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Show DETECTIVES ORDERED FROM HOUSE IN SEARCH FOR MILLIONAIRE VANDERBILT NEW YORK, June. 11. Believing that Reginald Vanderbllt, upon whom representatives of the district attorney's attor-ney's office for- several months have unsuccessfully endeavored to serve a subpoena compelling him to appear aa a witness . in criminal proceedings against Richard A. Canneld, is in this city, detectives have been stationed around the Nellson residence on Fifth avenue since last evening. When it was reported yesterday that young Vanderbllt had suddenly left Phlladel-I Phlladel-I phla, where he had been for several weeks, a thorough search of the places In this city frequently visited by. him was begun by a detective armed with a subpoena. After a careful . but fruitless search the detective evidently concluded that Vanderbllt, if really In the city, was at the residence of his mother-in-law. Mrs. Nellson. on Fifth avenue and an all night vigil in the vicinity of the mansion was begun. Nothing developed during the ' night, but today the detective succeeded in slipping into the house, past a maid while the latter was picking up the morning papers at, the door. 'A moment mo-ment later, however, the detective v it said to have met determined opposition opposi-tion in the form of another servant who demanded the intruder's business. When the detective replied that he desired to see Mr. Vanderbllt he was Informed that Mr. Vanderbllt . was not in the house. The detective was ordered or-dered from the premises by the negro and on leaving again took up his station sta-tion on the opposite side of the street. , Later a second attempt was made by two detectives to enter the house. A butler answered the bell, but when asked if Reginald Vanderbllt was in promptly slammed the door. A few i minutes later the bell was again rung and again the butler appeared. . . "I want to see Mr. Vanderbllt, and I want to see him quick,", emphatically exclaimed the detective. ' "The house is closed for the summer and every one has gone away," was the response. "We know Mr. Vanderbllt is inside and we want to see him," persisted the detective. . The only answer was the slamming of the big door. The; proceedings in which' Vander-bllt's Vander-bllt's testimony is desired were brought against Richard A. Canneld by the district attorney in an endeavor to show that Canfield was the proprietor of a gambling house. |