New-York tribune., 1878-06-26
THE TESTIMONY.

Scott Lord said yesterday that the detectVes Ph
assured him that he ought not to leave the house The
expectation Of seeing Redbun attracted many specia
tors Several ladies were in attendance in the forenoon
William H. Vanderbilt absent IN the West TIE IN
terest OF the examination centred on Mrs Bishop Inc
remarkable circumstances under which she SAID she ap
peared and the character OF her testimony attracted
close attention to her testimony. She is an English
woman. low in stature, but OF full figure, with
Inatronly handsome face. she fashionably and |
tastefIly dressed. Vvaeious in speech and quick AT
repartee the Surrogate had much difficulty in keeping
her within the limits of legitimate testimony Several
times when NIr Clinton objected to her testimony She
said paiyely: You hear il and you don't like 1t you
can move 10 strike it out" Much Of testimony con-
cerned her own private affairs more than those OF Com
InOdOre Vanderbilt.
Mrs Bishop testified that she the widow Of the late
Nathaniel c. Bishop who died on March %, 1874 He
was formerly importer of silks and yevets About
twenty years previous his death he became the agent
of Commodore Vanderbilt for the transaction Ofreal es
tate and other business The Commodore frequently |
caledat their house No. Is West Fortysixt-st con-
versation occurred in regard to his property IN 1868
The witness said II told the Commodore thought be
was fortunate In living in America instead OF England
where the bulk Of large estate would 60 to his Oldest
son 10 the detrment of the other children. The COmmo
dore answered. thank Heaven that live in republ
can America, where all my children will share alike; Il
I should leave it all to one son. the law OF the land
would cancel such WILL The Commodore said that he
a monument of himself, and told him that thought |
the greatest monument he could raise TO his memory
WOuld be a home for widows and orphans. lie an |
swered that would leave such projects to his sons
he had his hands full in establishing railroads; they
would be his best monument
The witness also gave the purport OF second conyer
satOn with the Commodore in 1866 OF 1867, az % her
husbands Office in LbertySt was trying shG sald,
a. get the Commodore to use his influence WIN my
husband to renounce his mistresSes. asked nm 20
Withdraw his patronage from husband as long as he
continued to spend his money upon Otnef Women IiSr %
than his wife, and If that would not restore nun
william H. vanderbilt at his Fifth-ave house. when
had spoken to him Of my husband The Commodore
said that was very foolish to complain oi 10y husOan0S
MI. Cihton-'We object to all this; we are not con-
cerped with her husbands moral character"
The Surrogate excluded the evidence. Mr.; Lord
offered 10 show that the Commodore SAID Mrs Bishop
was foolish to 20 to William II. upon such matter, for
men OF that character always stood by each other Tx
The witness continued: "The.Commodore said that all
families had their troubles. He spoke Of Cornelius j.
and said that although he was not moral he would De
fbe best of the lo-he noble hearted aud candid
and did not conceal anything he did william ne said
was always complaining OF C0rnens j. ne spoke Ioy-
ingy Of Cornelius j. but thought William was TOO over
The Witness said that she had another conversation
with the Commodore in her husbands office 10 lsG7 He
declared that lie was harassed by Williams constant
pomOaints against Cornelius J. He thought that as TO
women William bad as Cornelus-it was six to
In Is6s the witness said Mrs. Benton to live
with her question Of Mr. Lord as 10 the relations OF
10 by Mr. Clinton. Mr.. Lord offered to show that diff
Guilty between Commodore and the witness arose out
Of tie relations between him Mrs Benton, and tnat
fhis resulted in the expulsion of Mrs Benton from
the house; that afterward, when tn, the Com;
he told her he had authorized Mrs Benton to offer
her SI 600 If she would keep silent on the subject tx
ended Another oer by Mr. Lord was TO chow that the
witness In 1865 heard tnat her child was dying at
school that she had been left without means by ner
husband and did not have money 20 nay her rare TO ne
school; thai when she applied TO william H. Tor ifee
Iass II was refused and that when she complained to
the Commodore OF his sons marsh treatneht the Com
The counsel offered prove that William H. took &C.
eretly the desk Of the witnesses husband large
nuanty of private papers, and that the CommOdore,
when complained TO about the action, defended H. The
Surrogate would not admit m tn stc5 M a SsS COM
modore evening and complained tnat through @ Mrs MIS-
Uf Justice, and that the Commodore pefcmptorny re-
CRoss-QUEsuoNING MRS. BISHOP,
The eross-examination Of this witness amusing |
especially in regard TO the CommOdore's comparison
between English and American laws OF inheritance.
Mr. Clinton-Did you never know of a case in this |
country in which will allowed to stand that gave
more money TO ono child than 10 anotheri
Mrs Bisbop-YeF, with unjust judges. 49,,
Odd you never hear OF a law which permitted |
owDid Won never hear Of Legislative enactment to
that efect7 Al have heard Of great many diaOOl
ical things done by the legislature, lLanghteI ,u,
IN 1866 she applied for divorce but when she had
succeeded the suit she did not take her divorce She
ants side Of the case until June D. 1875 when she took
TO the office Of Mr. Lord letter stating what she was
prepared to testify TO. She had never spoken 20 Mrs
Ia Bau or Cornelius J. Vanderbilt and did not know
@p' CiintonCThis is Mrs. La Ban, here; now
Mrs BishOp-I am happy 70 meet her, ,,.
Q-Were you never introduced TO heri A-Never un- |
0@Didnt You come with her from Mr.. Lords Office
there, but didn't know but she was Mr. Lords wife
Mr. Clinton-NO; that won't do One 70 widow and |
the other widoRer; but we don't want such accusa-
' s % ness declared that she had spent the most Of
her later years Uencvoen work She had nursed sick
patients In Bellevue Hospital by day and night. Her
Pei Uaudq
the court well in her benevolent work, was to
benefit humanity" AS the court adjourned for recess
after eross-examination MIR. Clinton turned TO Judge
Co'nstock and said with "a a laugh - guess we've |
Knocked that testimony"
MORE EVIDENCE ABOUT DISEASES.
There was little delay in the afternoon Mr. Lord was
promptly hand, and Mr.. Clinton was fOronce the dla
tory counsel. The session occupied 10 the contnu
ance Of the examination Of DR.. Robert L. Weir, the
cc@modore Vsnder6iiVs death. Mr. Lord opened his
question with reference to the autopsy ana inns
20 what was actualiythe autopsy Mr. clinton hed tnat
II was the statement already In evidence offered by the
prOponen the medical opinion OF the canes OF the
COmmOdOre's death. It Was finally determined by the
sFogate and agreed TO by the counsel that whenever
Mr. Lord should refer 20 his document, he shoad speak
Of Il the statement claimed by the contestant 10 De
70 by Mr. Lord should be entered upon the minutes. Mr.
Lord then asked the witness what disease Of the kidneys
as described certain parts OF the autopsy Dr. Weir
announced that be would think he had chronic BHgbts
Mr Lord put long question as TO the symptoms Of
Commodore fdn0Clbul dttI le0tt anu dhhtu hStACt
tney did not show chronic difused Bephrts, The WIT
ness said he could hardly answer that question Ihe
question was then confined 10 the facts shown on the
autopsy. The witness said That Taised question mueh |
debated In the medical profession His own impression
WAS that the nephrits must have begun three or four
years before death II might existed early as
1854. the date when the oldematous symptoms tIst a
peared The cystits, he would think from the autopsy
had existed for from ten 10 fifteen years perhaps much
longer Tie prOstatc trouble had probably existed as
long thar and cysts preceded II by two OF three
years
LONG BRANCH NOTES.