New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-18
SUES FOR HER PAINTINGS VARIETIES, ROOFS, PARKS
Rich Widow Says She's Victim
of a S35, 900 SWindIe.
SNAPPED FOR REAL ESTATE
Mrs. G. H. Anderson Alleges the
Property Involved Already
Had Been Foreclosed.

Mrs. Catherine H. Anderson, rich
widow, began proceedings yesterday in the
Supreme Court TO recover several oil paint
ings, valued ut more than $4,000. which
she said she had turned over TO one OF the
defendants I'm exchange for some property
which Mrs. Anderson subsequently discov-
cred did not belong to the person who was
represented as the owner, and that the
property had already been foreclosed on a
mortgage The paintings which Mrs. Ander-
son said were taken from her on fraudu-
lent representations and their values were:
Corot $500; J. Francis Millet. $3.50:
George Tnness, $3.50; Troyon 5000; Zeim,
5000 Roybet 5000: Melssonier, 5000;
Jacquet 500. and Iazos. 500
The defendants in the action are James
D. Waring. Mrs. Josephine Warng, his
Wife; Gregory Cannon and the Lincoln
Safe Deposit Company. Mrs. Anderson is
the widow NJ John Anderson. who was
president Of the Commercial Telegraph and
Cable Company. He died in 1901, leaving
his valuable collection of oil paintings 10
his wife.
The plaintiff said that she had no knowl-
edge of business affairs or real estate. She
first met Waring i'm August. 1911 lie said
that he was an art dealer, and that for %
per cent commission he would sell the
collection Of canvases owned by Mrs An
derson. Warning saw the pictures in the
plaintiffs apartment and appraised their
value at $3.50 In February Warlng rep
resented 10 the widow that Gregory Gan
non, whom he knew owned certain valuable
property at New Rochelle. and that an
exchange might he effected, Mrs Anderson
giving the paintings for the real estate.
She alleged that Waring declared that the
property could he sold for 5000 He said
Cannon was a wealthy book publisher and
a son-in-law Of Mr.. Cooper. Of siegel,
Cooper & Co"
Gannon's wife had left him. Waring went
on, according to Mrs, Anderson. and that
was why he found life in New Rochelle
distasteful. There was a mortage Of SS5 90
on the property. the art dealer told the
widow. The swap could te made If she
would give ten Of her paintings in exchange
for the Cannon homestead All that Warlng
wanted for engineering the deal was ONE
half OF the proceeds above $4,000, which
Mrs. Anderson might get for the property.
The exchange was made on February e..
Warning selected the ten paintings. on
March she got the deed 10 the property.
But II was all fraud. Mrs. Anderson al
legged. and Cannon never owned the proper
". He ls a lawyer who sells law books;
he Is not the son-ln-law Of Mr.. Cooper or
Of any one else for that matter, not being
married at all. and Mrs. Anderson said he
was used as a dummy in the transaction
by WarinR and n lawyer acting for him.
Warning and Cannon are also fighting for
the paintings All tho pictures. with the
exception Of two which. II ia said. Warlng
sold for $50 are In the Lincoln Safe De-
post Company's vaults. Cannon brought
an action in the Municipal Court against
Waring and got a writ Of replcyin for the
canvases, placing their value at 500. War
ing won that suit, and Mrs. Anderson said
that she thought Cannon and the attorney
for the art dealer were trying 10 settle tho
case among themselves out OF court
As to the property AZ New Rochelle. Mrs.
Anderson alleged that II belonged TO War
Ing, and that on Jauary 10 foreclosure
action on a $4,000 mortgage was brought
against Warlng. Tho property was sold
under the foreclosure proceeding after
Waring had failed to extend the mortgage.
the price being 81. $40 for the property that
Waring represented as Of s75.o value
Mrs. Anderson obtained yesterday an In
junction to prevent the sale Of tho paint
ings or their removal. and she also wants
an accounting.