The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-12

body laughed and William H. Vanderbilt and Messrs.
Tor here we're not less Iour doubles and 1t
that these three detectives were lying pretty
strongly either on the one side or the other.
oil Mr. Scott Lord, IN which, will be- seen, the pro-
ponenss OF The wl are openly accused OF having tam
pered spirited away The three doube-dealng de-
tective3:-
tina. this deponsnt since the last adjournment this
has and with each q ;ad %
attendance opening Of the this day to
testify Witnesses in his and sha. By appsat%snt
nent New YORK Hotel O'Clock in the forenoon
Tina, his had nsimasisn tina. they wou,a
not iu saca ans s.s wss received from
so stating that said cl.., and Mason had
and thar until about the 10Th inst, At which time
ssd
s ss ID Ss
lux to review the ground As to places ana persons
either Of said Witnesses persuaded brbsd TO
eves thai IN the the they
induced 70 make to this 81 hs
trial away 70 some place to his b
Dspoaent further tina. the eommsasa.on receives
b him from SAD Man viii h some
or persons IN the popohsns ana nave I'm
Court avoid testing that ths ALSO leaes
oath to the statement OF their latter they
allowed to In court and testify anu the counsel ior
their duty to ask the that In
tanned.
When Mr. Allen was about 10 road tue atidavits OF
the three detectives Mr. Clinton vehementiy objected,
on ground that these afddavs had been made out
court that they lcia aud II the AN
ants committed perjury they would be hela 20 no re-
Surrogate CALVIN thought that the afdavts, though
inaamlssele as testimony might De used oy Mt Lord
produce these Witnesses and now asking Tor post
ponement.
Mr. CIinton-I want to know whether this Court IL
o used only for the purpose OF scandal These
afidavts have no relevancy TO the motion before
the Court and they contain no facts which would en-
title the contestants to the relief asked by them.
(SneerinSy.) On, we understand this thing per.
The Surrogate (smiiiug)-Yes, but the Court cannot
understand II until all the testimony iean tLaugDter.)
Messrs Clinton and Comstock continued their o.
the asked 20 see the papers IN order to sat
isiy himself to their relevancy TO the cause.
Mr.. Clinton bitterly These arc the very afdavts
which they have asked all the newspapers 10 publish,
aud which the newspapers have refused to publish.
They only put here TO have them published In
the newspapers They want TO try this cause 10 the
newspapers
respectable counsel would try the cause the news
papers when they know that what the news
papers say passes by the mind 81 inc Court iike the
idlc wind.
Surrogate Calvin then allowed the afdavts and APP
pended documents TO be read as part OF Mr. Lords
statement to the Court The gist OF these Is con-
tanned letter written BY +. a. Redburn to Corne-
hus j. Vanderbilt ofwhich the following will partially
explain. He the visit oil stranger (Cnauncey
NJ Depew) who wanted him. as the head oil private
detective ONCE to watch Cornelius j. IN order 10 con.
vince the Commodore and William II. that he really
gave signs OF reiorm:-
he desired have "Ccrnci put under strict
.n ssS az DE- s s%d
whose personal appearance would carry convc
ms s @
hYsnus os when WOULD them
ana the bad boy when the ss1ionaye should begin
out y su @.s ea:s followed Ss
swssehed lie was not daculs person keep track
OH he visited rather aisrspu.abls places and
occasions he slipped the dste lives sight causing
h hn he on tie the
tive on hm IN such :: 50 cause she spy to feel
L had been arranged that detective should at in
did HI i. h. souS % @a no ss
At first William appeared to douot the dstectves rsvsa-
will His friend the stranger suggested thar he ought
s %a% S To-
standing bis poor Orothers oaeks,ding. b. could
very conhaent Cornelius would eventually reior whea
to- the commodore with the dsteesivs William urged him
70 do 10 as he hs No o ns fear sS ais
such wealth rssnS him - once be-
the stranger WAS not :; . Ss ~ IL:
quenty, where the results Of his uryiilance fully
Surprise and TO cause mash
heard something between the aud William which
MIN that the ...sr "a no. Sss ~ his
quencie but On the contrary anxious TO have them
one day shortly before, after the Commodore's
death Cant tell which without reference to papsrs) the
friend sho pointed you out to him rs CorneliaJ Wander
he Knew and had good reason to know young Corneii
well BY ssh disputed his friends assertion Issue
until IDENTITY was clearly established 30 the
Il was SOW evident to the detective that he had been
tool Of for an inlsmous purposes that he had been
nae to
OF dsreouaoe places and TO carry dstressin re-
TO which ne usd followed dcubie and learned that
III some 81 them the ooeet OF his surveillance was known
carried thus iar ;aat h. rght NOT De likely 70 discover
that his rports Of your visits corroOo
rated should the Commodore exact further evidence
compsned BY head detective, who prompted by
s a % s,s 70 aeco9u @ ~
hps account Tor il, and much Very respect
No. $3.50 New YORK avenue. Jersey City Heights. NJ
AFF.pAvrrs OF Detectives.
Then follow the aiidavts OF the three detectives
Redourn his two ASSISTANTS Clark AM Mason--to
Cornelius j. was Channcey N. Dcpew; that they ioi-
lowed false Cornelius j. TO all sorts OF bad Places
made reports 10 william H., who pretended TO be
deeply grleved the conduct oil his brother; that
they taken oy William H. Vanderbiit anu Cnuun-
tailed the results vt their observations; that The
Commodore declared he wished his son had never
boon born; ana tnen .ney added tn1t they had all
along followed bogus" Cornelius j., and been tho
tools OF Wililam IL. . vile conspiracy.
Aud now came The richest part OF the proceedings,
letter Of detectives Mason and Clark Judge
Lord, when, when ~ revealed, IN addition TO The
s.bogusn Cornelius j.. a bogus" Commodore, n
"bogusn William II. aud a bogus" Chauncey a. De-
pew, iairly convulsed IN. audience with laughter.
UNIQUE LATTER.
Nkw YoRK. June .. 1879
Judge LORD:
Having given notice through Mr. keaburn that
evidence that has Of
a. but lair TO ard TO ourselves that should
p,ain OF ret usaL
The evidence you expected from intended to
prove against Wiiiam "a yaudvt Lit and others con.
piracy ijure Cornelius j. bit In the estima
81 father, &c. for time hrmly oeeved this
aud that nai the tools Will
lam ~ Vanderbilt injure his brother But
have been opened aud mud tha the only conspiracy
Their originated Dy Cornelius Vanderbilt Lin
That gentleman. knowin- he had forfeited alt claim
upon his father aud woud eviaenty Oe osinncred BY his
wui conceived scheme which TIE will might
ground that hsd been Improperly procured
Ills brother that scheme he endcavoreu 60 carry
In tue io.sowins maanSr:-
His hrst step was 20 get friend to cal ON kedburn