The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-10-18
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4r,cruarkabHc Court scene.
An ssrsopEssr THE -yksDERBH.f WILL con,
a rrsr--rHRHATENfNac COUNSEL WITH ReSis sal.
Meet Fo#coSTEMPT.
IN thetyidsot the Vanderbilt will-rase in
Neg York Eueaday, the offer OF tes aesy
by Mrs. Flora Lyons excited 2 Controversy
In which some extraordinary ianguage WIS
need eysCourt aud counsel. ~ ~. Lyous
ssSii ts,avshe was a resident OF CnasssssoWu,
Mas; II, 1869 she lived at no. ~ n..,as.
street, while Mrs. Camp was a .sn.e
ss,ere. miss Crawford came TO boafd tnefs
=, tha snrjng sof 1869, and remained
ss,raa .xyr four s.rnonths. The .eauestlon
q aataor any gentleman was afNguent WIS
itnr to.,her there, called Mr.. Choate TO gus
seet. SIT scented to him, he said, that tne
ahinyeousnt to,be stopped right there. He
supIosed that there never had been more
slassa,ta.y effort made in court ofa ustlce "
ihIsSken /, PERSONS character than was inaus
in ,I,efakinc of Mrs. CampbelPs ecstinony
during the vacation. An attempts was maue
tto aesrgde aud, blacken the reputation OF
.fhesyynmau who became the wife OF COM
,nodnre vanderbilt when.it had 10 bearing
;nnor, the case. Mr.. Choate taoaght they
a,aIl.a right 10 demand protection for nef.
TIC other side were now repeating the oner
.Of testimony eNctuucu iase sutna3et.
'yThe Surroo gate :. IL the offer is repeated
.sball, direct that there be entered upon the
record an order to show cause, Teturnapie
..fo-morrow, why the counsel for the con-
,1esfaat should not be punished fof con-
tempt. - ooh
.other il, establishment. Mr.. Lord asked IN
-,rp. ,,1ndertops,' "Do you wish TO say any
th;no IN repIyY" Judge Black thought
few seconds, then rose very deAberoteiy,
,rTia saidr calmly ::ss shall be glad il the
Ijonrt can reallyl find it in its conscience
to flreiect this testimony. 1t IS kind
of ,.pitch that no one can to'nh With-
ont being defled, and l have mo fancy
dor iii; neither has Mr.. Lord. but TINS IS
Notwithstanding case, and things nave
appeared in it such as no other case ever
saw. The counsel have found certain things,
md they have to follow their duty in taking
thom mn. But the statement OF the Court
that, It will do certain things with counsellf
,ta,ey pf!er this. testimony does not frightcn
main the least. We propose to- show that
the intimate relations existing between
:Miss Crawford. and the prepayment placed
the Commodore, after his marriage to her,
in aposition where he could not help being
:saewerfu.y influenced by her,"
The Surrogate: il you will point to one
single circumstance that shows that MISS
Crawford attempted to Influence the testator
in the execution Of the will shall bear the
testimony ,nd nGaSean. Otherwise, IL LOOKS
NerE like a. wanton attempt to blackeh the
character OF a.person without anectisg tue
sssnes .,Jof the. case. There isn't money.
enanch in the whole Vanderbilt estate to
wash clean the character chat Is tainted with
such an attempt g...-,- :, :, 9.
Judge Black lnoW. thoroughly excifed) !:
Does the Court understand that by such
Language tits throwing upon my client the
same stain that it deprecates when cast upon
Miss EruWford? Is Mrs. La Bau to endure
sucl,,aspersions upon her good name?
,Ybe.Sarrogate: I think Mrs. La Bau has
been,uuder very bad counsel when she IS
letito make such offers. ,.,l s,rs
Judge Black: This is an imputation
which, coming from ANY man on the bench
or off,sis not to be mildly borne. Wen, we
knew what we shall have to bear, and we
know what we shall gise IN return.
Milford: Whatever my other failings
may bell thank God am not, coward,
and this threat OF the Court does not
frigsmen, me, in the least. Still, not to have
i'm this nineteenth century the courts dis
graced hy.such scene, [ am content to
haveM sop,heGe, If only ID is put upon the
record that the Court has threatened to have
the counse! punished for contempt for Of
ierins testimony.
Mr.. Clinton wanted to sag something. He
arose, and had said a word or two when
William H. Vanderbilt caught him by the
coat.tai and pulled,him dc wn in his seat,
and MI. Choate gotlup. Hei began to speak
again Of the;turpitude OF attempting to in
lure the character Of a" Stranger to the
cause, woman who had ms unblemished
character Mrs. LA Bau had been unable
to restrain har ssneers whenever the good
character, of the Gommodore's; widow had
been alyerteG to, eand at this expression OF
mfr. Choate she laughed, looked across the
open space between herself and lIer brother
William, aad asked him in a sceanful whis-
per, "What do you think Of thass ?" Will
liam 81. Vanderbilt, Eas looking .; spot on
the wall, and not a. muscle OF his faye moved.
The Surrogate ito 1.-THE contestants coun-
sch: Do you gant to change your aher?
Mr.. Lord said that they only sasshed to
show the relations.that existed between VIII
liam n. Vanderbilt and Miss Crawford be-
fore her marriage to theaJommodore- The
offer was formally made, objected ..t9, eX-
cIudcd, and the witness stepped down.
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A Glimpse Under n Mask.
New YORK, October l6.-Fhe trial Of Pat