The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-23
THIRD CLASS STOCK"

HENRY WARD DEEcHEn's ''LrrE OF CHRIST" IN
THAT cATEGoRY--rHE VALUE OF OTHER RE-
IIoIoUs WORKS IN AND OUT OF THE PRESS.
The hearing In the case IN bankruptcy OF John U.
Ford 4 Co., before Register Fitch, was resumed yes
tcrday afternoon, John H. howard's examination Dc
ing continued Mr. Howard Is member OF the hrm
O. Is the book called tho ''woinen in Sacred HIS
tory an illustrated work. A. IL 49,
o. How many illustrations are there? A. twenty
Illustrations made made IN Paris as 10 cost
/ could no. say without reference 10 The books.
@ In what books Will the entry OF costs he ioundf
O. Who owns those photographic stones nows a.
don't know whether they belong TO the h'hosrapner
@. Can you learn to whom they belonsf A. We
tho right 10 use them; Il Is question OF agree
nient whether they belong 10 w or TO them
q Were those illustrations original drawings or were
they copies from paintings A. Some were original
and some copies; the stones were all prepared
specially for this work.
q. What were tho general subjects OF tho ilustra-
lions? A. They were prominent female Characters IN
O Have you not sold certain part of the books set
down third stock in your inventory OF Dccem'
Der, 1878? A. don't know; think II IS possible
@ wish your books showY A. suppose SO.
rnK '.'LlrE or cmnrsr' THIRD CLASS srocK ),
O. Was not Henry Ward Bcecher's ''l.ifc OF CHRIST
included in that bird class stockY A. Yes.
O. Have you not made sales Of the Life Of Christ"
since ME date q .ss rbs books
o. Whence did tue books get their iniormatonY A.
From the former books and IRON the STOCK on tue
o. Who in your concern does know about the sales
of The ..Liie OF ChrisY" A. don't suppose any one
does without consulting The books.
SECOND VOLUME
O. Have you not tho second volume OF the "Life OF
Christ in press or in tho binders hAncsY A. We
O. Huyo you ever received the manuscript OF that
second volume? A. portion OF H.
O. Is not that portion IN print or In type! A. IL Is
o. Have elsctrotypc plates been mado from that
type? A. From portion Of H.
q Can you say what proportion the manuscript
bears to The whole OF the second voumes A. should
Judge about onc-halI
"HkRoIc WOMEN BIDLr.''
@. In addition 10 the works mentioned ut your last
examination does not your concern own the plates and
copyright OF y work known as "Heroc Women OF the
Bible p A. No.
O. Have you not published such work. A. 1t Is
O. Who IS the autliory A. Rev. Bernard O'Rc,lly.
q. What do you moan by course of publication A.
Just what say 1t is To be published IN numbers, four
OF which issued, and will consist of twenty live
numbers when completed
sCHRIsr IN ART"
O. Can you tell the number and character OF tho H.
lusrations OF "Christ In Art?" A. think there
about 100 1870 They consist OF ideal sccnes from
the lie Of Christi pictures OF tools implements ana
OF Palestine, and ornamental head and tail
o. What arc those lllustrationsP A. believe there
steel plate and the rest are wood engrdvngs ana
electrotypes IRON other cns
O. Could those illustrations be used In any other
work treating Of The same general subject y, Yes
OF Sacred History" been used IN "Hcroic Women OF
the Biblen A. Yes; think one, so Tar.
Q. How many OF those plates are to be used A.
think seventeen. =
O. Please state what works there arc of which you
have the right Of publication, hut OF which
you do not the plates or COPYRIGHT A. FIRST,
1.-THE Mode Of Mans Immortality" by the Rev. I.
A. Goodwin; ."Winning Souls and "The Little Street
Sweeper" by Rev. 5. Is. Halliday "Eduational
"reminiscences and Suggestions" by Miss Beecher
Norwood" by Henry Ward Bcecher, OF which we
own the plates and Robert Bonner owns the copyright
We also have the right publish book called 'Sir
Philip sydney" by $. n. ID.
O. DO any Of these works have any sale at present
A. Some little.
in the case OF any OF these works? A. suppose they
arc all OF general value not of material value.
Tho examination was hcre adjourned