New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-15
THE HOYT WILL CONTEST.
MR.. VAN sAN1vooRD STILL TEsTIFYNG.
xx-sENAToR coNKLING PURsUEs HIS cRosS-hAAN-
INATloS IN TIKI USUAL STYLE.

xx-sENAToR CcNKLING PURsUEs HIS cROss-hAAN-
NATION IN TIKI USUAL STYLE
A mild hammered gracious old man with
svery hair walkedto the reporters table IN the eIo
gates Court fifteen minutes past IL a. H. !es'oI"S
and whispered softly
~Is Mr.. Conkling here-that great man VINO WIS oice
IN the United States Senate r.
aPlease turn around sir" was the response; g Mr..
Conkiing Is just ut your left.
The old gentleman DID as suggested. He eyed Mr..
Conklpr for at ter seconds with the zeal OF curl
osity-nnter who has discovered object worthy his
profound admiration. Tsen he turned back to the re
noters and said shaking his head confidently: We he
has the chronological development Of great lawyer
Cornelius Van santvoOrc looked greatly refreshed
after his ten days vacation, and appeared perfectly will
ing TO renew his pleasant relations With the ex-senator
Mr. Conkling the seventhday approached the wit
ness with cautious step, anc opened his fire OF hunor
with a reference the Hoyt Nox," in which the witness
had kept his papers bearing the legal affairs OF 'he
family Mr. Van santvoord denied that he had said that
MI Hoyt had taken to the Of vehicles in the aSt
years of his life. He declared that Mt COnkhng had
thrown in the vehicles
Mr. Conkline-Did you not know that in the last part
of his life Mr.. Hoyt carried 10 and from his car
tiage by assistants
Mr.. Van SantvOord with pepper)-No, SIR, never
knew anything of the kind.
The witness appealed TO Mr.. Root, and Mr.. Conklng
offered step aside that the United States District
Attorney could get little OF the fire. The ex-senator
lied denial that he had held a consultation with
Messrs Eyarts and Root He had had talk with them
Mr. Conklmg lgently)-Oh, you cali that a confer
Mr Root-Call it a caucus.
Mr. Conkltg then wished to know IL Mr.. Van SAINT
voori had memory anything for which he did not
make charge
Mr. Van santvoord tslyly)-Oh. yes.
Mr. C0nknR with curiOsiiy)-DO tell me.
Mr. Van santvoord-wen, should have fine memory
Of your profile see it now could daguerreotype 1t
Mr. Conking leaning gracefully upon the railing
Mr. Van santvoord-Oh. If were chairman of the
Committee Legal Biography, 1 could write such u
Mr. Conflfas anxioasly)-will you do it soon
Mr. Van ssntyoord-0h NO not until after you , dle
should like To what you could do In that line
The examination then turned upon provision which
had been struck out in the will for Christian ASSOC
alton. Mr.. Van sdntvOOrd wanted to see the paper.
Mr. Conkling said that he should not. The witness
growing purple in the face appealed to the Surrogate
who threw him back upon mis- memory His skill as an
historian and an then taxed in endeavor
to describe the appearance Of Jesse Hoyts room he
CAPPED wofuly over the recital and Mr.. Conking said:
Dear Mr.. Van santvoOrd, are you sleepy ".
Mr. Van SantvOOrd NEARLY biting Oh his tOngue
you such a soporltc, can't help IT,
The witness became irritable and mixed his meta
phors by declaring that Mr.. Conkling carried very
sharp razor"
Mr. Conkling-I wish had one; would shave you
Mr. Van santvoord scornfulylYou couldn't do that;
am too tough a block.
Mr.. Conknng (ruefully) True, true.
The stated that Mr. Hoyt had said to him on
June 81, 1882: Mrs. Hoyt make provision for
charities with tho S75OOOO which she will have to dis
pose OF on her death" This had taken place at the
morning session at Mr.. HOyIs house. Mr.. Van SAINT
vOord had gone out then and got square NEAL As 1t
was nearly p. when this point IN the testimony Vas
reached the witness looked hungr1ly at MI COnkIng
He grew extremely restless leaned back In his char
Ideally and suddenly his feet rose IN the ar SO
that would have over backward had his toes not
caught under the railing. The sJenographer Jumped NJ
least inches. the Surrogate looked anxious and the
whittier ii had worked itself Mr. Van santvO0rd next
said that on Friday June 3D. 1882. Mr. Hoyt expressed
ms purpose that daughter, Mary Irene Hoyt, should
have no part of the principal OF the estate. Mr. Hoyt
was sitting In a chair the time. The witness could
not tell what kind a bottom the chair had but he was
sure that had bottom He did not lift Mr. Hoyt up
ia examine the construction OF the chair lie
next declared the questions relative Mr. HOyt absurd
and waved Mr.. COnkllng of with spontaneous lmpa-
thence.
Mr. Conkling mildly Did Mr.. Hoyt wave his arms as
well as you do ?
Mr. Van santvoord tsavagely)-Wen, think can do
Il as gracefully a. YOU. $4,000
The witness then stated that he had said something TO
somebody 0ruthcf -; he sure II was somebody,
This statement amused the Surrogate, Ar COnkns, an
the other lawyers and the speca.rs Everybody there
ilpon went away in the best OF humor, save MI Van
eantYOOrd..