The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-25
SAYS CLAUSEN KEPT PICTURE
>ENTBICk COPI. NOT ORIGINAL,
DE:LIREN .WRS. LEGGErT.
HAT GhsrGr against Picture Dealer aG
Nirht session Of Evans suit Experts
Tr-t'FS That Two OT the Paintings
~ Dispute Mere Not Transferred.

'' Res Mcleod Ieggett. widow
o I.Ir... y L>ggntt. went on the wit
r. sand a. ~ ociock last night m the
n, William T Evans against Will
rHi.l-an and Co1trtdictei ths tss-
O.. r. ~ Cau,an that her husband
II IN tHf'nilnt - -snd him a.
..s 70 Wyan, he owned and keep the
o.. ,r a. "a order 20 teach Mrs. leggett
--on for selling his pictures without
.Gtror,fv Ciau~rn had testified thar
-ut g. DO for seventeen pictures
as hat hc was permitted to keep tho
or.nnl WvIut 49, his profit whsa Mr.
I.-rr'' took the pictures hack
Some time N about 1872 said Mrs.
Irsrr'' we bought the Harper house
~ Madison avenue. with ntmber Of
r4.r'ugs and a lot OF statuary It con
tanned 4 few months later We wan ted
O. STOW how much We had paid for the
It.rtrngS and how much for the house.
=. after discussing Il with Mr. LegRett
| asked Mr.. ClauSen 10 come up 20 the
house and look at the paintings We
had no thought OF selling the pictures
and d,d not offer them TO Mr.. Claussn
When he had looked at the paintings
he wanted - take them down TO his
EuIfIN. anu I NpuNtnNt-u I give nifl "a
= ~ an the PAINTINGS. They remained
O. his gallery for a few months.
-Dr YOU know when Mr.. Leggett first
became aware that "A copy Of the Wyant
had been returned and not the originate
N was last season or the season before
thai a, orr country place in Ulster county.
H. came IN one day perfectly amazed
and sad he had heard that his Wyant
the copy sent TO him. He said he didn't
believe II. hut would investigate 1t nj
oncc
Mrs. Leggett SAID on CToss-examina-
trr that Clausen bought 500 worth 81
marble that was IN the house, hut that
Ere still owns all the pictures, all hut two
lsng in her Madison avenue house Mr.
Flsner asked il Mrs Laggc;t sold her
husbands engravings without his knowl-
edge and authority. and she sad Sh" did.
He tried 10 get them back and couldn't.
They didn't have any disagreement over
the sale. and she was 'Ur' there WIS NO
Enlargement over the paintings She
sad she iidnt think the engrnvInRs and
the paintings were sold the same day.
Mr Hatch Evans counsel. had brought
out on Cross-"NauinatIon that CIau~Nn
go' So for Francis u L"gGrtt's
original WANT which he ~aid hs had
COPIED AZ the suggestion ~ Mr. Leg
60 - teach Mr. Lacgett not - sell
a-y 'r0-c pictures without her nus
h.Ia hrpvlcdy". and that Col. II 4
NH..r. vhn. Hansen >avs. bought the
n-...rsl Ircsc-L Mvant with know ledge
t..- 70 tI5 been copied Is dead
rN. ,'v know of any one you've dealt
.-.. rnlj a'lc - he here eXcSpt Daw-
- asked Nj Hatch
'aa question vas objected to. Claussn
Es.., .. ~ Mr. Moore. the owner % the
'-.I Martin Normandy Bridge
r. o. HIn'ph-cys compelled him -
o.. faHt o. dead. a, ~ her niece. Mrs
.... y.'. ClaIsen says. sold him the
.ar... ,IaISan saId h. rad made NJ
,Fn.' o. 'iri Ms Sk0y ~ Chicago. who,
200 20 81 did hiU IN a:tribItcd MARTA
-.o43 t.-hEI.- vhI,h he took back
fr,u ~ Hum1ar"y~ altaoucn by IN. Ing
b.. ID. .puld have cleared up the history
o .a. picture he declared that Henry
" .a.ser. ,ae artist, and IN. ~ 80"
V-.,.a~ Tor the plaintiff, demanded
..r.lr..nail- Tor inducing other artists
=, -a.., uIIet about pictures alleged b.
O.. b.EG-
, soy 'asii'ied that Dr Humphrey
hu.-I- fifteen or eighteen pictures from
hirl afr be. rad made restitution and
rolled on Ms alignment in rejecting the
Janungs
Justice Page took a hand in the esami-
ralon Il Clau-au Nh"n he was testIfying
about the DRIVING N.st-- attributed Ia
WANT which vas included IN IN. Evans
SAFE and which vas sent "a DaN son U be
raraIched by the order = Evans. Clausen
a. 70 was common talk among the ar
tsf- that Driving Mlscs- was not genuine
ba,arss H. was only "a sk etch when ~
ve,. % lawson llaus"n said II didn't
lros u.a q Wyant U hi m because he knew
u history 81 the picture and was preJu |
dIrei AKA rst &C. lie said he had To stand
IT, -dIclle ~ the picture because H. az
Cr".ar'luK the .ale
80. got Mrs WANT IN sign u IN spite /
Of '-at. d.1n YOU ask I'D Justice Page |
-l9iar Mr. Eyans' request
trItDu WlgRInS m" ARTIST called m [
r".a.'a was Questioned about Driving (
Mo- he SAD he ono" owned ~. lie |
So 'r" picture m IN" Evans safe and ~ I
~. rr' changed "a app"arauc" sine" n" I
i.f ',oept tina ~ had a nigh varniSh /
an .,' i.."rl -. gn.i
f-.-.G"'.r HgnlHrsvs ~ Stevens In ,
." a-rrIS..t a le't..T IiaIs"n gave |
o.. "."r t- N'Ignt Road 'o Fl~hkili. /
r.t- Urged 10 B." from Mr- Skov /
g O. ..''.r street nIcagp ~" letter .
- . o." picture had been owned pv .
10. ..'I and cost him 8! 80. Br
.-s. ug.d $50 ior y
|f..rHr.y- I-u'-d rha' ne haI
r .rF ,.a'gr". rom tiau~"n .tii"r .
800. and sai Bot" refused T..
H. -. rnUr'u~ After 'hG' %"
-.I....E r".lu.Tt'y To- select
Pc. terms IT ~" Ts>fItv
...Gu r"rfnl' itiI-'.n 10 MAI
. 'H.pH. VINO has hccl TO-. 3
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rr.r p" hHd cNamI':n.
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'......rs 'ha' m" picture
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