New-York tribune., 1878-06-12
should know my name, at the same time glancins at

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stage down TO Ann-st and went into gambling hell as
deponent entered in his diary and he understood
| stayed there three hours He then came out smll-
ing and took cab at City Hall Iha' ue-
ponent had stated to said Depew that , san
Cornelius had disappeared in cab and asked WnelhsI
| he should follow him. Said Depew replied that sald
Cornelius had become worn out by vicious haglts ta ma
he could dssipate only IN The Gay ne 1e @ t sta %
that when Corneliua went home he went homo 10 s!'
| and taking a cab indicated his going home
That on November3 the said Cornelius appeared at
said hotel, at a. m and, with some others, went 10
returned 10 said hotel by stage. and after drinking
several times ne and his friends left IN cab Ihat
a. M ard seemed to be waiting for some one He then
went alone MOrrsseys gambliughouse NO. . IWenS ~
hote seemed look for some one and then TOOK GaD
and lett. That Tuesday, the l0th said Cornelius
appeared abont IL O'Clock Met and drank and talked
with some friends aud then went ono 1,239 BroadNay
10 lay billiards lie suddenly disappeared o some other
mari 6f the building. and gone two hOuTs disap-
peared again, and was gone one hour that uepoh%st %
Understood that he had gone to gambling room W 9o
diary. Said Cornelius went from there 70 On "a
| house OF il'ame in IWenty-n tt-st; lha' o,' Un
! Saturday, the nth OF said month, ne M nv
pearod at a. NJ at said hotel nc fhen Weht % 10 So
on F0urteeutlst Broadway, and went with her To
| solars and stayed about two hours. ,, a..
Deponent further SAYS having missed said Corne
Illus Bucdenly several times, ne thgAseu wilma" WIZ. h, ~
TO tho Fifth Avenue Hotel On the I'm OF sad month
about IL said Cornelius appeared NJ 'hg n
went alone 10 a house Of prostitution IN TWensy-h -s
Clark and depOnent went in; SAID C"Theis stay OF N
| REPORTING AGAIN TO THE COMMOpCRE.
That on the 18Th Of said month he me: said Dcpew at
the Fifth Avenue and reported 10 him. That at tic re-
! quest Of said Depew he went to William H. Nanaernt
| ana reported to him in the same manner as u
fore That said William IL. profcsscd t. hear said
| reports with sorrow; be made no objection
to their being reported to Commodore vanderbilt "nch
was suggested his presence by said DcicE. lhat
thercupOr this deponent ana sad DtpcW pIuoeucH 90
| the Conniodorcs and dcpOncut rad and reported 10
| him III the manner a. before. That MT vance,
ana again wished that his Coineius had never og,
! lau9 uage tLau at the first interview. 49,,
That on Thursday. the l9ih OF said mouth, said c j.
Vardcrlf vent alone TO the gambling house No. l2S9
Broadway. staId a few moments and eft with another
man he then returned ana disappeared Silu Ni'.A
was then with me- aud also present ai the last IN
teryiew with William II. and with Commodore Nahcer-
on Friday the 2oth Of said month said Cornelius gp
peared At tnc hotel about II a IA, ara aiitf orihln-
and chatting WIN lrehds l,tt woman @ ~ Z oil ~
went with ter 10 So!atiS' 'tayei TWO ho-' 'ooA
/ cab ana dls2ppcaIcd. .
tue ast report and tbercuuou bis employment cleSe
That ut the request OF said DeieW ne pt"'ufeu 2n1
presented in sracd letter from said RcdbIfA. his hl
for the services rendered depOncnt understood lha
and retained handing deuonent letter directed said
Redbmn, IN which Was enclosed as deponeh' uhce'-
DcDoncat further saws that lie remained the vicinity
of New-York unt after the death OF Commodore Van.
derbt: that he heard of such death ana Eat hs VIII
was to be contested that walking on Broadway IL said
| CITY about that time with acquaintance, tn'y
| passed a person who the latter said was Cor
! neus j. Vanderbilt. the Of the Com
/ modore; that this depOuent coniTadictcd snch
assertion which resulted in small wager IN relation
thereto, and deponeuts curiosity being awakened tney
followed said person and inquired until 9epo%nehe %
! became satisfied tnt sad person was tne 3S trH9
S0ens and tbat he is not the person
50 pointed out to him by sara ,Depe" ~ 5 lnJ
and reported ON. above stated that after this depo-
uen had ascertamed the deception prdcused upon NM
Redhru that he seemed suprscd, and suggested that
| steps DE taken To ascertain the truth
DETECTIVE CLARKS AFFIDAVIT
william H. Clark in his affidavit made last De
cember after stating his business told how he had been
engaged By Mason assist him in important detective
| business, namely, the " shadowng' Of Cornelius j.
Vanderbilt he said that Mason told him that an anony-
| nous friend Of the Yanderbs had employed him un-
der the representations forth in Mason's affidavit
| He continued follows:
That Mason further informed deponent that Mr. Red
burn bad assigned hun TO ue duty OF s5alo"inE siiu
Cornelius and that he had been employed IN the Dusl-
ness for about month that on several occaslOhs Cor
nems J. had escaped temporarily FROM his, MasOnS oh.
servstion and that ne frequently do az ucns OI
panied by person, have been probably able 70 o
low, and that 1t was 70 meet sncn eAisehcieS III Iuo
that he desired depOncnt's assistance
DcpOnent further SAY that on the ensuing day. ana as
ne believed Tuesday, November IS he accompanied sid
Mason 10 the Finn Avenue Hotel where about ii O'Clock
a m a mIdd e-a ged man appeared III tue room, Wh0m
| Mason pointed 10 depOnent Cornelius j. Wander
! bht; that a few moments later the person 50
pointed out was Joined py seyera, aelua'Dt-
ances with whom be took drink or Two
| at tho bar and patronizngy, as 1t appeared To
| discussed
that after short conversation the person. SO % Vo @
left the hotel by himself, snadOwed by Mason ana inc
deponcnt and repaired TO a house IN Twenty ftE-st'
where ne remained about Two hours ihat 10" lo- %
ments later said Mason and dcpOnent gained access 70
said house. which they found 70 be common brolhel
and i'm which they continued until tie departure o. the
! person 50 POINTED out as Cornelius j.
The affidavit continued in confederation Of MasOn's
story as to the places and circumstances under which
the person mentioned was followed, and OF the other
staemepts OF asoa's affidavit In regard TO the report
of their detective work to William ii. Vanderbilt the
affidavit said:
That said william H. Vanderbilt, as he listened to
Mason's report prOfcssed 20 be disappointed ana dls
| tressed at the intelligence OF his brothers delin-
Guences but that depOuent insists on saying herein,
OF said VIM H. Vanderbilt, aud in the glances he
changed with the Soi.disa friend tnat ue-
| said Mason that Notwithstanding VIM H. NapderDntb
sensihe Grief depOpent was confident that he de-
lighted with the reports OF ms brothers nfamy and that
said Mason replied that be did not IKE TO think inueh
say but that nevertheless ne had lhe
same impres as depOnen That dep nent afteward
accompanied the said SOidSGnt friend ana sad mason
TO the office of Commodore Vanderbilt ThattDe moment
tbe Commodore recognized his visitors be exclaimed,
addressing himself 70 said selistyled friend suppose
you have now come TO XII me ana make an enc Oh IT,
WhereupOn the person addressed declared that the bust
ness was not nan so serious as llai "ci ~ i "a .h
replied that he could see through II az anu tnat nc
wished 10 God he had never been D0rn that balu ser
STYLED friend nsnuatngly said " II you would stop
Commodore 10 reflect what the country Womd nave
been out without YOu You would never nave lnadc bucn
sb i6at INT wish tnat this con of mine (reerrng TO
said Cornelius j. had never been born; that's what DO
/ wish"
That after some private conversation between the
STYLED friend the Commodore Mason requested
TO read did read and explain the notes be had made
Of his OF the person pointed out as young
Cornelius that the Commodore appeared to be
half sufocated with the inteligencej that II
/ seemed 10 depOnent that grief and iDdig-
nation and hatred and all the conflicting passions,
had engaged in a battle royal in which his bosom
receiving the hardest blows That few expressions Of
anger seemed 10 relieve tho Commodore when, after
| asking deponent few questions he cued: Go away,
! 20 away never let me sec you again"
Clark's affidavit concluded with statement that~the
deponen had SINCE these made the acquaintance OF
Cornelius j. Vanderbilt and he was not the person whom