New-York tribune., 1878-10-10
TESTIMONY AND ARGUMENT.

Mr. Clinton had TO deal with 4 keen-witted
wituess when he cross-examIned Mrs. Stone shc was
subected for continuously 10 the most searching
and puzzing questions which the counsel could devise;
she was confronted with minute details OF her IRE
raked up by detectives repeatedly she was interro-
gated upon tine same point approached from dih'rent
directions; but although she sometimes deberated De-
replying, the counsel not able to trap hef to
% OniIudicoR upon any point 70 confuse her as 10
what she actually wanted 10 testify about There were
many utimations by Mr.. Clinton of forthcoming PROOF
10 show that Spirituastic testimony was manufdc-
tured aud that sne was swearing falsely to her own
life put the witness only smiled quietly at tie alusions
and did not appear to be at ali disturbed.
The cross-rxamuatiou continued as foiowsi
Q-Dd You ever hear Of the rrsn named stone, whom
vOn say YOU married. being engaged IN any bu'ntss
Ayes M civil engineer; but eahE say "here DC
QSHS% old was lie when you marrisdhlmi A-About
TWENTY-FIVE =,
o-How long had you bcen acquainted A.-Abont
Q-Whrre did you get acquainted with him and under
what cIrcumstancesf A, Long b:anSn; w & IJ
living, and frequently spent an hour of TWO ~ oho
o~Did you ever stop over night at hotel terei A
oEHoy did You get acquainted With stonel Al
was tntroduced 10 MIN by a man whom had frequently
met IN u business at Long Branch, man VINO kept
n kind of variety store there.
omDid You i've with Stone twenty four hOursi Al
o"Dd Won ever Ii ie with him his wiLe six hoursi
Q.ID'd You live with him twenty-four hoursi A.
OBJ yes suppose stopped win him Tor less li'n
week IN TIE house Oi Mr. WiihiDEtOu where We wore
Q,1How long did you stay there A.-About three
nights.
AT this point Judge Black brought down a law book
with a heavy thurp upon the desk before HIM. ahl
rising cfed out IL loud id gnant yoice " Is there no
protection for the witness from SUCH examination
Is il 90 be endured in II civilized community =
The surrogae-Tne witness bns put herself in exactly
the position where such examination is emiuenty
proper and the tepor Of the learned oounse bas got
the better OF his Judgment Proceed
Judge Black sat down quietly.
TIE witness on further Examination, denied that
while living in Ffty-hIr ist she was Threatened with
a criminal prosecution for stealing furniture. When
first asRed her age she said about thirty" u
duced Ivy further questions TO hJ IL more definitely Mt
thirty-trre Mr. Clinton pressed The point s further,
and asked IN what year she was born. I'm lSI5. was
the reply oly X FROM what have been told"
Tbe witness said iurtaer that first Commodora
Vanderbilt IN Fourth-st. when she was it'le child.
she first saw William H. Vanderbilt In his fathers office
several years Jefort the SpirltuIstlC conversation
MT Cbnton-Wh4t business had Won al the Commo-
oyeued letters lrm the Comnodurr to Miles, Ehzl-
Williams which had found IN an old eh"si IN our
mouse. -,
Williams thirteen fourteen years befOrs. Do you
mean 20 swear that kept those letters thirteen or
fourteen without taking them To thr COiDmOdOfri
Tlo sTrogafc-There Is no evidence that thr witness
f,d tbs LETTERS daV before she went 10 tbe CUumO-
dore and there Is where the effort 10 entrap unc Wit
css Tnrrc Is an impI CATION M the question That she
kept them for twelve or thirteen years.
Mr. ClntoD-I aver that my question does not lmpy
thar.
Tho snrrccate-Iet the sieuogrnphcr read the qurs-
tiOn, and II will he seen how easy u Is Tor the rnruod
counsel, who Is always 80 positive 10 DC mistaken
The witness testified that she found letters
three days before sLc went 10 ihe Commodore WITH
them She married more than once; SIZE dld
Uf ber father being gagged ln any business
since he a lawyer in Mary land.
Mr. ClintOu-Are yOu q SpirltuGlistt A-NO.
Q-YUu think II hunbug sud a delusiUn Al can't
Q-What's your theory I Al do not think there arr
snrits but believe there people who mink they do
Mr. Clinton asaed the witness TO give again the con
saiUn shr had VITA william H. vanderbilt when be
overlook her alter the Dfsl Spiftua'c lhierNleN Nh
the CoinmOdOre. She gave g., ana sald she gave bo
Mr. Cinton asked II there ever was any otbeI
conversation OF sx Ines which she could % ieptat Mold
The snrrocate-That is not a fair But you
thing about IL When witness repeats conversation
word for word ON the cross examination exactly aa ne
has giy~n II Ou the direct eKaminatOn tue presumption
always Ia 4hat he 10 lying.
Mr ClinIon--Did YOU consent to tell the Commodore
tins deliberate lie which you say william told you toi
Mr. Lord objected 10 the question.
Tho surrugaeI think lG Is proper. The witness knew
dore. and she went off and told IT, Cihe witness
laughed)
ebUutt
And the Surrogate raised mis- eyeglasses and looked
auzzcaly at Mr.. CLINTON, who replied. " IL he has, It
would be the first tme IN n long pro .raeted trial"
The witness answered the question IN the Affirmative
ARGUMENT OVER THE ALLOWANCE OF TIME.
When this witness went of the stand Mr. Clinton said
that the time put In her testimony
had expired, aud there had been delay their
part objected to any further testimony the other
'iI1 Judge Black made protest against rhls.
The Surrogate said that twH distinctly understood
that wgen the continued for the specified eight
frfEa fHg AMI
opportunity TO produce the so-caled conspiracy
instead Of that they had acted upon sugaes-
tjou OF ne Court December H. 1877. To Introduce
testimony which they had before SAID they did pos
and which nted Win suspicious accuracy into the
with other Judges IN tins district aud they had held the
UNIFORM opinion only that lie had the right,
only was It has duty limit tho time In the case but
that II they had been on the bench they would have
sJndgc COnstoek said that Redburn was in town. and
could be produced.
nit Inrd-where Is hei That shows they know more
about hin We do. I've been trying for week 10
find MIN without being able. Let them say ho H.
The Surrgate.Wcll' I'm not Mr. hedbdrns keeper
Ethan Alen-But think that they
Mr.. Clinton (rising very indgnsnt.I say that II you
say that you say what Is not true Nor do We mean To
bear charge VI keeping your false Witnesses Aud
want to say further that these anidauts in the con
spraGy all written out IN one handwriting
aud that the writing OF a lawyer.
II Mr. Aliens turn TO be angry He said that
he thOug they had had enough vtupeIatiOn from the
other SIDE and then interrupted by the Surrogate
who SAID: think there has been aS much ON Que side
the other. Some persons have interested them
selves. IN the public press aud In the Post ONCE With
sclrrOus matter calculated to prejudice partits
iu this ease; and besdes, there was very aud
foolish attempt dscredit the Court Ia the discharge Of
It's duty. nave names TO call The time viii come
when the question viii be scusscd in It's proper place"
MIR. Alien wanted 10 respond TO Mr. Clinton, but the
Surrogate down. YUu charged directly
nnon Mr. Cntob hc sad, tna that side the keeper
of Redburn. That unfair and unRcntlemRnly as
sau and shall not permit you 10 respond" Mr.. Allen
asked that that decision go down upon the record Mr..
Lord took occasion to dlscaim any responsibility for
the scurOus matter that the Surrogate alluded to.
After further argument, the Surrogate said that
he would allow The conestanps counsel two more days
of right because OF Interruptions n their evidence,
and then on next Wednesday would listen 20 afdays
and arguments rs 10 further time TO be allowed.
NAVY INTELLIGENCE,