New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-18
THE ART.UNIoN INVESTIGATION.
yrrvvNrH pAY-ruEsDAY. MAY17. 1883

s; 1f III when Mr. Raymond LEFT / would like 70
saw was connected with The CoHrier and Enquirer be,
fore that time but that from the spring OF 4s 20 1871
as not connected with il in any way and my previous
ccpnsct;on was as critic not editor O. IL has been
stsd that ven received some money from the Art Union
On the lst October l549, received eco ron me
A. I;op which was Of articles setting
forb the objects and advantages Of the institution the
money was paid by Mr. COzzeos the President on the
81 ~ sspte nber 1870 received $50 also for Mr. Coz
1ers for similar services do not know in what papers
nose articles published, furnished them TO Mr.
fonaI Intigenoer another in The Boston Courier and
enc in The EgTess Of this City some Of them were ID the
shape Of communications, and one Of them was adopted by
the editor and put in editorial should have written
fy articles If Mr. CozzeDs asked me % do, as felt
interest the Of the institution, and that got
moderate pay often wrote small articles or paragraphs
come cted with the affairs Of the Art mon at the suggestion
Of Mr. Cozzsns, and sent them down to the committee
rooms Of the Art Union and asked ~ received pay
men for them at all and only knew they appeared by see
ing them published in the newspapers NJ Jarvr sworn
Il have been the Recording Secretary Of the Art Unon
since s4 the book containing the minutes Of the last an
nusl election Of the Society in December 1882 was put in
and having taken place Witness, in contlnu
aOn-I was present at that meeting; there about
twenty FIVE or thirty about half Of those present belonged
TO the Committee Of Management the reason we elected
at that meeting account Of the holding over OF
fifty one which they could have done by the constitutions
the members 1851 not invited to elect members in
1882 thew could not for there election. Mr. Taylor
i do NOT see how was that the Art Union did not
TO exist in $751; iDasmuch meeting was held IN 1881,
give their sanction TO the members Of 1872 for II was
AZ any time and convert the funds accumulated to their
own use Question by Mr. Taylor-Do you know why the
property in the Art Union in 1851, sold by auction Is
there any thing in your minutes respecting A. Ihere
was resolution passed by the Managing Committee that,
inasuch the distribution Of the pictures could not take
place and IS necessary TO qudate the debts OF the
Institution this property was sold by auction with the
sent Of the committee book of minutes exhibited and reso
luton shown directing this course and under the advice OF
counsel ,,..
behalf Of this institution for which ne has not received adequate
Rs'Oed executed him al the prop
liabilities the Finance Committee be authorized and directed
papers under the seal of the institution
the hands Of the Recording Secretary.
There was a mortgage executed of this property shortly
after the passage Of this resolution pictures and personal
property Of the institution the pictures purchased in 1851
fore portion of the property mOrtgaged and these pic
lures were purchased with the money advanced by mr.
COzzens. f. B. COrwiD, sworn was member OF the
AIT Union in 1852 was present at the annual meeting IN
that year there about twenty present at that meet
ing, the Of ten or twelve of whom remember
never told Monk that received private note to attend
secret meetings Of the Committee of that year the note
was to attend the annual meeting Of the members Of the
institution pre,ume that such note was delivered to
every other members became member for 1852 IN the
usual way in which / became member the other
years j am not now member ! DO not know
whether there much told OF the difficulty OF the Art
Union when subscribed for 1852; knew there was no
distribution in lsj had no anticipation about whether
there would be or drawing in 1852 did not know
why the drawing Of 1851 did not take place but under
stood II TO be because they could not get sufficient num-
Der OF subscribers but indeed made very little inquiry,
that had received letter from Col Warner to attend
the meeting Of the Institution all the notices Of the pre-
vious annual meetings of the Institution had been pub.
lshcd in the public papers. Frederick A. Zoe sWorn--l
have been member Of the Committee Of Management for
the last years heard the testimony given by Joseph
Monk in relation to conversation between him and Mr.
in respect TO the purchase Of picture entitled The
Trout Stream and purchased from Mr. Boutelle, and
such conversation every took place was Monk present
at the purchase of that picture nor did ever give as
reason why Mr. Boutee should receive $3.50 for that
picture thai he not able to keep that money that be
ought not TO have that amount OF money on hand at
have been charged with receiving compensation for my
services as member Of the Committee of Management
but have never received any, nor do know of any OF
the members who did the circumstances under which my
travelling expenses paid was that had OCCASION at
the request of the Committee of Management, to some
corresponding secretaries burdened with two trunks full
of eDgraviI SIS / performed the duties assigned to
and charged much less than my ctua individual expenses
without making any charge for my time services.
O. see that there is an entry OF money there your firm
having received sums of money for law services.
A. Yes did not consider myself obliged when became
member of the Art Union TO surrender my profession
lawyer. Charman-Ies understand there has been
constant msapprehension this subject the money re-
ceved for services performed but not for services as
member of the Managing Committee The witness here
underwent long examination the Chairman and
he brought over the accounts and the Chairman sta
ted that he could not how the Institution not in
solvent to the amount of s9O36l H. and that you have to
discharge yourselves of that sum Mr. Fulleton-I have
been endeavOrng for the last three days to show you how
this has been disposed Of and If have not been able to
prove il 10 YOU before this despair of being able
accomplish It. Mr. Fullerton here again read the
accounts of disbursements Mr. COzzens desire to state
that every member of the Art Union for 1851 and 81 has re-
ceved will receive than the value of his i've dol
lars Mr. James r. Whiting here called Monk OBJ
ected TO the evidence of Mr.. Whiting being taken it
was what he came to swear against him. Mr. Taylor
Well now let understand this hear that the
OfintrOducing Mr. Whiting was because some seven or
eight years ago Munk had some connection with the Sew
enth Ward Bank, of which institution Mr. Whiting
had been counsel. lie Mr.. Taylor did not
consider that this would be fair mode toward
the witness, for the Committee had this witness
Monk much in their employment for the last four five
years and he conducted himself well there there ought
not be an inquiry into previous matter and at all
events the question of the Committee would not turn
Monks te, tmony but the allegations made in the pe
ton and which had been partly admitted by the evidence
OF the witnesses behalf of the Committee Mr. Fullerton
said that such conclusion could be arrived at from any
thing testified TO by the witnesses for the defense but that
he could the observations of the Chair but if
put the record the proceedings that the Committee
did not consider any evidence given by Monk worthy
of consideration, he would withdraw the Oer-the offer
of proving by Mr.. Whiting that Monk was not reliable
or truthful witness bat overuled and the examination
of Mr. Coe proceeded with. l think made two trips
behalf othe Art Union, but never received payment
for ny time services was only paid my individual actual
expenses do not know what was paid got $50 at
one time but do not know what received for the other
trip the firm Of which am member were employed by
by Shepherd Knapp the assignee Of Mr. Cozzens 70 fore
close morgaged which realized $4,000 against the Art
Union Knapp was President OF the Merchants Bank,
where between twenty thousand and thirty thousand dollars
Of the Institution had been discounted with Mr. Coz.
zenss upon Il this paper was discounted and
newed during the years of 1851 and 1852 all this renewed
PAPER discounted 10 meet debts incurred sj that
paper given for the purpose of obtaining money vixen
had subscribers and to carry the Institution unt
subscribers purchased Of the pictures
with cash raised by bills and AZ other times when pur
chsseda picture OF artist gave him drafts az long
dates ana if subscribers did in by the time these
bills would become due would be forced raise money
bills 10 meet them subscriptions not able TO
at the time according they would come 20