New-York tribune., 1878-03-02
TIE COURTS.
VAYDERBILTS VIEWS OF MARRIAGE.
SURROGATE CALVIN EXCLUDES TESTIMONY on TIL
SUpJFCr.

fANDIh View . VI pihhhiho-''
SURROGATE CALVIN EXCLUDES TESTIMONY on THE
SUBJECT.
The hearing in the Vanderbilt will contest
closed on wednesday with the argument of counsel over
the admission as evidence of letter written by c. j.
Vanderbilt TO his father asking him II the writer's con-
duct during the preceding months had not been all tpat
father could desire. Surrogate Calvin, VINO reserved
his decson yesterday held that no CONCLUSION ought 10
be drawn from the fact that Commodore Vanderbilt dld
not answer the letter. It therefore was excluded.
Scott Lord asked that there should be adjournments
over Wednesday and Friday Of next week, AS exJudge
Black was obliged to be before Senate Committee III
Washington at that me and his presence and aid were
important the conducting Of the will contest After
patiently listening TO the long arguments Of counsel ihe
Surrogate said that woud he the proper time to decide
upon this when the tine FOR adjournment came ,,. 49,
Mr. Clinton closely seXanned g. j. FaideTDiJ as
70 his confinement in the B!ooningd9le AslAInm In
1e49, aud his arrest in Washington In 1852 The W.T.
ness asserted that the arrest ciy process Mr
Clinton read u evidence copy of the court records o
fbp c,.c declaring that {. Vanderbilt, ir," was in
diccd by the Grand jury, in Washington, FOR obtaining
5000 under false pretences IDe CONT ID frcevlns
Tue fst part OF the testimony OF John j. Ogden
the expectation OF a sensation The witness sad mar
lis present home was In Hartford, Conn IN l5o9 ahc
1870 hc doing business IN NeW-l0rk as STOCK
broFer. When tne firm Of woodruff. Clan d Co. was
ifst formed he obtained portion OF Their ONCE, no 40
BiOadst transaction uf MS business, continuing
10 occupy the same apartments untii the SprHg OF
1870 The witness never Mrs. WoGubull ana
Commodore Vanderbilt III private conversation Watn
Mr.. Lord asked the witness If lac had secn the
Commodore and Miss Clau frequently together hc was
interrupted by Nr. ClmOn's objection. IIe Surrogate
SAID he did the relevancy of the testimony Mr.
Lord said that he o1e.ed to saow by tins witness
that Commodore Vanderbilt IN one Of his rpe@te con
versatile with Miss Cain had showed tn her railroad
stock win ms portrait engraved thereon; tnnt tuc
Commodore had said 20 her thDs many young adle5 haI
bcu.ut this stock that they mght posaess MS PIE
tuic. st another time they offered To snow,
che witness had heard Miss Cai!n ask Cornelius
NJrdrIDlt II be not going to ta. care 0I hcf aiu
make her queen when Ac dci ard ne had answered
that he would They offered - show thar on another oc
cison u ~. Cahn had asked NJ. Vanderbilt, Did you
tot promise marry before Won married your lasi
wc T. and Bc htd TeIcd: Ccrttiny, but tue fal4iN
vented aud otherwise ngc1 it." Al sill another
time tLci Commodore approved some peculiar view, oi
maitnDny. which Hiss Ciailin read to hin from hcg
WC~Ltg
q Surrogate gtii that d" must exclude the evidence
Th.r, yy,s ~ all his nlihOugh true, prima tacie cy
d.nco mental WnsOIndIc-,it might be- an evidence
of bad ti.tc at shOuld admit this" hc ADDED, these
crai;irtsl, might be ca"d upon - prove thaC TIER
views were sane; from WNIch calamity the Court Deg1
t. excused. The evidence is excluded. WUyOse TO
keep a the smut out of DE ease that justly can" . .
Among the Udurs "f several absent witnesses ca!eu
was that OF DLnt! Drew.