New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-09
COMMODORE TANDERBILTS SICKNESS.

His VIOLENT LANGUAGE ABOUT Ills CHILpk.N,
HIS DOCTORS AND TIE MANNER IN WHICH HE
WAS TREATED.
Increased interest was aroused in the pro-
cress OF the Vanderbilt VIII case yesterday. when
Daniel Drew was called to the stand. But the curiosity
q. the spectators was disappointed. After Mr. Drew
had testified that he hadknown Commodore Vanderbilt
since 1877. Mr. Lord questioned him as to certain
conversations with his son, ca. Vanderbilt. But BIZ
Drew said that he could recOlect them and all the
ingenuity OF the counsel by suggestive questions was not
sufficient to bring any such conversations to his
memory. Nj. Drew was therefore dismissed from the
stand.
Mr. Lord then offered in evidence number OF aihda-
Wits and other documents to show that Mis- Tennie
Caain was fifty years the junior OF Commodore Wander
blt that he gave her money carry on her woodruff
d. CIadin's Weekly publication which, he said, adyO
Gated the doctrines Of freeOvc spiriualsn and clair
voyauce that he was in the habit of receiving money
from outside persons for her. that especially on one
occasion he got a check for $1,000 from Harris Cox,
The interest ON which to he given Miss Claim,
and the principal returned to Harris Il Cox. and that in
violation of his agreement ne gave hct hoth pIhcpai
and interest. THIS evidence was excluded
Dr. Isaac Sweczy called. andsby hiin as the mrd
cal attendant OF C. j. Vanderbilt, Mr. LORD offered TO
prove tba, his Latlents health had lately improved
ms was excluded on tir objection OF Mr. Clinton, who
sid that when doctor dcyoIed his vino; time 10 one
man. the patient ought 10 be elmer klcd or cuicd soon
Mr. Loid offered to prove that when The complaint
as4S o f0V Wa To- PanGcr cce in the Grand
Central Depot, Chauncey NJ DepeW TOOK u 10 an inner
How can they prove n conspiracy against us on such
evidence as thati" Mr. Lord considered hs expression
very suggestive but the Surrogate said that wnttever
there WAS ii IL denial that there was conspiracy,
and excluded the evidence.
DR. Sweezy testified that last December he went to live
with C. L. Vanderbilt at No. 332 FfthiYe., having pre-
yiousy lived with him at the Irving House tie patients
disease chronic epilepsy, required MA CONSTANT pIots
sional services. .
Or william w. Bennett, a "magnctizcr." said that he
was called to yIst Commodore Vanderbilt, profession
ay upOn the lattcTs eIghtysecOnd birthday; II IN
the middle the day; Mrs. Crawford ana MIS- Wander
hill Dr. IiuslV and Dr. Elliott and the nurse were all
hat were there he found the Commodore lying in his
room nos ling like Wild beast with pain ana calling on
God TO relieve him he could be heard all ONcrth house
The witness immediately proceeded 10 mhghelHe llin
and iLc Commodore { iauked God Tor the power given
to the witness to relieve him. next day ne inHShetZcl
inc Commodore for hour; he SAID he felt easier.
Ipodore noticed, had habit OF repeating himself; be
SAID he didn't believe the doctors knew any thng that
The doctors set o. FOOLS and the only thing that
did him any good was magnctisiG
The witness aftcrward stated that when he went 10
the house he found the Commodore lying on rubber
sheet Mr. Bennett told him that was bad for him; lie
should lie wOOlen. Mrs Vanderbilt said that was TO
save the expense of clean sheets every day The Com
rnodore exclaimed: "Oh d--n the expense: buy Il
bale" AT one une when soup was brought to him IN
bowl he threw II violently against Inc wall, crying
with an oath "Who sailed that soupt' The Commodore
told him once of "yisiOn" he had had. \ roadway,
shaped like horseshoe, surrounded his bed On this his
friends and himself were travelling. some Ol th1hl
would occasionally 90 TO the edge ana dfOp on lie
himself Lad often gone 10 the edge and came DacK and
gone AT that time he standing on Inc cusc ana
be couldn't tell which way lie would 80. Az ahOther
time the witness asked the Commodore II lie didn't want
his children to visit him. lie answered: No, d---n
fbem