The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-07
TIE CoMMoDoRE's WEALTH.
An O6er by the Contestants 60 Prove that tho
rstate was worth stOO,OOO,OOO.

On the resumption Of the Vanderbilt Will
case yesterday morning. contestants counsei
entered upon new line OF inquiry. concerning
the actual value of the estate left by Commodore
Vanderbilt TO show tho disparity oil the shares
accorded to the several children under tho Will
The offer Of testimony in this regard was ener-
pc,ically combnttcd by Mr. Clinton. who was
willing to admit vast disparity but did not
wish any statement made OF exact figures. Mr..
Lord would not be satisfied with g,ittering gen
eralitcs, and insisted upon exactitude. Ex-
Judge Comstock was willing to admit anywhere
from $50. 900 900 to t750OO.OO0. Surrogate Cal.
win suggested fixing the admission at .O0O.-
600, to which proponents counsel agreed. Con-
testant's counsel. however, offered to prove
that the estate was worth 800. 900 O00 and that
proof being excluded. took an exception and
Samuel b. Whitney testified:
1resde at Riverdae; have lived there eleven ycar'j
sssw William william Ss%dsfss have saes1 him since q:
m 81 sIs ISIS s ss Is went to Europe
Objection being made to this. evidence. Mr.:
Lord claimed that he proposed to show that
Judge Rapallo used to come to witnesses house
OF "i bis d, so " H. Vanderbilt used to come
once or twice a day. in close carriage. TO- see
hhd r H. vand hsr III sSg to Judge RspsS
Hurry up; We have got the old man all right
and want 9S tasrf ut
this abatement and ex-Judge Comstock again
| objected. on the ground that. even ~ II were so,
| the date given was subsequent to the making OF
| both the will and tho codfci Surrogate Calvin
| ruled out the evidence offered.
Dan'l Drew. Ben Wood, and several otner
| witnesses were unavaiingly called.
Mr. Frank Work testified:
lam broker Reside at 10 East Twentysixth street
| Have lived in Sew York forty years Knew Commodore
Vanderbilt Had business transactions with hun Acted
a. s broker ny to w,nn thrs OF "nr m9m,ns P' n
| pccuniary dcrtnyN objected To- ana ,Nclnt.n Last
him then ten fifteen minutes alone Had been In the
| habit 81 calling ON him about every week or ten da,
,cd 10 pr lin.l,. Dr. KHoit. Nr. VANDERBILT anl
N hi room and other, m the an,s room waiting to s
/ him ! had q conversation with the Commodore III
which he spoke oi the devil
Mr. Lord offered to prove that tho Commodore
| told witness. in substance, that he and th'
Lord were lighting the devil and were going IL
whip him. Excluded
Jeremiah Simonson testified:
| Am ancphcw OF Commodore Vanderbilt Lived ON Slater
Island when the Commodore lived there Knew him Tot
sine, Mr. Lord oiicrei To- show that the commolor,
ruined hun Objected To- and scudci only saw li,,
vnes ~ Ia, e., ,ns, nr, va, w.sk before MS usA'
Miss Phurbe Vanderbilt testined:
I am sister oi Connuodure Vanderbilt Reside In New
York saw HIM during his last illness frequently
Mr.. Lord offered to show that on one occasion
the Commodore and Mrs. Terrence had n con
vrrsution in which SHE denied saying certain
things about his second WIFE and after She wa
gone ne sad; SppnH says she ulun |, nut Sn
did" cvidencing the Impress ION upon his IN N,
produced 10y W. H. Nandcrbilts stories. Oh
jet ID to. argued at length. and finally admitted
Nitncs. contnued-t do rccocct a conversation b,
tween the Commodore and Mr. Terrence. but not wei
enough 60 state ~ I remember there was Coulne-
between Mrs Terrence and Mrs Vanderbilt. ami b
wanted e. reconcile them. wishing them To he TREND
tcurr %. died. remember nothing especially of villa
was said. Ntt tunk he may have remarked aiier ~
lett Sophia size diiut. hut she did lie unic
stood that Mis rurrcncC had made dcrn-aorN .,
mark concerning Mrs Vanderbilt | don't rcmvubc
wUat 1t was Tie Commodore ,aii he wanird them
be- rcrnuccd before he lied and they willns The
shook hands AMI there quite an alt cung time The
wtr, ir. nd> alter that
Tho case was then ordered to stand over I
Friday morning at II o'clock.
Upon application Of counsel. an extension {
the assigned days Of trial for this case wa
made. There remain fifteen days more Of III
present assignment carry M II on to the III
OF April. Now all the Tuesdays. Wednesday,
and Fridays from the llth of June 10 the lst {
July. are : I apart for II IN addition