New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-09-29
BIG SWlNDl.E IN LONDON
T5co Americans Get Nearly $3.50 O00
By Fake" Art Erhibit.

The police and organized charity authorizes -
This city are wondering as 70 the identity AZ 49,
two Americans who have recently suesedsa =
swindlins 2hilanthrOpic LondOners on the a.,
scheme OF an unauthorized press artists evbgs,
ton and benefit. Under the names Of II. warsr.
bury and Z j. Kelney they carried on siz,p,
taneousiy two schemes Of this sort. and are sal,
to have realized nearly S2J0GOO in subscrint,o~-
The London Aail' finally learned OF their ~,
erations and exposed them. Kenney is said -
have returned to this country. Waterbury, d.
parted for Paris without giving any ACCOUNTING
ot funds collected OF making any defence
so thsy nave cropped out over there with
their bogus press club scheme" said Iusuector
McCiUsky yesterday. 1T is an old one in rh..
country ana ABOUT played OUT. The iast trouoI4
we had With il was when a couple OF eIsver
young men planned an exhibit or press arrjsrs
drawings at the Waldorf few years az, Tbs,-
eEdeaVOTed to realize in advance and we've t,r-
OsSlnnlng TO reap a harvest when We closed Thar,
up We have had no request from London To-
the apprehension of Kenhey. il he has CONS ~
this country. as they say.
Waterbury began his operations in Ion5on
last December by engaging the galleries OF the
ROYAL Institute at Painters IN Water Colors IN
FlccadiIly, Tor eleven days in June. Then he an
nOunced an exhibition OF original drawings car
ICONS. caricstuTeS and sketches with a r.rr16e.
OF famous artists as contributors Hs -,
worked up list of patrons. most Of whom ulaSa
hberal subscriptions. with the undersr9ndjve-
mat they would be allowed 20 take pictures -
svhf
ott1on. His fake society was called The pres
and Magazine Artists of Great Britain ana tba
proceeds OF the show were TO 60 TO needy nraes
writer's ana SrtiStS. In the liSt OF patrons an
Peared the names OF the Duke Of Abercorn tha
Duke OF sutherland. the Marquis Of london
derry. the Marquis Of Salisbury. eleven earls
thirteen lords and twenty-five members OF Par
lament. 20 say nothing Of a score OF knighrs
many army and navy officers and Untitled per-
sons.
The exhibition was post oned from tir7a IN
time and few artists who had offered picturAs
Tor exhibition began 70 get anxious When the
papers began 70 ask questions il developed that
Waterbury had friendly rival in his scherna in
z j. kenney, general manager OF The Press
Artists League OF England He advertised an
exhibition the proceeds Of which W ere to be used
to erect new press club in London. Re had no
dlhculty IN getting patrons and Subscriptions
Tor time When subscribers became sus-
pic'ous and asked questions he attempted to NAV
on the well known repUts tiOu and standing %
me Associated Press in an effort 10 assure them
that the league was really connected with ths
newspaper world He ussd a rrinfsd bSs5t-
which Rad The Associated News INCORPORATES
under The laws Of the state OF New-Yor[: head
ONCE. NO. -116 NaSSaU-st.. NeW-York In this
letter be asked the fullest investigation. ans
many were treasured. Kanneys chief field Of ac-
ton was in Liverpool Though he by no means
gave Waterbury a monopoly OF the london
field
The last London papers received here contain
editorials demanding that warrants be issued
fer the Swindlers. They blame the AUTHORITIES
Tor permitting kenuey 20 return 20 America ard
express the fear that WATERBURY Will foIlo-r Nfo7
unless prompt action is taken.