The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-12
NOW CONSPIRACY CHARGED.
AN ASTONISHING PHASE or THE T1N-
DERBILT WIZ CONTEST
Detective. said TO hnve Bcen Employed 60
shadow ~ spurious Vanderbilt aud to Re-
port 10 Two Other Spurious Nanderbiits.


admission Of evidence OF th' dccNosod Commo-
dorc's declarWons to sustain th' t'ory II un-
due influence. That evidence was Harry NJ
lens version Of what the Commodore 0'irmrl
Mrs. Terrence had said eonccrlins Nrs. Corr
nolius Wand, rbit. Tho decision was ;hat the
testimony .sshld he rejected
Mr. Lord asked for n con,inuan'e of tho onsc.
on the ground that subpruas had been issued
Tor +. A. Rcdburn. Geo \. Mason. AMI VIM H.
Clark important witnesses for the contestant.
In regard tp.the false impopouation Of Cor.
neus J. Vanderbilt who hal made an appoint
mcnt with cx-Julgo Jcro Black at the
New York Hotel on the 10th inst. and
who. instead of appearing there. kept
away and sent n postal card signed by Mr. Rcd
burn. saying that Mason and Clark had been
In communication with tho prepayment aud in
consequence thereof hal conc beyond the mrs-
diction Of this court. tho writer know not
whittier. In order that these witnesses might
10 found and thoir evidence obtained. post
ponemcnt WIS asked. In support of Mr.. Lords
statement OF tho Importance of the testimony
desired. the affidavit Of F. 4. Rcdturn. the H.
tM4t,tivc, made Aug Q, 1911, was dlercd. Mr.
The Court decided to admit tic offered afiiln-
Wits and qthcrs Connected with ! as allegations.
eAisling state OF Facts warranting his asking Tor
Mr.. Ethan Allen then read F. \, Redburns
AFFIDAVIT. dated Aug. .. 1877. including copy Of
alnttcr written by him 70 D. u. flolt. under tho
Wand 'rl.ts counsel That letter sci forth a
series of all g"l ia g. concerning the following
% supposed Cornelius y. Vanderbilt hy de-
tnctivo- t. various dsgcputabr places Another
affidavit. dated Aus. q. 1877. signed BY Cleo. A.
s1y NJ pew To- f,llow sapnosSi cornci"SSj j,
Vanderbilt. and did follow him to numerous
s n"l T~ r 4n 99gs1 f yah d%I Tn sea
|" gnini"ior" cornelius Wand 'rWlt TO the Pre-.
TndnJ s"rrow. q, thG former AMI great mental
pnrntly discovered that the person whom
~, HWt hcn INSTRUCTED IT, follow as Corn Illus
Tho rcNt a10Myit Wa si.nod GGyy Within ii.
CLARK. ''d sept. g. 1871, and was corrohorn.
by G"or-e A. Mason. Thu Shriuving nurra'ri
~ H. ilac" during the months OF October and
tsIth,,l,i,-t t. ". IIV1ndarhiiti-ior III t bur.
ln-' % reporting ornciius }. de,inquoncies-
dis~ipat'' ways. but a. ulant believed his Great
Internal satisfaction; also the story of their
risci. and Sar'e~ed the wish that Cornelius J.
III. posiy ,nowl~re Mn, t9" nor.dn ,yr6 .r
poyea Tho detectives 20 follow Il bogus Curnn-
Illus J. WIS the the Hon. Chluuccy VI prpcw.
t3low.pE mes" nlliddyt7 Was pi @nntcd a let
ton. a. Ia" CONTESTANTS counsel uverrol. under
u. lnilu, nee { persons O. .tipA upr1poncnts
Interviews with both tho Hon. lore Black AMI
Mr. Scott Lord, prolcssed thoir willingness 10
attend IN court and testify 10 the truth of tn
slatemenis made in their anidayits. Theletter
-, NV YoFs June o. i-7-
.,slN n,yin. given YOU notice through Nr Rcdsurn
Cd, n, a. eu' air 70 you nj 10 ourselves that We should
81 ceur-c you wall tlunk It ,,ry hard ofu. and csnrso
81 our ntl5n unt he ,,,ni nour fi, 49, "n tk
ssH tha, n was ng 9nu Nv hour as nat w. zane
OF tiem ar tine, not enough 70 ,narei, .au.fy
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