New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-24
MADE CLARK MANSION
HIS ART WAREHOUSE
Dealer, Says EmpIoye OF Ex-
Senator, Used Fifth Avenue
Mansion for Storage.
OWNER REFUSED TO BUY
Then Pictures Sent on Ap'
proval Were Not Removed,
Despite Protests-Mag-
nate May Be Mad. y

How the 100000 Fifth avenue home
OF former Senator William A. Clark OF
Montana. became a warehouse for a COL
lection Of paintings, unknown 10 the
Senator himself was disclosed yesterday
al his office. And when the Senator gets
back from Europe there's no doubt ne II
be angry. according to one OF those III
his employ
Last March. II was said by this en-
ploye. Seymour Thurbsr. OF Chicago be-
gan importuning the Senator ABOUT some
naint,ngs he wanted the millionaire art
collector to look over.
He kept asking for permission to sho"
them" said the man In the Senator
office, until finally Senator Clark ac-
auiesced. He thought Thurber oniy
wanted TO show one or two, but instead
he had twelve OF them. Thurber was
there to open up the box and show them
10 Senator Clark. and when the Senator
saw them he said there was nothing
doing"
The Senator. IL was added, put the
whole matter out OF his mind and thought
they had been repacked and shipped out
Of his house that day. lie had no Idea
that these pictures wero 10 hgure IN
story that he vas about to buy for Ss.-
900 pictures which were said originally
to have been bought by a dealer for
500 and sold TO their present owner
for sl25.oo0.
We'll" continued the Clark employe,
"Thurber asked the superintendent OF the
q. IL, D...rrnfi ~ he could
leave them there until he could send for
them, which was 20 he presumably the
next day But Thurber did not send for
the paintings Meanwhile Senator clark
went away After waiting about four
months the superintendent wrote 10
Thurber to come and set his paintings,
aying the Senator's house was no storage
warehouse and that good nature had
been imposed on Rowcroft didn't know
whether To- stick them out on the side-
walk or not guess Thurber had some
clients In the East he wanted 10 let know
his paintings were IN the Senator's
house"
Eventually the superintendent in
quiries were rewarded by an order from
r. g. Bennett. OF Chicago. nephew Of Il.
y. Clark. Of Los Angeles. owner OF the
pictures. 20 ship the same to the latter
and II was declared that the owner con-
hrmod the order
so they were shipped about two weeks
ago" said the Clark employe. They
were sent 6. q. u. and We haven't heard
ANYTHING more about them
Asked what he thought the Senator
would have TO say when he got back, the
employe said
Hell have something u say. all right
and he's going 10 be mad.
Reports have had IL that there were
fourteen paintings I'm the collection which
were 20 coldly received by the Senator
They were ascrihed 10 Hogarth. Vatican
and Turner twelve by the FIRST artist.
At bankruptcy hearing in Chicago on
September IS IL was said that r.. =. Clark
OF Los Angeles. had bought the paintings
from Tomlinson. Humes. Inc. the alleged
bankrupt DE Luxe Trust for $500
and II was said that the sales contract
with r. T.. Clark stipulated that the pict-
ures were 10 be sold for not less than
$3.50 90. Thurber was said 10 be employed
by the firm as its art expert and au-
thentic man"