Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-21
f" YOUNG CORNELL
How Cornelius ]. Vanderbilt Expects to
Get Even with His Big Brother.

n. 4. Cor. indianapolis Journal
The Vanderbilt trial drags an
drags, and infinite indecency is tn
result.
| met Cornelius j. yesterday-th
commodore'S youngest son-and W.
walked to a restaurant and lunche,
together. He is a mar of forty, abou.
live feet eleven inches in hight
slightly STOPPING, with a thin, worried
anxious face, bOny and with stray fur
rows in it, blue eyes, an amiable ex
preston, a faced grasp of hand, a
gentleman apparel. He has not tn,
strong, coarse face that marks William
H.. his luckier brother.
Before proceeding with my CONVEX.
sation | may say right here that it i;
understood that Surrogate Calvin will
certainly decide for Bill and law.
yer Clinton. Perhaps the justice OF
the case would be deemed to lie there
but it is assumed that Calvin will de-
eide that way because he usually
leans toward the heaviest interest.
He is the surrogate, you know, who
allowed several hundreds of thou
sands of dollars as fees to a man whom
he appointed to serve as referee.)
Well" | said to Cornelius, "you
are making it lively for Bill"
You wait" said he the trouble
hasn't begun yet, | hate to drag
these family affairs to light, but I've
got to do it or be branded an outcast. -
Why, you have some money by
the will as probated."
Only a pittancel" he exclaimed,
with a shrug ofcontempt only Sl0,-
900 a year Who could live on that?'
How much do you sue for2!' | en-
quired.
II shall sue Bill next Monday,
said, he for ST. 200, which he con
tracted to allow me after fathers
death, if | would allow the bill to 60
to probate
is that contract in writing?'
No" he answered sit is oral, but
| have FIVE as good and unimpeachable
witnesses as there are in the State of
New York. Bill promised to give me
a million dollars if | would let the
will go to probate, and the other $500,
600 Is for accumulated interest
Mr.. Vanderbilt ate heartily of solid
meats and vegetables, but declined
wines. He said he had not drank for
several years, and his appearance GER
tainly justifies his words.
What's that behind your | asked
him, abiding to a man whom | had
seen follow us in, and who now sat
watching and listening.
That's my double" said he, turn
ing and smiling at him. MY man.
Why, they've bedeviled this question
so, and haunted me so with detectives
and Internal spies that I've had to
hire a spy myself, who goes with me
all the time to protect me from them.
DO you mean to say that he is al
ways with your"
"Always-summer and winter, night
and day
| asked the double to order some
thing, but he glanced over the bill of
fare listlessly, and asked to be ex-
cused, saying he had recently lunched.
What line of attack shall YOU
adopt in your suit for the $1,000, 000?"
| asked.
We shall prove a contract he
said, and a consideration. | have
letters from several of the best bust
ness experts in this country, that if
Bill goes on in the present reckless
manner, he will be a bankrupt in five
years! y
Then Cornelius read to me a letter
which he wrote to the commodore FIVE
years ago, and which was read to him
at the time by the writer's lawyer.
In leaving me thus portionless and
giving all your immense possessions to
my brother William, said this curl
GUS manuscript, you cast a terrible
reproach upon my sainted mothers
memory, and virtually declare to the
world that | am an illegitimate son p
Strange language this from a son to a
Iatner.
We shortly separated, Cornelius as
surfing me with a cordial shake that
he would not be a pauper forever
and the spy put his ulster up around
his ears and respectfully followed him
up street, two PAGES behind.
| hear privately that among new
matter to be produced in the new trial
of Cornelius against William is GER
tain testimony proving hal the father
was discharged from a New York dry
goods store, when l5years old. forsteal-
ing money from the till. This cor
responds with what Cornelius said
Did they not call him lying Bill
all over Staten Island" he inquired
Of me with fraternal anxiety.