New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-21
Mn FEuARDENT ON TIE 5'rAND.
epr.rroSs WIFE GEN DI cEsNoLA.

fppOIn
'oLt General Mcclellan came ia and greeted Messrs
PRIME and di cesnoa. and during PORTION OF the pro
ooodings l. E. Chittcndcn sat at the tahe apou' "h4
were grouped Messrs Choate, Stchey' AIieh' HN 4'
their client In response to Mr.. Bsngss .lnteiroga'or
A.. reuorde1t gave his version Of his relations Win
General di Cesnola from the time Of the Des'nni7 "
,oo,iotiops I'm regard to the London exhibition VI
tbe Cesnola collection TO the time OF the po'
t,on Of The Art Amateur article in August, lsoo' he ~
in substance: u.o,aco T am
Twas born in France and forty years 81 Lac az cstab
q dealer and importer of antiquities III ~ pa,lin &
shed In London branch OF the Fars h CvpIiote an
Feuardent had some attenGed auction sales
md made some purchases for the Brlst m rnIlectiOu
Sd bean received in six different conss &
last reached London In June III On INV rooms in
was Gsd ' The statuary was in good order P
the vases very much broken ron 1ahv cases sepa-
ne Int numbered correspond Inc Seo nntil
placed in position R1t no Some of the heads did
ar and wrote TO my father in consequence Wished
nm not 70 oG yeTythHr AT auction But advised MN
o. 70 do this Then he desired 10 gho oG d 20 sell
No. ~ O an omortnity to make selection ana 10 sT
Museum nhsuentiy he received news from AnerC o
bich led him 10 change his MIND men ,ed caris TO
cen the cS S dtSer ef 6 SSv s and result that
aproeession Of people inspected the "
PURCHASE OF THE COLLECTION
,roceicd information in July that the Americans pro
oosed TO buy the collection. In August e'rieu Una.
no,n,nittoe had been appointed On September Ie
Lived letter from General di Cesnoa saying tha'
rbscrption TO purchase haA been started II New
aud thai II reached the sum OF Sl3OoO l9 nc 20
a Gno,a came TO see me in London he asked me 10
make the collection appear as nnner9uS aptty than
unalty / received a letter dated Oct9peIC c9,noio
Tnpising me of a visit from General ~ win him
II.h H. Rlodrett A gentleman came WIN mn
Win VIII w s introduced as Mr. Blodgett I constantly
heard of the AmeTGs1 Wroe to my father
yoposon of purchase had been made ny tl I
ana as snSscouentiy shown to me by General at
TeSSoia offering 10000 do not REMEMBER VIC i ne
tnre or To whom it was addresses 'elviSS ~ Ursh
Csnoia "a accept He wanted room III lhe DIN Nf
Museum with his name aud 81 ms g hin, yit If he
Newton with the telegram ana 0Hcreu nm an ~ so"ord
Iyo,d pIchase He refused This was III tne
week o. W b end of 0ctcber The exhibition at ny
,,ons was cuTtaed in consequence vi Wv 60 o6act
collection. aud sent note 10 the p'P'Is ~ '' IN
Al this nejnt extracts from articles III Ihs L'f"0t
80, ~ Novetnuer l6 and December 81 were read by
Mr. Bangs The first expressed an editorial regret 'A"'
th collection was to leave London and the second was
accommodation signed F. :. A." contending that tho
regret was expressed in terms that were TOO strong LIE
witness resumed: -, ,,..u., :, oo,
p semi the collection TO New York. He sent every
thing that had been in my possesso h nc oo o each
o 3I.ct While the collection with me | no
tced that restoraons had in been vrg ae With 'T tie
prieinals before me. noticed in No 20 inc bearutu
.e"S, I'D H. rs md Dart of tie bird. asked General
81 Ccnola about this restoration ana Others 'Iu e o
~ baJ becu made 20 interest tourists N the stalues
and to make them look as they did IN neient 'r I
There soil ON No l2l sttIeo'9 VI IN many
case very thick. In other cases the stone was ec ,nu
~ ON eyes and lips could be seen. There were
ra Cynns photographs showing statues with noses
which had none when they came into my possession; ~
No % tSe right forearm was added in London l had
soid to General al that it pity that me
statae complete, and he had ;tei tl ny I ~,
~ Ill do In five minutes. General d CcSnola told INN
To do it and he dbl The hahd was 'heTe "''No ~
dowel the size OF pencil
ACCOUNTS WITH GENERAL DI CESNOlA.
Mr. Fenarlent produced an accOuntbOok in when ap
neared an account of his dealings with General III Oes
nola This showed that advances had been maze INC
latter and disbursements made on account OF the
co,acop amounting 10 RI.424 and that this sum had
been ronald In regard the payment the witness said
was Maid nv a check for the $500 that had been
given General III Cesnoa by Mr.. Morgan, the BANKER
ms was delivered to my bankers Frederick Bird Co..
nd 81 400 was placed to my credit General dt
Cesnoa took some cash. and with the remainder OF I1e
,beP ann of II 400 opened account OF ms own lie
~ SGD me 10 make out statement showing that was
I'm his debt TO double the actual amount, aId EaNs
as his reason that the purchasers OF the Goecoh ntd
agreed 10 paw my claims and the remainder OF the ur
chase money a subsequent time In the way Ssgesiru
he yvonId secure some money, which he happened 20
need sooner than otherwise he would He said he would
suffer deterioration Ia the eha a S me he snort
gentlemen II he should reveal lHc To- ma uu - = 80
~ fnnds came TO New York in 1876. nave lad one
transaction with the Museum That concerned the MFG
cnlieetinn of engraved gems involving $4,000 There
were some negotiations in regard to collection OF ieta
The Museum building I'm June, 1879, with officials from
The Treasury Washington, who wished 10 learn Some
thae IN @ the statnete No i57 It hal scraped
Sd n an ss surface was damp At the time it. lay
on table in the main ha!i General III nso@ IN 80
No I57 was a Venus After nay discovery asked him
ii he was prepared to prove that ana ne sad yes In
nonted TO tho mirror. When the Museum was 0ToG IN
March 1880, the statuettei inGlndlns Iae MT n
Of o ONE OOISI 9P the hn P{SS e rc
II looked like plaster treated Win Wan An Od u
TTS Son nail u1 The mirror looked ike an addition Now
the mirror is carved out Of the surrounding stone IL Is
d ardSGs IN Su'I 6Sdon The club was then cct
attached to the figure There the calf OF the e;t leg
looked differently from what it did in London could
points Of fracture Inc iGet gre u Gl III IA
noa said he had found bas-Iest near me heFcuea "
which was attached base and feet winch Oelonseu
without doubt 20 the statue
REPAIR OF FRAGMENTS.
Mr. Feuardent proceeding TO TESTIFY concerning
statues Nos q a. IA and 213 when Nj Cnoae said that
these were not included In the pleadings Mr. Choae
said he would be glad TO know whether the other side
claimed that the repairing of fragments in such way as
not IA be perceived by the unframed eye was fraudulent
and whether the Court would charge the jury. After
uch argument the part of Messrs ChOac and Bangs
the Court decided that the plaintiff had not charged that
the defendants did improper thing in joining frag
cuts so slfuy 10 deceive the public and experts
but he did say that repairs should be indicated by
cards or in the catalogue. On this ruling number OF
ouesions relating TO alleged repairs were disallOwcd
The witness resumed:
The satuete No 40 has been restored by carving oven
portions of IT, and putting a wrong head and neck
No 7O4 the number, but the statuetic Is OF
q wrong head on IL. When saw IT before
The Investigating Committee il had no head at all. No
76s the head OF old man. has been fixed on the shOn
ders OF youth The shoulder has been remade in No 3g
Gan Egyptian statue) and the head, which broken OIL
has been fixed No % the statue of the priest was
found with it, head broken of, and the right and
right hand were procured from fragment of another
statue while the collection was ID my gallery ID LONDON
The Court adjourned at this point until 10 o'clock tht
morning.
Il
Judge McAdam, in the City Court yesterday
rranted the rnntinn made ON Monday by A. j. Nander