The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-09-23

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept IL, 1850.
As an eminent arb.er OF public justice against intrigue
and wrong, appeal 10 you In the following case an
the sculptor Of thS Perry statue erected here Monday
last, In connection with which my been ignored
and 70 Mr. wAcutt given the merit due 10 Wber
tbs Perry statue projected In Cleveland, was In
Rome, improving myself in my profession was written
TO about the production Of u, and hasteaed back tc
Cleveland to propose for Il. offered 70 model figure
TO compete with that Of r wcutt and in case mne was
rejected would ask nothing for my model, but was re
fused, and Wscuts accepted without any competitions
new system in The rule of art.
Was then offered and undertook the reproduction OF
wacutts model In MARBLE as the modeier knew nothing
about cutting marble No laid chise the statue
myselfand my assistant, James J. Batter and have
produced work, tho execution Of which 10 before
the public eye the mo- Tel here ALSO and any honest
scarcely pre6sures the former There detail in the
statre for which had fsodei.
The press Of Cleveland Is influenced aganst me, AZ
had time Mr. WacuA had to presens the different
editors with buss and medalons OF themselves being
hurried have the work ready by September TO-
In order give Mr. Walcutt my merit and his own IL "
thing about he use Of the hammer and chsoi an that
they only worked 10 clay and plaster Ike Nj Walcutt,
and other Dit shed their work in stone. Now, this
would believe any such nonsense, as no sculptor would
trust the finishing OF his work 70 any other hand,
when the slightest lack Of interest would destroy that
grace which had caused him much trouble to produce
All claim the execution in marble, and that this 10
my just due, and that am cheated out Of it, the two fol
lowing extracts well show
From the Cleveland Morning LEADER
We lear but sson the subject u the xAtue
which nov ne centre o.
sssgls Who have slssssy isossS via pride ssS
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Lake Ee 70 sluy wrought ous In Tie Pare1 marble by
ed much and express hemseyes as mos. greesby sPrsed
n the perfection q The enduring representative OF hhoae
From the rRusdg Chronicle
cororas i 70 . thai soar. and hiding soseSer from pub
lc view I'd. the audience ELECTRICAL but a. this
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Mr. walcu citizen Cleveland and Artist OF considers
gss n. IN :: IL n
lot q rsre prom 80 lie studied in Rome for tine, ana
cernbes, 1870 and completed last wednesday placed
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pss ssSs s se ana asnaSs eNecasa and a TO
sra hienes Of the great man intended 70 represent
ria soxeSsr was found 70 30 entirely TO sns and two
thousand add ona were sdfed Wear told however that
X. srur.s " s ana saior boy WITH wkieh Il Is
sSorn The base have not YET been ssess ahsse
public spirit Of the citizens 10 make up that amount A.
so11s md ire ' sSs ersd on aea vss
shssl rsvehb thu World sheeIs were given
public indebted for the work menoued
and te snd he platform alone and unnotaed while
his genius. Bu, here nohins IA tsl. Mcgee, =
has been ever but TO often the reward OF merit
The alluson TO my nationality In the Ptshurg Carci
=, Is pot hope, any reason why the Anaer.aa public
should 1 nofe me. JOHN o'BRIEN.