The New York herald., 1878-10-09
VANDERBILT'S MILLIONS.

coNTrNUATIos OF EVIDENCE AS TO THE AL
LEaED sPIRIrUALIsTIc coNsPIRAcY-INrYR-
EsrING TESTIMONY OF MRS. BISHOP AND
MRS. sroNE-sEARcHIsG cBoss-ExAMINA-
TIoSs.
The decision OF Surrogate Calvin to admit the EVIL
dsnce OF Mrs. Soddard has opened the door for other
evidence concerning the commodore's belief in
Spiritualism, and, as q consequence, Mrs. Eleanor
Fletcher Bishop yesterday called 10 testify on
this subject. Mr.. Clinton not prepared, how
ever to accept the situation, and whom Mrs. Bishop
was called to The stand he jumped to his feet and
sad:-"Before Mrs. Bishop tsstines want to put
another objection upon the record, to wit:that, as
matter OF law, the testimony OF Mrs. Stoddsrd
be excluded"
The Surrogate responded that II he were sitting
at Circuit ne would instruct the jury that she tesi-
fed falsely In enc particular they must reject her
evidence.
Mr.. Clinton replied that the testimony offered
through the witness. Mrs. Bishop, based upon
tha. Of Mrs. stoddard and that as Mrs. stoddard had
conradictsd herself material points her testimony
was valuslsss. This being so. no proper foundation
had been laid for tue testimony now offered and the
witness should not be allowed to testify.
The Surrogate SAID that he did not agree with
Sci ON the point proposed He deemed It safer to
admit the evidence than be stringent It's rejec-
ton, and ordered the examination VI the witness
proceed
MRS. BsHoP's TESTIMONY.
witness testified that sue had mad several conver-
sations with the Commodore the subject OF Spirit
uaIism the first held In 1868. after the death OF
tho Commodorss frst wife; alter 1865 he expressed
his belioi In Sprtualism, aud said mat he employed
several Sprtuaiisic doctors, from whom he obtained
great physical and mental reief in 1873 no ADVISED
the husband OF deponent TO hire one OF these men;
IN 1877 aud 1873 he Tho Commodore) told witness
that ne had mad revelation from mis- doad son,
mis- head man, as the girls ad not know how take
care Of money and Cornelius invalid and should
be sent to an asylum; before the husband Of depo-
nent died, in 1874, the Commodore told him that he
mad had revelation from MS wtte. in winch she d.
rected him TO leave all his properly to illiam d.
Here the witness was taken In hand Dy Mr. Clin.
ton
with the Commodorcf A. In my house at Ne. 81
Fifth avenue, in 166S
Q When were the others heldP A. In my hus-
bands Office; do not remember that anything iur
ther than what have stated at any conver-
saton concerning Tho property.
what did you say WHOM he told you the girls
did mol know how TO take care Of money! A. told
MN thought he was gong into his second child
hood.
A long wrange here eusued between opposing
counsel and the witness, who insisted, when asked
direct question rs TO her evidence on previous occa
sion. 10 giving reasons why sne had said certain
things Tho difficulty grew out OF the following ques
ton, put by Mr.. Clinton: :-"Do ysu remember That
you testified before on this trial that the Commodore
always said TO you that he going distribute his
property equally and never sa'd anything different
The Surrogate held that witness must answer the
question, .ycso or "n0"
Mr. Lord said she could not conscientiously answer
IL In that way.
Mr. CLINTON then said be would withdraw the quss-
ton get his information piecemcaL
Judge Beacn--rhas's very gracious.
Mr. Clinton asked, "Did you swear on your previous
examination that the last time you saw the Commo-
dore was as much Two or three years before 1ST4
II did testify" sad the witness, .tthaL The last
time saw HIM was IN 1866 or 1857 a. his onice, be-
fere separated IRON my husband"
U. were you In the company oil Mrs. Van P0it. Mre.
steddard ana Esther Aing al Mr. Lords officer A.
< long examination here snsusd concerning the
pupils whom Mrs. Bishop had IN her boarding school,
Witness said she Spirituaiiss; that sue be-
lsved IN God and that Dr.. Guernsey had been her
physician Tor many years.
DEVELOPING ALLEGED CONSPIRACY.
Aiter r0cess Mrs. Mary l. stone called. The
same objection that had been made Mrs. Bishops
evidence was entered against Mrs. stones and ex-
csption noted. Mrs. Stone testified that In Septem-
Der, 1874, she called on the Comm ore in Fourth
street ana received In the Office; busi-
soEool; ths Commodore said would see about sst-
tiug her hall up town; but she objected, as the
,as place %a na" 0eeo oa. ne aa
II he believed in Spiritualism; he said ne did
and that the spirits gave him advice he ADVISED
her 70 consult them; she LEFT the place and her
way to Broadway man overlook her; 1t Was William
H. vanderbiit ne said no mad heard conversation
she had mad with the Commodore; he proposed that
she should call nis father next day ana tell him
tnat the spirits could do nothing Tor her. but tha,
they had toid her 10 tell him leave all properly
to William; she objected, but he SAID that he would
give her what wanted II sne followed his nstrac-
tions she finally consented, and tho day
called and told the Commodore what William
had directed her to the old man answered
that he had received tho same advice
from the spirit OF hts dead wio when witness lett
the o11ce, William met her in the same place az on
tho previous day and offered her $50, which she
fused 10 accept; he said Gall right then" and iefs
her standing on the street; witness called tho
COmmodore again, some time later, in ordor 10 get .
place tor her broner the rairoad when she asked
for this favor, william II. came In and said that the
Commodore could not help him; ne was rebuked BY
his iaIhsr, who said id:-'You tryiag get
boots now; l made tne viii In your iavor, as you
wished, aad as the spirits said, and tnat's enough -
Mr.. Clinton cross-examined the witness NJ great
length concerning her past lfe-her marriage, where
she had lived, who her ather was, what his busi-
ness. VINO she spoke TO when cut walking Friday
last whether she went, TO got black . white
want the intelligence ofncs, how far sns walked,
wnsther she rode N car or Omnibus and
other subjects. MIR. Ethan Allen called Mr.. Clinton IS
attcnti the fact that ne mad not asked whether
mad pao her faro Tho ..dire calamity" as Judge
Black called IT, endcd at twenty minutes to Ave. aud
the iurther hearing was adjourned until this morning
at haIf-past ten.