, 1873-11-21
SEVERAL ERRORS CORRECTED.
To The Editor Of Tie Chicago Tribune:


s1R: In your Monday issue notice commit.
nicatiou signed II. L. Powell, and as it has refer,
onco to myself, and affoota my interests, wish
TO correct somo mlestatomentH therein. The
lcttcr rcforred to was drawn out by a sensation
article in the Sunday Times, headed " Innocence
Triumphant" m article published Of their own
accord, md having reference to musical and
literary entertainment given by my personal
friends on Wednesday evening lnBt, whore the
marble bust Of Innoconco was unveiled. Powell
(as he calls himBel) aays that tho whole story
looks like an attempted fabrication OF buncomh
At the expense Of great name, md IN over.
wconing desire to gain Cardiff Giant notorioty,
etc. Now, in Justice to myHolf, wish to mako
through your paper 1omc statements md cor
roctions.
On the 14th day Of July last resigned my po-
eition OF 6treot-car conductor, and at my roei-
dencc, on West Lake street, wont to work ou m
idoal bust, which callod il Innocence" T did
not copy it from other works, nother did !
model it in clay but. With tools which forged
out at nolghboriug backsmith's shop, I wont
On tho night Of Sept. l, when tho work had
progressed nearly to completion, burglars GU
tered my house, and, beside robbiug mo OF my
watch and small nmouut OF money (all had
thought, thoy broke the fingers OF my marble
bust. Not content with this, they added insult
by writing OH tho mnrbio, IN slapg phrase, - that
tboy had crushed tho hand they could not win,
and spoiled tho form that would not elopo with
them."
Upon discovering my loss next morning did
what was natural undor tho circumatances.-re
ported it to my neighbors. All day my house
xaa crowded with visitors, and in tho evening I
read an account Of the burglary in tho EuenSng
Of Hiram Powers. I felt both griof md indigna-
tion at tho blundors, and at once wrote to tho
Journal donying tho relationship.
Other papers reported the caao aome Of them
calling me brother and aomo cousin Of tho
great artist OF Florence. WAS too grief of-strickon
1T my loss and disappointment, too much absorb-
ed in trying to devise why's aud means to pursue
my calling, to mako further corrections: Mr.
Gilea, OF the firm Of Giles Bros, was one OF
the first to visit mo and give mo words Of ell
couragoment. As q lover Of art, ho made
auggestions in regard to my work and ronder-
Ing aid Of moro substantial character, which
I nm happy at this time to acknowledge, I was
enabled togo TO work and complete the bust,
not according to my first ideag, but Ms best /
could. About 800 porsons have visited my
rooms and scon mo at work, and I hayo always
corrected tho mistakes OF the press in reference
to my boing q brothor Of Hiram Of ronown.
j., My neighbors know that my work was uu-
tuated,-kpow Its history,-and those present
at tho unwilling OF it can judge wlothor tho
article in tho Times was moro Sensational than
tho event that 1t chrouiclea- I am not
brothcr Of Hiram Powers, but q cousin. have
not attempted to mako myself great through a
great namo. | make no protenBions to being
sculptor. and hrofor to win q reputation WITH
my chisol, or, forever remnin in ohsourity with
ny disappointed hopes.
I have lna1o no falBo statomanta concerning
my work, my relationship, or my paat history. /
have never fold powell, Or any one else, that my
work WAS not 1uutilatod Intentionally, for that
would have been a fataohoou, hlil it was in,pos-
sblo for it to layo boon injured accidentally, for
1t WAS noyer thrown down, as tho writer Of tho
article stated.
hare not aought nor desired this publicity,
aud only publish this in Justice to myself. Those
nooonco " boinga work ot art. o. > S0ardif aiant
h,:Ebug, can do 30 on Wednesday, evoning OF
noxt week, at Grow'a Opera-HouBo, whore my
friends With t9 nut It on exhibition, rs thp
ludspGo on lalt WednoHday erening asked to
have It repohtol, ". II. PowEas.