The sun., 1879-02-05
THE OLD COMMODORE'S CASH
TWO Ex-GoTERNORS TELLING or WHAT
HE SAID AND DID.
How the Future Railroad King was Weaned
from stenmbonting-ITisL Liking for Horace
z. dInrk-A CnntInnnnce Of the WIN Ca.e.

from stenmbonting-HisL Liking for Horace
p. CInrk-A Continuance OF the VIII Case.
The Vanderbilt will case. which was last
adjourned In November last. was resumed yes
tcrday in the SurroRate's Court. Tho first wit
ness. Major Zonos c. Priest. Superintendent Of
the Central Railroad between Albany and Syra-
cuse. testified that he applied to Commodore
Vanderbilt on the 10th OF January 1872. for q
loan OF money to aid his son-in-law, who had
been involved by gambling and that the Com
modore lent him the money. saying that he had
trouble about his son Cornelius because he
gambled. The Commodore was especially
sorry that Horace Greeley had lent Cornelius
money. The witness said he supposed that
they expected. when tho Commodore was gone.
to get all the money back. They won't" was
the Commodore's reply. ." I'll fix 1t so that they
won't"
General Superintendent J. II. Tillinghast Of
the New York Central division testified that the
Commodore told him. after the consolidation OF
the Central and Hudson River Railroad Com
pnnies. that all orders we're to come through
William II. Vanderbilt. and that afterward tho
Commodore told the witness that William II.
was giving entire eatlefnction TO him. Cues
toned concerning the Commodore's marriage.
the witness said:
Mrs crawford. her daughter, Robert IA Crawford and
his wife. went to Londun Canada but the Commodore
lid not go with them lie and Mr nlhnghast went to
Shffuu Hnflngss ana run-fquenNN 10 Ipdun IN company
with Augustus schelL The marriage took place in tho
hotel or in time Tor the bridal e9aps to take an IS
minister. The Rev William G Briggs The guests were
nr.t they kmew OF The ceremony was when M they
heard the minister addressing the couple. Gen Brags
were not considered As wedding guests William u Van
derh the witness said was not at the wedding nor was
ans other Of the children
William c. wetmore walked TO tho witness
chair leaning heavily on q gold headed cane.
had to take charge OF the Harlem Railroad as
Acting President The Commodore at TINT
timo owned 1000 shares OF preferred stock.
and had some OF the bonds. Mr.. Wetmore
testified as follows:
went to him because had 70 SETTLE his relations to
isulicd asked him TO take the ircIdencv
A., 20 said me vgmn'od,rr hnns me sieem6eata
anything to do with the - tllins
and look s over he books With me- "a show Kin ,SSi
ner" Ts % TgTs %opy ~ TS"Sa s sr nag ~ st s e
ot ,hc Harlem hailroad A. last he consented TO become
went to him. because deemed II my duty to do and
"commciore. claim to hsvc introduced you to rail.
roads and now want To know what i TO become OF all
the gTs, roads with which you are acquainted II you
That was lie exact expression used, and he replied
"wetnore. give Yourself no unesane- about the
The same ana with ihc cauuon that they are
carried on Ny son William Will carry them along
Ex.Gov. Edwin ID. Morgan testified that in
! July or August. 1873, he was on n committee OF
| Western Union directors with the Commodore.
| 10 negotiate n loan. The Commodore said lac
| would subscribe for 100000 OF the bonds IL he
could be sure OF getting them, Gov. Morgan
told him that there was no doubt Of his getting
=" Very well. then" ." he said. put me down for
/ $500 O0O."
As the Commodore was going out Of the door
| he said: Governor. think Just as you do
/ about those bonds"
Ex-Gov. Morgan. rs did all those summoned
/ yesterday. thought tho acts and conversations
| Of the Commodore showed him TO be entirely
| rational. Gov. Morgan added that no thought
! shrewd.
The next witness was ex-Gov. John 7. HoN-
man. He had frequently met Commodore Van
derbilt socially nj the residence Of Horace T.
/ Cark, his son in law. in Rockaway. in the New
/ York Hotel. and in Saratoga Once in 1875 he
| remembered that he sat and chAtted with him
on the piazza OF the United States Hotel 10 Sara
III mentioned to him." Gov. Hoffman said
that Mr.. Clark had died while I was in Europe
! There had been some Misunderstanding be.
| tween them
80 Hoffman, he said. never loved man in
| my life as | loved Horace would have given
a good deal 10 have everything as il used to ht
between US. but money couldn't do it, money
couldn't do T.. The fact was that Horace go
| jealous Of Bin
Then tile Commodore added: No grca
man Is ever jealous. One trouble with Horace
| was that h." always wanted too many places
! Now. mark what tell you. II a man is III tot
/ places nell get them without going after them
Once somebody came to me- and said ina
| Horace at a dinner party had declared that
I was indebted TO him for my success. | laughed
and said Horace never said that. That was cham
| pagne.
Gov. Hoffman thought the Commodore was 4
clear-headed. sensible. Observing man.