New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-23
MANY LANGUAGES USED IN TWO TRIALS.
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woRx-THE RECORDER SUGGESTS A CHANGE.

COURT INTERPRETER's TONGUE DOES LIVELY
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Witnesses testified In various languages before
P.coraer smyth Yesterday in an attempt 10 find out
whether larceny had been committed in the taxing
of peculiar model which stood for short tme III d
restaurant on Park Row. Samuel Perry, the maker
OF the structure sailor who was on the ship whch
carried General Grant part Of the way on his mp
around the world He constructed a model OF scene
In China Two or three United States naval vessels,
some Chinese iunks and other vessels are represented
az riding on an open bay General Grant on horseback
and other figures on the shore overlooking inc
bay The whole piece Of modelling IS four OF hVe
feet In length by two three feet In width, and IS
enclosed In glass case.
Perry testified that he spent his spare time Tor over
a year in making his model, and that he valued 1t at
between 800 and 5000 He said that he missed the
case and It's contents from his hrme at No. Is Haml
toD-st and that he afterwaTd discovered 1t at the
res taurant Of Angelo Orfano. at No 1872 Park Row
Orfano Perry that he had received 1t from Martin
[. Medanicl and had advanced TO Medanlck S"7 on
the representation that the model could DO sold for
300 Perry denied that he had intrusted the model
to Medanick to sell for him. orfano, the restaurant
keeper tried to tell his story in English, but his
language was unintelig1be, and Philip Doihn, Inc
court Interpreter, called upon.
"Wlat Language do you speak," the interpreter
asked
Greek the witness salO anu MT DoiHHj WIN oh'c
had large and prosperous business in Greece started
in on modern Greek. The witness testified that
Mcdanick left the model at his place. saying that he
oxpected to sell 1t for the owner Orfano said that
the prisoner was odger at his house, and that the
money he gave TO him not advanced on the security
OF the model. but was loaned.
The defendant, Mcdanick, was the next witness
Tho Interpreter again asked "what language do you
speak?"
"Dalmatian,, the answer, and Interpreter Dol
lin began on a dialect Of the Slavonic tongue The
witness said that he had taken the model with Perrys
consent and had expected TO sell It,
Joseph CASTELAR,, whose name had Spanish sound,
and who lives in an italian neighborhood. was the
next witness. He said in answer to Interpreter
Dollin's question that he from Croatia, and the
Interpreter arran ged his tongue TO the difficult task OF
conversing with the witness I'm his native tongue
CASTELAR, said that he had heard Perry admit that he
had loaned the mods the prisoner to obtain pur-
chaser
Mcdanck was acquitted by direction Of the Recorder,
and the next case was called. Gitano Ferrero, an
Italian was accused OF attempt ct burglary Inter
prefer Dollins services required In that case to
deal with one German, two French, and ono or two
Italian witnesses. He equal TO the demand but
the trial was not finished at the close of the session
The Recorder asked Assistant DIS Attorney Par.
ker inst before adjournment: "Who makes up these
calendars 7"
"The chief clerk Of the DlstrictAttoiney's Office"
We'll please tell the chief clerk the Recorder said
" when he has dependent on the testimony OF
not to put them all on my calendar on the same