The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-03
THE VANDERBILT WILL.

AFFIDAVIT OF MR.. SCOTT LORD, COUNSEL FOB
Observation-Disclosures DIsAPPEARANcE
or WITNESSES LIMITED AT.
II after twelve O'Clock yesterday when the coun
ss in the Vanderbilt win case announced themselves
ready TO 20 with the Mr. Scott Lord, coun-
sci for contestants and stated that the witnesses
he had expected had arrived and asked the In
dulgsncs of tho Court till O'clock when he would
make motion
hr. Clinton objected. and stated that In SO far as
counsel the other side had not yet announced that
they had exhausted the Testimony Of their witnesses
he thought they could proceed with Others while the
adavts in course Of preparation by the contestants
were ready. They would not be through for year
unless some expedition was made During the past
two days Of the examination he did not think
hours testimony had boon taken.
Surrogate Calvin granted tho recess asked for and
counsel ali lett the court room.
A ROLE
They reasscmbled at two O'Clock, anu Colonel Ethan
Allen, OF counsel for contestants road affiavt
OF Scott Lord principal counsel stating that March
20 he received telegram from Redburn stating that
William II. Clark, witness, would leave by easy
stages, also letter stating that parties arriving
in Chicago still looking for said Clark; that on
the morning OF March 20 tho following appeared
among the personals in the NEW York HxRALD:-
ling Of 18th inst lett chieago or New YORK. accompsasd
Wy physician. will address the advertiser mediatey he
sound. paying basis. address aoNEi box LOO Herald
Dcponeni, after expressing his belief Redburn is
now III, states that after the disclosures relating TO
false personaton Of Cornelius Vanderbilt mad been
made by him Redburn had received the following lot
tor, which he placed In Opponents hands,
FRANKLIN a. RrpBuRS. Esq =
serving both adverse parties Is i u.na af.sr
3 sn s ps s' to
may a. for & s 1%s L % ss m
70 ysas ,ea s on the
THE WRONG SCENT
This Redburn, upon whose affidavit suit for
conspiracy commenced last TALL deponent said,
was, when head o! private detective lorcc Jersey
City, IN 1874 called upon by gentleman who desired
him to have Cornelius J. Vanderbilt followed and
reported; that . man named George A. Mason
detailed for this work; that he followed person
pointed out TO him Cornelius J. vandorbit vari-
Gus disreputabIe places; that Mason then told tho
Commodore OF the bad habits OF The supposed Cor
menus J. Vanderbilt, and that the Commodore
pressed regret hear Of his bad conduct; that ne
became worry much excited wished that Cornelius
had never been born. On second visit to the Com
mouore both Mason ana Clark repeated what they had
hoard; that Commodore used very strong
language and was exceedingly agitsted. Since the
AFFIDAVIT that he had been imposed upon, that the
person pointed OUT TO him as Corne0s Vanderbilt
was some other person.
THREE YEARS LATER
On September ~. 1877 dcponeut says the following
personal appeared IN tAe HxRALp:-
who, by request nearly three since traced. gen
70 vatous hlqns o. wee &s win be rewarded by
This 'pcrsonaln dcponent believes, was answer
by person calling himself Prosper A. Webster, aud IN
tude. IN which an interview was asked Tor. fhc man
webster II 10 alleged, asccrtained subsequently from
j. vander BIZ. 10 be followed But he also heard that
tue wrong had been follow ed, October
8 1877, the following personal appeared In tho
nERALD:-
" EBsrER IS solicited TO COMMUNICATE IN
w mediately with GRATITUDE
On November $ following Webster received another
letter from "Gratltudc' IN wnicn allusion
the remarkable coiuc dence that there should have
been two cas,s aud lwo persons much ankle.
Dcp0ncnL says that he has repeatedly telegraph
to ascertain the Whereabouts Of William H. Cla X aud
has been unable 10 40 SO; snst Mason also been
telcgraphed Tor ami cannot be foun, but thinks
these men well Us Kcdburn aud viii be- pro-
duced. Deponent also states that Chicago lawyers
Union Telegraph once about kedOurn, were told ny
tho clerk that they mad orders give
the case, states lhat hopes obtain as wit
ness lady wno, with her husband, suauenly dis .p
ponent was informed that her statement mad been
gwen to contestants counsel and believe that she
friends OF The prepayment but who they were
sent 0y him. III %.AF t4t~ 9NtA
AiGUMEST or COUNSEL
On this afndavt Mr. Scott L moved postpone
mcut oi The case oeyona AprL IL. gn8 NetGN f7HstN
Mr. Clinton, for ptoponent, stated In opposition
that the afdavI just no insin uation mat
the proponents had anything TO DO WAN the
spiracy, and he Insisted that somebody should be
held responsible. ssMft NF&@ #M n tNMFA
Mr.. scott Lord-we are not here to try William H.
Vaadcibili. We believe tue statements OF our Wit
nesscs u regard 70 this conspiracy. We merely
know, Tor instance, that the driving away from
toaa oil woman ANA husband was donc by the fricuds
OF William IL. VanaerblL The prelence whether
they came with n,s Knowledge or not can DC argued
by and n.y. 1850. MMNt#s.t4 mM r@MN
Mr. Clinton claimed that, II sucn facts existed
was claimed by counsel, II was quite
nesses should be produced. Charges which been
pronounced false had been spread all world over
and they had waitod patiently Tor counsel Tor con
testsnt to suustantate tnem The OBJECT Of the afi
davt was to degrade the memory OF the iahor before
those whom heid dear.
Mr.. Black replied 10 Mr.. Clinton that the facts
they were about 10 prove were overwhelming, anu
that tho will could not be sustained sflor these
facts had been established At any rate Tho
very mysterious that they should lind themselves
there just now without the necessary witnesses As
10 responsibility, somebody would DO held RESPONSE
bic one oi these days Tor these mysterious doings.
The Surrogate horo announcer that In order give
confess ants counsel chance TO procure their Wit.
he would adjourn the Aprl y, at eleven