, 1879-03-22
VANDERBILT.

VANDERBILT.
Surrogate Cnlrin's Drcston In Tho 0rcat
VIII Casr-Ths wilt Sustained.
sr'r l"rk lt"r'd Mhrs.h.
Surrogate Calvin ycstcr,!ny flied Ills decision
IN tlr Vanderbilt will easc. II would, II pre-
scntcd cnt!re. occupy Two whole pArcs of tho
lIor'a, an.l when 1t I. printed nr bound 1t will
probably make !,os'k Ut stl ''.ees.
After FccittIE tue unit pu!lita. OF tho cri-
t,encr, Surrogate Calvin says:
'Another frAturu Dt tits contest which scens
to hnye attracted public attci'ton uni Justly w
cited continent Is tlte persistent effort uE chill
il parents dusnesttc a,.tt private life. to bcltt!e
h,s tntei!ttvnse n,ul Ills virtues. tu sllhtort ha
providence Into mcanncss, to tl,a.!,lty his eeeeII-
trritics Into tlenesltia, hts kUtal folbts Into
nmUrn!ftf, his bnefncas differences ntu dts
honesty ninf treacllcry, u'id 10 uscrtf,c nss tis-
rnaes tu obsrene practices At the uussct of tlu
discussion Of the rarots questions involved Il
viii he well CLEARLY to dulino the fu,ntiuns Of
| If II Inst Will alt.l testament. It Is ,N,t II:
| provluro to unkc tcstnmenthry Itslslon cl
0shcr peoplcf6 property, " to revise Icccdcns'e
will trrUn the principle nf Justice or equity, tut
t:attnns whuher IL was made l'y y scrson of
| sunl mil tli4pusIng ntnl. uncontrolled by my
u tier tlo.nInatiiIg mind. 1nuccd, thu stntntc u
this State nuthnrIz!g such person to ilisposu of
l
rily fny0tyes The right to make determinations
witch NAV srern to be i1liernl n.ni unjust, aud
lor court to assslu to tl!tcrnctltllc hrcauao of
such apparent INJUSTICE would inyadu the free
Ill IL tho settled law OF this State that m
unequal. or what ID tIcnominatel All undUt!ful
will, OF Itself DOES not ratso Il presumption Of
tl!l u,isuuniness vi The lntnd Qf Il testntur, or
Of urltie i,illusmte ot isA..A txegsisei up"n IT,
l,ut tult thu prtylson 0f The will may DO COIL
scscl tn conjunction with thu evidence. Of
,nental u''soupdacss Or ot'leoblcmcns or unduo
In support Of tllis tho Surrogate rccttcs 10
pftt III ma,ly decisions Ut the Court q! Appcn|a.
4''rAc alleged treatmcut hy thu dGccdcut Ut
hts son William NJ different times tnay well be
explained by tic fact tilAt wien he hntf irsted
his capnrlty IN TIC great business enterprise
which had SO largely Occupied h's attention. !.e
proved 10 be equal to the trnst repose1 III l!iIll
as successful rarond man. Tic only ol!lcr
f,ct pruyca by tl,p contestant that seems 10
tlcsefvu Rpacia1 consideration unon this branch
of tho subject Is tho alleged prejudice existing
IN thu miinl oi The leredcat a1nlnst hts
not bc nyerlooscd tint in tho charnrlrr
and tic abits of cornolius J. there was ,n,lrl'
which wus ealcu aied to dssnleasc such q
father, md though to an entirely impartial
obscrror they Ilay not atcm to llnyu Justified
The Discrimination ngntIlsi tim, yet ] am 0f
tue ouuiou that It fals fur s!5rt Ut prool
,onllng to show unsnnndt'ess q ,nins!.
"Tiie Testimony. When carefully considered.
s11DwB that the 1cre,lGnt waa n nlnn Capable Dl
co;estyAg as,! successfully executing great bust
ness enterprises, Of i1Id1ntabe perseverance, u
!nperiuns will, Ut stropE preluJlrcs, Of prompt
arl wise a.lantatfon OF lhcans to u Do
sired cnd. OF clear ind cohcTcHt u,stl't. ready
perceptions, quick a!1d accurate conclusions
with utmost intuItlye md lntalliblc Judgment o
Gus mind nt.d strung nature, Int backing til,
amenities Of education and ctttlre, n!t! AucIcAtt