The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-13
VANDERBILTS MILLIONS.
Continuation of the Contest Before
the Surrogate.
TILTS BETWEEN COUNSEL.
The Alleged Conspiracy Against Cornelius
J. Vanderbilt,

The proceedings In the vanderbilt VIII case yes'ei'
day attracted quite crowd OF spectators OWING 10 inc
wide publicity gwen TO the extraordinary turn OF the
so-cal.ed conspiracy part OF the case. The day was
aim ost one incessant tournamen between counsel
for both sides and IL marked by some spicy ns
ssoy as angry scenes violent legal warfare. sar-
sarsm, irony, vehement denunciaiion. charges OF
bIackma and OF conspiracy and bitter reproaehes
and denominations made the day an unusually ex-
citing all present II will be seen from tie
Surrogates decision, gwen al The close oi me pro-
ceedings the Will probably go on TINS monh
unless The produce The detective Red
burn and make him tell straight story" on Tho
stand as to alleged conspiracy against Cornelius
J. vanderbilt.
THE HOSTILE FORCES ARRAYED.
In addition 10 Messrs Clinton and Comstock, the
regular counsel OF Mr. william Ii. Vanderbilt, APP
peared Chauncey NJ. Dopew, counsel for tho New York
Central Railroad, who, being arraigned by the three
detectives aiidavits the chief inshgator Of he
.bogus conspiracy, attended 10 listen TO the reading
OF his counter AFFIDAVIT in court. 10 which he denied
all The charges OF tho detectives Nr. Vanderbilt
looked more serious than The previous day, and
was accom- panied BY Mr.. JACOB Vanderbilt, Mr. schei,
Mr. Barker and other friends Beside the counsel Tor
the contestants Mrs. La Bau and Cornelius j. Wander
bit sat on the olner side OF the court room
Mr. Clinton began by reading the afidavits OF Will
lam Ii. Vanderbilt and Chaunccy N. Depew.
EVERYTHING DENIED.
Mr. vanderbilts am davrt denied The entire story OF
the detectives, as far us it concerns him. lie never
had the slightest acquaintance with them; never
employed knew tn IN to watch his brother; knew
nothing any conspiracy plan or scheme to have his
brother reported TO HER father frequenting
gambling resorts or any other disrepuiabe place, or
Is being the victim o. vicious habit or habits and
he believed no such conspiracy ever existed. Neither
he nor any one with his knowledge had anything
to DO directly indirectly with the non-appearance
OF these witnesses AS the only for heir nnn-
Appearance he believed that they had never intended
appear because The story told In their extra judicial
pfLdavts was wholly fabricated and false AS to the
letter OF the detectives TO Judge Lord Withdrawing
their statements, such letter suggested or
prompted by him, and he heard OF It's existence
until he heard it read In court.
Mr. Depews affidavit equally sweeping. Dc
never knew nor, 10 his knowledge. spoke TO these
detectives In his life All their pretended inter views
with h i'm were wholly fabricated. 81 never, during
the lifetime OF the late Cornelius Vanderbilt said any
thing 10 him the subject OF the habits or conduct
Of his son, Cornelius j." Neither he nor anybody
else with mis- knowledge, had anything TO do with
the non.appearance Of these witnesses. nor had he
prompted or suggested the letter writtcn by Mason
and Clark 10 Mr.. Scott LORD.
Ex.Judge Black now opened his argument In favor
oil postponcmcnt.
JUDGE BLACKS ARGUMENT.
al have, he SAID, s.only a simple explanation to
make why postponement should be granted. Here
is a statement by perfectly reputable men, although
detectives, whose character has not been
called in question. l do not know that detectives
must necessarily be less honest even than
Mr.. Lord as perfectly proper witnesses to
be produced in this court BY the rule of law as
adopted in England nearly all the American
themselves as 10 tho veracity oi tho testimony 10 b.
offered by their witnesses by making them
their statement IN affdavlts before offering them IN
court never saw any reason TO DOUBT the veracify
OF these except that the turuitude
10 the other side seemed first be almost
hmazIng Tor belief OF course their letter to Judge
Lord ia winch they tried 10 ncntraze ali their pre-
statements produced upon all OF US pro-
found shock Judge Lord when ne received that letter
at once that these witnesses must be cot hold OF
aud confronted their statements sworn TO In
their aidavits ana that postpoIcment was therefore
necessary Wethought that in making application
the Court should lay before both stories, that
contained aidavits well as that contained in
the letter. II IS claimed by the other side
If they should reaflrm their afhdavts, would be
worthless, because OF the letter in which they had
Withdrawn all their charges. That is not the question
TO oe considered. All we say IS that we nave right
tho testimony OF IN csc Witnesses. do not imputc
bad faith 10 the other sde but all claim Is that u
they try to put the boot the other leg they
are sadly mistaken. II Is certainly not true that
Cornelius j., got up conspiracy against ms orother
William H. and perhaps 1t rs also untrue that william
H. couspred against his brother Cornelius J. ii these
gentlemen sincere az thoy Claim they arc IN be-
lIrvug that these detectives W II not repeat their
statements contained in tDer ailldavlis IN court
my inability to understand why they should
be opposed 10 continuance. 1 believe that u the
Court forces the other sido postponcment, aud to
face these detectives. IL will be dong these gentlemen
real goOd.n
Judge Black sat down. and Mr. Clinton jumped to
his ieet.
THE CONSPIRACY coRRonoRArKD
swat IN mute" Mr. Lord said: II want 10 call the
attention OF the Court some flcts which my asso.
ciate omitted TO mention In tue arst pace Court
ODs hat q le
taken ut different dates, and that saw them sep
araley and al various times. Then want TO cali the
attention OF the Court fact spread upon It's own
records. Mr.. Ferry IN MS testimony swore that
shortly before the time when TINS conspiracy was
carried out the Commodore spoke kindly oil MS son
sara he satisfied with the conduct OF his son
Cornelius j. that nc intended to DO well by his son,
but that Cornelius J. must walt attle whlc and u he
would only little wne he would have no reason
TO complain Shortly after the time OF this conspiracy
Mr.. Terry tcstnes that he saw the Commodore aud
told him that Cornelius j. was getting tired Of whiting.
and the Commodore then sad tnat he had changed his
mind.n
Mr. Lord alluded TO the mysterious disappearance
Of the detective Clark, who iet Chicago on certain
evening Tor New YORK and CHARGED that q "Pcrsoaa"
In the HERALD Tor "tall young man, whom The
advertiser wanted TO 'contiuuc his Immense western
enterprise" cmanstcd from the other Side who
wanted 10 get nod OF this witness III our Tree ln-
stilutons he said, .sare ever to be impaired Il Will
BIO by undue Difference TO vast wealth, thar vast
wealth winch may tamper with and pursnasc wit
nesses. IL certain that u parties are infamous
enough to get up such conspiracy IN order 20 turn
away from tneIr righteous course miions oil dollars
they would hesitate sustain themselves ny the
heir false oaths. Even u tn man VINO nired
those detectives 10 shadow CornoliusJ. was not Mr.
Chauncey II. Depcw, but man gotten ~ irauduleny
20 resemble Ihauncey 81 Depcw--although thihK u
would be pretty aificult 10 get sucn a mau-thesc
witnesses should be put on the stand ~ order mat
the truth may be known. ~ = possibo that y
bogus William II. Vanderbilt may have been gotten
up without his knowledge by persons VINO aiter~ard
hoped tell him what they had done Tor bim ana 20
get their reward. II there was such conspiracy as
these detectives have sworn 20 10 sulic
turn the will We nave gone to the of actually
Keeping these witnesses hcre Ior long time ~ our
owr expense. and suddenly they disappear, anh upon
the noon OF the day preceding tue continual on oil
The got ia letter. 10 winch they retrac what
they previously sworc to-"
s'THE SHADOW or MILLIONS. =
MIR. Lord read a number OF HERALp "Pt rsonaIs"
which, he claimed, showed that tho other side mad
advertised for tnese detectives. at would, ndecj
be a new rule OF law he said, ITO exclude or dsbe.
leve witnesses Simply because they nod been tam
pered with. NJ William a. Vanderbilt may not have
ampered with them but there are great many men