, 1869-12-13
TIE CARDIFF GIANT,
The Question OF Frnud-Afaidnvfts
OF naF. Newell aud shc Mon EN-,
ployed TO Dig Hho Well.

ING Nu9H&1CM 01 EfNn0-AtalQAVtte
OF naF. Newell aud thc Mon Eua-
ployed TO Dig Ihe We'll.
From ths Alaonv Journal Dec. 8,
The theory OF 1raud IN relation to the recently
uuea1thcd colossus, Enough it has tuany advocated,
Is really the theory least susceptible OF demons,ra-
t.on. There ara es tain circumstances connected
with the e1tuuatfon OF tue giant which, IL seems
to ~. IeIcsr The assumption that be Vas buried
enable the public to l9cge uude14tanaiualy
material poft'ons q esssssn saaaS.ts vh;sS
wno haze lired ID t6e aeipn6osSood 1; for many a
~ ssas r.
mai theae gea.le1nea hare deliberately peIiated
themselves, We must accept thelt sworn state
melts as conclusive upon the point IN question.
Tint u, that the appearance Of the pit irnm which
the ststue wsa taken. and the condition Of the
compatible mlra any recent burial Of the image.
William G. HeEen, the owner OF the land,
q & s s%
formerly owned hy James Van Busk.sk, eon-
sei ed 10 h,m ty Van Buski1k in ne fall Of 1865:
that be 1ook posscssi0o Of sad farm IN tue spring
Of 1861, and has Eince resided thereon; that Vaa
sutkIg only occupied the lazl Que yeAr, prior 10
which time 1t Was occupied by William Wright bis
Wsoi occapaocy X vas for msay ysars
M Atss e DC ne
,seaa a. ss S &
the stone giant De had determined TO dig . we'll
adjacent to 1he 1a1u. and enRaget The necessary
digging En|l well On The morning Of the 18th Of
0Gtober; they engaged John Parker to assist aim
in loAdl1g and dra1iuz stone for laIIrg up the
se SeRoa ssfe IT.
gug It, AID had delivered se7efal loaas; t1e de-
| poEent tad engaged Sm1th A. Woodnanaou,, who
ihe veil; that about II O'Clock, one Of the laaor-
| ers, after about thee feet hal been excavAted,
| struck lone hard substance With h.s shovel on
the south aide Of tie we'll mole, which 8fer afks
proveo to be the foot Of the Image; taAt Eqmoe5
| Nichols, Parker, Woodu auson. and deponent wero
present a. the tiae: thas the eatta Mas the aame
| day taken from around the image and tue water
pumped nom the hole; deponenI futtner:depo:ed
that The spot where the image Was found has been
used By him Tor falmtrg purposes for three aQu-
| mers. aro the earth has never been dug Or cxca-
/ vat6d In auy nsLrer, 10 the knowledge OF depo-
nent except by plou2ulnE, ETC. that tue soil over
at at the SIDES OF said tmsRe dad neser been df!-
tubed alice re original deoodt aud that he ucyey,
ILt1 The 1ttb Of October, hsu any koo H1ed2e that
said Image was lying 81 the place where Is vas dts
covered, and traE It could NOT have been depolsed
| without his kuoHiedSe tince ha has been IN pos
s:ts5ion Of the farm. Deponent further says mat
I at no time euce he has rrsded on the ft.m nns q
tou.-horse team, With box heavily houed, came
William Wright deposea that he e g
years Of age, aud haa Lived near The farm where
when be trst knew the farm It was u1ottly corered
| WITH heaty timber, and at The place where the
giant Eas discovered i vas wet marshy place,
| nArshy That II was lmpasARbie; that he iTed upon
the farm IN question some tea years: that tae
nnstS me gent va, osnd nas eesn dtsnsc
ro't and Vet. ard'it IS Eot posstsle for . loaded
the place Hhess the giant laF. Daponen1
also saws that he saw the pit hole, and imaas
ou tne l7'b Of Octo:er; that the With Of tue pl
NJ ns te @ 10 lime, snd witnessed ii its " excavation
| until It Ienched its present SIZE and dcponen
sats that the ssra,a of earth was plainly discern
tblr 10 eath aid every part Of said eIc2 Satton
and the game j "a az plain as the strata roH ap
pchrpg upon the ndea and ends Of said pi.; ID \
lay could SEQ the most lnduoltable evidence tna
the soil above sEd around the sa!d giant hat
! never been disturbed slnce ITS original depos!t
II sae'eat si Wah ia q hsss I've
atant. TIE deponens also sKeats that h Mht
,9s Of e sh Ne.s anf
olttn t~lce, = week. and thAs he naa been en-
esged In lnil near eaid pit for Eeyet yes1s, aad
giant vas found, a1.d 10 knowa that 10 deposit q
The sze and eight OF satd giant could BY any pos
| sstluy have been placed tAtta Without hts too VI
edge; That he edyi-ed <i;h Newell a. TO the plact
Where he haouIa lsesta his vel, aud that 1t wa:
| heated near the said place.
snitn A. Wood 1ansou. who was to lay up ,th'
wall Ct 1he we'll, xeaEs thAt be waa present WheI
tie gtant waa tein1 unco7ered, and thA
tte soil showed 20 slgna Of ever having beel
! slQCE 4tS AHqQA4k, auu tQRL tQt
st1ata OF c'sy, gravel, AiluNM soil aud c1yasabls
mould oppeufeh ln petfecs aud regular iaJeEs
that IN i1,u2e Of tho s ze a7d weighs Of the on
in Guektoo cocld not possibly hare oeen depo5ttet
IN that r1sca without the knowledge Of the peopI
and peighbctt tl the ytCtLltS.
ueLry Nscho;s, who was one Of the lshoreta EN-
psoJ ed IL d'g2ng tue well, sweara to the fac: tha
q LIN y or rolk extended pactly over the body Q
the giant, and thar the g1ant could not po.sibl
bage beaN deposited there without removing call
limh, and that the aon Las never been disturbed
! hs he believes. -..
William =. Houston dsposed that tho root o
| limb mentioned extended from the side OF the pl
to po.Et near the right elbow Of th
2.als; thas It was Of heallosk. end abo1
thr1e aud 2 half inches IN diameter; that 1t Woul
not hare been possible to bare placed the .sa,
iEage under s:Is iiun, as Il Was ioand. w,taou
tue loot: he a.ao deposes that the strata q esrt
In the following. ordsr Clay, gravel, allusla soi
vegetable mould.
A11daylta Of other peIsous hare been taeeu
bnt they aIo mainly co11obosatlve Of these facsl
aid which evidently establish tho Antiquity Of tn
| "CaIdl1 Gtani," at least beyond the Mtmtry {
| those Low llyIuR,