New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-27
MR BRAMAN's TESTIMONY.
rrvrcrs orwEArHERoN cypRIorE STONE
rur REVELATIONS or THE MICROSCOPE AS TO
SEVERAL STATUES. gs

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- :, ,5,,roscoDcal Society, No. "a Madisonave'' AGAIN
,os the stand when the Fenard'nt-u CesAoi@ case VIZ
resumed ir the United States District Ooe0' ,.
o,ning The statuette II Venus, No 49, was of'ukh'
forward more for examination me tho
Tho deposits Of carbon te OF lime on me Sye re-
wirror and surrounding drapey, 70 tb ~ Doth of
{cned, extend to a mlximnn oept19 me mirror !
IN Cn scratch made should say, With pe1sniie os
lie pnr &c Of testing a sRs aSoa the Size Of pins head
here are five six scratches on tne TSsse are ali
lower rear corner OF the mirror Is Dsoken Iscovered
bs aracal irregularities in the surface hat us or
cxarined tine cutting ssomhi aud it
arsS Nv some such instrument as toothptk nt
surface ote statSs ,s Heat + .fe s there o. e
carbonate Of lime dePP S len eI side little smoother than
The surface in other parts of the object ...o,.
Mr. Choate observed at this point thaI tns s'f'e' W
had been made that the drapery on the ei. siuo We
157 had been cut away to tue tmeKheS1 " .o -.
acrticism of tho witness thereon was that ID inc p'
Of his investigation such statement was u nun -
no,,ninslv nnntelgibe II was impossible tha' SUCH
thing could have been done Tie proceeded 70 say:
The surface of the Of Aphrodite ana Eros d
ancient 7, there was any fracture the fitting q the parts
would necessitate the cutting sc newly cut surface
stoneemned with microscope belt one nch 10 VIII ,tb
from the neck dST9 SeI head ID Of the same
hat of the body and dscioses the same ine
under s Tns S" ervnh Cyprus
ansexanple, suffers decomposon OF Ihs sia ~,
from the action on .Se esrcying agent If the air is dry
the action feeble but II II is DAMP rensrd with
sr Of Paris or other cement will dsnegrae more
rapidly than elseTneTs nnate Plaster Of Paris sui
mate The dsintegation progresses In the spase o oo
tween the cement ana 'n sn npapabie dust Anything
Sch would keep the atmosphere would Sres' s sd
DTote stone dust would serve the purpose sod
No 49, the statue holding tne hIge The stone is every
Where of the same character and shows the same me, o
OF exposure The hseTt aDd |os cherca result
congouerate fashioned from the sheis "a .uo hy
DesSTe Ss second kind Of Cyprus stone Is similar d q
That found in the Bermudas ard on the coast oa & ~
Srs IN nat ~ and white limestone 1t turns It TO leaa den
color experimented at hIst WIN l, ,d vent small
,aca ~ the stone Ia the fame four minutes Inc ~
color resulting penetrated through 'no s"i'
' or three small pencils Of the stOn were shown Una
hon submitted to the trial and breakage by the
tnen were found to be eolored throughout, although
not to the same depth on the surface 1ho
continued: ---..,,.o % tho
The burned surface becomes after exposure 70 ias
@ a ancient surface both and below the
belt The surface is somewhat better h,ind ON
the back Of the whole surface in Of the sSe
state of preservatlon see h mo on the back of the
STATUE which extends for short sS6n IL sTery
where the same everywhere ancient take TINS p H.
Convincing proof that the parts belong toSetner ; ~
les anu and Seong TO each other The surface Of No 40
statuette is ancient Inc snaee rs and II
Tcient from the plaster downward There could nav
been no cutting there and escape the Ken Oh INC I'LL
The crossexamnatiOn began before recess, aud It W"
not concluded when the court adjourned The witness
sad: ..,,u.,,o,
Ibave not been compensated for the examination on
nH a1raaJv made and have not been promised an
Compensation. have not been paid ior eons INN nT
and do not expect TO be paid made my mrs. Nest
tSon Of the statuee of Venus In response 10
Dr. and to crafty HIM Af tSd nySsgao tina
G hS heeTn examined statues that have not bee
brought here No 80 for 5Rs 9Pae1naned wit
The Charges OF Mr.. Feuardent as set 1orI IN o.
Ds Committee saw General cssn9a oS ally
sometmes he spoke Of matters that had no TesU1
e Ss asked him questions 9ss GgP sn
That after had about the present matter
him Whst the Climate is, what the character OF Tue SOU
and 9 hoy cmS SssP wa. d hS That SFnacn did
eoaeIusiOns S SRd tb ea sects
and nitric acids eat into the surface sup % Po
duces pece or very tan ou sone from Irther aco
by the sulphuric acid or by anything etso ,.,o, h
rna afternoon was brought to a brilliant conclusion
dspay of puns, witticsms and verbal
anv an the part of Mr.. Bangs Inc "lhes
soid that he knew nothing OF inc
feet of tobacco juice on the statues -,
on anything else He was entirely unacqu'nVeu 80,
article Later when Mr. Braman asked ior pn', :,
the milk and glue WASH Vn"V n0 No. - .r.o.,,a
Bailard and had brought to court, MI bangs ,.,
tbot he abhorred tobacco he took kindly 10 tne Oo'
when the witness asked for sponge, the paintns cou
el begged HIM to remember that he was not sponged
snd therefore he must not sponge on the statuette
venus Mr. Braman was examined at length respect y.
,ces.es or Influences which had affected the surta
:. ~ 1s7 He named the atmosphere. a.
Sb bsfbne TO which the object had been subjected
sa,d that something else had affected It, but couu
name it in one word, as Mr.. Bangs demanded
NJ. pa,c.r Won were told that gin cocktail "
made Of gin and sugar could you not name Tue 'nu
gedientl ..,o,,., No cir
Mr. Bangs-YOu will when You get oicer'
Mr. Braman was permitted to state thath an enerns'
tonwere washed away, it would carry with =.
had found place in the cells OF the ne'ner sufiAo
case goes on to-day.
A HUSBAND AFRAID OF HIS FATHER
Mary Z. Schneider has secured an oIuer
arrest against her husband, James Henry