The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-21
THE COMMODORE's MONEY.
Mr.. Lord Attempting TO Get In Testimony
about n Remarkable Walt.

Agnes Dodd was the first witness called
yesterday in the Vanderbilt will Ease She tes-
tilted:
was, wa. employea ny c9mmodore vanderbilt to wal,
.eath. lie was there twenty minutes or hall an hour
fn , i" " a" Mrs. sr@ were Sins re ali the mr.
member any particular CONDENSATION. between lin ana
The 'onm.-lure IN" 'onmodor" sometimes SPOKE
sSmnSorcs desk alter ii. dea, and 6arne nor scc
r.namd in @ sg Sn p rJo1 a ae1 e sat
winch Was AZ least an hour.
Buchanan Claiin testified:
Of Tcnnie T. cnfin came mere teorc She did she had
been here eiurv Wit but not tolvc here more than
OF M's ciailin wa, Irrelevant ant 1t was ruled out I
hiir ~ tic slrins % 1859. about May.
M Lord offered to prove by this witness that
10 knew OF II contract II marriage between
Commodore Vanderbilt and Miss Claim; that
thc Commodore said he intended 10 marry her.
and wanted her parents t. approve Of the
match Mr.. Cnntpn objected. Surrogate Cal
win. IT, excluding tho evidence. remarked that.
Miss Ciuiiin did not Appear to DE disrcpuilble
character. and thrr, WAS nothing 10 give legal
COLOR 10 ANY presumption Of Weakness u mind
III any man imply hrcHusc OF proposition to
marry her. The witness continued:
about 20 year, aid Tcnn.c's "Ns - or -.
Mir. Lord then offered to prove ly this witness
that he. with his wife ana Tcnnle &. Cluiiin.
called on tho Commodore after his second mar
rage Il, his residence. Thry there saw tho
Commodorc ana Ills wife. Mrs. Vanderbilt Al
the persons mentioned, except the witness.
went into u room leaving hlm lonc In the hail.
When they cane Out again. IN" Commodore
was walking with his arm around Tennie. and
lie drew her up 20 him ana kissnl her, an;
snid: You mislt have been Mrs. vanderbilt
THIS WIS all N Ia" presence ~ Mrs. Wander
~ VINO locked on ma ,ndC, 20 r"ni9ns,rap,. -.
Dis, an it ' WIS * .la'iad. ~
Nj. Clinion upon. notiec. read the release
given by Mr. Eiiirlinda '. Alien 70. W. II. Van
derlnil. wherein. IN cpn-ihrrdtion II the rrcript
during her lifetime OF the inter, II rom $500 GuO
in five per cent. l. ), bonds. and thor trans ier
I. her children At her death She resigned all
claims u;nmr III" vii! or AS next % KIN. THIS
was the iuli amount b"qusnthod 10 her by tEe
Tho cHS' va, inrn adjourned over until FRI
day morning next.
Ii was rumorel abou; tho court room ycster-
day that tlaDp sol attorneys nre making ~
Iorts 70 head .a,n other oil ia capturing Mrs.
woodruff ana Tannir &, Can n Immediately
hourly expected /, WAS sand that TIE contest
ants eounsrl idd persons al Quarantine ready
I, board the steamer, -rtNc su.Nruas upon
them, ana ascertain what can ie urofci by
them. Furthermore, tnal tho legal r"pur.cnta-
tivrs otthe lr'nnu"nl hd3 a@'lia "a board sac
orrnn-goinE 'uS HyiuLs-Char lrs ilANlrl. Cap
tain Tor The rurp"-' oi m'otng the steamer
Mr. Clinton, II VIM. II. Vandelbin's counsel
WHEN asked about the truth IT ms, smll ID
knowingly. and did not positively deny th
story. II pw an man give inormqiion that
Cvnisiock sod "G-m-rh."
E'han Alien. oi ronl',tlnt's counsel, said he
ddut kunw nuNlh.uH auoW ~. Mr.. scott Lurd
Us urinriull arso,Gat. suil; " ! have moi taken
llri,ur'n TO- l,r' riif tho nitru'lln - ~ IN" yer
sons uumrd. lhry ma ir prOii'r OF their -
s'Nlnnr- To me some mouths ago. oNrrl4g L
CONE from lurupc for the augposc, hut de
r,uei trir "lIii. They re not 'omns now a
thhi the pn"ct of th"ir coming hH"k now Is
sslim9'y To- hrlns 70 mis- country thcir mother
Nio - N'ry old wpui,n. aul VINO wish"s L
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