The sun., 1878-06-13
VAS 1T 4 COvSPTRdCYg
How the Lawyer ~ the vnnderb,,, we,
Case Met the New Amdavi,.

m, ii.
ino nlo'I"n lor th' continuance - tho
d,vita md Io,,or. ...,., ,.i ''"''" ail-
'''''' "'N ''',''' ''' - "'u ny III" contc-lants
HlWy'rs' WIS before surrogate Calvin yoster
duy. Tho ALLEGED f,.t4 ..t f,r,h ~, A. ''or-
,r,l,,ita mi l,,,,,. ., ,t,u =, y" Wv now
~, "i'' "'.''' ''' '' ,u' non Vhaun-
private detective buroou in Iorsev C, ''' ol
c,r, ,b, ".h,.,i.,,.i,. g., ~, ~ r,.,tN N"' ~ pro-
euro inc sh"dowlh@ oi cornelius J. VHndrr-
nit. on th" plea that his fnther WIS bninx do
ccivcd hy his pr,t.n,led rrforu,u,iun ,,I a..
IL vns ,i,sirntl' -, ,,t..,,'. ,t' ~ '''' 'Nht
mhd. Geo. A. Mason waH assigned to such do
tectivc work. and a roreon said to bc r,.,,,.,l.e
I vo,1ort,u, ,,.o. .,..,.'i ~. ''"'Hus
~, ""n '"',,''" "ut "s uho ono Tor
him 10 watch. He followed that person fn va
rious gambling houses and bousos NJ M. t,,,a
so,y bt,,, ,ot q, ,ro,,o,, ., 100, ~ Nv ''''le,
~" n''', ''N" "ou''h !" U"'olcrIs Restaurant and
remain there with them In a private room for
houra topethnr and so,y hin, drinLin. .,,,,
IT, iii. Il L.,i....,.. ~, - "s i"pncy
III ln 'n's snhuo"ihe M"sph was assisted by W. II.
Clark. All that they discovered they rrportod
to the Hon Chnuncey NJ Dan.y ,yho 49,,
,ho,n h,, a,,,,e,n,r,,,,, -, A., 81 "u' met
Wen ul, uy appointment % NJ tno fiith Avenue
derhilt. 70 whom they repeated their report
which he, affected to henr with rogret
n hnt which they 6elievo airorled him. pleasure
took them to Commodore Vanderbilt 10 whom
thcy repeated their report. This was done
twice, and on each Occasion the Commodoro
lius had meyer been born" XII thai was IN
October and November, 1874. Long AFT irward
posed upon. and that the person who Ind bean b,d,,
pointed out to them rs Cornelius ! Vanderbilt
was n bogus imp"rsOnator Of that individual
employed to lead them TO vile and dlsrepntabs,
places IN order that their honest reports might
cast undeservcd disgrace upon the really inno'
cent Cornelius
All Of this Mr. Scott Lord, contestants coun-
gel. deposed they were. rs they prQicssed To
him. ready to swear To in court and In tho con.
lpllHf WptIll q, -
PROV" the conspra " which caused the unjust
will of the Commodore. he rested content until
Monday last, when he received letter from
Mason and Clark aVnrrng that thcy hn been
mistaken, that the only cons piracy was one In.
were now convinced that they had been deceived
by the introduction 90 them ~ y bogus Chnuncoy
NJ. Dep"w. u bogus VIM II Vanderbilt and
ayerrcd his belief. was hc ,use they hud been
reached and tQmprrrl with by the other side
and 40 rendered unwilling t. como into court 10
testify 10 the truth. s n'c sending TINT letter
they had left town, unl lt"dburn. who WAS sin
presumed 10 be faithful 10 his former state.
meuts. had gone In pursuit Of them.
Mr.. II. l.. Clinton lre.outel uflllpvit5 by Wm
II. Nanlrrhilt and Chauuccy VI. Dnr'w pn.
Clark denying all the averm"nts NJ ur.s,ire.
ment of supposed evidence of Cornelius j Van.
dnrbilt's ddlinquenclos and ul the allr.,oi prc.
s"ntation ~ r'noris of habits and conduit Of
Cornol ing J. to Commo tore Vanderbilt
EN-Judgc Jerc Black addressed the court In
snnn npb bosoa undn p' tnr ,ga m f1n '3r ,n,n
tho nldnvits of Mr.. Lord ami thn datn.tiyrs'
II. urged that the interests of Justice demanded
that time should hc given t.ohtuin the attend.
an" ol the three detective witnesses nturh iu
order that tho truth might be comppliD, froul
them i'm open court.
Mr. Scott Lord drew t'r attention ~ thn court
20 tho corroh0rntion afforded for tho oouapira'y
theory by tho testimony nf Mr. Terry given
long since. that the Commodore hal confidence.
I in thr reformation of his son Cornelius i AMI
intended 70 start him IN business when
! fused 10 do anything for him. and that
! WIS exactly at the time when, according
% these dotertv ves thoir reports Of the dsgrace-
ful do uns of tho bDgtla G. lruolfus J. were being
! presented 10 the Commodore to poison his
mind. Respecting the an layiis offered on tho
! other side, he said thnt persons who would be
base enough to organize such a conspiracy %
! divert the course OF millions Of dollars would
be- quit capable ot backing up their action by
false oath" In reply 10 suggestion Of the
| court that Redburn, who still soemcd To he IL
! put On the stand Mr.. Lord said that Redburn ia
! nov away hunting W Mason and Clark.
| Mr. H. l.. Cllntpu opposed the motion, de-
! nouncin; the ius inugtinn- ~ contestant coun,
/ the general system of i 'amation and sander
/ adopted On tuut side. The motion Tor cpntin-
| uln'" h" -tgmWlNrd - merely an oh9rt to
! cretie u 'lay. AMI lho story t1ld by tho detc,
! tlN's ul cLu-ylr1 YWlih W II; handHrDt ami
/ Chnun."y VI. lep'w ai lis heat. no dcnouncet
! Us sheer labrlcallnit. without tue riSitrst
| iouudHtion IN lht. me pfrlended Wl'hr-s' n,
! he declared. never Intended To- come into court,
! and We're but parucs TO bih,kmhillng CON
| SPRAY ng9inst the Nandcrblit estate. As "a
| the pretended letters from ltrdhurn e. t9rnc-
nus J., ana from Mls1n anu Ci4rk u MI Lorl
tht} NtI' cNidrhtl} Miltch 10y inc SAM pcFSun n,
rs BETRAYED by their s,yi'. and that person be.
| y9nd Invhi, lawyer
IN-' uuSe nh~'p'A borrower WIN nrlol hr.
guln'nt vn te sane s'd1' insisting liAt ,ts
cont stunt counsel ,h9n'd nr compelled 70
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