New-York tribune., 1884-01-12
THE COURTS.
THE FEUARDENr-DI cEsNoLA CASE.

AN OFFER FROM THE DEFENDANT TO SUBMIT DIS
PUTED STATUES TO A TEST.
Mr. Watson, one of the jurors concerned IN
the FeuarlcnD Cesnola did pat in appearance
yesterday morning. 1t announced that be WIS sck'
but would be on hand week. Counsel agreed to go
on without him. and the minutes OF tOdays proceedings
viii be sent to him that he read them before next
weeks sessions begin On Monday at 2:3O, the judge
lry counsel and Others concerned in the case, VIII meet
al the Museum building to examine the statne OF tho
priest of tho Hercules. This VIII be cohsoered
as a sitting OF the Mr.. Bangs began hls cos'eA
animation of Mr. Calyerly yesterday morning anu tAaO
witness concluded his testimony before recess There
was great deal OF interesting spaTing between IT.
Bangs and Mr.. ChOato Mr.. Bangs asked the witness
he could carve mirror the statue OF Venus Ike the
one there. He did not think he could II he teJ' u was
pretty bad carving No IA was shown and Mr.. Clver'
y yad that the seam in the head was the work OF nature
and not the mark Ola repair Mr. Ctlverly tested It
with chiSe The head sounded hollow and 70 the sur
prise of everybody the section Of stone outlined by tlo
seam flew Oft and along the line OF fracture appeared
mos5lie growth that demonstrated that the piece mus
detached had never before been separated from the sold
stone.
Mr. Choar-Mr. Bangs. viii you please credit the dam
age on this statue your claim against rs ,
Mr.. Bangs-C Ccrtanly. Mr. stcnosrapher, please max
a note Ot it.
No was shown and Mr. Calyerly said that there were
evidences OF dowo holding the two parts o the lead TO-
gether
Mr. Bang3-somebody toldyou
Wifne,s2I cannot say But II Is easy TO for oneself
The print below the bell anewly cut surface We
lud in the best quality OF stone ucIe - no cN
denccs Of dOWel ia the BODY of the statue IL was one
piece.
Mr. Hitchcock returned to the stand after recess lie
had found the letters from General d Cesnoa authorizing
him to sell the first Cesnua collection to American pli-
oosers There were three letters and they put IN
Evidence one was dated Irwin, February IL, 1871, and
two others dated from Cyprus IN SI2. power o a'l0
new was a ,0 produced Slr Hitchcock had hl authority
Al NJ
with the Metropolitan Museum OF Art ana WIN J"hn lay
lar Johnston which umaie yresulted in sale 10 the lat
tpr geuemln He said he had met General d Cesh0id AZ
first in 1859 and not In his capacity as hOtrl Bet'
The witness bad been OF the propretors OF the fh-
Aveuue Hotel ro $50 to SGG and nom 1879 tothg pres
eut time. Tho Hahn album was shown, ana Nr hitcno3gs @
said ne had about eighteen months ago lie
had called Mr. Hahn, bur had not trlcl 10 secure pos
session OF the book. lie earned of ITS existence io
MIR. Robinson OF Boston. He had met 'olohel Ii
p. al Cesnola whose handwriting appears Ia the lam SIN
album in Ncw-Y0fk sometime ago. ne was a'''' % ,nh
Ing for Europe Two O5her aiIS MeIo ~ s 1c,rns
General dl Ce.nOla had sent the witness Hoh CypfuS
one OF them had not previously odbn sSe b aTee which
he printed In HdPsTS Magazine OF July lo'-, IN lIs
a statue found Sdam, three times the Size Oi uIt was
described and the writer stated tnaI ne ns" m ~ 10
photograph OF tine statue from General dl Ceiho@ ~
scnbed Found whcrew we sat together al salaiis M
Hitchcock tilted that IL was nOtograph OF the het
as reproduced in the magazine which ne re,elv5i. all
was in the letter accompanying the photograph anu my
on the back OF the photograph. He added that ne ao
the publication entirely his own antollty that ne
was unasssted in It's preparation, ana many Oh I.e
which described he only knew from the phSosraP1n' 10
The defendants made the IOlo"ins "r'''ch oN'i u" "
two of the pieces In controversy: ~,
ave now offer TO puC the two statues n1s, %s
30 and 30 (AphrOdite and Eros and the
Il ure holding the horned heaD at the disposal OF ths
plaintiff ~ be submitted by him to any test "hcn ne l &
specify beforehand. and which Will not destroy tAe
CypriOte stone. , ,s - 49, ,.o,,,o.
into two or more pieces any section the palntH may
name. -, -. ..,.,. .toa,
We do now offer allow the plaintiff TO submit tneso
two statues 10 bath OF potash that being Dath NASu
the plaintiff has specified one satisfactory 10 hn the
natre and strength OF bath to be defined by him.
The offer was practically declined Mr: Bdngs s'yn2
that the defendants might 20 on and do these tn = W..
thgt they would not The session IN the courtTOOu
occurs next Tuesday at 1890 a. III.