The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-17
NEWELL.

Newell knew nothing about 1t till Hull went
up from Binghantop, let him into the secret
and offered hiRl quarter to have the giant
buried and discovered on his farm. was not
there wher the giant was dug up, and was not
to be there till afterwards; then was to ap-
pear and bid for an interest in it, 80 that
others might be induced to bid. Newell was
to do the selling. read the account of the
discovery in the Chicago papers and came on
Immediately. i found the giant in the pit.
FINANCIALLY TREATED.
Newell had sold three-quarters of it for
$50, 600, retaining one-fourth. The company
which purchased the three-quarters was COM
posed of Haman, Westcott, Spencer, Gillett
Higgins, and Rankin. They paid $10,009
cash and gave their notes for the balance,
payable in ninety days. George Hull drew
the $4,000 out of the savings bank, and this
excited their suspicious. They then took
Newell to Syracuse and made him take the
notes out of the bank, place them in the hands
of MIR. Noxon, their attorney, and sign con-
tract that if it was made to appear within
ninety days that this was a work of art placed
on his farm to defraud the people then these
notes should be null and void. During the
ninety days they never proved that it had been
placed there to defraud the people. After he
signed the contract Newell ran away, and l
have not seen him since. When the notes
did come due the company refused to pay,
because the draft for $4,000 was made pay
able to George Hull at the request of Newell.
Since they have given their notes for $4,000
to George Hull, in payment of all demands
for the giant.
Mr.. Burkhardt was to have one-fourth in
terest in the giant, but has never received
anything Saley, the sculptor, was to have
received $3.50, but he has not been paid l
have received a little less than $1,000, and
Newell received about $4,000. do not think
the money has done Hull much good.
REVELATIONS.
The first thing ever published about the
giant that was anywhere near true was pub
lished by Governor Cue, editor of the North
West, at Fort Dodge. He was right about
the block of gypsum, but that was all. Saley
came out and told Chicago reporter about
it, but he did not get anywhere near correct.
THE IRoN-BoUND BOX.
The affidavits showing the movements of
the mysterious iron-bound box from Union
as far as Syracuse, on the Black River Canal,
and up into the Black river country, were all
trumped up by Hull for the benefit of the
company owning the grant. They had to get
that box by Newells farm or the humbug
would be exploded. Theiron-bound box had
only to be accounted for from Union north
to Syracuse, or from Cardiff to Syracuse, but
that box never contained tobacco machinery,
as has been stated; it contained the gypsum
statue, and stopped at Newells farm.
FRAUD AND DISAPPOINTMENT.
Omitting Martins tribute to the honesty of
his partner, which was anything but hatter-
ing, and the charges of perjury and
trickery which surround the giant, according
to his statement, in reply to some questions
he said:-''I knew if l could get the giant
right before the public would have got
fortune out of it. There was fortune in it
for dozen men, if it had been managed
rightly. will humbug the American people
within two years, and the Cardiff giant will
be wooden nutmeg affair. If Hull hadn't
made O - fool of himself I should have
had the mother of the giant dug up near the
same spot soon after the first discovery.
There are people in Onondaga to-day who be-
lieve that carved block of gypsum lived and
walked where they now live and walk in
tended to have the mother made of plaster of
paris, iron, and bone, and to have it appear
that she had killed herself while defending
herself against large serpent"
HIS ACQUAINTANCE WITH HULL.
In reply to question, he said his acquain-
tance with Hull commenced at Baraboo, ILL.,,
where he, Hull, had been a tobacconist; but
we scarcely feel at liberty to give his history
of his relationship with Hull beyond what
pertains directly to the gypsum fraud.
CONCLUSION.
1t will be seen that Martins account of the
Cardiff swindle is circumstantial, and we have
no doubt of it's truth. Some details that re-
feet severely upon parties concerned are
omitted else the story would be more tel
lingly emphasized than it is. And this is
what Mr.. Martin informs us is the first full
and correct statement that has been made in
regard to the Cardiff Giant.
EINAN DIAL.