Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-04-05
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rFron the san frsneises Ana, Aprl al
Yestsrday's sensation that aroused The
Art lovers Of this city. and Indeed svstys
one else. was the reported larceny Of
Rossnthal's sEfdnsH %tths csls0flf0d
vork of Art thai has % Crown Into
popularity, from The gsiluy of Snow
3 Nay, slths- eonsf a xsarny and
Norton strssts. When ne news .vas
ssnt abroad o after the store yns
opened In The morning. thoss Who Hat
sned we're inoredulous, and could
scarcely DO induced 10 bslisvs vhst thy
heard. Whsn Mr.. Snow .reachsd. the
store. he too. smilsd 81 Whist he sup
posed . Joke, till, 10 satisfy hinseif. no
entered The gallery and thers bshsd
he empty frame, it having been dos
poilsd oil IL valuable oontsnts BY the
sid Of Q shGrp sblAde b. Ne hAndaof
some vandal- A close inspection showed
how The vrstoh bad bean strict and spec
ial In slsaing The canvass close to the
sood without serious injury. the knife
having here and thsrs scratched tho
gill; So 80 gl1
TEE KxcrrxHnrr AND NEGOTIATION,
OF ooune, ran high. as the news found
circulation In every quartsr, and the
pupulaco, either curious or Sympathetic,
poured into The gallery 70 silently look
upon the place WHARF tho picture bad
bean. II was the subject Of much varied
speculation and commsnt. the one great
ouary bcine. "Why WAS Il stolenf''t OF
course NO one could answer definitely.
The Arm where the painting was on eI-
hibiion are popular. aud Ny could do
wise no reason FOR nor think OF any ono
Who would thus seek the Qualification OF
penonai spite. Nor could 10 DO for q
moment thought that the owner. Mrs.
johnson. could be the object Of such
cowardly resentment. Therefore, In
ME absence Of u better reason fguQ i
Thai the thief apinted 70 away through
hose off, reward. With $40 qusstons
asksd," vas adopted. and 20 became the
popular belief ~ the proper solution.
All this would sssn to' have grsst and
good reasons 70 permit Of lie soiution.
Tho method Of taking the picture from
The frame would indicate nc. desire at
vsuion Destruction, else The dsspoilsr
might have gained the magnificent work
scross and lsft Il a. q marx Of his ma
| licious revenge; or, again, thsrs were
vop other valuable paintings which
might have been cut to pieces, and
thousands Of dollan' worth of damage
done But NO; the effort vas q systs-
matio and successful one TO take away
The popular pem and then await snug
Offer for its return. NrrfNAPN
The store was sntsred By the base
msnt stairway leading down from Nor
ton street ON tho moth; then a window
VA prisd OMEN and entry made to the
eold.bsatinc room; thence 70 the store
and gallery. Whom the bold adventuror
loft. he did 20 BY the csllar doorway.
which no loft open. No trace or mark
Of any kind was left a. o clue TO discov-
cry.
TEE PICTURE.
Al In well known Ia tho property OF
Mrs. Robert O. johnson, Of this city,
When Toby Rosentha was last In San
Francisco he received an order from
Mr.. Tiburcio Parrett 10 paint . three
feet square picture, the subject TO DO
taken from Tennyson's Elaine. the price
TO 10 $1,000. The artist subsequently
decided that he could not do justice TO
the subject on 30 ANAL scale; Ho
| thon nainted tho Dicturo. over which SO