Lawyer / legislator
Francis Bangs
fl. 1883–1884 · United States
Lawyer, active 1883–1884. Worked for Gaston Louis Feuardent; worked with Oudin and Oakley.
Life and work
- 31 October 1883Named 'Mr. F. C. Bangs, counsel' for the plaintiff Feuardent, with Messrs. Oudin and Oakley, attorneys, against Cesnola's counsel Stickney and Choate, in the libel suit before Judge Shipman, US Circuit Court (trial began 31 October 1883).
- October–December 1883Examined the restorer Feodor (Theodore) Gehlen, Feuardent's witness: Gehlen asked him whether a photograph of the priest statue had been taken at Central Park ('it has been changed since I did my work on it'); Bangs asked whether stone could have been used instead of plaster and why it was not (Gehlen: easier, and Cesnola was in a hurry for the opening). Marangou has Bangs ask who told him to make the noses ('General di Cesnola', 'as nearly right as possible').
New YorkThe Feuardent-Cesnola Trial 1883, p. 23Marangou 2000, p. 325
- 1883–1884Marangou's account of the rest of the trial: Bangs questioned Cesnola (who testified for six days) on measurements and reported details, on a photograph labelled in Cesnola's hand with Salamis as the findspot of statues credited to Golgoi, on what he did with statues found scattered at Agios Photios, on his glue and his dating by surface roughness, and on his titles; had a small stone dog carried in (Judge Shipman gavelled for order); questioned the sculptor Olin A. Warner (six toes on one foot and five on the other, so two restorers) on the 21st day; and summed up for two days against Choate's nine hours.
New YorkMarangou 2000, pp. 325-327
- 1883–1884Civil suitCounsel for Feuardent in the libel case against Cesnola (US Circuit Court, New York). Outcome per the Art Amateur: jury for the defendant on two of three counts, no agreement on the third; per Marangou: complete vindication of Cesnola.
The Feuardent-Cesnola Trial 1883, p. 23The End of the… 1884, p. 96Marangou 2000, p. 325, p. 328
Connections
9 peopleFieldwork & employment
- Employed by Gaston Louis Feuardent1883–1884
Disputes & the law
- In litigation with Joseph H. Choate1883–1884
- In litigation with Luigi Palma di Cesnola1883–1884
- In litigation with Mr. Stickney1883–1884
- Subject of testimony by Theodore Gehlen
Colleagues & contacts
- Connected with Nathaniel Shipman1883–1884
- Worked with Oakley1883–1884
- Worked with Oudin1883–1884
- Connected with Theodore Gehlen1883–1884
- Connected with Olin A. Warner1884
Sources
- 1.A. G. Marangou (ed.) (2000). The Consul Luigi Palma di Cesnola 1832-1904: Life and Deeds.
- 2. (1883). “The Feuardent-Cesnola Trial”. The Art Amateur 10, 23-24. Online
- 3. (1884). “The End of the Feuardent-Cesnola Trial”. The Art Amateur 10, 96-97. Online