The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-04
Vanderbilt AND
WHITNEY FIGHT
WILL CONTINUE
Settlement Out of Court
Appears Unlikely in
Battle for Child.

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NEW YORK. Oct. 4.-The battle
for custody of little Gloria Wander
bilt. 10-year-old heiress 70 a $4,000
600 fortune, will continue 70 the bit
ter end. 10 vas understood today.
Mrs. Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt,
widow Of the late Reginald Wander
bilt, IL believed to feel that fairness
TO herself and her highly placed
friends precludes an out-of-cou
settlement before she has presented
refutation to sensational testimony
painting her as caring more for
drink, all-night parties and gay
companions than for her daughter.
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, widow
of the late multimillionaire and sis
ter Of Mrs. Vanderbilt's late nus
band, was represented as deter
mined, having sponsored already
recorded testimony against her sis
ter-in-law, to be satisfied with moth
ing short of complete victory-per-
manent. legal custody of little
Gloria.
Mother to Testify
Trial Of Mrs. Vanderbilts applica-
ton for a writ of habeas corpus
to regain custody of the child, will
be resumed Friday with Mrs. Laura
Fitzpatrick Morgan, widow of Harry
Hays Morgan, who was a we'll
known diplomat, and mother of Mrs.
Vanderbilt. as witness. Mrs. Morgan
already has testified that she re-
garded hes daughter an improper
parent and believed Gloria should
be given into the custody of Mrs.
Whitney.
Supreme Court Justice John F.
Carew was understood to have con-
suited both sides on the question of
hearing further testimony privately
but Mrs Vanderbilt's counsel was
represented as demanding all public
sessions henceforth on the ground
that it would be unfair to her. since
Mrs. Whitneys side was public, for
her refutation to be secret. Justice
Carew was said to have agreed to
resuming public sessions.
He cleared spectators and the
press from the courtroom while
Marie Caillot. Mrs. Vanderbilt's dis
charged maid, was giving sensa-
tional testimony concerning Mrs.
Vanderbilt and Lady Milford Haven,
British noblewoman.
Actress Denies Testimony
Mrs. Whitney has several more
witnesses. When they have testi-
fed, Mrs. Vanderbilt will present
her side. There was a possibility
that she might offer the personal
testimony of Prince Gottfried Zu
Hohenlohe and Lady Milford Haven.
Little Gloria's nurse said Mrs. Van
derbilt and Prince Gottfried were
intimates.
In Europe both Lady Milford
Haven and Prince Gottfried angrily
refuted the servants testimony.
The prince said he might come to
America if needed. and Lady Fur
ness, Mrs. Vanderbilts sister. who
was planning to catch the first fast
boat to New York, intimated that
Lady Milford Haven might come,
too.
Constance Bennett, movie actress,
whose name was mentioned as one
of Mrs. Vanderbilt's friends during
a period in Paris when the latter it
is allegedly was giving a constant
succession of cocktail parties, angrily
termed this testimony lies" and
promised to testify that Mrs. Van
derbilt was IAN ideal and perfect
mother"
Herbert c. Smythe, aristocratic
attorney defending the right of Mrs.
Whitney to retain custody of Gloria,
saw little likelihood that the case
would be settled out of court.
Another week or ten days of testi-
monv remain, Smvthe believes.