New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-28
mir. FEUARDENT STILL TES1IFYING
HIS ACCOUNTS WITH GEN. DI CEsNoLA.

COST OF THE CEsNoLA COLLECTI0N-MR' BAN"a9
PLAYFUL WIT.
The Feuardent-Di CesnOla libel case was re-
sumed yesterday morning in the United states circuit
Court. Among those present were ChafieS Du,lIey
Warner and President White, OF Cornell University Inc
examination of Mr. Feuardemt proceeded with
by Mr. stic<ney At the last hearing Mr.. Feuardchts
attention had called TO the fact that on MS dect
examination he stated the amount OF Geneia I'll Ces-
nolas account in November, 1872, TO be Al,4Z4' ~
shown by ledger produced In court and he was asked
10 explain how In pamphlet published by him IN May,
1881 he set down General d CesnOla Indebtedness at
the same date 1850 IS. Id Mr. Feuardent dd rot
explain the discrepancy. Yesterday he produced III
court the original OF the pamphlet account This, ne
testified in the handwriting OF Mr. Du Morgan MS
business associate and had been made up III March, lssl
from memoraudums sent from Paris by his sister He
explained that a discrepancy OF nine pounds III the
amounts given advances in the two accounts was due
to computing exchange between France and England on
different bases. The witness then went on:
said that doubled my account against General al
Cesnoa at his request, and to accommodate him II
was 10 enable him TO secure advance from MI.
M Snr1an,s I do not remember anything about the
paper My clerk made ont the staIeme ga 600 TO-
bis credit With Mr. Morgsn placed c1e ts9 WAS Sd do
Deposited
The defence produced at this point check OF General
d Cesnoas dated November Is, 1872, for 32sOO drawn
10 the order Of Roln q Feuardent IL was stamped
sPay to London and Westminster Bank account r.
=. go" CMr. Feuardents bankers were FREDERICK
Bird Col second check was shown. drawn by D. B.
Morgan & Co., dated London, November TO- 1877 TOT
s2s00 TO pay Oh ,1I9.; The witness said;
! am somewhat acquainted with London banning Gus,
toms and should say that the second check was
70 pay the first want ~ that the irst cnech -
Gross check IL had 10 go through Dank ior pay
uwas not payable presentation.
The question whether not Mr.. Feuardent ever as
serted that the collection had cost the Museum $oaooo
was objected to by Mr. Bangs, and Mr. Stickney res"
From pamphlet by Mr. Feuardent statement that tno
Cesnola Collection had not been sold to the NewforA
Museum figure than 1t had been offered 10 inc
British Museum because the offer was 10000 ana the
antiquities had cost New-York $84,346. The witness
proceeded:
took that amount from the annual report OF the
Museum. ROliin Feuardent the leading ana largest
nm In their line in Europe was In charge OF the
oon branch house years The ledger nave foouced
tes forth accounts from 1871 10 1870; dnere aIe
twenty-seven accounts and six are ndexed lhese are
en the credit accounts had during nYe years WIN no
PERCEPTION Of that OF the British Museum ana those OF
tss agents. 1 have not the cash Inat WouIu
fnow all my cash transactions with tneral dl CesnO
Knew NJ. Brocherton Of H. Bird 90. nave known
em twenty-five years. refused at nrst 10 appear pc
sVfe Inc investigating committee appeared atefWa9
~ defend my personal character Ny charges were ea1
~ mat occasion and commented on them ana nsnneu
sSacerning them The Rev. DR.. Hitchcock was h!lhs