New-York tribune., 1910-03-25
GIVE CLAUSEN LIE
nFaLER'S DEFENCE Is
COMPLETE.
Ms. Leggetf Says Paintings
Here Not Offered for Sale
Night Session Held.

An ero-t 90 nnish on Monday inc suit'
WIliaur r Evans AGAINST william
$50. the arr dealer over two alleged
.-,,r,ogs paintings which has already oc-
,i,l nearly tao court weeks. night
..sion uas held last night IN the supreme
,,,-- i.sfore Justice PaEe The case Nin
- 60 on to-day on account - it being
go Frass and Saturday beinE an on
ny
risiruF introduced his witnesses in
-..,,,al some 20 these last night being
r-srs and Henw a. Ranger and Z.
r.-r.s Murphy both Veu known artists
r.,-s emo has witnesses Contradicted in
-, important parts the testimony Piled
i, hv CIausen and mis- champions
.-narerty the most damaging hloN 20
.1arssns cause Was tho testimony 90 Ms
as Mcleod t.egEett widow of Francis
4 trcrett who came down from Ulster
l,urty especially to testify Mrs Ioggett
.we iuto the case through testimony
.sver fhat Ciausen caused to DO copied a
u-rs-- t1af LeEEeft had sent o. his gal
,s~ rrturrlng The copy 20 LeEEett and re-
,,rrlng fne 0r giual tlausen on Wcdnes-
Az eAnained this transaction h, say
-r that Rhen NJ LegEeti bought the
.o.ss So 80 Madison avenue Mrs leg
go ssrt for The arr dealer to see some
..rftnes aus marbles that she wished -
~ CIausen said DO bought the paintings.
t-.'usinr tnc Wzanf. Corunuing. Clauseu
nd.
.-7e re1f morning NJ Ieggett cam 20
-vrsne-ies and told me Mrs Lergett rad
=, sutro--,r tn sell the paintings and he
..~,sf then, back He asked me how
-,.-n r~off n wanted on the transaction.
ftod him there was an Original Wyanf in
n, collection. and U be- would To- ne keep
asi would send the others back
Vel rf said. : want 90 tsacf Mrs
trr-rtt lesson. Can sou have copy %
~ Wvarf made and send that back in
srssf M frc original 7 told him D could
A. ths' r would take several days He
,r-.ss and sent the twelve paintings
tscs m hs house thar day. had an
,-rs MAKE a COPS ~ The original WANT
ar .srf t 20 Mr. rcgge,ts home later. 7
ts-t mo o-.g.nl d. ms galleries
v-s lfCgsf- fatty r0ntradicted Iast night
rs~ ra- rf lhe transaction regarding
- rs.rfrre she said snc never sold
n oairunrs t0 clause. Sae ONLY sent
r. ns Ea1e-t 50 -ertecn eanvases fo~
t---asal When her husband bought rre
.r-uses --s furnishings and me uairt-
ms sr6 he uanre1 tn know rheir value.
v-s rerrarr sad she knep nothing about
10 ssrret WFauf The importan- wit
rss fr- Evans produced in court a hst
~ no r.----1s sem ra Dlausor ans tha ar
r-ss placed nr riu anon each
Rsnse- Denies Blsekrnan Story.
E,-rs- r-. r~arf.v se~ied and resented
80 charge made ru r1e stand bv The se-
f,1dsrr rr-- mo- a-tisf V-ho earlier in the
rs' r.1 -ee- witness For Evans had
nss tr rarkua- r.~. as Clnusen eE-
prrssss t a. of EO0l ITO square Tire
t--r Vh. pe~e ta KING about Tho Martin
urrEs --Ef -'alsou vas selling when
n-fudg- -a- r. -0unseI for Evans. asked
Rsurer aan-f tn.s statement The artist
rr''r se-a a-rF
-r-r.rrs 10
Laleg also repeated tra' DO to.s cIau-
~ vas isrevinE the plalc ty having
trfrgr Dawson paint in imitation ~ J
Frarrs M--rr -he larrer said THE % slr.-
ngs r-sew .Is work So closely rnat q
20 touches riu Woulc have made them
10 rr ru Nr Hatch read am entry
'1r one o' sussu.~ books showing thar
no ra6 1o.E-- painting hy HOMER T.
Nsrr f--u ls-.es 90 Ray. q transaction
fra srt Healer had nositivelE denied
'H. stand rr "Wednesday.
tnrse fr E..ans again .esrerdav went
-' -re Transactions which Tor AleNsud-r
rlmrr-r r-r-1 Sent ~ Stevens Insti-
uit had rrr i1-I~rr. producing "a iett-r
FHlrH ..s.--l .ckuov lodged thsf the
rr'lrr Nn-TaugE E~idgf rHi.. 10
f1 p. -- Humphreys az "a Marin. was
l ser Elf IHau-su asserted tlat hr
fltss- .-s picture Was genuine. TINS
a as .0r opinion end that of his ,x-
+rs 1e s-t. EA-I --Ee Hatch handed ere
Shines .rr.-
Dd 7- write i1at7 Dc asked
.-7.s b. af cietau1u. replied
-alssa
re'i.-s ras.wrH. Na- that Dr sum
ftirE ar1 r.s attorney. IoNald White
a'nar.e r.. statem-ut from Cleus-n.
---r ..r-.rls.. referring tn t1c
s-,euei-
-'ssu Hs--pr-sys 20 kssp Paintings.
l r. -a r r IAat Professor Hgm-
if a-- destroy tr. 'Normanoie
-11gt and -Ie other pictures after vol
A'aansea r-r-~s for lhem'" asael JldS-
ss..a
-ar -sm-u1er saving any slch
s Hh ASKED Professor Hum
,nf ao. '. 1rs,ros t.em"
as par'.r-s perc uHl destroyed. and
rrr. ir...-lng "Normandie
a.ler Martin. hat, been igtruClcel
1er.e .r t.. present suit
ur, farf flaf afte. tnat prafe-
rmp--a.- refused fH meet yo- or ro
'a,sE q. a. sEaIr
- t ... declared CLAUSE. Professor
'npt-s and his wife called at my place
1-t.nrs- several tlrlcs aftcr thaf"
.-'e Dr. r-mnt~e2s was asa.u called
t 'esfr't ,hat never az ans une after
--ser Uac taken back tEe painting pore
aac o ru did Hs. tHc i,ress, have any
Arss vtrH ,Ia.srH.
hl' Er. r.erf fo tIa-ser salI-riss after
NJ dIe .n. r1re asked tla-se1's lawyer.
YES .r fr- stipulation fna' az .'alsen
r non He There
H4rra~es -a.t. .r ar-Rer to flr-
ny qlos..rs ..aI Da.-aa ui1ht have
m ODD. galleries fNH nr tlree times
fn rr r.r RItr-e. ives fHere after me
.alrrt Na.r r-fa-rra and .lau9rr uai
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