New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-01
MR. BANGs's ARGUMENT.
Eur LIBERTY IN PLAsTERING STATUES.
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TIE LONDON TRANSACTIONS.

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,ons day The speakers voice was much clearer anu
stronrer and he proceeded In much more an'ina'ou
,s vigorous style than that with which ne hso pesun.
AZ the court had made 1t known that the jury "o"u
not be charged until to-day Mr. Bangs ea'u nc "o"u
,ak his pledge and his argument into the aiter
80, n promise which he diligently made good' his
address may be outlined as follows:
ra,,v m the trial. We frequently asked why we
did not prove smny 10 dsparage the tes
,,nony The truth have stuck 10 irauauleh,
ed where it is ought conceal the truth In making
these repairs there has certainly peen te @ & 70 nn
oeetlcr but fill out and in cases whore tne
outline and Or @ as b Seen
on bos been misrepresented about his pretentons 70
aT9 1Sa A s aa IN 9 TSe % 40 4%als sros
and not savant IIc could not be one WILTON, ths
other side proclaimed themselves men o. leaning he
without the plush that stole over nv observation-disclosures lie
he modcsiy referred TO his own qnanS Sa, ss snh
fnows whether not that little figure whch was SUP
N Stone or ccent~he which Mr. Choate designated
with becoming reserve ~ decay ana wonu , Thcy
were manufactured at No. 80 laiayette pihce: do5
are and m Mr. Choao has quarter In his pocRothe Can
geT one vvas used with the knowledge that II would
deceive the application OF pant or ine
matter to an eee, destroys 1as anped 70 make the
yayions statues look entire 1t was eiDpIoyeu 70
iaaI The sanes have been lifted and bumped about
here and you have observed no dsneos,sso 90 ftIs
xHhen you-the pubc--arc allowed to put A. %, ~
torether that the intellect Is sunuE'teu "uu 0""'''
Reierrng to the Venus Mr. Bangs commended u - MT
Feuardent had right 70 be SURPRISE wt a an ODER Of
MFR Choatcs TO foreman OF No Sc az the emu VI III
cut paradng his hG proceeded II T 0no
direction Mr. Choate walking away In dheIG r RAMS
t,on with the Venus casped In ms arms. NII. n" "a
claimed that had not enllied Mt bratna cus o nd
treated him with respect ne n@1 eoi General d Cesnoa
had told him He would not ST. down. lie i1 th ne
ard testify from an elevation lie spoke as thons1 Ge
we're addressing one OF his girls schools HIS scenc
language Overwhelmingly n3 h 9 Ssn sTread
ipg over the jury Mr.. Braman had said ina! nc vas vas
never in Cyprus ana ne wne" rnisbed by General al
Cesnoa Mr. Bangs hoped he would 81, 90, pN1r ,. nH
,oonI Thai he was that man who had, after being
schooled by General di ycsnola come 70 'no S'A anu
sworn TO what he had been told
TIE ARTICLE IN THE ART AMATEUR.
Afr Haprs told the jury that II they attempted to
decide the question whether or not Tie Art Amateur
article was true that he would take charge o' any
messages for their wives and children Hthey persisted
in snch purpose he prophesicd that they would DC
ultimately carried to the Museum as illustrations OF inc
modern work OF modern lawyers.
when vou were harangued by Mr.. Ward, during your
visit 10 the Museum. In the absence OF court anu
Mr. Choato told you that = a..
Bangs Mr. oSdn ana An6 you or W 1ot worn might
what Won found there without ncurrng the risk
OF an accusation that you arc thieves and lars -,
Mr. Bangs accounted for tue growth OF the cha!gess
Fepardent first encountered difficulties in formation
of an exact judgment He excused the PuDlealleh o.
Withdrawn his charge TO the hand In the priest NO ~
the committee had gone TOO far IN of e
torn photograph. Mr. Bangs sought 10 estalan SI ~
nsnoa had sent for the negatives had received 1Q3 and
had returned only l02 and therefore Is possible tat nc
said that the Notwithstanding negative was
broken piece OF glass The jury certainly WooId acqno
messenger this occasion. OF stealing inc ncgave;
But what had Its course Decuf
Tho Young man Savage mad been miscad y General di
Cesnois and he was sorry had been General d
Cespoia had taught the untutood Duchman to withhold
the truth aud he persuaded the gHubf a c the
Serpent tempting Eve. But he couldn't get feuuueu'
~ NON haven't read the newspapers. They haven't
elected senator in Kentucky yet You know that your
w6 tSat some of my brightest things hare been
attributed Mr. Choac and some OF his stupdles nave
been put into my mouth Do you notice that an OF ny
General Ill Cesnola's arc not.
Mr. ChOate-Show me one that is not . -, -
Mr.. Bangs-We. Savage says that MI klP.ey t5
others have been signed by friends and 1aGkers his
counsel dePrecates condemnation Of General ~ % r.
court TO instruct y0u that under the circumstances he
Language is not evidence OF malice. want an tne
Teuardent has The statement of his that there Is not
TraVeqaDce drawn out bv Post editorial that should
never have been written Feuardent had much right
have Without any dsrespect to the Court carry this
case to the Appellate Court at Albany
After recess Mr. Bangs proceeded rapidly with his
argument and concluded at o'clock. In resuming, he
referred to the accusation which Mr. Choate had made
that conspiracy had been proved between Henkel and
Alley whom he incidentally described at this point as
untaught and ignorant people who became easily con
fused crossexamnatOn as to trivial anu umpOrtaht
matters. lie said that they had no motive lot sch
from the employment Of the Museum. IN response to
the criticisms that had been passed upon the method IN
which Feuartent had obtained the photograph OF the
priest with the hand and patera on Mr. Bangs sala that
the proof OF his having encountered III casual VISIT
TO Washington, dictated without uOuDt py Il cItce
violence. He went TO the COrcorm Art Gallery III
pursuance OF his cultivated tastes and there the evidence
of General d CesnOlas fasity had sprung up before his
eyes like a veritable light from Heaven II FeuaiGent
Bangs wished it TO understood that when the counsel
on the other side had pleaded prov oc9ton ana privilege
in the publication concerning the base alleged to be
stolen, That nc had at the same time Withdrawn an
proof in the exact fashion in which he did it, Mr.. Bangs
referred the contradictions which he says exists in
General d CesnOlas statements as TO the places where
various statues we're discovered and proceeded to defend
the charge Of Mr.. Fcuardeut that there Is not one
genuine monument Of antiquity among the more import
ant statues in the collection lie asked tle
Gatsd 9 nSra and Eros and enlarged on the ract
that Mr. ChOate had declared that Eros looked more Ike
statement that the head Of the statue not head OF
Venus still unconradcted What Is = exclaimed
Mr. Bangs. or is II only what is II and II il isn't
what is it. what IS it besides what IT, that II is :" Mr.
Bangs claimed that many OF MI Fe1srde4t p on3 o
r layers paper , pao, dp a. AN 20 10 contain
insstatements OF fact.
THE TRANSACTIONS IN LONDON.
Before passing to the subject - the London trans
actions Mr. Bangs remarked that the true story Of them
was question between the parties IN the case and in
connection with this
Oh Cesnolas claims creaulity He referred again 10
the defendants assumption OF the title OF General
Ieverted once more 70 his asking for ship
Transport ms collection, which the Secretary OF the
Treasury had no right give him. spoke OF the story ~
the burned papers, the fact that he said his interview
with the elder Feuarlent Paris when IN wa in
London, anu dwet on number OF other discrepancles
and alleged discrepancies IN the testimony ~ the
defendant Said Mr.. Bangs 49,
AT one time he declared that he wrote his hook 4,