New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-30

Then about the change OF courts edvIsed my ct t
10 make the change because believed would get
better tribunal here. Perhaps from the nvesugaIonS
proceeding we Will learn why men s oi tae courts
In savages letter of farewell to his employ ne s
himself admiringy, aSe1Gns'e then ah that ne Knows
yours, ana no knew eNoI! 'ni"e '"O ~
THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.
lido not wish to bolster up my by any reference 10
the investigating committee Some criticisms 'na' p0l
hans are proper have been passed It, is said tha
the members OF it all thought well OF General oil Cesho
Who did not before this torrent OF abuse was let loose
Mr. Feuardent says the committee was fraud pnS
lieye you will find that Messrs. hIcno0oh =" stand
Ward and Judge Daily have character enousn ud i,u
AGAINST the criticisms OF CASTOR 4. a taiaS Thev
press you with belief In their ense re he settled
made their report, and the matter seGo recdne
Then attack more malicious IMAM tod drected
it. IL was not against En oSDything viii prove the
pianta's malice, IL is Card No l. wlth tne nten ~
nnyict the COMMITTEES of wilul misstaements aud ne
singles ont Mr.. Prime, who has gone UP anu I NV o
her who deluded his fellows What Is the use Oh VI
eating the bread OF carefulness and being eooS i
If men whose characters are the tea5Ics ~ ,b n JL
can be struck down by man like tins here Is he ulVA
of Card No l. Feuardent says he dscoteieu to ma I'D
paera OF In the Corcoran Gallery in January, lsSl
Huchings says he knew OF 1t before lne p m al"
me Arf oqteur article. The card was never on sac
Ienkel indeed bought one. How sing9lart ar, ten
says that never passed on IT, Du leu me com
mittee Why he withdrew every accusation against inc
hand and paer And yet when tne oTTIal charge 9c
va 1 t ,,ittee of knowing ABOUT the existence OF
photograph that never on safe ana had
kuoyedge TO shield I'll CeSn0la. Inc coul,ulttco ny
said what they and the plaintiff had agreed no an s
nothing else Is not this the very strongest VI
malice
PERJURED EvIDENC Z.
One of the most interesting features OF TINS cas
furnished by the events OF March H. 1857 ILLUSTRATING
the desperate attempt OF the plaintiff to put susa on
General d CesnOla by putting forward peiJureo e'leoo
which he knew to be perured Feuardent knew that the
lie / n
London lie knew Of the photograph showing tne St t
and paera absent from the statue re 'ou you u tb
basis he manufactured the story Oh tue tVIh ~. ~ t,
denial of Henkel as to his knowedse OF G "a onv
consistent with the cOncus on that hls sory o ee
W, pemember how In August OF the same year Hehhei
told savage that Feuardent knew tll ne knew 49,
tV and Won remember that when Hcnkel was asheu -
iniryoation ON the subject he lied and excused MS
lie an the miserable plea thai General u eNlOl. ~
Threatened TO discharge him If he talked aDouI t,e
Wusenm tarsl Henkel said he kept the torn iIagentS
for ms wn protection ut first Auey VINO sa" w.,
album went away with The phQtofIan ~ s a', for
i'm two hours without IL. he kept the IiSISns Io
evidence the present trial. me Ieinat H. sit
that Mr.. Feuardent had not men uSIui lot gepn
Does this or does it not indicate eotuslon oet"eSn
iIrnkc Alley and the plaintiff me OBJECT Oh te cl
~ ~ isiuiate that General iii CesnOa had torn out the
leaf But they ran their heads up against MI llnlo
Mr. Prime present, and according 10 ,lo lee'lio ~
ms nave been a p,rtv To this melBrSt Oi crimes Inc
other side could not leave the matter III uIIs sup
HonkeI and Alley were recalled ana you Were ITt'uo
WITH Shameless spectacle OF malicious perjury III was
4 s>ary get rid Of Prime and thcV rell .se' III
w sent for They said that Oh VI rcn II MI Irlue was
not Or fsent and it March ~ tat the conS
ou occurred to which he had testified Is IL not clear u
demonstration that the story is al manu- utu
Now YOU viii doubtless her great deal 3polI in' iE
Ter OF recommendation which was given 10 ielhe on ms
departure But II must be borne III inlhu la' elC
trustees did not know oue-enth about Se man va, {"
one question that puts this matter III us rue hi Nv
ASKED how long tlenkc had me KEY Oh %el e, ri
III leaving. L it strange mat tue General Gate il
whom he thus trusted letter OF rccoh"e nIi"n wien
inc flf,
SHIFTING HIS GRCUND.
In Card No ? remark how Feuardent shifts his
orouud from that which he had originally taken he
said Al Gr that the head belonged % No 2i5 ana eh-
Toned the piece inserted in the shoulder ana the J OIL
same rec,rying Note the results Of years growth.
a bend no longer belongs the body II is too large.
the hoIv belongs kncclug STAT ana thc lower Ior
ZION to still third statue and tHo lower l o. e Tg
nm IN "a roprh He concludes by begging 10 stIe-alei
this he will not be believed bo|'oet ef huch ne DE-
that he prove similar state OF liclS cencegnE
urd OF the collection. Then came CARD no. D. a re
CENT FOR making antique helneted roma ic l!c' '
the Cook pampnei ana n9alV Ing sn Gec'ars hat
thcre i. not genuine monument OF antiquity IN inc
rboie collection And what did we sayl hat feuar-
| G",,'s 9rcnrologv was charlatausm and that in the
charges he was either thoroughly ignorant OF thoroughly
dishonest Aid have not proved this to be SO ten
fins over But should ask his Honor 10 instruct You
that this communication OF an empoye To- his employ err
va Justified and must not be too riSdly serutliled
And how is IL Isn't Fcuadcnt against the rest OF iAe
world He Acknowledges that but says l' M opinion
il better than that OF samuel Newton or DE- bulri VINO
held position ia ,he British Museum before he was
Tbing the London transactions it is shown that the
last shipment antiquities reached LVcrpool IN NnNc-
her and the plaintiff says they were not ready lDr eA
hibtiDn until the following August Ihey were uot
ready them proved by letter OF Mofs 81 10 JOINS
ton dated September y, saying that he Wod see te
collection wuen II was ready anu q letler ol eUi
Fcuarlent urging him on October 10 hTI! 'e ~, jug
ments for exhibition. Feuardrnt has proved one soi 10
sell We claim that the statements OF me Art amateur
article expressly challenged General al Ceshoia 70 go
into his story Of these LOnI0n dealings As 10 tne u
Of the exhibition the Sandson bill settles That beyond
the possibility Of dispute 1t was in November suO5e-
| quent To the sale.
Mr. Choate went into the details Of the money trans
actions aud enforced Che story that has appeared III the
evidence of the defence. De called the character of the
small ledger put forward by Feulrdent into question in
sstiug that absurd That 50 small book contain
ing few accounts could he record of the transactions
nj fine IouGop house Of Rolin Fcuardant and pointed
ont serious omissions from the items posted. lie said
that Mr. Bangs would date discrepancies I'D General
di Cosuoa', testimony but if there were no discrepancies
he should believe him to be lying. He wished tlh UT
Banc,s power Of doubling up his f4t and brandshng his
bi,,r- which he would Illustrate during his argument
mi ht be given, but this hope was vain
A VICTIM or PERFECTION.
In conclusion Mr. Cboate said: take General d Cos
uo and place him side by side with Feuardcut He has
beeD a victim of malignant persecution. TIE trustees
stand by him only because they know be has been the
object OF malignant persecution. They know mat the
charges are wholly and absolutely grouEdess ana asa
yn verdict for hn 10 pat eud 90 this internal pti1'
utinn which never ought 20 have been begun Npthiu-
but your prompt verdict Will terminate It, Ion nave
heavy Utility, but yOu are bound 70 drcin lh'
rose ,pou IL. merits You bound 90 20 TINS com
uuitv and 10 this court whether Is true that ll9 de
Win my argument. have necessarily omitted many
| topiss upon which my learned friend VIII touchi bn
Court direct you how You are I" pass upon h
| Won will readily reach o verdict In his favor"
1frcc TOTTFNjS CONDITION.