The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-20
WILL II EvEa END2
ANOTHER posrrosxxrsr OF the vAsDrnsrLr

ANOTHER PosrPosEaKNr OF THE vANDERBILr
WILL CONTEST.
At tho opening Of the surroeate's Court yesterday
morning Mr.. Lord announced that he was unable 10
70 on with the Vanderbilt viii tor ths reason
that detective, Redburn was too h as yet to leave
his room. However. he would probably be able TO
attend FRIDAY. as he had slept better anc hts pny-
stefan thought he would Dc in condition TO come to
the court by That time. Mr. Lord added that
lie had sent his son to the physician in order that
these facts might be embodied In ain uaviis
sary.
MIR. Clinton said these promises had bean repeated
Tor months. He did not want to impugn tue good
faith OF the counsel. bat u Mr.. Lord really believed
tha. the so-caled conspiracy witnesses would be
ducsd he Mr. Cnntonl desircd to say that there
not another man. twenty-one years OF age, OF sound
mind. ON tho american continent VINO believed H.
tLaushter.)
unless Redburn produced aud told q satisfactory
story the case must proceed.
RKADY-To PosTPoSk
Mr.. Clinton remarked, salrical!y, that once, for
wonder, Mr.. Lord was promptly on hand Al The open
Lcra, he found, was ready somswna, ike Daniel LORE
VINO, when case OF his was called. called cut
"rcady," and when The Judge SAID. "Go on, gentle
men, replied, 'Us, you nave mistaken my meaning,
Your Honor, but when said VAS ready only meant
ready-wiih an anidAvl 70 postpone" tiau2nter)
Mr.. Lord Was ready-here this morning. but he was
ready-with All anidavit 10 postpone. (fsaughtsr.l
Mr. Canton said the learned counsel Always talk
ing about the hundred millions on the oinsf side aud
he seemed 10 assume that there lav for rich
mau.
Mr. Lcrd--li ! have said that thore no Law for
500 0UO, 200 the counsel the other aide have
tainiy maintained that there was, Tor sir. Comstock
has declared that every Will IN the world could be
overthyown except this OF Commodore vanderbilt,
.siike The Brookly Clergyman who said, believe,
800 900 cannot be defeatcdn court OF justice
In the country."
A heated ara umcnt ansucd, Mr. Lora claiming that
he haa uaderstood the Surrogate as having decided
that the medical and expert testimony on mentui and
physical weakness would not be material until more
evidence had been offered Ms TO undue influence by
IN cans Of tho conspiracy. Mr. Allen stated that he
had consulted with PHI scans, and they could be pro-
duced Friday, but not before. Mr. CLINTON quoted
from the decisions OF the Surrogate TO show that HIS
Honor made intimaiion that the expert tcsti-
mony must he deferred nd the surrogate sustaining
him aud declaring That lac never meant to defer the
expert testimony until after the conspiracy evidence
should have been produced, Mr.. Clinton moved that
tia for the contestants be now closed percmp-
torily.
AxorHKR DELAY GRANTED.
Surrogate Calvin intimated that he had already
given ufcicnt time to the contestants 70 produce
these dincuIt corsp racy witnesses, but hnay con-
cluded 10 grant another adjournment iii FrIuay morn
Ing. be said ne hoped some real progress would
be made. Mr.. Clinton expressed the hope that the
Surrogate would hsnceioFth mold The contestants to