The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-07-03
.PENNSYLvAN|A'S
DEP DISGRACE.
GANG or ROBBERS IN STATE GOV.
EMINENT DEFRAUD WORLDS n
GREATEST SCULPTOR.
GEORGE GREY BARNARD.
DESIGNER Of cairo's Fine Statue AThe
Hewer' Left Penniiess Through
Breach Of Contract BY
state House Gang.

A special dispatch In yesterdays
Chicago Record Herald told pitlful
story In which Cairoites have some
direct interest; for 1t related TO
George Grey Barnard, designer of the
fine w. p. Halliday Memorial Four
! tain statue in Halliday Park. on
washington avenue at Tenth street.
iIr appears that Mr. Barnard was nm
der contract to design the ornaments
for the new state building and after
working three years preparing the de-
lsigns was rendered penniless through
a deliberate breach Of contract by tNe
state house gang, who pocketed the
money appropriated 10 pay him for
his labors Following is the story as
told In the Record Herald:
Harrisburg Pa. July Elm AL the
muck OF crime. maIfeasance, fraud.
| traitorous robbery of the common
wealth and even rishonor among
thieves that has been revealed BY the
turning Of the limelight of inYe tiga-
/ tion upon the Pennsylvania state
capitol scandals. there stands forth
one heroic, magnificent and, wlfhal
pathetic figure--George Grey Barnard.
/ American born. and held by the
IcritIcs of Europe to be the greatest
sculptor OF the age Surrounded on
levery hand by men whose hands reelS
with the filth OF their thievlng. this
Imam stands penniIess and stainless.
BARNARD was persuaded by Aren't
tect Joseph NJ. Huston to become
lsculptor for the capitol, and was
lpromisel contract for 100000. He
mapped ont monumental scheme OF
lstatuary for the building. Then Hus-
/ ton went to him with long face and
told him the contract would have 70
he reduced to 100000.
Does Not Seek Profits.
"This Is my native state" respond
led the sculptor; II do not care for
the money except for my needs
Then Huston came again with
apologies and contract for 100000
land verbal orders for additional work
4 10 the amount Di 3SuV,bIu.
| Barnard signed the contract and
was required TO give bond which
cost him $4,000. To pay for the bond
lhe hyopthecated his life insurance.
He went to France and set up his
lstudos. For three years he worked,
He ran out of money. and over and
over again cabled and wrote to Hus-
ion.
Huston would not answer Barnard
ldespalred called his workmen to-
gether and discharged them. He could
not pay them.
They would not quit. and worked
on for fourteen months without pay,
and plaster models of the statuaTy
for the state capitol were completed.
Then Huston eountermanded the
contract
Barnard peddled antiques In France
until he earned enough money TO pay
| his workmen. Then he came to
America and told his story TO the
capltol investigating committee. His
statues stand in the rains Of France
land French critics pronounce them
THE masterpieces Of the century.
Asks AID For His Art.
He begs only for enough money to
have turned into marble few Of the
statues that are still in plaster. and
to bring them to this country and set
them up in the capitol The state
| sdll owes him about $4,000 on the
lsl00.0Od contract, and Governor
Stuart Is trying 10 arrange some
transaction Whereby the sculptor shah
be compensated as he deserves.
| Barnaris' story -rus told to the IN
vesiieating committee in executive
session last Wedne.ds and was made
1ublic today