New-York tribune., 1883-12-18
GEN. D1 CESNOLA UNDER FIRE
MORE ABOUT HIS MILITARY RECORD.

THIRD DAY OF THE CRoss-ExAMINArloN--'o'ii
LIMITATIONS BY THE JUDGE
Mr.. Bangs Yesterday entered upon the thlru
day OF the examination OF General oil Ccshoia
early part Of the hearing taken up with ano'n''
series OF questions regarding the Generals military
Various nterrogatories addressed to the esIap
ment Of discrepancies between statements IN Johh-
Taylor Johnstons essay and others made by tue WV
ness When the court adjourned Mr.. Bangs was prophR
the memory OF General al Cesnoa "a TO cOnVers"on
with Mr.. BlOdgett in London In 1872 MI Choa'o i0
marked that the jury, the judge and himself ana no
ciates did not expect to 1.-Two forever, and III various
ways suggested the hope that the matters at issuo
in the case might be reached by ana py' Ino
court limited the cross examination at one
or two points Finally Mr.. Bangs oeE"n
an inquiry into profit General di Cesnoih ha 'h"
the collection sold to NewIOrk. Judge shlpWa an iu''
that It was utterly imnateral what the pron' "aT' ~
he added that the case would continue TO February l.
and II the crosse Examination was not properly h"i' "
would continue much longer.
In opening the days examination, Mr.. Bangs reau u"
application Tor membership lii the 10y" Fs'oh "
the witness seconded by Generals Mcclellan McN'i"i
and Cochrane. II dated January TO- ISSl' anu
he said in II that he had concerned in thrtys1 en-
easements General Cesnola then briefly narrated MS
war experiences. Ho was mustered IN at New 'o'S
early in 1861 The company went to Washington hlu
it's members were absorbed into other 0rgahLauohs o
became Lieutenant Colonel OF the 1921 New-fork 'a'
airy and in September, 1862, went into the hed a Coio
mel of the 4th New-York Cavalry General si4el was
the brigade commander The witness was origtd' eon
mander for some time lie was put under arrest at Al
de but WAS released before the conclusion OF the oae
He was captlred and stayed Libby Prison for eight or
nine months.
Mr. BangsAre the Libby and Capital prisons the only
ones YOU have ever been IN
The Witness-The only
General dlCcsnola said that he was dismissed Tom the
army at one time He had sent TO Major Pruyn, who wa
recruiting for him on Staten Island, supply OF arms
and ammunition 81 900 bounty ws paid at the uneah
recruits who received it would immediately desert ana
secure another ~ 900 by Joining some other company
He ordered Major Pruyn TO mount guard. Iho trunks
containing these arms intercepted and General De
Cesnola was dismissed On presentation Of the facts 10
the War Department he WAS honoraby reiuStat"d MT.
Ban a.ked the witness II he -t said that he wns an
ponte Consul to Cyprus by Mr.. Lincoln when his com
mission was signed by Andrew johnson. lie replied
that Abraham Lincoln had appointed hiln ana tiat UT.
30 isu I u 81 Ia ,rcpiioued by MIR Johnston rrptc-
| -rutcd his entire discoveries In cyprus. Mt Tang.
showed an lustrUu0n OF -tatucttc IN cyprus ana
another in aides publication ana 9sScI II hr 1ld h,
claimed 10 have found statue which CrcCaidc Hdi
found and which l. to-day In The Louvre. lie icp.,d
hat he believed the st!tu,te In h- l@'S va, VI @ tl'
Museum. The court az this point T1llcd tbai cross
examination directed 10 test the crii1y OF witness
| was allowable. hut that IL must have limit.
Mr. Bangs askcl for the name Of the cNpoesslnan VINO
brought the information that The colossal hcu lHd h
1u,J General N Cc.nola si thai hr coal not rcncu.
knew four or five OF that name. CyVrotrs went by od
Greek names He did not know that There Wer" -h0p- IN
cyprus for the sale Uf Antiquities Iiy knew ui i"ff'
rripfinu- haying been s0ld because The I1N~h tph~ll
ougHt some He testified that hc = tovO tNpfhH
| altogether; $4,000 FROM the Hu um trustee,
- 600 from hs mother and The REMAINDER De- 'tchrd
t.pn sale. and saved from MS in,1ui Ih- wis ~ 900
a wear ~ American consul lli- pay Russian consul
/ V1s I'm fees. lis first sale 20 B"lliu s. lruar-
! drut WIS Of some terra Gotta h-lT'- Tor
/ SOO france lie cNpsnIrl this -Gu .n ar
| ranging his mother IInCml General di tcSn"a '>
fc ,aci touching bis money trhusl' lpus 10 London
lie at that De- paid Nj fcunrdrht the ohc'k tat hui
| b,.i shown In court for 44.~oo. llr had heard u.
Erp.hrrnn- deposition ami Mr. frul'cui'~ testimony
ana had t thp cops " account furnished ly NJ. B"th-
,rol II.-c went to show that Mr.. ltuu1irnt lad re-
| c,i,,l only 100 AMI that the remainder bal h"rn
uas.I Ia general IA Cc-nui'> credit General tl t-roa
said that De- di il u! his checks pruiurod WIN
thc account MI FcIardcnt had Hc,.d % open the ne
count AMI he La mover 10 the nest ~ - rrc"ll ouu
hnd check took. What money De- received uui 81 lhc
~ 500 he brlrVcd hc received from Mr. Fcuardcut He
| haI not drawn on thu Morgan account during the
! lnltrr plri Uf November. because ne dd not
/ need any money he had gctt,n 300 from kol.
/ In a Fcudrdcut his way 10 London and
he had some money n his pOcSct Ills expenses ~ Lon
don were large HIS furnished house cost INN Al 70
/ week lie wa asked Why hc deposited zoo with the
MORGAN. whc be had already there 1000 Ia ht~ credit
lie did not r,rInirr. lie Had That DC knew frpm Mr.
Bodertt'- letter Mr. Johnston that Mr. lc1drdru hhd
told him that HE charges woul. be HlGOtu or SlJIpp
before OctpDct IO IHAt tur d'ic nt ty eii, aud
the ctt, ON,d that the conNcfrdtiou on this point had
/ taken place.