, 1879-03-22

patience Of interference, the circumstances Of
The execution If tho will astrsticd e by Judge
1salnln. tlIr it.tnranre of Wi(lfntn II. 'nn'lcr-
nt @ NJ & TO- II: Erovslo,,s o. the in''Fneti m ri'
III qiiealt0n with the 0eEern1 frheHlc ol Ills
nntecc!cnt lcstatnentnrr instruments.
4 hnYo now coEstGsctl ~ Hrdtr NIL shc sub
ntantfaf fHsies involved In thls i,snccetii,g ntnl
the testimony benrtng Upon tl'n'. HI,I entrF-
fnfu 10 doubt, upon The most cutnfnl cnnAlticn-
tim III tIe crlIcflcc tllat tho Instruments cs'.
scstcd were duly executed III conformity With
ihr requirements Of il,e statGc nf this State by
t,'apostng mind, without the cxerctso u any
undue Influence or trnnl np,1 Ills tn,n,l nris
will. 1t w0',ltl be nn unworthy atfcetation tn
pretend that. In the Onnnn OF The Cn1rt, tlWre
existed even a,rl'na fde|t cause i'r 'lIe rcrora-
ton Of the prul,atc u tic Instruments whcn Tic
eontestnnta restGl.
"Tt,c result Of this proceeding IN Ia utter
failure to Justify the nspcseons llpon tim char-
neter Ut Mrs. Vanderbilt. Swallowed fOrtlt III thu
ni'cnng uf contestants counsel, AMI offered to
he proven in the progress Of sllc rasr shuuld IL.
lesson t0 thnsc wo Hrc proile IN n*fail prfyh.n
rIasactcr and rtyel II proiI'lscttt!'is deiatntloi
III means Of lHttMldatlNG parl!ch ntnl cncrci'E
compromises. The tarly nrtloEy. aficr ttmmnat
capable IF trstifytng to thu clurees, willis
praiscwursl,y IN itself, aiEoslls hut Il sorry aud
.l,enyrc amend fnr IT.: elhltlrnucc by deli
cate, sensitive, cultivated woman t.r twn
i,rIyatc character. 1t tnag well he doubted
whether, IN The hest nnd most exemplary jati-
iltra, there d, not things her'sr which rcscrcnt
rcvnrJ fnf ille secrecy. the t',tNiesty and aasrr
character Of dotncstlc l!fe would urracrvc H.
vtotute. hut wien such revelations arc sought
10 be n,nde IN yloIat!un of tl,e obligations of
fsat nnd iratesnal dnty 1t lc''onvcs courts 10
confnc such disclosures to t't narrowcst prac::
ticac limits consistent With the legal rghtt Uf
the Iitgailts. II will INT lie easy for TN. bubble
to discriminate between tl,c testimony
received nl'i the facts proven IN this
urocceulng ain1 thu numerous changes male
in thc opening Of tl,v counsel nHl the Ore ntl
ncrous offers VI Testimony which have been rc-
Icrttd and llgnrc there seems to be Il rr0p!1cty
1t railing attention to that l!scsntnatlan whell
VIII relieve tho memory Df thc dmr,lcnt nit!
pu1la ri Tic iErsonE runnectesi Will tisExiraot-
tiinnry litigation from lmpatnt!oms U! SOCIAL,
ilo,llestir, aud business deinTuc,rics: fur llu
otrer of tcstiIuony falls far short Of II rrasunabc
pres.i,np,0 that t,Ir facts alleged! exist Wien
| lbe p,Esnns which live heeD Gxrlie'l by TIL!
pr0trac:ctl anti Acrimonious controversy shnll
| hnvc subsidized, n1uE kl,LlY sutrft pcrva1ct
| the minds nMt 1lEMrls of lhuss wlO III
| ttia,cd this proceeding. hnd they reFcr
rlily turn to tic rceor1l teir father Inns tAaut
upori The bnstness n,Ina1s of hts tIfnc n,ld pr
| rtnurc cast tllpIF uyus over the record 0f tht'
prngprtug they will rejoice tat II Is preserved
50 e;cnn, IN spitc uf ntl rcfIorts to tarntsh Il
II mi Of the optnInn HAT thu trobatc OF TIL
will as,, cu..,ltc SHOULD in NIL things DC canrnl
| c,l. LIT form Ut decfslon Or decree be prc
scnted for srtt'cmcut and signature OH tws
t1ys' nutitG.f