National Republican., 1873-09-16
ARTISTS CONTROVERSY.
Gard from Mr.. p. ~. Dorian.

rJhs Editor ~ ne National Rspasiieari |
SIR: There appeared In your issue OF septem- |
Der I, 1879, an article accusing me OF having
swindled distinCuIshed artist 10 the amount OF
500. In Justice to myself I'would ask that you
publish the following, which contains a true
statement Of the whole transaction;
At the solicitation Of Or. Horatio Stone,
agreed to point bust OF Col. McComb for &C.,
This amount was paid me In instsllments of $40
each. When asked By the ''guileless" Doctor, as
you call him, whether I had confidence In my
ability TO nuish the WORK, answered in the
to nnlsh the bust In my own studio, and not In
that OF the Doctor, a. is asserted.
No price was determined upon for the process
| dlssg agreement would arise regarding the payment
| for the same. SupposinG he would unnesha
tlngly pay what was Just, finished the bus,, ~
all. After It's completion, II remained ~ NY
| studio nearly ave months; yet during tne wno,e @
| OF this period the poor "laborer t1 M.v a,a,,.
intrusted the execution OF so important ple,ye
| OF art, and 10 whom alone credit Is due, aside
from the modelling, had received ho' o"e ''"'
| for his services. " ,.uo,
to have the desired effect upon the Docto.' Mno
called on several occasions, anu rNptessen n,,, .
self greatly pleased VIII my wo,e 10 " the lest he
had ever hsd done, either In Rome OF In Americr.
| lie would a, Intervals apply rasp ior wnat put
was unable u sss s.as 'ns "uop Sp ,he Sust We're
imperceptlble, yet IL served the purpose OF the
Doctor to ietfact from the credit due the poor
| "laborer." - -. A..
Perhaps It Is not generally known that the
| Doctors artistic skill consists IN mouehhR IN cy
or plaster, and not beyond that ] allowed the
| "guIieless"- thought he was such AZ the time.
to remove the bust to his studio, which ne dll'
: | promIsinp me q settlement within few days
Several weeks had elapsed when ] received by
letter SIS, requesting In return receipt 70 1u
for services. II was at this juncture that sued
J for sas, which, together with what had already
received, amounted to t7l3-st least fl0o less
than any other man engaged In the same ousi
ness would set upon the same piece OF WORN.
These being the facts In the case, Justice coult
/. do aught but cause the defendant 10 pay 'h'
amount sued for. .
, The money was not rendered In . letter. a.
! : you have stated. On the contrary, the guile
less" offered II In person 10 the Justice, AMI whci
! ment and TO wait until testimony had been givel
e In the case he positively refused, hut gave ven
Il to his powers OF oratory, tnehectualy shoWn
wherein he had been viciimlzed by the poo
.'laborer.r
n tris wns . wholesale swlndle, as your AZ
e count terms Il, the facts prove that the man 2
4, generous impulses, liberal In his expenditure
and OF q shrinking and sensitive nature" 100
], no unimportant part In order TO have II prov
T. succcssful--he being the most interested 10 y
~ success. II the Doctor so popuarly noted u
his liberal propensties, and all that sort oil thln
conducts matters the same way IN Rome rs
America, I trust the laws are a. lust there
mere, and that those who toll daily for nv,
a llhood NAV not be sufferers because o. MS chari'
4, and llberality. IL H. DURHAM