, 1877-11-22

rsr,m aul Mr. t;;h.un ". nj ,,ut III tn,;n for The
a,i'n5nrr. iie til! mt rr.arn I'll Set'' Inrr IN
the latter part II "h'h rn''niil h" ha L!s
,htutrs Ill; ..'n.tl ~. rrh;sa. IN ~ iIFlrAt':
gallery. !t+ tu"lI n. thr Fnrtuny Ia bern
fairly Ipnkct at H. h..arr evident that t1llIr::
thing WAS wrong. Tie brilliant cnl,rinE h2.l
frame wn* apparently tcrc, thr mahogany
crai!ln9 In,l nprarcntIy turned tp ttrjt's ''f
stained deal. There was NJ question that the
Whole tltng-pain.lnr, frame, an! backing
was ponr counterfeit Of tho original.
Mt. Gbsun, aftct this conrlision had bccn
corrDt,urntcl by friend railcI hfNN Mr. James
l.. Clag!orn, President Of the Acafcmr os Fine
Arts, and told lin what had been discovered.
made minute examination Of thc counterfeit,
and all AGREED Tint It WA stcl,. 1t ""s care
ftl copy, mechanically fpeaklne. every dtnt or
abrasion OF tho original having bccn tfo:cly I'M
incd, hut there va. no question Tint nttrr fftc
clpstna Of The esliih!tton, Or during the renoral
of this paintings, tl1e fnrtuny hal been dcftlY
reEssc1 ~ enanterst NJ ;s I'M ,c mat,
ter il, lie hands Ut The Curator, Mr. Il. W.
BARTLETT, himself an artist. aui "lt'. wnen
he lleatl nf tho theft, immediately recalled
as suspicious certain circumstance. nj;
yet tn,y sa.' i.,at han neTrS a|ttne, tasneH
~ the direction q party " tt,rcc students wo
i1al bccn nj the Av.slcanY during the spring Que
q ~hntn had becf' 70 cntit'isiastic IN NJ amta
ttoh =! Tug picture tilAt y Was tn,nant poss'ols
ol klepton,lnta. The party eai1,n from C!hxin-
natl Mr. Bartlett i,acke,l hls 7nltsc aa, VIII.
n,tt letting lIis most Intimate !Fltsa Know q
The riH'sa 81 LIZ ln%rnes staStsd ,es wes.Tar' h,t
fle rcsu!. ot ts lrsstigatins t t!rst ., sh,%Sa
that lie fhs OH tho wfo!'x scent h'ti !al anlh
tentlonally sl'pccte,t innoecnt persons. isat
tfn journey wns not 70 ic frultls.s ,'ne, ~ It
led to circumstances wl,icl. hwakened lis sus.
i,feio1's VI Dnim'll. ~ tfaec:t s!nla.ht irnn !
lolc'lo to Buffalo, am t,lencc 10 Ai'aafa Fa'is'
where ho was ot. = sketehine exeufs9t; ,;
Arriving a. Nta1aru, saya tue lhnaaeipll,a
Rte"rd, NJ. bartlett tonnl u M casy M.nttrf,
with ilis kiowlc,ige NJ att, 70 eqatp himself rs
an aFtht y seaeii oi q suoleGt, ani 1oaa l'upnt
~ MS sta!lcs ~ haturc, anu ssey soom estao'
l!s!les intimate peraoi'as fs.a,'o9s VIII n',, N,
goinE 10 ias. & IN fnci' as to confess 70 h'a' a''
Imaginary crime: -.-. =,
~ at, afraid have committed Great Still" ,...
sal hc !" D1lH'sit nne my ht ~. L"n q. %etc
aud t,s sties as br ss'aatss, sn IL %ta;sx
worfitd lo9K. "My tohsclcitee Is t3ouo'ea'
Tan c.'lllldc "a yoht u., >,,.,
"CGrialn'y," grasioll.'y rep!lei IL, the pol.t,s
Frc'cna, With ths natural grasc at!tl wnf'at s;,I ,
l'ctrny you; anil, nftcr nil, yoii nav alaf!n your
scii ioo helI on "l1at 10 not so sefnus . TIN T.,
WILL lae .ues T., Wne', ";l neae ,ei, IT,
eo!leetos tseis Gu,t ,x,',,af ny m.a tn
temptation 81 tnEchas1nE IL M s.1ug9iea ,
tue dcstre viii ~. ny VIII. n, th" aet,Ila.ia at't
oFefca1t'e hae ahu ea'ne ~ IooA Ale's tII !!!vs
ure rs my own: nut how to possess y kfie"
not. until ttc tllnusht sng9estcsi ttselt 10 rs
tat wnllu MAKE u eoI sp aRc r. ,, eossau. s,s"
That could nut u III Ut US pace UNI taKo aWA.
tlc artvi,ial." llerc ths Essnvna'ans eSes
BlIune VIII cxeteulGht rs ~ tIblcheo'
: "!n 1'1," l'e tau; cascriy. >, ,..,
Wn!l, now that possess II, cont,aaei Mi
Bartlett, a. 10 not KNOW Whal tG no. ! al'
alfnnst iisac wl!en lt,k at =. eanMoL ~
turn It f"r icar u nctettipn atl punishment, H.,
| cant'Ot ussPbst 9! IL ataA cauEot ocar ~ looi
At T.: II Is my Ne.lesls;,, ...c,..
"Chccr W. nv iFcnu mcftc1 Dupnnt; ~ va
: ts no grcat wrong. M!lat an you tnl'sk Y
! Mga J" ny continued, M',"t woaia YOU shii
u should tcia you tlat Inye uonc ercats
ihnn tat; tKat na!e @ ree ~! nesoS ~. ,, Ut nca
: Furtunv! fnu shall come u my room io.n1o.
l row, and VIII show }ou ps'ze that Will INK
ynir n'n'iln WatSr. A.. .<,...,,. ,,,..u
Mr. Dartiett kept thc ap''ahainGt't: /, .aK'n
! win nm thc eopy o. ing aoutie'' HOUSE
k drenaia,' ca'e!'iliv ,wffaplea ~; H., a.,
+ "Wnat un VOW tni!!N u t''nt' ssH lts y =,
i original FOrtlluy tEAt flAu KTneGd the walls