New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-13
A SINGULAR CROSSE EXAMINATION.


A SINGULAR CROSS
The character of the testimony taken In the
Vanderbilt will yesterday. In some respects was
peculiar 1t consisted entirely Of he cross-examnaton
of Edwin D. Worcester, who as secretary OF tho
New-York Central and the Lake Shore Kailroais'
was so closely associated with Commodore Nahderph'
in rauroad mafters The endcavOr OF the proponents
was TO show by this testimony the great business enter
pri,ca in which the Commodore engaged in his last
years. for purpose Of proving his mental strength
and energy The theory If the contestants counsel mas
been throughout that this mental activity on railroad
matters was in the direct line OF the monomana which
they have alleged TO exist ON the examination OF TINS
witness the anomaly WAS therefore presented OF both
sides attempting to prove the same facts by
tho same witness with different theories as
10 tho interpretations OF these Facts MI
LO.d treated the witness ~ II his own lie had him re-
peat not only all the interviews which Mr. Choate hau
called out but also the substance OF every conversation
he bad on the subject railroads with the Commodore
from January l. 1874. to the day OF the COmmOdoreS
death.
al hopc," said the Commodore to the witness during
the railroad strike of 1876 when railroad sock was dc-
pressed in the market 81 nope th1t our people VIII DC
bir ruouyh to lake care of C,ntIal Road when an
gone The trouble viii he that they will try 10 keep mp
tAe dividends too long They should take
care and come down In dividends a. soon
"a there &, OCCASION The Central Eoai Is
an extraordinary piece OF property Ih0'" c"nh'ceu
with ii are 80 Interested that do ro see no" u can 'e
prriudiccd Tor fity years 10 come Ou ""'i -
1876, !our day before the Commodore dea'"' Tue WI"
ness called upon nin with William II. ana MI Lei,''
auditor OF the LAKE shore Railroad ana Inc '"h"'"lc
advised them st length ~ regard TO putting .'' ""'"
southern Railroad in proper relations with othr roads
There VAS considerable discussion over question oI
Mr. Lord usi me witness Tor any directions WhIch te
Commodore gave hm IN r-gaId 20 tie transfer Oh pop
49,, 49, . ca. ,.,o.,,,,,, IL, such a transfer MI
80. 1901, ,t.,, -, t,,u.,rv Is-6 the Commodore
, him All tDe Canada .nihrrn sIoca, with list ot
.,,.s, If flo rrr.oi, to " ,oIn h. wanted IranS
'circd o. tHc $1,000 shares the witness pui l"ooo
share III the namr OF william H.; l'"op III Inc NAM %
anal, . t,,o az William II Var1cThlit', sons: 10000 IN
'''' ~ '"o'' "'''.''" 49, " - ~, ,,,,,.,.,,,.
htS own name; 10000 III i"e name q ""N"''"'
Soit and 10000 10 several Diners il "bh"''' TUE
Endorsements % al OIL 'h''' Pc' ''"e W. INV ~
I'd retained thrm 10 iA" '""i"'"''' VIZ ''l'' va
, IN Inc. u3Irifl u of any similar transfer before the
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maxine "i ''o VIII III H'l" '"''~' '
undue influence on Che pant """"m H. 10 prove liza,
'4' - '"'i', "e,' '''i' .',
Mr. CIut,u-Why, MI L'rd, since you first began to
,.I ,l,,,t seventy, linen. descend .u,s the uuulCT Ia,
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Increased 10 tlEhl'
Nj. Lprd-Wc tae other ten have been born u scr
, ,,,lr mi. viii W. may find II We 20 OBJ that the
10" uh"oi 'h'' "'" " ''''' ',,' v-.,i II 49,.
lt.Ial'I ca I"tHH oi '"ii'' Hi'''''' W. ''''''' " ~
t result undue Influence aud NOT because Tie COM
,,.,.i I,,,,..- o. ,,,.....it, IN t.iut-ibc chic,
H'"'''' '',''' '' '' o., ., $3.50,
among ten lNou'"h'' - nv ""''" 'o.'' no ~
II would have been that h" dli not ave huch an
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tAi.'Vi "PIl'"" " '''" '' ''' ' a... ,...,
The witnr-s was allowed ten o. Idh>HI Oh ""'V'"
, -, u.,st,ru Irpinu Trlr. Tapn STOCK in 1874, ~
,i i,, cfion Of The Commodore to william H. Wander
a. ,, ~. s.,a,. a 81 n.r i,rr,us IL. also testified to
,i "t other similar transfers AFTER the witness
% narrated as bc 81 a. ali he. interviews he had with
t,c C0pinodurc on Ia lroId matters tom January l.
1879 until MS dc n. MI. Lord asked hm 90 give what
W. said ~ the C"min''orr al any "'h". lhttIN.'W'
" II should state al me cDFeI-itl 81 n. w
be- III interviews Wlth the '"'I'' ~ ~ 80
answered, g II would iahc ai I'i7t VEN. nc va
todd however. 10 recount ne most prominent '""''i'"
tons rs ttcN occurred To hiS ihlud - ,.r. l
" IN 1875" The witness Sal' ." came on nom uHt";