The New York herald., 1879-11-14
"PHOTO-GRECIAN, PAINTING"

stPRoFEssoR" HERR PRODUCES WITNESSES TO
HIS GOOD cHAIACTER-A NUMBER OF HIS
PUPILS DESCRIBE THEIR EXPERIENCES.
The case OF professor" Henry F. Herr. of No. IT
East Seventeenth street. who ia charged by Warren
C. Kelog. of No. 36S West Twentythird street. his
former partner In the socalled art OF
painting. with defrauding him and hundreds Of poor
working girls out Of money by false pretences,
up for examination in Essex Market Court yes-
terday morning The examination lasted until
half-past two O'Clock in the afternoon and
the then further adjourned un-
til tomorrow. The particulars Of the
have already been published in the HERALD.
kellogg. 1t will be remembered. alleges that the
cuscd induced him to enter into partnership with
him after making statements that the business was
paying one. kellogg says he paid him $500 down
and gave him promise to advance $3.50 more before
the termination Of the year. The great interest in
the case was shown by the large number of young
women present yesterday in court. At first they
were shown into the private examination room. but
their number so increased that the supply of chairs
ran short and they had to sit the benches in the
court room. There were pretty girls and plain ones.
and women advanced in age; some whose dress IN
dcsted that they were in comfortable
aud others with marks Of poverty only too plainly
apparent.
the case to step Onward small army Of women
arose from their seats and advanced until the exam
ination room was com pleteiy filed. terr put for
ward q witness Mrs. X. Rowan, lady walker in
the dry goods store Of Lord Taylor. She testified
that she had had business relations with Herr; that
he had taught her to her satisfaction what he had
promised. Mr.. Gorhan, of Newark, N. j., said that
In business transactions held with tho accused
latter proved himsef to be in every way satisfactory
Other witnesses corroborated Mrs. Rowan's testi-
mony.
TESTIMONY THE PROSECUTION.
Francis Coleman, for the prosecution, swore that
he had examined and tested the paints that Herr
sold to the girls. They were so mixed he said that
OF painting. Mrs. Mary Kavanagh said that she had
been pupil OF the defendant; had paid him 81 ~
Tor paints had to furnish the materials HERSELF and
after working hard to master the art was dssuaded
from further efforts by Herr's statement to her that
SHE was never intended for photo -Grccianst. Ger
trudo Rosenfeld testified that she had labored for
four weeks to paint according to Horrs instructions,
ana was then told by him that she could
not expect TO succeed. Jennie Kellog, the COM
plainsnts wife. told how the accused had insuted
his painting for him lac told her in confidence that
he didn't want Ii done, and that there In
her coming to his place. The case then ad-
tourned. The one damaging piece OF evidence against
after learning what he now styles Herrs nefarious
business he remained as partner with him. He ex-
plains the circumstances by saying that he often
tried to make Herr discontinue the practice, and had
NO hand In defraudinG the girls.
Herr alleged victims, II seems, were not confined
to this city. lady writes to the HERALD from
Brooklyn to the effect that misled by one of his ad-
vertisements she was induced to pay him $4 30 for
her through Herr telling her she could learn photo
Grecan painting IN ten days and assuring her sho
eould get $1U weekly salary She adds there arc
Anumber OF ladies' in Brooklyn whose acquaintance
she made her visits TO Herrs Office who have been
.inilarly mslcd. aud all willing to appear against