The New York herald., 1879-07-31
HIS FATHERS FOE.

ANOTHER SENSATION IN MONTCLAIR-A SON
CHARGED WITH PLOTTING TO ROD AND MUIR
DER HIS FATHER.
Montclai- turns up with another sensation. 1t is
alleged that Cornelius Van Rensselaer, Beatty. a
young man now in custody. stands charged with
robDing his father Mr.. Van Rensselaer, Beatty. and
with having plotted to poison him to secure
the parental property.
For tive or six months the elder Beatty, who owns
considerable property in Montcair has been before
the courts. He charged with an indecent
sault his servant girl. was tried. convicted and
fined $780, His wife then left him and Instituted
proceedings for divorce. Beatty still protested his
entire innocence and started counsel to procure
proofs. Counsel finally became convinced that Mr..
Beatty tho victim of conspracy, of which his
Cornelius at the head. While the former was
In Jail procured from the father assignments
OF property. Meanwhile. last April, Mr.. Beatty s
store broken open at night and robbed OF 5000
in cash, check for $500 more and other valuabcs.
Suspicion rested on Cornelius, and on Tuesday he
was arrested upon alidavits made by his father.
sisters and Mrs. Beatty who like others, became
convinced that her husband was gutless Of the
former charge ana returned to her home.
Amanda Beatty sister Of the prisoner, says that
when Cornelius pro posed the poisoning and the
berry he was In earnest and undoubtedly meant what
he said In the spring of 1875 Amanda further says.
while she i'll u bedroom at home, she heard
Isaac Emmons ana Cornelius talking In the parlor.
Emmons said d:-'Some job ought to be put up to
switch the old man out OF the store property. Get
him to say something against the character of my
daughter and I'll him for slander and
we'll switch him out of what he has got"
Emmons also proposed forging Mr. Beatty's
name and also the getting hiin to sign some
paper while drunk. Cornelius replied that 1T would
be good thing to do. Shortly after this she heard
Emnons say to Cornelius that lie had the matter
fixed and as he said this lie showed paper. Cor
nelius said :-''You 80 to the store and get him to
drink, and may be you can get around him."
Amanda also says that she frequently heard Cor
nclius say il would be good thing to break open
the store safe. Two weeks ago he came TO Brooklyn
said it would be good thing to have his father
indicted as q common nuisance and locked up; that
he ought to be- tsrred and ieathcrcd; that he knew
men who would provide the tar, and he would get
them to do it. The deponent saysshe believes Cor
nelus has been plotting with others for three or
four years against his father.
Miss Lille Beatty confirms tho story about the
neus wanted her to steal money from the store
and then to lay 1t to the store boy. Two weeks ago
she heard Cornelius talk about having the father
dicted.
Hubert Walter Coleman. who for three years
in the employ of Mr.. Beatty, makes the following
statement in his aflidav Cornelius Beatty told
him there of 5000 in his fathers safe and
said he would give deponent good share OF the
money. Tho proposition was made in earnest When
he heard OF the robbery deponcnt fully believed that
Cornelius and others were the thieves. Mrs. Cole
man says she heard Cornelius make the proposition
to her husband. Cornelius was in earnest and said
lac bound to get square with his father and
night would break his head with a stone while he
sat in the store.
Additional testimony will be produced. 1t is said,
to connect the with the robbery. lie still holds
of his fathers property and legal steps will be
made ~ make him disgorgc.