New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-22
oHARGES AGAINST d CEsEo1A.
Mr.. FEUARDENTs STATEMENTS.

Mr.. FEUARDENT'S STATEMENTS.
THE HRARIKG BEFORE THE coMMTTTEE-MR. FEUAR-
DENT RKITERATEs HIS CHARGES.
The committee appointed to investigate the
charges against General Di Cesnos OF making improper
alterations in the Cesnoa Collection, last evening at
the residence OF W. Prime No. 80 East Twentythird
Ct ChiefJustee DAILY conducted most Of the
examination Of witnesses. Easton l. Feuardent
who preferred the charges against General Dt
Cesnoa present. having siEnined to the committee
previously his willingness TO appear. Mr.. Feuardent
took the witnesses chair aud Jsce DAILY informed him
that the committee had reduced hs charges to eight
specifications The specifications we're then read to
hun, with the Generals reply TO them.
General Dt Cesnolas statements about the statue OF
priest the witness pronounced false. He did not make
false arm for the satuette but told assistant 70 take
an available AID az IL II fitted 20 the staruetbe IN
question. This was done, be SAID, when Geueral D
Cesuola was in London, and photographs
were made Of the statuette win his permission
Mr.. Feuarlent said that satisfied that the
which the Statuee had At present was the same arm 1t
had In LOndon but that che point Of union which was
formerly apparent was not now visible.
The Rev. DR.. Hitchcock-we have the arm which Gen.
eral Di Cesnola says was removed.
Mr.. Feuardent-It IL q question Of veractty between
him and me. The forearm put IN the statue belonged
70 another statue and cut to &c in place and Joined
with plaster.
Lhc epnyn1es the joining OF whose pieces was sau "
be modern work. then discussed by Mr Feuardent
He sad that in the photographs by Doe head vas
missing, and in General ID CesnolAs book the sphynx
also bad head missing.
Dr. Htchcock-Do you charge that any portion Of the
spbynx was manufactured
Mr. FeuardentI mean 70 that there are traces Of
modern work on t.
ME- Feuardent then reasserted his original statements
IN regard TO the statue OF Venus maintaining that the
mirror carved In the stone. he found on 70 coat
ing which still damp, he said and ne passed his nail
through II twice.
President Barnard--How did you come to examine the
statue so eloselyi
Mr.. Feuardent--I Examined It for a paper that
writing he time, and I wanted to maze a proper
classification OF It, y has many MARKS, caused
evidently by the stroke OF the chise which not for
mery here. asked tho reparer who made the mirror
and he SAID he had been ordered to carve lines which
were not sufficiently clear.
IN regard 10 the staSne Of man, Mr. Feuardent reiG
Grated his charge Of improper alterations, AMI said t
had been entirely remodelled He showed PHOTOGRAPHIC
OF the appeared in Cyprus and as appeared
now The other charges were maintained to DO well
founded.
Mr. Ballard then testified that he said that he
recollection Of saying there was something for him to
on the statue.
Mr. Feuardent-Ips question OF veracity between us.
Mr. BalardI scratched the dirt frGm the statue and
the mirror gradually became invisible. have sawed
the bases fraction OF IN inch perhaps 70
make them stand properly. never used any metallic
instrunents cleaning statues, nor coored the stone
The Committee adjourned to meet at the call OF the
chair.