The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-29
THE DUCHESS TlIATWASL0ST
mn oiTNSBOROrGH's GREAT PIC
TfgE BE FOuND IN NEW York;
,.er, of the Firm that Paid $4,000 for
!, y,kinx m Tnort FOR Its Wceovery- ry-Fre-
.,,v. NrgotIniions with the Thieves which
.-l,.A Ihrrc Thom.mnd GmInens a AZ ed.

rntlrd Three Thousand cuinehs ASKED.
A. ,n, auction sale Of Mr. Wynn-Ellis's
,,noeioi of pictures in London. May 6. 1876. |
r,insh,r.uEh's famous Duchess OF Devon
,hire. sa- sold TO Mr.. Agncw the woll- l-known
iopd,u picture dealer. FOR ovor $4,000. per
,,ns tho itlca., price ever paid for portrait |
,,snau.t on sale. 1t was placed on exhibition |
,naro,n of the New British Exhibition, 800 |
0JHoul street London. und attracted immense |
nr,np, of visitors. The night Of the 25th Of
NAV fI wing. less than three weeks after its
,rrcha.e. the picture was stolen by thieves.
,eh,.. "a Dr. ituc-s and daring havc only been
s,uallcl ia the theft of Murios st. Anthony
from uir walls Of the cathedral IN vile. This
isncr urc-or at least the stoon portion
vos twill hc remembered recovered in this
civ and -aut back 10 Seville 1t seems now
rrobah.r iiat the beautiful Duchess may also be
found 100 N.w York and restored to its owner.
Butnui. has been discovered us to the way
IN which ihr Gainsborough was stolen. II had
been removed from the Kilt frame. in which 1t
huns e.sIn-t the wall. and had been neatly cut
from the stretching frame which was left stand
ing ON is .tc leaning against n sofa. The work
was a, ,drntly that Of no unprasticcd. hand
tho picture had bocn completely removed.
leagn- nothing hut the clcau-cut canvas
on vii. .l it lad been mounted whom lined. Tho
gn' "'"' ''" Wv ""',' n'"'t' - N" "'u
nov ~ ''."' "C ~ 70 ''O
VINO 'n N'V"'.Ss iN"3't' "V "p"' 80. .l. al
lyany marks of what had been done beyond
SOM crumpling OF the drapery in front Of the
picture The room was not more than ten feet
square. having only ono window looking out
upon B mi street There was another window
however which was blocked up and covered
with cloth hangings like those on the wall A pas
.a. ,,v l.l from the room a. n largo -ollarv of
rN- ""' - mn, 80 - - t.,.i
Nat'r-''i'f ut"Wlhss' Inc "lhup" was louhu
raised about two feet from the sill. and on the
leois nut,ii wer. distinctly Visible th. marks
'"'' "' "a, W. w.
oi mayed shoe. As lAc Nihho" nav mo tlhu.
II any light had been used during the work Of
,', ,.id in MI ,.rGtii''t,. rovc Eo,,,
''' .. "IUN' 80 "''
noticed hy the policemen IN the street who
werr uware that no ono lived In tho house,
o,t ,t..,. ,,, t,.,,i.i H., ,i.,, .f,r tho ,i.ors
M" "',' II, ''T s"'U'" w ''' st" "'
night A porter was employed fo attend 10 the
fastening of the door, at n fel.taul to opeu them
,,
III 'h' ihorhihs' ms duties mao pe'h "'lehd'u
T. the night of the theft. and IN the morn
en-. T., found tbo door. f,srourl os he
~ a., - M, i1,..il -. t.-...,I
ma ''' 'nrtn' lHo Uli'' cv"H nave "l"Pp'u
..d an tro,r ,bo wirco,r I'M, tho
a., -.o... -, ,..,, d. -, -
hhnir "'.- -tr's'-i+leMlloNl N'ihA observed
TAc wind w was at a con-id"raTi0 f-i--t--ff.1..-
tho Ground. and. Ind the thief been within the
uu'''nI' h"''hg come a. Nl7'''r ana s''r.'u
uhh,HN loI MN 10 ape "'Nl'u' u'.'e'lvh'
whether IN the nish' oy the window or ai'er the
plnce Wa opened in the morning. Besides tho
eniranes O., tie hou-e from, fle str,at there was
s,,,.. .,.tr,,,.,, I.,. 80, -, ,,.,t,,., int,
nh".Ne' 'h'I'h'r ny s'"e "o"r oVehlh. 'h'V
yHii tsr1ugh which persons oi various occu-
pati3n- MISSED To- some stables and In shoe forge