The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-23

McPhsrson's daughter Mrs. Moore, whS
got the picture from him. lived In Thirty
sixth street only block from the gallery
He had done some business with her and
told Dr. Humphreys that he could asa
her 10 he wanted proof Of the gsnnlnenes'
Dr. 6umphrsys didnt question the
picture, CiAussn testified. until leOt OF
ioo6. when he came IN with q letter and
said: Now don't say anything until
T TS you c tbs lettsr y was rom rom i SS
Mrs. Martin. she said Il had been called
to her attention that DR. Humphrey
was the owner OF q painting by her husband
called Normandy Bridge and wrote
that she did not recall such picture or
title and would be much Obliged for .
photograph Of 10. Dr. Humphreys said:
This n the answer I am going TO make.
! Aan writing that purchased the picture
from you and have instructed you to send
her a photograph. From all cOngraiula-
tons and from the guarantee | belleve
fidence in Mr.. ClaIussn.
CiauBen testified that he then said.
In justice TO myself lets 60 aud see
Mrs. Moore She lives only "a block
away: Nell 20 and see her anu abe y. U
Dr. Humphreys assured him he didn't
need proof.
Concerning the Martin Road TO Fish
kill and the Blakelock DEVILS Rock. :
also sold to DT Humphreys, he said the
former came from Mrs. -SkOv' Of Chi
cago. who was recommended 10 send it
To him by Dawson, and he got the BlakS-
lock either from Mr. sutton or senator
Gibbs. He said that the little ledger
in which he kept such records had dis
appeared from his de~k after he found
his superintsndcnt otto kArsch. who
has testified against him. with the desk
open
When asked as TO his dealings with
artists Clausen said. IL they owed me
money they mostly didn't have u and
! had to take paintings from them. He
said the Devils Rock" looked a. II blake
lock had painted &c on q napkin and the
paint had gagged down 80 much that he
had To send IL To Dawson TO he transferred
To q panel.
Clsussn said he told DIR. Humphreys
about the inness Golden sunset, to b'a
sold NJ auction az Silo's. and after he and
his wife had studied u DIR. Humphreys
asked lausen TO go To the auction WIN
him and bid Il in. II was Knocked down
TO him for $50" Ne told OF the vish
lawyer for DIR Humphreys, when they
insistei that CIausen make restitution.
Clausen said he told them at the start
that lac wouldn't do as they asked ana
that Hanger then said. BILLY, ] want
to talk TO you. | know you're all right
and the pictures all right. but DR. Humph-
reys has made up his mind he wants his
money back and you can't AFFORD the
notoriety. He'll sue yo,I and you'll have
10 pay. Well stick TO you, but for God 5
sake give him his money hack.
STATEMENT cLAUsES SIGNED
1T stunned me testified Cl1usen
i said. This - all awful thing Bangor
said, Do give the moUcy back You
know Macbeth has talked and this boy.
Otto Karsch. has put a nail in your CONN.
when I started TO read the statement
they had prepared. which said ] knew
the pictures wers not genuine. said.
III never sign IL IA my life. It's not
true | want To call up my attorney.
I was thinking Of NV wife and ] was
thinking Of NV child. I was thinking OF
the thirsy-tive years l have been ia busl
ness. II - an awful thing To come in
such an unexpected way and demand
that I sign such a statsment when in all
my business life have never done any
thing wrong
Clausen said Mr.. white told him 90
have the hoy bring up some stationery
while he was arguing about u and saytng
that u was wrong to force a man 70 do
such = thing without giving him n chance
TO think He described the occasion as
an epoch in a mans life when he ought
Ia have a chance To think what he was
doing.
lie wrote the letter at Whites dicta-
ton like an automaton. he said. and
later the terms of restitution were settled
He said b. didn't know he wrote that
DIR Humphreys was TO have authority
to destroy ~" ALLEGED FALSE pictures and
sait he didn't get them back until after
l,. Eu.I Dr HumphT.ys for them.