The Washington herald., 1907-09-04
TELLS GIRLS FAULTS
Vanderbilt Says His Daugh-
ter Once Jumped College.
WORKS A. D. T. BOYS OVERTIME
Uses Messengers for Household
Chores, So Father TestIfies Before
Lunacy Commission - AIienist of
Little Service - Husband Ignorant
as t0sWhereabouts Of Mrs. Pepper.

New York, Sept. S-The inquiry of
the lunacy commission and sheriff s
jury into the sanity of Edward Ward
Vanderbilt, the lumber merchant, Was
continued to-day in the Kings County
courthouse. when Mr.. Vanderbilt himself
took the stand 10 say that he couldn't
tell where his spiritualistic wife, Mrs.
May S. Pepper Vanderbilt, is, and to
say he has tried 10 do great deal for
his youngest daughter. Minerva. who
had the lunecy proceedings brought. He
declared that she had not appreciated his
efforts.
Much of the afternoon session was
taken up with the testimony of DR.. Cecil
MacCOy, of 151 Clinton street, Brooklyn.
who qualified as an alienist He was
called by Mr.. vanderbilt's lawyers. but
through the questioning OF Lawyers
Max Arnstein. William c. Rosenberg, and
Edwin A Perls, for the petitioner. and
Lawyer KetchaI and DR.. Fairbairn, of
the commission, the testimony Of the
aIienist wasn't Of material aid to Mr.
Yanderbilt's side of the case.
AIIenist Not of Much Help.
The alienist said he had been present In
court during the entire proceedings with
the exception OF an hour, and had made
a physical examination Of Mr.. Vanderbilt
and was convinced that Mr.. Vanderbilt
is sane. when hypothetical questions
were put TO him, Mr.. MacCoy said that,
admitting the assumptions 20 be true, he
believed that the man described in the
questions was irrational and suffering
with delusions.
When the proceedings opened William
Still the superintendent Of Mr.. Wander
bits Yaphank farm, who was very tired
when he testified last Friday, and mad to
be awakened by the sheriff at one stage
of his testimony. was called just long
enough 70 answer one question.
He said he had decided that the con-
versations he had had with Mr.. Wander
bilt convinced him that Mr.. Vanderbilt Is
rational
Charles W Wallman, one Of 0ir. Van
derbilts farm hands at Yaphank, and
George Cathcart. mason and plasterer.
OF 159 Stnlman street, Brooklyn. both said
they had talked with Mr.. Vanderbilt many
times. and were convinced that he was
sane.
Birdie Jumps College.
Mr. Vanderbilt was then recalled 20 the
stand TO answer many questions concern
ing his daughter. lie said he had always
tried to impress on her the advisability
Of being more economical in running the
household
4 wanted o make a finely educated
woman out o. my daughter" he said,
and first sent her TO Delphia College.
She couldn't get along there. so she went
to Packer Institute. where I knew they
would be more strict with her. one day
after I supposed she had been there fOr
three months. / met her teacher on the
street and asked her how Birdie was get
ting along with her studies. The teacher
said; Why. your daughter hasn't been
at school for three months
when I questioned Birdie about Il she
confessed that she didn't Ike 1t at Packer
and wanted to study music For the next
six years she studied vocal and instru-
mental music. IN which time / spent
$4,000 on her music. buying her a beautiful
piano
A. ID. T. Makes Hit with Birdie.
Lawyer Grifing interrupted Mr.. Van
derbilts testimony 20 ask him TO tell how
Minerva used TO call messenger 10 get
household supplies for her. 7 noticed
that she had an unusually large expendi-
ture for messenger service, and I asked
her about It. She said she didn't feel like
doing the marketing and had messengers
do IL for her She even called one 20 get
a 2-cent cake OF yeast for her"
Lawyer Griffing then took UP Miss Dar-
relrs testimony, and asked him about the
divining rod Miss Darrell said he gave
Mrs. Pepper to help her cure stomach
ache.
I never gave anybody divining rod"
declared Mr.. Vanderbilt emphatically.
Mr.. Vanderbilt said he never bought a
can Of milk at a restaurant and presented
it to Mrs. Pepper. He said the can Of
milk Miss Darrell had reference TO was
brought all the way from the Yaphank
farm.
The hearing VIII continue tomorrow.