and 20 ON.
A REMARKABLE SCENE IN COURT.
The offer Of testimony by Mrs Flora Lyons excited a
controversy IN which extraordinary language was
used by Court aud counsel Mrs. Lyons said that she
was resident Of Charestown. Mass "a 1869 Sne lived
at No 20 FOurth-st while Mrs Campbell was living
there Miss Crawford to board there in the Spring
Of 1862 and remained three or four months The
question whether any gentleman frequent
visitor 20 her there called Mr.. CHOate TO his
feet II seemed 10 him. he said. that the thing
ought TO he stopped right there He supposed
that there bad been more dastardy effort
In court OF Justice % OaCkeu persons character tbaG
was made m taking OF Mrs. Cdmpbe's testimony
during toe vacation. An attcmpt Was made 60 degrade
aud backen the reputation Of the woman who beeune
The sfg Of Commodore Vanderbilt when = had no bear
iug upon tbe Mr CbOnte thought that they had
right TO demand protection for her. Tie other side
seIe repeating the offer OF testimony excluded last
Summer
The SurrcRate-n the Offer Is repeated shall direct
that there be entered upon the record OrderO
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