The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-19
INTIMIDATION NOW SET UP.
WILLIAM H. VtNDRRBILT DENIES INA T
NE AUTIIORIzED H.
Tho Newest Phase OF the Great VIII Contest
Mrs. Is Bsu's Avermeut Charged TO he
Nnirnc-'rhe Old COM m odore's Letters.

Mrs. t.M Uau's ANermcnt ahntncd 10 no
yntruc-The Old Comm odore's Letters.
The Vanderbilt will case was opened ycs-
terday Mr.. Fthun Alien, who read tho affidavit
of MIR. Scott Lord that the witnesses. Mason and
Rcdhurn by whom he expected to prove tho
alleged conspiracy. and other witnesses who
were deemed nccrs-nry to prove his case. had
kept out ot the way. Another affidavit Of Mr..
Lord gave the ronsons why he deemed II mad
vsnblc to name the witnesses he expected to
call and tell what he expected to prove by them.
One reason was in the affidavit Of Mrs. Mar, A.
In B0u one OF the contestants. who said that in
the summer Of 1877 shc sought nm interview
with her brother William II. Vanderbilt. for
tho purpose Of pcrsuading him TO keep the
promise he had made. This was previous to
the beginning of tho contest. Hc told her. she
snid. TINT he understood that she WIS going on
the witness stand. and that II sho did 30 MIR.
Clinton would attack her and pick her to pieces
a. a witness. and she would have to lcnvc tho
city in less than three days. lie appeared to DO
very earnest and serious. Following wcro the
anldavits of persons who alleged that they had
been intimidatcd.
Mary L. Stone said that Immediately after she
appeared IA witness. in June last. shc was
approached on tho subject Of her quitting the
country so as not to be Il witness that she re-
jectcd such proposition. and ancrwnrd refused
to see the person who made II To her; that this
person also snid TINT he had observed her in
court. and that 4 would greatly injurc her to be
awtncss that VIM. H. vanderbilt had not sent
him; that she was advised by tho stranger not
to testify. and TINT on the 2ith Of August last u
letter was sent ~ her house in which 1t was said
that II she would like To take trip TO the Paris
Exposition or elsewhere We would dcfray the
expenses" Tho writer requested her to adj
Sarah l.. Raymond was told 10y n stranger
that her character would bo blackcned If
al Ia ~ Ia IN
George W. Terry snl that tho oaso OF tho
Island House, at Toledo. wa. taken away from
Railroad Company. after he had testified in
spite OF his Tlllingncss t. pay as much rent as
she had been on the stand WIS approached by
stranger who said that inasmurh rs her son
was IN Europe she ought not 70 testify further.
and that she could have money enough to go to
Europe. The same man advised her not to bc
sworn M II witness. and told her that he had
seen long list II accusations against her which
would blackcn her character. Mrs. Jennie W.
Danf9rth was ndxiscd ~ a. str9ngcr not to ap-
erful and would leave no stone unturncd in
retaliatng. She WIS called upon by man who
pretended that he desired her to 20 To Europe 10
take care OF his wife. but She was satisfied that
the man had no wife in Europe. Mary T.. Van
Pelt. in whose house hcl longing to the Vanderbilt
Flora Lyons who were called To give testimony
I'm regard To the relations of VIM. II. Vanderbilt
with Miss Crawford WIS offered money 10y a
stranger u sh" could arrnng" with those wit
ncsscs e. change their rstimuny. Werner Ben
ming: while trying 20 find acguaintnnecs u Mr..
and Mrs. Stpddurd. was struck on the head from
behiniwlth Some lIunt instrument Hnd knocked
unconscious. W. W. Bennett was approached
By a man who inquired whether some money
down would rot be- mora acceptable than my
thing he would bee likely o. get in case thu con
tcstant succeeded. The amount uruii nnod WIS
tlOp.ouo and thn stranger said: You Will hear
from mo nsain."
MIR. Clinton read the affidavit " William II.
Vand'rlilt. TINT the av"rmcnt Of Mrs. La lilu
was entirely untrue, that ne had never said that
Nj. Clinton would Alta her: that he Ind never
authorized tHr intimidation or bribery Of wit
ncs.cs directly or indirectly ard that he knew
nothing about the assault upon Bcuuing except
what he had seen IN the papers or heard from
the contestants LAWYERS.
Judge Con-tnck found occasion to assert that
the cont es'hnis cas-, us FAR as u bears upon tn.
conspiracy charged on the pnr oi William II.
vanderbilt WIS a iihri. alton and Judge Black
retOrted that MIR. Wand, ruIt has "a popularity
greater than Tweed. but he Is charged with Of
commit.
Tho Surrogate. in giving his decision on
Mr.. Lords motion to continue the case. re-
Vlcwcd the mauaEo mrut ~ the rase ON the Part
otthc 19ntestnnts. AMI charart' rizrd II ~ diln-
nesses as disrourtoous defiance of tho Court
His decision WAS TINT the contestants ~ ight ~
on for the rest OF the afternoon and that b, yOnd
that. If they shed more time they could have
the case continued without limit provided tho
witnesses were named and their materially
DR. Frank We'll was callcd to identify letters
that he had received from Mrs. CDrnoliu. VAN
derhllt ~ lhr tiinc 9i tine '9mm"iorr Hines
soon ait'r his prQirssiona services Were dis
pcnscd with. Mr. Lord offered the letters u-
proof that MR.. vanderbilt Kept the witness
from having access 10 the Commodore. ON "a o..
count OF some conf lcntial communications ne
had mad with the Commodore. TINS Mr. Lord
Regarded az proof ~ control of tho Commodore
by hl- vile. The surrogate excluded the test B..
mOny ~ too remote. Then Or. Edward B.t2 I'D
was asked to give his opinion concerning ma.
MIA. monomana kleptomnnia. and u variety o
have had.