New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-12
MAY TAKE HIN BY FORCE.
THREAT TO YANDERBILT.
Tak By District attorneys Repre-
seRtatire of Breaking Into House.

TO believe that Reginald G. Vanderbiit -
evadiag service in the house OF his rother-in-
law Mrs. Frederic Nelson is planning TO
leave the State. an order Tor an attachment
against his person and his compliment may Be
asked by the District Attorneys Onice to-day
The District Attorney is thoroughly convinced
that Mr.. Vanderbilt IS in the house OF Mrs
Nelson. at No 100 FIfth-ave. Among grounds
for this belief is the fact that on Friday night
Mrs Nelson's butler told two county detectives
on duty outside the house that Mir Nanderolr
had been there but had gone away between
and 5 o'clock that night. The detectives are
convinced that 1t was impossible for him TO
leave the house without being seen. y
Why" it is asked by the detectives, II MI
Vanderbilt Is rot at his house. is Frederic ecu
hard. Mrs Vanderbilts uncle. staying at
house occupied by caretalIers only: Inc oe-
tectives wonder also. who the man IS Whoh :
barber from the KensingtOn Hotel goes 10 snaVs
at the Nelson home every morning, even Nheh
Mr. Gebhard is known not to be there.
A representative Of the District Attorney de-
cIared to a Tribune reporter last night that II
an attachment were obtained and refusal were
made to permit service at the Nelson house an
order might be asked which would enable de-
tectfves TO enter the house by force
II may be that the fact that to-day Is sunday
will not Interfere with any service on Mr.. Van
derbHt provided he can be found. as the can
field case is of the nature of a criminal action
Sunday service even in a criminal action has not
vet been tested however. Detectives under
Chief Reardon are watching the Nelson house.
THINKS HE LOOKED FROM WINDOW.
Pratt a county detective. asserts he saw Mr.
Vanderbilt looking from rear window early
Yesterday morning. The window Overlooks an
alley that opens into West Fifteenth-st.. and Is
watched constantly by one of the detectives.
Frederic Gebhard. Mrs. vanderbilts uncle.
who Is living at The house. refused last evening
to confirm or deny the report OF Mr.. Vanderohts
presence there.
viii you say he was asked whether MI
Vanderbilt was ir the house yesterday and Is
not there to-day?"
"I refuse TO answer" said Mr.. Gebhard, but
I will say that I have not seen him for two
months"
DETECTIVES BEGIN THE WATCH
Mr.. Vanderbilt has. for some time. evaded this
process servers and remained outside the turts-
dictlon OF the District Attorney. 1t was not
until Friday that it was learned that Mr. Van
Jerbit had come here on Thursday night from
Philadelphia, where ne had been attending the
Horse Show. and was guest at Mrs. Neil
sons house.
Reardon. chief Of the county detectives. as
sisted by County Detective O'Shea, went 70 the
house late on Friday night and kept an all night
vigil bur failed to ind MFR Vanderbilt
Early yesterday they were Joined by Detec-
tivss Muller. Pratt. ONeil and Brennan. II was
then that Reardon decided on a bold piece OF
strategy.
Waiting until he saw a maid open the base
ment door TO receive the morning papers he
hurried past her and climbed to the second
floor. where maids and servants surrounded
him. and. assuring him that Mr.. Vanderbilt was
not in the house. caused him to beat a retreat
TO the sidewalk.
Soon afterward OShea went to the front door
and rang the bell. The butler appeared. and
declared that Mr.. Vanderbilt had been at the
house. but had gone away.
According TO a man who said he was Weber,
a tailor" and who asserted that he knew OF Mr.
Vanderbilt's movements. the young has
left Philadelphia. but. without visiting New
York at all. has gone to his home at Newport.
r. l.. by way of Toronto. Canada That a pri-
vate hanson was driven up and down in front
OF the house yesterday morning seemed 20 give
color to the statements OF the county detectives
that Mr.. Vanderbilt still in the house. A
barber across the street was summoned to shave
some one in the house at 11;SO a. m.
The detectives stationed themselves four In
front of the house and one each In F1fteentn
and Sixteenth SITS. to prevent any atteinpI 10
leave the house by rear exit
Soon after midday policeman In UNIFORM
who said he was George W. Brewster, of the
Union Market station, walked hUrr1dly up 70
the house and went in at the basement door,
He was inside for nearly half an hour When
he emerged he said he was a friend or the
butler and had called to see the latter
About l so p. m Frederic Gebhard hurried
down the steps and to his electric hanson The
driver turned on the lever for full speed, and
the vehicle went east through Fhteenth-st-
Mounted Policeman England who had been sit
ting his horse in Fifteenth-st:, west OF Fifth
ave, gave chase after the rapidly disappearing
vehicle caught it and compelled the driver TO
stoD near Broadway. The cab was allowed TO
eed after the driver warned to so
slowly
PatroITnan DOnnelly was called inside the
Nelson house about $3.50 D. m. by Mr.. Gebhard
The patroIman was inside for about ten min
utes and when he came out he said he had been
Through the house and Vanderbilt net
there When asked to relate the details OF his
Vanderbilt was not there. and that was all
there was to it.
The county detectives paid no heed TO Dom
neIIys experience and continued their watch on
the house.
Mr. Gebhard came from the house soon after
Donnelly's visit. and IN answer TO inquiries By
reporters said that Mr.. Vanderbilt was not IN
the house.
HAS THE CURIOUS DRIVEN AWAY.
A law clerk telephoned to the West Thirtieth-
ST. station about o'clock last night asking that
a policeman be sent to keep the crowds away
from the Nelson house. Policeman. Conway
was sent with orders to arrest any one lettering
I'm front of the house. and to bring the COM
plainant back with him. law clerk made the
declaratiO that he had seen Magistrate Crane
and had been told by him he within his
rights in having any one lettering in front of or
near the house arrested. and that a policeman
could at his instance. arrest any person lOiter-
ing there.
A hanson drove TO the house in the night
Mr.. Gebhard's secretary got into il and drove
of A caller at the house last night was Mr..