New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-31
DEFENDING MR.. FEUARDENT.
THE JURY PRAISED FOR IT'S PATIENCE.
GENERAL pI cEsNoLRs TITLE-THE COLOSSAL
HEAD AND THE STATUE OF VENUS.

HEAD AND The bIhlO6 Of 'NNNS'
Mr.. Bangs began his argument for the plain
till yesterday morning In the Feuardentoi Joshua one
I'm the United States Circuit Court The courtroom was
crowded In opening his address, Mr.. Bangs Observed
that he had cold and expressed doubts that his
force would hold out the end The presentation OF
the plaintiffs case by Mr. Bangs was substantially as ioi
lows
GENTLEMEN OF TIE JURY There is one piece OF ground
which we hold In with the counsel on the oher
side and that is the appreciation have for the patience
You have displayed in following up this TO the present
mnd Which he Ss. frequently q
supreme satisfaction and contentment with himself Ah1
this aternated with his utter incTeduity OF eVerye1
else BE had from Friday until Monday TO gathsr ms
thoughts before beginning his argument SO tsA rne
but prepared to elicit that applause raic n.,n rs
the spice Of his life He launched into poetry ana mann
ated what he did not venture put into plain anguag
and finally in q loud and prolongued bray ANNOUNCED
himself my learned brother He has complained OF tne
y 81 IT, The length Of trial does not depend on an in,
dividua It comes from desire TO get AZ the tru.1 anu
above ali Is dependent upon the Intelligence and frank
ness Of the Witnesses The unhappy length OF TINS case
Is due to variety and combination OF causes Inc otner
came here to try fhey opened up the subject ,Ss
truth Of publications later than that of The Art amateur
article. If there is any blame for the proohgaon u
these proceedings tho other side must bear the shaie
PERSONAL MATTERS.
speaker went on to say that he had been accused OF
brutality and cowardce witnesses on the stand 10 tne
defendant, who general by the grace OF Goa ana
his own vote. But party In suit has right 10 DC pro-
teced against the testimony unworthy persons ana tue
right exists inquire fully into the character OF VIII
ness III General d Cesnolas title does not rest on any
thing his word is not to be preferred to that OF Simple
dealer" There were two soldiers in the Jury ono h OF
whom had served the staff OF General Scout IN ne
Mexican and they had right to know whether HIS
At another point Mr. Bangs remarked that there was
only man who had the audacity to go 20 ppHno o
neTs and represent himself an antiquity from 1oso'
who link
cused Governor Butler OF stealing one OF Ills lseapo
PWr bangs reeted the story of General di Cesnolas
military record and insisted that II there was any honor
in It, he entitled TO the merit OF ecltng ~ ,S
ants title. His witnesses were three dead men ne naa
written the The 20 answer had probably
been burned when all his letters Were pu 10
verdict than the humble dealer because he Is count an
LIZ d., member Of the ROYAL Academy OF Lurln, anu
as much OF a general he had proved himself to bel
What If his portfolios were bursting with diplomas issued
by Columbia Collage under the presidency OF III DAT
army and must not criticse man who has. | have have
been there was there for thirty days l nave $l3
souvenir In my house Is the humble sergeants sword
wore Mr.. Choate querulOusly complains Of tho news,
the dealer Where is the one which has not lied about
the plaintiff and tho plaintiffs counsel The defendant
here with every influence. Men and women OF te
highest social prestige sit in the COURTROOM but you
gentlemen of the jury, higher than all and VIII say
who is right"
Mr. Choate had dragged base insnuations
as to anonymous letters Mr. Bangs said in continuation
and declared that the only really In was that sent 10
the photographer Cox, where the proof, he alleged
was strong that the handwriting was that OF the DEFEND
ant "Mr Cboafe has intimated something about per-
sonal assault on outside. Is this and manly as
distinguished from cOwardly ana brutalf Inc speahe
announced that be would what he peae ana Oeggeu
Mr.. Ch0ate and his client 10 make the most orr.
Mr. Bangs said that he appeared Tor CASTOR H. feua
dent tradesman and nothing else ne was 'he sd o n
uence but hoped the spirit Of Truth and justice w0a
bty for everything he had said written and done There
necessity for the presence OF the false ana meet
tempted to draw parallel between the appointment OF
the investigating committee and OF the committee who
investigated Tweed, claiming that Tweed appointed the
COMMITTEES as General di Cesnola did. He showed a carl
did itn Oh the i"Seu l''''DS'''OH ''''''
Mr. Bangs said that Mr. Choate declared that there was
no contest with the Museum the investigating commit
Of the committee but declared that their proceedings
arcica He SAID that In removing the case 70 o ie
judges there than in the state Courts moro severe re-
fecfon bad been passed on Justice DAILY than mad ever
been put forward by the plaintlh
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr. Bangs spoke for an hour after recess, and then
asked adjournment until this morning as 1t had become
painful for him speak. He added that there was no
reasonable doubt that he would be able to finish by
recess to-day. In continuing his address. Mr. Bangs
referred TO the Defendants book Cyprus and sought
TO show by the story Inserted there concerning the
discovery of the colossal head, that many
of the antiquities bought or captured
Inv General d CesnOa Becoming excited, he clenched
Ills dst and brought 1t down with TesOundne blow upon
the table whereupon he begged pardon that he mad fu
filled Mr. ChOates antcpatiOns and asked the jury TO
consider his st uncenched. Discussing the term Orien-
talisr used by General d CesnOa he remarked that II
referred TO the practice Of lying and the only tune the
word had been used Ia the present case was when the re-
fined and intelligent counsel on the other side had asked
an unintelligent Ddtchman II he had not He'd.
Mr. Choate [sOttO voicel-And he said he had
Mr. Bangs-And he said he had. ~
Mr. Bangs then begged the Jury to consider General al
Cesnoa's testimony ana not to msinerpret the fact
nointed out by one of the jurymen that some money
stnc ont of his pocket into general observation ON the
stand General di Cesnoa had not accused Feuardent OF
having been wanting industrious efforts to sell. The
collection was not sold, because the owner or II would
NOT break il up Mr. Bangs argued vehementy
that General di Cesnoa did not make such pecunlary
acrces In favor OF his adopted country asserted
He concluded for the day by reference TO the statuee
of Venus He did not speak her as Mr. Choate dd with
rapture Mr.. Choate was young and inexperienced Inc
speaker did not think she beautiful Her color was
bad aud she had Chicago feet Mr. Prime said she was q
dancing girl But how girl with St Louis trunk grated
IN Chicago feet would be able to dance was mystery;
How aid the mirror get there what was IL !
IF on retiring, three Of the JuTylnen SAID IL
was hutter-pate three declared II warming-pan,
three more stuck IL that IL button, and the re-
they woud not believe badly OF Mr. Feuardent as Gen
era1 nj csnola did The sO-caed mirror had been ex-
nosed for thousand years. and according to Mr. Primes
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