New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-13
VR ALLEY CROSS-EXAMINED.
rrsrr,oSy IN THE FEUARDENT SUIT.


TESTIMONY IN THE FEUARDENT SUIT.
. ,,o,-r THE TORN ALBUM AND REPAIRS OF
VARIOUS STATUES.
The Feuardent di Cesnola libel case Was re-
- the United States Circuit Court, before Judge
sh,nn,on Yesterday afternoon. The hearing was TAKEN
49, eth the examination Of Dixon b. Alley py MI
stekney Of counsel for the defence Inc testimony was
as follows: mat,
IN Central Park Henkel had charge of the cataosnes
before they came into my care when the statues NJ
nothing but used Tho statues IN @
IN most cases very large should H ta s tue to tons
never of them moved from the css b stees
except No 40 statuette Of mani II was away wi
the committee was In session. saw Two hack again
;rhe back part Of one head was al rc,PPeinIer
| sew No.. 157 removed | 90 P iO reraiT of No
80 etatue holding horned headJ and IN Inc si1ers of
legs Of The sPhlnHes No 80 Ihe so stuff on the
surface OF the statues when they came ron r. nm
ST. and the waterDaths they bch the bronzes were
subjected and which have descl go, ,1ote de-
remove SorTC sn a piece o. the leg sawed from
the Egyptian warrior and the dgn WARRIOR was then
shown Il seems have grown smaller 40 .e ee that
TO nay has it's so long aee oed T mn with plaster is
ren,red with piece of stone: llhe pcee U! ~
u
bt The carrying corresponds. Iw not say that IL Is
Inherent now from what II was on eGhlDltlor lko"
tiSating Committee had the statue. / do not thhK
they bathed it. when opened me case coniaig inc
we're ninctenths plaster The legs were afteIwad made
mo Of plaster stone cylinders aud cement -,
NV attention called TO the statuette NO l1I rop
e " OF Venus) by Mr. Feuardcnrs pamphlet OF the paper
read before the me- Nqm na BnSa Mr. Fsuardent
and other gentlemen came III and discussed h ts
tatucte lay exposed 10 the SIMS rays IN the eAh
CCSnOla
clde Mr.. Fcuarient FROM the building. was not the
lived the orders gave the same orders to the other
men. did not bear him do so, but assume tIaE ne oI
4 examined the statue the day that saw 'r'
Peuardent discussing IT. also the next morning thei
saw the change which occurred Inc mirror wa o Vi
uiaser, and scratched 1t with my kniie say ; mow
that the plaster has been taken away ana Stone tdu
YaV In tact suggested to Mr. Ballard the repairr
Mr. suclmey-What scrape!
The wIneSs-Thc scTale the statue was H.
THE HAND AND PATTRA.
The witness continued This after the publication
az the charges opened the ease containing the statuete
The Sunday after the charges were published august
$500 and the mirror then stone. had not SEEM
previously since 1879 It out Of the case to SEQ
what Mr.. Ballard had been doing WITH it. saw me
and patera loose They were attached ny sqrdre
wooden dowel tCard No. shown, III "bich the hQie
rc2esented as round That is not good picture OF the
hole | said in my written report that me hanG ana
paeTa were loose. Knew that h seen heih ue'S'lsI
Altogether during several months, IN one case saw
the report Of the investigating c'lnttee ana uhucrstoo
that they fOund that the hsd ana at"ra were part "i
the scld statue. did not krcw OF the photograph ~
the album then showing 1e mann ~ ',Ia io,
of card No March, 1881. was examining u IN ine
album when Fornan came for II and took iAc album 10
il back in about hours and a half
about IL that afternoon. | told him OF my own
vOOn He did not say that he mai been III INC tGhtlas
room or that Mr. Prime had taken him down to look at
the statues he did not say anything at all Inc next
morning Henkcl came down stairs with ire waste paper
u ne
coat He sad l have found the pieces OF ne page;
told him to keep them when ne sa tU cacy 70 'oA
Mr. stcAuey-But you say when he came down stairs
be told Won he bsd found them
The wtness-I did not say that. Testimony read.J
Nr Stckney-EOu did say II then
TIE TORN PAGE.
Nj Alley proceeded as follows next saw them pasted
together in my house in Harlem. This was Few days
before the adavits spoken OF were made Thought The
matter might useful evidence in such case as the
uresent one Ihad a conversation with Mr. Feuardent
after he began the suit never asked Henkel to pre-
serve the pieces my protection They could no. pro-
MIR Ffnsrdent 10 show TO CyIus Lawrence one OF the
trustees first told Mr. Fenarden OF the torn leaf when
discharge from the Museum He had promised
10 get mo employment in 4a idf zane ne
was at home I knew then, hrt ] do not know now,
whether Henkel had it or Henkel lived pext door To
me The leaf was in Or FeuJrdents possession only ono
night. General d CesnOla had confidence in me- In the
OF ISL had enrse OF his h@ @ny % Gno
charged me at one tinS WIN yg ba 10 aI
1879, prior all these charges. man named Rooney
said that was III the La1it OF gong 20 fenrtehts
his wife, that / had gwen Information 70
Rooney and his wife pending the cSaTeos denied the
charge made, 70 General al CeNI"la think General oil
CesnOa spoke OF the charge first tn me- IA paper wac
Henkel and Forlnan denying 'the seandaOus stOr1cs
circulated Dy MIR. Rooney 10 this appended sH-
eiac denial by Mr. Alley Of the charge that BE had gwen
Information TO Mr. Ienardynt. General d CesnGll
asked De 20 rake that report and have The other two
hibit 49, by General di Ccsnola's request /
toll Ar. savage, when he asked me IN August;
the statue No. % detached made out written list Of
IN co,pnsny win Mr. Saysg, and Mr.. iIenke did not
which the subject Gf the Peuarent charges DID
not know Of the photograph showing the priest with
Mr. sticaney~You testified that this examination was
IN August, 1891
Mr. sicIncy-Aud the card No. /, which brought your
attention 10 that photograph, described IN TIE Tuner
OF March, 1877
Tho wItness-Yes.
Mr.. sticluey-Tnen You did not know about The photo
graph wlen you examined mo statues WIN MI savage
Mr. etckney-I will, blt think you entitled
Mr.. Bangs-I object to this way Of using w!tno,s
Mr. tticnc!-l quite appreciate Mr.. bdngr7 rStlGat"
"i tue effect OF the eIOsseXmindtln or ne would be
me Court do not thiak Mr. sticlpey has been dis.
Courteous to the witness.
The wtDess-I made mistake
1he witness resuned-I WIZ speaking Of The statue Of
p4tsla. told hin tn1dsat the hand and pa+ra were
oil at time | knew ~ the photograph then eGOw!ng
them 10 be 30. But did not tell him " 1t.
The trial viii 20 forward IL day.
SPIRITUALISM AND a LIBEL SUIT.
The suit of William K. and Thomas $. Tice
against j. NJ. Roberts, Editor of Mud md naer, phia-