The New York herald., 1870-03-16
THE CARDIFF GIANT.
Tho Fraud Exposed-Story of tho Gypsum,
Statue rs Told by Its Originator What tho
Giant Cost, Where 1t Came From md How
IL Got to Cardiff.

Statue Told by Its Originntor-Whar tic
Giant Cost, Where II Came From md How
II Got to Cardiff.
From the Buffalo Courier March AL
discovered on the farm OF VIM. q. Newell ut Car.
din, OnOndaga county, In this State, since that
time the giant has filed large space in the puo-
lie eye ana elected more elaborate scientific com-
mentarJ than anything which mad ever been un-
eartned at least IN the vicinity OF Syracuse. the
descriptions the scientific opinions, the minute
analyses devoted to It are still fresh IN the minds OF
our readers General Leavenworth said or It'll
has the marks or the ages stamped upon every nmD
and feature IN manner which no art can imitate.n
Professors WoolwOrth and Hall decided In iavor or
It's antiquity. Professor Ward. OF Rochester Univcr
sIty, was Dewlloered by the spectacle II per-
sented. ana suggested that '.ali one's feelings
persuade to accept " as . real human beng,
noble corpse.n Professor Olmsted said:-"As q work
OF art the Cardiff statue Is perhaps better embodi-
rock-hurlng Titan tnan any italy posses .es.n Rev.
Mr.. Cathrop said that IN the ancient world only The
Greek scnool or Art was capable OF sucn perfect
reproduction OF the human form. DR.. Boynton did
not tnink the statue 500 years DID, but did think
II was the WORK OF the early jesuit Fathers OF this
country, VINO are known to have frequented the
Unondaga valley from go to $50 years ago. Subse-
qusnt to the time when our scientific savans had ex-
iausIeu themselves on the subject came suggestive
hints OF fraud and humbug, and the 'lron-Dound
box" has come TO lorm an'important element IN the
history OF the giant
tory OF the Cardir giant as tofus by It's originator.
the prime author OF the most consummate fraud OF
H. b. Norton arrived In the city Sunday morning,
at naii-pasL O'Clock, from Boston via She Eric
Railway, and put up at the Continental Hotel and
was uuartered In room No. 9. lie asked the clerk
II he could see q newspaper man, as he mad some
thing OF importance 10 communicate. The writer
OF tbls VINO Ii not suspected OF dong much In the
sleeping limo, WAS informed Of tne wish OF the
stranger and accompanied ny . friend visited room
No. d. Mr. Morton had retred but begged us to take
y seat. and being informed tnat We were q news.
paper man, ne said shat he wished TO tell US all
about the Cardiff Giant We intlmated tnat con-
siderable had already boen said on the subJect but
he replied that although some true things had been
said about 1t ana good many hnts going 70
show it as fraud correct statemens
OF tue facts had never been made He gave as red-
son lor making the revelation that The giant had
with him Deeu failure, and that MS partner, george
Hull, had not dealt fairly with him. We give the
language OF H. b. Morton, although nos always Ill
tue precise manner in which Il was spoken.
MOTIONS STATEMENT.
! GOT up that giant and worked on the idea for
year aud hail. l found difficulty IN getting the
proper material and travelled thousands OF niles.
made known my plan TO George Hun, VINO was re-
commended TO me for his shrcwdnes5 aud enter
PRISE. | knew tue American people liked To be num-
bugged aud would pay well for IL. wanted TO beat
could until that cuss (HuD spoiled the matter.
could have stocked the glanln III New YORK or bos-
ton for mali a million dolars out have MAZE moth
Ing out vi IL.
At FORT DODGE
went in with George Hull 10 Fort Dodge, Iowa
on the oth OF June, l5b5, and bought q quarry OF
gypsum Ia section NO. /, and buiit snanty. Re-
NAMED there SIX or eight ecSs, and fnaily found
that Ii oraer 10 move the BLOCK Tor trausporion |
snOuu nave To buid three-quarters OF mile Of cor
duroy road, which would cost too much money /
abandoned that quarry and went over TO secslon NO.