New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-10
GIVING STATUES A BATH.
ou,,,oxv IN THE FEUARDENT CASE.
.,s uvSxEL AND DIXON b. ALLEY On HE
CnA"A" er.Np-THE TORN LEAF.

- ro,ares Henke, who was Janitor III t"c Hiuao"" ~,
-. IN the Park until March, 1882 Inc eVloehcc Vi '
,,ns.s was substantially as follows:
W.. che Cesnola Collection removed nom fouI-
Asr M TO the Park, the statues and siatnetes
1non n %SateTbaths and resolved into the condition III
P 9t Mr. Gehlan had found them subsequently tnc
statues q tSe statue Aphrodte in Eros for the rs
time at the Park have heard thst M eptsS II
called IL WtS the illustration shown when saw
for the first time never saw Mr. Ballard 90 2
fpboio9aps Of Museum woroOm shown Tor thg Rd
poses the photograph was NOT re in the photo
graph which was taken by sale / think
photograph was never S uPpT Tt on was ono piece
f@,o n TO Knee From the knee the ankle or cIS
least three pieces Gs dd see the difference be
tween stone and plaster IN the statues directions were that
might not General ID C,d he removed the OBJ
;ec,s In the collection majority OF tne y the PAX
hSa neer of have Examined the statues and they are m
the same condition amer nG Mr. Bailards repairs re-
p uG Sn hat hod conversation with Mr. oavagf, III
which he asked If knew nythhg 3a .o and tnd
Sm should be sc6agcd gaye him any Gesn"s
ton made ont list aud gave ~ 70 ernIes in that
and said that had him make new bases Tor b nf
staps knew that hat the ANYTHING lEt inc about it. had
seen he hand and patera off the figure OF me bT
we're off for several days at one time remeLnoereu
about it then bnt did not say anything OF inc Ptme
ton mere IN dIe were present when the Ccsnoa Col
lection was received and unPacked at the Pafk sd
Irnt IN in a hox to which nobody besdes hnseH n.,i
acees made an affidavit 10 the fact that had ioHnv
the fragments OF the lear torn if t tue 'o'A' ~
made an affidavit at the same Time
WHY UENKEL KEPT THE FRAGMENTS.
After another passage at arms between counsel MI
Bangs handed out the affidavit made by MI ANY ~
read by Mr.. stickney, and stated that WIEN M
o.ns card No was published, the dep0neht reieIIeu "
xrhp or
prest was there While ne looking at IL INC oooA
was sent for bv General hi Cesnoa. He examiner lno
book two hours afterward and the leaf was eone' n1
crossexamination of Mr. Henkel was then pioceeue'
with ,. .,,,o,,
Ibad conversation with General ID Cesnola al Wnic9
Mr. Prime was present The photograph OF the priest
was shown and said that had never seen MIN u h
hand and nateTa off was afraid 20 say anything ne
canse might be discharged do not remember that tIe
album was then sent for or that the album VIZ Tom fS
omined Alley WAS present when FOUND the tuIp iitk
ments In the waste basket did not see General ~ 80
nola fear the leaf out Card NO at the lheINieM
Sod with General III Cosnoa and Mr. Prime kept the
fragments for my own safety How was that in
volredi You did not expect TO be accused OF tearing 'o
''T The Witness~No sir
MT. stekney-Then why did you keep themf
The witness-FOr Mr.. Alleys safety. .,
,n Ie them no nae your own Words a gentleman
named Tenardent Did you have any reason for using
that phrasel He was In Court mere
The wtness-rye got To think 1t over
Mr.. stickney-we win wait for YOU. ,.,o., ala NOT
The witness latter several minutes deEyb-l alu hQt
know that Mr. Feuardcnt the gentleman WIZ in'e
the charges against General ID Ceshoia
WHO TORE OUT THE LEAF
In the redirect testimony the witness said that Dixon
Alley had told him that he believed General D Ccsnola
had torn out the leaf The answer he had gwen "eht
D Cesnola about the hand and pstera belonging TO 'h
statue Of the priest not true he answered. I'D INC
way that he believed would please General ID Cesnoa
When Mr. Ballard repaired the statues that had Oeeh
bathed he had no drawings or designs to guide
he
answer to further questions OF MI Choaie' M
Henkel said that he had charge while at the Museum OF
the keys Of General D Cesnolas rOo bis desk and safe
During the progress of the examination OF this witness
touching the torn Leaf Mr. Bangs several times conchdcd
that Mr. Feuarent had made charge that General ID
Cenoa had torn out Leaf and the evidence was there
fore inlnaeria Mr. Choae read from Mr. Hutchings tes-
tinOny where the charge formulated and atoutedto
the pant Mr. Bangs retOrted that the matter had been
introduced by defence in the crossexaminaton judge
sbpuan ruled that although this true no objection
had been made by plaintiffs, and although he should
not make il an in his charge TO the jury tho subject
WAS I'm court and he could put OUT and further te
tiInony competent
AT another point Mr. Choate argued that the testimony
WAS valuable and important because 1t would appear
that General D CesnOla in ro wise connected with
the disappearance Of the Leaf and that the industrious
circulation Of the story by te plaintiff proved malice on
his mart which General hi Cesnos had from the first
ayerred was one of his main motives In the present
proceeding. How, the face Of It, was there
conspiracy between the witness Alley and the plnntif
The witness was a trusted emplOye charged with the
KEYS Of rooms desks safes and yet he kept secret his
possession Of these fragments for year. for the pro
lection of himself and Alley, handed them 10 Mr..
Feaardent and accepted letter OF recommendation from
Mr. BangsNDd you consider the property the property
Of the Museum
Mr. Bangs-why didn't you leave them there then
The wifness-Bccausc Alley might be charged WIKI
MT. sshSsHDid you ever hear him so chargedl
The witness-NO, sir.
DIXON Il. ALLEYS TESTIMONY.
The remainder of the afternoon occupied with Tie
direct testimony Of Dixon b. Alley. tie said:
lam a photograph printer now. in 1877 was night
Waterman at the Museum and aicrWard had charge Of
the Curiun treasures helped 10 PACK the OttoIes for
removal 10 the Central Park building. was assistant
ianitor ana LEFT there IN March, 1852.
sod catalogues az the door l was there when Ballard
nudid Gencns work did il again. large tank
was built aud filed With water, aud the statues AMI sdtu-
cttes were bathCd Or several days No Ot1er work was
done 20 separate repaired portions When me objects
came from The bath they scrubbed with brushes
and the soft material with whi51 the surfaces
10 reconstruct lie used plaster and sometimes
went over an entire statue with his wash. General III
dome according 10 IDEAS ne ordered that they shJld
be done over again. The sarco2Aaus was used az BATH
all came away, and in other cases whore acd
baths were uscd ule aruCIes hy,5tu. .'OVHiiE "as
done with dishguod potteries. Ihey were thrown
away. The DrOnzes we've put INTO some
kind OF bath mat hdac thcm lo3k
tnem look old again. think the statue which call tue
Egyptian Warrior was cut of with close 10 the bot
ton, of the dIappTy. the shoulder filled NJ with
plaster When the statue cOlOIed j could see the
lines OF repair probably others could not The second
collection had been Infhded IN OSPus 10 a
large extent. When the box was opened con
tanning the Sphinx, the head was Oh =
different stone from the remainder OF the body. spoke
of it 10 General ID CesnOla, but Ballard put II on Bail
lard manufactured noses and SAW Nun repair The
drapcry Greek head. He also has chpped base 10
make Ii look ola. l him 20 over surfaces with a
pointed hammer 70 give object rough appearance.
examined the Statuettc OF Venus No. l53 sunday IN
the Park building. One day Mr. Fcuaren came there with
other gentlemen and saw them examining II and dis
over II. IL was wet one side. used NV penlltfe
aud that the mirror made VI plaster. exam
ined il alterward aud IL 1 looked the
partition the repair room, when General ID Cesola
Ballard there and the stauette OF Youth,
No 40, table with the head separate from the body
Tue neck seemed to have been cut into to receive the