The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-16

o. the lato Senator McFherann 70 his
dsaShtsr ~ho IN turn l-ft II 20 her aunt.
get letter from Mrs ssArIes confirming
ne p@s,gree ] LETT The picture IN his
: galle-v for hiui 80 exhibit Tor a time, hut
~ never gave further e,id-Dce ~ ts
genulnsness When asked him for the
ls''eV he ss'd Mrs SearIes vas travelling
abgoad and he finally told me that she
had 4 cd on her ~ from Egypt 20 India
and never gp' the letter
w Humphreys sad 'ha, IN Aprtl ~
he same veIr ~ saw another uaintIng IN
, lau~en --uslio that vsS a',rihu,sI 80
Martin 'lAUgsn >s'l u had bN~p ssHi
4 rom 'h1cago - H. sold here IL 80
IN The Road 70 Fishklil Mr. Humph
TeNs ns'd s7S' tor - he had paid sa.EO
tci Normandy Bridge II 'hs spring
- that YEAR tlsu~ssn solb bim a picture
Attributed - Ralph RlasslnCk. Assem-
lung ~ he Indian thief nder Devils
h'cA which hs h.''Ight for ~ .0O'. turning
n as rart hang" - real Rlakelock. ~
$50 The on- he gnt frrTr ClAu~~n WASH
. hiakelncN. he said
pr HumphEeys declared that under the
guidance ~ Ila,H-en no bcslght a picture
aitrie'ited o. George lnnes. Golden sun
>si. whlcn vas sold AZ AUCTION az Silo'H
" ~s- beautiful picture ami I gu' IL
Tot G.Sr' after HOtne stru@Ele, said the
wrne~- 'ti,usen sat bs<ide me and
did Oh" budding ! pad hlm fur the
l,'"'ur". ". Humphreys SAN That a
hs,s.n ma 10 Tor reprudalctioR IA ScTibPTT'a
and Mr.. Brnwusll WosIld MT Accept II
The ''I, W's sent ~ Mrs. Martin, who was
getting pui a volume ~ memoirs and
vas 'Npli~CtInk infCuua tion about her
h'isailnd'- p,Ctures. She questioned the
eenuine''ess - the picture. Then DR.
Humphreys tried without success To find
Inemhsr- uf senator hCPhersou's family
and later concluded that none of his Mar
tins was genuine.
Mr.. HnmphIeys put the matter in the
hnnds 1t his counsel. Howard e. White.
who gtt Henry " Ranger. the artist. u
act with him They rrranged with CLlu-
san that Dr Humphreys WAS 20 return
the Uicturc-. md that in place of them
'l'u~en would give money ur other pic
lures. Mr.. Ranger and Mr.. White looked
over the gallery MI found not enough that
Dr Humphreys would take TO compen-
s~ite hun, and thea h. got a little cash
end took "a mortgage for the rest DT.
Hum phrsys produced certificates Of guar
anty that TIA us~n hci given with the
pictures. The real Blikelock that Mr..
Humphreys traded hlck for half the
price Of the other WIS ~MUOniight he
said
do YOU ~all yourself an expert
asked Mr. Iisner IN CruSI-e ANIMATION.
Decidedly not said Df Humphreys.
laughing. He - au engineer
HcnIy " Ranger testified
My attention was tirst called 10 Near
Newport by Mr.. Clausen after he had
sold ~ 10 Mr.. EVans IL had not ee.An
delivered and ! told Mr.. Clausen I Was
sorry he had sold II 10 Evans l told him
! dldn' think II was good enough for the
Evans collection. and he said t was the
lest h.. had bAen able 20 obtain at that
time saw II occasionally In the next
Two or three year,, and nav attention was
drawn 10 L particularly after the settle
ment or DR. Humphreys claim In
tNi- KING over Normandy Bridge which
diSliked from the first. i flashed across
my iuind that had disliked Near New
port aud The Old Mill in the same way
Iskei Clausen II hs was sure his source
Og information reRs riding the anthem
ticity Of those TWO was all right. and he
GId =, was absolutely all right i don't
Ike them ! said Are YOU sure He
repeated that he was sure. ana ! told
HIM that u there was any doubt about .
them hy. ought - 90 right 70 Mr. Evans
and agr"e - take hack the pictures
ask Il tlsusen where no got them
and h. rCi.ilsd That's q secret. can't .
gave any information about II asked
!um % hc lad anv documents. and he said
h0 had had done all ! could az the time ,
and dropped the subject.
Mr. Ranger said that Mr.. Evans then !
got him TO go over TO the CorcorAn G~I- +
lery 20 see II this pictures there wer'' {
genuine. and he decided thas they were
not Ho,sSer Martins. he saw them again 2
!. - Friday az Mr. EvRns's store and
had chtnre to ssse tho back OF the canvas
str-t"n'r lac wood Of the strefChsr
had l'"r sta med and Ia" took out TIA" p-gs
- So. g It h@t h--en done deliberately
nd tpunp that IN" stain had run down
INTO ri.- holes for The Peg and had pId-
di"I on ~" sdg0 hk" varnu-h.
What Was tn" necessity for the stain
ing
I n.g-r heard that tn. re- vas any oc-
".--iuh for 90 or that u was done. Its only
Dec; would lee TO give an Appearance Of
o. - 70 tho sfrttCheT II confirmed my
optuiun that tn" picture was not genuine.
hat dad You discover about the Old
MIL.
-Th. str-t-h.r appeared 70 he normal.
bat the uzlu w. showed "a squares under
meath the -trctch-r and I saw that the
Cluva, had t---n painted over - cover
a previous lie. IN Oh IN. canvas
~ to -Aft.rdOou "a Midfisid.- attrlb-
10 a - Inn.s- which was examined under
ia" anne circumstance. Mr Ranger said
y had b.Su stained ~ was Near New
'oTt -ud h. was satisfied that Il was not
< mum"
concerning his share IN the negotiations
o.er the rP n nrs tl4u>cp sold 1" DE.
dumul.rry- Mr u nger "a thst tlCu-en
C'il,.i h.- attent On 20 -NoTmg uuv Bridge
al hrs store NJ Ranger dsdnf lik" u
~ sid q -s'.iu'.d 80 ! =" very fresh lie
told n. h- h1d he'd 10 have 4 good dsg ~
r,ss,oruk done. the i''trIrp was IN rad
CONDITION u To- O. CrTla'n point re
storing - all rcht % I aid nothing
W.. fb.u me- to- ,HV not IN : Ss'rp gufOTN
..I.utlt ne utCttIr, "a, he he'd sold % 10 Dv
Ilunluhr-ys I, ~hCH I'd very 'rc-h u
-BY,- and hive -ksd myself a. dorm
Z 'fn... lines. nv did','t .ks NINE - NOR.
thoroughly. ~" rrEs"n prid little at ,
t~uti"u 2" Il was h..cait-s ] dIdut like |
~
Nr Ranger ~atd thai Dr Hum -,hreys ,
c,.Ius o." him ~ 1917 nd a-H.'' HIM - |
cr|' yYr to have Ci,u-en iua \" rpsIltu- |
Q Iop Ha nd NJ VII 9" went 10 see iaiI~an .
, -l g. har they TOLD whit they had come
TDr I l.II..u -esHisd To- - ~ t. pIeCer 4
=" - -Ncrrignd, Rr,dgs" vs. III !
rrt.. aud W. RsugeT rspliod 4
.t,f.. th- took 70 y l"r yo' Ihoy 70 ]
F.s..t, ~. ~. N.f"fsr-Ct- and they -ay they
d.,iu't 20 "A. III" Ui"fuT" VOW I'D en-
t,.rr,., 'Dttu ~ e. 1.-au talkrrS rd 'link
'-r,i rts,I' - 80 the righ' 'hipE
lrfl-..n then crlls Ira". Mr. Rsng-r
u 80 when be- stood up hiN To hold
~ g.. 80. lspc. of q Oh r. ana heid on to
10 y rs hon hS m", - S'ro-- Tire room f.,
l...,"r ..I % bee would return the money '