The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-22
ARTIST, DOG. AND PICTURE.
THE PORTRAIT or 4 7ERRfER THAT
DfDN'T St'T7 G.iLLAGHER.
Justice Kelly Asked to Compare the produc-
ton With the orisinai-Both Taken to
tourt-Thc Painter suing for His Pay.

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tion with the Original Both Taken to
Court-Th Painter suing for His Pay.
Before Justice William IT, Kelly in the
Sixth Judicial District Court. 3ol Fourth ave-
nuc. appeared yesterday painter Of animals. n
/ dog. II painting. and the owner of the dog. Tho
| first was Mr.. Edward Sangunrtti " % West
/ Twcnty-sccOnd street: the second. Jackie; the
/ third. supposed to be- Jackie's picture. and the
last Mr.. Patrick Gallagher OF 3 Barclay street.
Tho animal was brought in n private coach
/ md kept in side room until the tire arrived
/ for dramatic effect in introducing him 10 the
court. The room was packed. The artist who
is IN illustrator for Hnrpcrs. Lcsies. and the
/ Graphic Company's illustrated publications..
began with rcciting how in November last. he
met Mr. Gallagher at their boarding house. %
/ West Twenty second street. They were intro
duccd by Major McLics who. learning that Mr..
/ Gallagher had handsome dog and would like
| picture of him. acted as n kind Of mutual
| friend in settling the terms. The price was fixed
| at $50. Mr.. Gallagher stipulated that the paint
Ing of his pet should not be- done in the artists
studio. 1913 Broadway but in his own bedroom.
| in Barclay street. SO paints and brushes and
| apparatus were taken to the bedroom whore
the picture WIS painted. and subjected TO NIr.
/ GAlaghcr's criticism about the middle Of Do
cenihcr last. A wcrk aitcrward he asked MIR.
| Gallagher how he liked the picture. vino rorlicd
| that some of his friends had laughed at the way
| the body and legs were uoriray.l Mr. Gal
| laghcr hmerlf thought that the head was very
| timely dorr. but united with his friends IN con-
| dcmning the legs.
Then the artists counsel. Chas. A. Wiley. I'M.
| covered an unframed picture and held II uplor
| Justice Kelly : criticism. Tn" hsht CANE irnm
| u Seylight. AMI never was nj TURF gallery better
fitted for showinl, IN u painting tnan the court
room Then the picture, was put on II clair
| back against the wall So that II could constantly
! Operate on the Justice = lrrlinES. Ihr picture.
! Mr. Sunguin'tti continued, WIS then. II Was
agreed. To- hv altered io suit the criticisms 81 MIR.
| gallagher. So the picture was To- -" iHkvn To
the studio to H. finished up. and Mr.. gallagher
agreed to send the dog there ut n certain time.
| Bni the dog dlln I come. ana the ART ~ wrote
| letter asking the owner To send the animal. NJ
answer came. and Mr.. SAnguinriti tried again
! with No better results. That picture. the arr 4
SAID as he lrit the witness hoN, Is not picture;
IL II unfinished. and NJ one can tell now what It
would look Ike II preparedness aud additions
Then MAJOR McI.ies described how the bur
| gam WIS siru'S IN the boarding house lasi No-
vcmhcr. The artist first asked SluO. but drop
ped to either $40 or 500 and Mr.. gallagher In-
sisted tina, II the painting oi tuc dog was good
Mr.. Ntey-li II was correct llNen'ss OF the
Mr.; L. M.Kinlcy. counsel for Mr.. GALLAGHER
N N,y now .n, IIn s ,na, MN ne wo"uh
MAJOR Mclae, answered that the Inter was not
the exact language OF Mr.. Gallagher; nut II
Jcgted. he believed. MS unsatsfat9ry.
Then. after motion 10y Mr. ekinlry TO dis
miss the cast wa, denied 10y the Justice, MIR,
John Maryuu. doE lHnrirr at 26d irarl -irrrt
said ina, he know Mr.. Gallagher and Mr.. Gal
! higher > dog. and thought that Tho picture ~.
| srnu.cd a pix 10 much Is II doc, "a dog. Tho
! l"gs IA the picture were too short, tine body not
/ luro enough and too -,luutty. iIt lrt.h MOI tns
right shuIc. ana tile u,l. worst oi ALL ~tu 't
| w IN % defiant aud uhtrusNc way. cutif'y
wanting "a the gentle ami cheerful wag ol tho
! ORIG MAJ model. lie thought thai hc ought -
! know soultiuing about doEs; lie had handled
| luuuu or lj.uuu IN his time.
IL" time nap come Tor the dog. Mr. Mrhln-
/ ley arose and. aiaIc-traiy waving Ills hind.
SAID; Bring ia the irison'r. An c"i.ut'"
/ Oi Mr.. GHNtEh"r forthwith appeared, VAIN %
/ handsome urk~h.r' niuc ana tan terrier IA his
! arms. ana set the animal on Tn" counsel table,
/ hunGrcd chlris and rlucks sounded nom Or"
si' ttiprs. ana the lively brute IHiiped L. INC
| nuOr ami no~ed arOunl under tho cnnlf-, VuiD,
~ lightning. Everybody "a 'ept the Just Eut
up 10 look Tor Jaeklr. hut his silver COAT flashed
/ in ana out. ant II was only alter b" had brushed
against tine justices lr,.s and stumbled over
! the court -t.nosrapArr> lrci that hrwt. caught
| and hoisted INTO u chair. n'Nt To- the pl'ture.
! certainty suffered by contrast ior JnrAtes mar
! was OF a blush silver tingr. and WAS a~ ilnr
| sllk. Ii WAS parted carefully from nose To tai,
along the backbone AMI brushed Ia either SIDE.
where Il lyii IN .ittc ripplcs that EliStrn"d Ike
| FURNISHED steel ana hunE over his eyes IN "a
! dl-trartlnsN sHu manner. lie much rerem-
/ blrd tMrA Morris , pet dus.
lhr dog IAN Ter sand that tho animal was
T;1"n. -ad Mr Gallagher. in n stage aside.
! :" ! r, u-"t ,tlAr 500 i0r him..
Mir. liWurd Nri~un sHd that he WAS there
| when iur DETERMINES nude. and that Mr.. Ghia-
Ehrr Mtnl'd ~" u'S i".ni'd W. - l'r stood,
| or hr dGn want tnn lurur". Nj. NHn.utnrui
brought the Ilctur" % ; Barclay street. ana lrit
II, sayln. taoi u Wa1 ilusn"I. ~ : ili.".rn "u
tue r'-ut ui tn" uttist Murk WAS tlat tur ninI
| quarters n tae III tur" were not h!1.h enough.
| Tho head WIS correct. u was nrlgut and
| sunny, hut tAc body wis thrown too much IA
the s1"d" Ii WAS dead and Hat. Tho tall too.
WIS tDV uuru ourkrd ~.
1hru Nlr. Gallagher admitted that he agreed
! t. pay Nr. S.ngulnrtt 80 for "a picture OF
ackir hut ~ ne wis no Judge ol paltilng he
| - llulatrd at the time that ne W,Gli Trly upYn
/ IL" Iul-meit ni ou" WHO Is a JUDI. lie could
! NOT i"u"mirr to MuOnl me- showed the pltnlr;
NH..r II Ff4 4 int