The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-25
..DONNYBROOK FAIR" STOLEN.


aLEw's PAINTING CUT FROM IT'S FRAME IN
NEWARK, N. H. AND CARRIED OFF,
Some time during Thursday night or early yester-
day morning thieves entered the restaurant of
Thomas Jones, In No. 2l9 Market street. Newark N
j., cut from its frame Glew's mammoth sized paint
ing of "Donnybrook Fair and escaped with it, From
the neat way in which the canvas was cut from the
frame there appears to be doubt that the
thieves appreciate the value of the painting
and the possibility Of turning it into
cash. The picture the property of Mr.. Jones.
He became possessed of IL at the time Of the artists
death. having advanced large sums to Glew and
subsequently TO Clovis widow. This is the picture
which was described in the HERALD OF September %
last In the course of a remarkable family history
given under the caption OF "Read-a-tilew," which
set forth the claims of the Glews to the
nsirshp %, ,er s' nss. estate in a., Wales,
lish Court of Chancery for over twenty-five
years. The picture just stolen is not the first
'.Donnybroor' painted by Glew. who a native of
Dublin. but the second. The first one was painted
in garnet in Beaver street. this city, exhibited at
the banquet of the knights of st. Patrick. March H.
1865 and was subsequently stolen and sold to
New York house furnishing dealer now
deceased. who treated Glew very shabbily in the
matter The second "Donnybrook'' was designed
10 fur outstrip the hrst Glew being resolved to
revenge himself on his enemies and at the same time
establish his fame an artist This work Of art
was spread over a canvas as large Us one wall of
moderate sized room. II contains thousands of
figures and portraits OF OCouncll samuel Lover,
Carleton. "Zozymus'' aud many other noted
Irish authors. orators and celebrities. This painting
TO be the oef dosrre Of the artists life. ON 1t
he worked day and night and often with pinchcd
stomach. To maintain himself and wife--they had
no childron--the furniture of their homo and tho
clothing in their wardrobe was sold bit by bit and
piece by piece. just rs he had about completed tho
picture and while he in Conncc at collect
ing funds due him for portraits no was robbed
third time and all his collections taken
from him. Weary worn and heartsck no re-
turned 10 his home. He taken III in his
homo near the Newark meadows. q most unhealthy
spot, but with the merit of having cheap rents
Poor 9lcw's last days were cmbittercd by the pangs
of chill pcnury aud by the knowledge that his death
would leave his beloved wife alone in a strange land
frendloss and pennilcss. She has for years been
eking out the barest subsistence in wretched home
In Newark. Recently she was ordered to vacste the
house in which she stopped unless she paid rent
which heretofore had not been exactcd. Her claims
TO the estate In the hands of New YORK lawyers
but owing to 1.-The laws delay" and her lack of
funds II is doubtful IL she will reap any benefit from
Read-a-G cw tor many years TO come, IL ever.
Clew valued his picture at $4,000 when 10 would
be entirely finished which IL was not when he died
MIR. Jones considers his painting worth fully half
that amount.