New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-24

time he nevei told me exactly what ne was aH"n oor
had M opiuon We were travelling once IN he -,
of the StatC about this time in the Near' uIi ~, d.
with the cramps, and thought ne he W sNore Must
die he cried and let those - fellows get the oest y,
me-, No can't: I've got too much to i've lor' Won
ae ,Iul secIred The services of NewYork sculptor
named Fitch. who with him seVer"I n4 ,d me- h
cause F.tc hadn't any more skin than hiInse Ftea
told bln that Z he ND st9d, e ,hs rcatett sculptor
it, zach showed discomfort wren nc was US
absrs,d AID IIull las kept him quiet with presents
sincr Hui had trouble with Captain Ans6ay because s
the latter refused 10 carry ON, the ton,ecp a mm
in b.: name, ana 1I@' Keep ob ned to Com.
prorise ard he was continually III 1inancal a ai
Gully SO he engaged me TO move TO hiSane anu
charge OF the cigar business put1S 10 w ict was
had lie gave TO understand hal ms pr ~ a,~ov
almost Completed and maj ne %1 an inter- his Affairs
and promised rue Interest IN his success sum- n
MI n" replied i've got the old man of my hands'
and II he comes out done brown ne II stai''o 'H0 WIN
munly.'
VIEW OF THE TINIsHED FIGURE
-, q, rl1,lsra Jauuary is 1872 said Mr.. Cox.
.. ,hopt the 1-t of February Hull said his Work was
dane and on lie evening Of March IL he came TO me- an
enthusiasm and said Cox, want You TO sec me ola
man. we've 20, him out all right He gave ne to IN
1crstand that tie Giant had been baking whole year
And think Hull made his own charcoal.
"Wbep I entered the 'cc-hOuSe' the Giant was iEluS
~, hoard supported by two stout sawhorses. der
,icsjke structure stood over the kiln and had been
sed 10 take the Giant Barrels of plaster OF i"s'
ground bone, ground stone, clay and other materials
were III the and there were many plaster ho"os
lying bout and on Shelves.
Uu wa. in ecstacies. The Giant was dmly Outlined
by the hight Of nm old coal stove said he. Cox, would
give 500 il you could have been with Case ana me- e
nioht VIC took him ont We had rope Gr0Hnd HIS neck;
and pulley up there and how we wofscd ana 'mI i
away on that rope. went through torture MnGc
exi.trrre hung by that rope II seemed a II Neda
Thousand wears while were pulinG HIM out ana wren
ne i"okcd rs n he was going tak Don't tell mr that
the people won't be fooled 10y tis! 80 hun VEN ou i'll
the most cxtIs,vagaut talk ~,
hun cHlcd my attention to tic four incl.'s Of tail
which adorned toe extremity ~ The 1grTcs PACK bone,
AMI sirnck y match that could see 1t plainly sad
he Cox look that tai take hold Of II lncn ishg
FOR STOPPING, he exclaimed 'tha' t'iI alone
al called lis attention 20 the fact that The nan was
not perfect II struck miehcs t." show me l,e '.iel
euccs m me toes He said 10 would no; do - nave ihe
man perfect that thie WIS nothing perfect ah"'u H.
II had bc,a made So a 20 have u not ,' any i
discuSe rcd OF she human or Ir't 'dt'n lac arms IL.
a aau r,',,n between a man ana an ape. lie
,ir,d w , used 30 gross of steel needles. Whch
Viii the.c he had gone over The entire aurfacc. ot the
flgrc before 20 was baked producing that soo'e'kin
appclran-c which mas puzzled NcicLhnc men. 49,.
him NIL, ,r ,i ' nir 20 a" Oh. said ilu rye
got ths Nad' aud hr pointed to i|o pl'es Nhrf' nr
an re tpey woold h. sure strike hone /, tH'y
wan; - 20 IA anywhere else 'ad me- We sn'N '''
u.
81 think Hull must have spent $1,000 or $4,000 in
MAKING h. . r., ,crmcnts and moulding aud baking ris
giant said NJ Cox case also had invested heavily
IN the speculation Hun bar succeeded ia making
stone giant Tor the baked composition Wa jus; Ike
stone bur it was white elephant on his hands lie hal
no money to plan, with. This Led m to apply to BAR
nun, whom h. visited ut Bridgeport. Conn. When nc
returned Hul ssl that Barurn nd he wasn't -olrs 10
buy idg ~ bag aud he wouil acnd out man 10 l'oS
at Iiulls invention.
"Baruum All send Geolgr Wells. OF TudgrTor;, who
caIuc quietly. stopped at Gaze. Hote, and let it b.
understood tllt Ne was q hoysetrarcg who came to
look at some Han .tonau stock the ncighhcThood
Case took him driving ana in Oh" evening he w"s
taken MAO tho 'c,housc,' where be- viewed the Won
der lie droartcd on the early morning train. HUI
told uc i.ai B4mum, II BE- was satisfied. wa, to pay
- coo Gown AVID have ccit1m share ln BE- giant ana
snare The expenses o.: iai ting etc ii" aio -ui that
wcls had exposed himself NOR, tnau .aisil"c in
fact hc vls perfectly asiounded, and he believed Bar
rSc rn wa made and the day after / saw the
gian'-,Iai March l2-thc Giant was vtrupcs VIII
great many yards O cotton Goth ad pa IA stout box
well bound Win iron. which was provided Win ii!-r
churry' aud directed to bridgeport. conn. tr,ak 70
George Well. AZ midnight u Was pat IA q wagon ana
taken 60 ADDISON eleven miles distant on the I-ic road
Hun made second trip 20 Bridgeport Vice. on March
% agreement was drawn up tId -itned 10y ih fi"
Case"
BUaYCG NE GIANT.
II think then nrs, intention Mr. Cox couhuGcd
"was 10 bury the Giant ia some Isolated Connecticut
valley. but Ba,1um snd II would uc,c. do ana Hail.
whca he returned SAID thy bad changed tr.r plans.
aud aorc loius 20 plant the Giant in ;ac RocA> moan.
tain HUI said they must have ios~lci objects
20 De- lug1lp lear tbc spot whore thc gui waslo be
planted ? r,ill aged that 81 bow NlO had caught
he -uappu- turtle sold 20 to ob.rt r.aNo "no Kept
thC uvd h.fc. Thea went o. Iiaye4 ami h.G-ht the
;utic fnf do'.i: Killed. TO- sui wlth 30 iipl moulded
turtle out iAr suDttauCr of which t!c Gtat g.
composed salmon trout WIS also i.ntat, /, du3 10.
turi. aud trout cr. subjected o. tlfts 1901 k,' baking
h. ,.c'.Ion oven and rcioit made expressly 10y the
iuii went To- SewYor, Arlii H. aad Joined ". 4. Go.
naut who pI. il fl,uuu'e employ. lN'] -'tnf n iH'
frr,4i ,o Pr,ba ful vas absent aloii ~ weeds. afl
or ni- return tia noe mat ihe giant Va -urc .tiuif
ic--'r 'i, '. =" i,, ,., =, gtri, i,, ,ic,.t ,,, ~
position 90. station nt "n The saint, d. i.Uiva'.
fIlur au 90 h- return. HUI told n.r ilnt tae
1,e wear. ,ut iha, Barpufi in, gone Enroi,e nnl
would uot rr back uli August lu june Hui cot C'-
tn ro C,U.n clarg,n- him with being Ilsi.c'.ei. .or
had .d hr wouldn't ne suipr.cd ii ties found pctr-
Trsc -ottCiaeut with Hull To make tDc Isle to bar
mum b. bad been obliged t0 conceal from rifatiin 10y
Enowledge aud interest. could make no su-cu~rt
with Hni. getting onb promises aud told uim would
have nv pay or wash ' HANGS OF ire "i".c bnsne,s,
b. would reed "a keep an eve ON uc.
had returned ilurnri.tlle and engaged attor-
hey Co look alter NV interest In ADJUST ba'imu r.
turned Europe. and won't To- Colorado o.ns =! to
iouE after hi- stock hrn nnd lecture ~ tmpcrnc".
H. real object To De- near at hand when tho giant
Wis cNhuucd HUI kpcw would never 30 % nave the
Cardiff Gltut man recognized a. having ANYTHING 10 do
with tine Colordt" Giant. 20 he Assumed tie Of
,,.rs. u DAVIS c ms hals short shaved his moi-a he
pui "A hump M back. and a.. CURSED hitusclf ~ "a
si0up-shnuldcfcd farmer had umcd Hull 10 hi~ travels
ani semi uihtat 90 toant -huv az p The fraud.
% would him about the day supposed ihc giant
would be- dag ~
su,>rq, MY got letters both 'rOg lIu and 'onaut
ursng That matters hC husH'd up uutl tnry could
and settle Nif. II &C. are the lccr-ihc originals.
Wac NOT ds,".rd 60 take any more prom scs and -
tc, grsphrd 90 llul that II Do. attempted 10 tue
giant goid rXpUs the affair. ilc iuturuc post haste
arriving i NnrIclistl.c - pf'uici !. uac iin oH Dr
street. hUt should sf nave known bin u ne lad not
spoken 20 he cieyeTiy disguised. / refused to
have tlt thbg to DO with him. Hud sent him To NY al
tlury Before fhr latter he hfanUi-btd revolver and
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