The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-12
HILPRECHT'S NIPPUR FIND.
-.,,rrgSIJy TRGED TO PRODUCE
rFuPLE LIBRARY TABLETS.
u,,,man Kuhn Would Not Serve on Con-
cuiatlon Committee Named by Pennsyl-
,anla TrlNceS-New York AsSIriol-
or,t> Back Up DIR. Pcters's Demnhus.

,ria TrlstceS-New York AsSyriol-
or,,t, Back Up DIR. Pcters's Dema'ius.
=. 4ssvrian Assizes, Archaeological
,..acb the defendant, Hermann Nollrot
pI,,aobt came not into court yesterday
lss,yer the allegation that into his book
.y~nl,-,tion- In Bible Lands there crept
lis own discoveries tablets found as
- rloiptif- -av. a decade before his time
". arsuer wa, filed to the charge that he
- hor,licd the discoveries of others as
,sa Temple Library Of his own finding
End that FOR f,e wears he has advertised
ne contents Of this library as mine OF
,oiepnfc wealth without revealing 1t to
,5entifc nquirers.
Hartman Kuhn, a business man,
.,her of he board Of managers Of the
genealogical department OF the University
>, ponnsylvauia and person blessed with
.oco,,n,on ,euse than Assyriology, made
ar,o,ion to amend the pleadings. In default
- n, Hlprechts appearance, Manager
T,hr thought that the trustees of the
,,.ir.rsity of Pennsylvania ought 10 be
,.i,sd As defendants and obliged to account
.,ha scientific treasures committed to
-. uDnrecbt's care Before making this
-, Mr. Kuhn resigned his official con-
r,o,ior with the university and so was at
Marty 10 speak In substance he said:
Il am the fifth one of the managers OF
,bs archaeological department to retire
tsc,uss Of this wretched business. When
,hs charges against DR.. Hilprecht were
,,esented by pr John p Peters, rector
~ 81 Mirhael- Church, New York, two
committees we're appointed by the board
n managers 10 investigate | was chair
"a, If one committee and member OF the
o,bsr After careful consideration, each
of these committees recommended certain
action, and | presented the reports 20 the
trustees Of the university.
.Tbereupon / learned that the trustees
we're determined to support DR. Hilprecht
IN the controversy and would refuse 10
sanction an investigation of any kind.
A concilatory committee has been APP
-oipted 10 use its efforts to have the con-
iroyersy abandoned, persuade the re-
sirnine managers to return and stitie the
whole controversy in the same pigeon
holes where have been kept the reputed
Nippur Temple archives The committee
was appointed by Samuel f. Houston
acting chairman of the board Of managers
Mr. Kuhn refused to serve upon it.
II is packed committee, he intimated.
The chairman ia Clarence H. Clark, who
contributed the money to establish the
chair which Dr. Hilprecht occupies. The
othe- members are Joseph 5. Harris and
J Ieyering Jones, trustees Of the uni
versity. and Dr. Talcott Williams, an inti-
mate friend Of DR. Hilprecht, Every
member Of the committee, as appointed,
With the exception Of Mr.. Kuhn is dis
tinctly favorable to Dr.. Hilprccht-
In this city Assyriologists are United
behind Dr. Peters, who first brought the
charges.
The University Of Pennsylvania has
placed its imprint upon book and pam
phlet written by DR.. Hiprecht and con-
tanning the erroneous statements which
started the controversy they said. IF
Dr. Hilprecht will not explain it is GER
tain'y incumbent upon the university to