New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-22
Mn. FEUARDENTS TESTIMONY.
PROGRESS OF THE ART-LIBEL SUIT.
MORE ABOUT HIS RELATIONS WITH GENERAL III
CFsNoLA AND HIS COLLECTION.

CFsNoIA AND HIS COLLECTION.
Tho direct examination of Mr.. Feuardent was
continued in the Feuardendi Cesnola case yes'er' Nv
said in substance: ,.1
In London No IS che spinxes wns minis one m"
anu anu Nc M oni both OF these members had been sup
piied attended meeting Of The Inyesugans waTd
mittee at Mr. Primes house MeS5rs Day, o "ei,
Prime, Hitchcock and Barnard p wore He'eTTb1 e
also Messrs Savage ana do moi remember see
@ y, otbcr Judge DAILY read condensation 3l iy
charges which accepted called dG Ccsn 20 Cy
nrrs showing the object without head; Jndse D .
said that il was an important point Mr @ tac Of
par ~ u' d said that the forearm had been added IN
london said nothing about the hand ana n,drrn T.,
dre rent shane from what It is There was thlcE
coating the mirrors surface &c, he when
+ arst saw the statuette there was no gray .t tn
cristation on IT, The statuete NO 10 az EiTibitad
warrior was discussed by the committee eAplt LII
The nbotogropb i'm Colvn's book showing te lu WIZ
tnc knees The head OF NO III Is no" Ious iE uo,y
In London II looked mp. The head ana lle P9ii" IL "
The waist belong to the same periods OF art me py b
OF n different style Of carving MY coiNIlI"I, y % e
aTmpts are not at the same hcght The leit size Is
CONCEIVE tending prove that " Is so ~ hc
ure from the left leg believe inc oi{ wv ~, ne has
noItoD of knrcling figure The outlincs ~ ~ W. ~ b
relief IN front are al new The head IN NO. - J
same as II was In London, but the WASH ms n' COW
al The boJv I'm London the body must have been , Gov,
cred with a wash the head i now Inr 49,"
~, sarr without the right shoulder, which Is now
rensrcd ar restored no. 400 was produced mere ny t
IcYpcc TIat l. not No. 100 OF my charges me n.l
seems The same hut the body il different ! saw INC
satuetc TO which referred in the han,s o, s rcpt
nncrn5s and tbe Joining was badly done. produSGi
before the Investigating Committee Az aih''' " ''
'S M We Gops iayit dated January 1881. was then
read II repeated his testimony already printed III ~"
dition he said the there much saving dohc u" VI"
statues that it was common Joke about the hu@cu"
that Ballard used more than the carpenter The
witness resumed .,.,o
"a n emf made Nv the phoo-engravng process rom ~
drawing by Mr. Troy II not eLos iaoci} cr now"
was sharp black line on the neck II IS u1t I IL ' ~
No 10 siatucttc ~ man, the head Is IN Ia'r rc
art than the body The head Is 100 iIg g,.c Mini
false patcra. The color Is modern ana tue "''''"'
antique.
TIE CONGRATULATIONS.
ON the discrimination by Mr. stickney Mr. F'r'r
dent sld in substance:
Ii NOT supply the head Of Tie Art Amotcr article.
which reads, "Tamprrug with Anipniilr. \ HgriouS
- a. have never dsayowcd it. saw HcUru0f, aud
most probably the article was - headed ~ proof ~
t""oI The article a. charge that General eli Ccsroa
I cr.rr ,Ilv mad. the alterations deceive that ne
had rauducntiy manufactured statues ana hah lut lt
atnj rarts together Intentionally, and described my
i, br, said i'm CONCLUSION that ito cudcnvor 10
Increase interest IN collection 10y deceptive alterations
worked no 20 give better appearance to h. is profit-
lion and fraud" repeated that charge great many
The witness went through his scrap books and referred
tn ytecn publications various Journals and period
Gals where between August 1-~O and May. Il H. j" had
rcpcatcd his original charge. Card No was Offered ~
evidence Mr. Bangs said that the matter combined IN
il WAS not part Of the original controversy, Mt thodte
responded that Card no substantial repetition "i
the orr FINAL charge with new Illustration. aud -P'cihra
tons II could put in 10 test the malice of the plain
, and hi. good faith in the evidence which nc hid been
Giving On August 20, l--O. General di Cc-uoll had
said that the charges were fasn and mIlicou-y made
and thoy hal been brought ~ ti1 on That statement
The rlalntia hal followed UP biz mr.. publication by let
ter 10 every paper tina; would PRINT them mi not salts
fed with this had rrsortr 10 cards Published and edited
by himself All ih., must Ice regarded part ~ the
original attack. The court admitted card No. g. II
was headed Receipt Tor making an Antique bearded
Venus, and showed 40. %. the statue ~ The Bearded
Vcuu- Will the -tylc % head which Ia Mr. I..artsnr-
opinion belonged to H. and the statue - n the PARK
Clarence Cooks pamphlet, relating mainly 10 Aphrodic
and Fros and the statue holding the horned head.
admitted in evidence because 70 Published AMI cir'u
lated at the plaintiffs expense and also tended to prove
malice. The witness said
assisted the preparation Of n. ami am responsible
fnl the statements read llHc-c were: NJ Irla"gut
and Bros !. one Of the most patched ugm ir collection
and that it vI- not found De G''s"i also . ~ Wa
from Temple voted oAar worship SAL ds" NOV
ing - be- Mr Fr'1fdrnu doc, now IN" fraudulent
unity to ,- -,ngs w J@ rot -,niT f, 1onrh
iu Imrtrcnfl!-st. disguised with II.
The ir-t shipment ~ tine collection from CypuI.
arrived In London M October FL ne last on March
II l--2 By August It Wa, I'D displN'd ~" that the
I,r IA Museum people could see H. There no clta
loy1c General ~ Ccsnull only -'nt an inventory. |
the letter ~ september 20 nom General III
Cc.rnla -avns " We must hurry and pui The collection
In order" VI, memory quite clear that II properly
dI.uaycd N August. Suudrr-on Co unIdrkcd and
c,l tine collection before August, am quite -ft.
Aurr General di C-@IOa to London h" con
tuily bringing things himself and there W'r" some
statues changed. cannot give the slightest
a. to how many things cen
crtI di Cc-uula brought 10 me personally.
The collection never cent mo Tor cNmhlron II was
NOT agreed that il SHOULD Doe exhibited. / trying Ia
grt "A commission hy selling puItr 81 The collection.
never said before the investigating Committee that Gen
,r,l Al Ccsuula bad charged my father before
the trustees 81 the British Museum with doing every
flpg 40. blc 10 make the collection unsuitable never
lad a, thing do with the sale {" the trustee here.
The case was adjourned until Tuesday OF next week.