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THE FAKED REMINISCENCES.
HOW THE FORGERY WAS TRACKED.
HESKETH-PEARSON ARRESTED.
:
The book of faked reminiscences "The Whispering Gallery," of whose publica tion and exposure an account appeared in a recent issue, was written by a Mr. Hosketh Pearson, an actor, who has play ed minor parts at West End theatres.
The Daily Mail gives the following account of the negotiations between Mr. Hesketh Pearson and Mesars. John Lane for the publication of "The Whispering Gallery.
CHINESE GODS STOLEN.
900-YEAR-OLD CARVING ON IVORY TUSK
LONDON SHOP RAID..
Two well-dressed men recently stole from a shop in Queen Victoria-street, London, a 200-years-old tusk, carved with figurer of Chinese goda,
and told the assistant, irs. Baxail, that About o'clock they went into the shop they had been sent by the proprietor to collect some money for concert tickets. which he had bought from them.
Mrs. Bozali was suspicious, and refused to part with money, telling the men to wait.
While her attention was distracted one of them, who was standing behind his
There were present at the meeting:- Mr. B. W. Willett (Chairman), Mr. JH. Crocket (Vice-Chairman), Mr. H. W.companion, seized the tusk Both then Carr-Gomm, Mr. Ronald Boswell, and Mr. Allen Lane (Secretary),
Mr. Allen Lane told the first part of the story. He said:
•
"The name given to me by Mr. Hesketh Pearson as that of the diarist responsible for the book The Whispering Gallery, which was not to be divulged to anyone not even a fellow-director-without the permission of the author, was that of the Rt. Hon. Sir James Rennell Rodd.".
Mr. Lane admitted that when Mr. Hesketh Pearson first approached him with the manuscript he did not require
that the name of the alleged author
should be communicated to him in writ ing or be authenticated in any way.
Anxious to find out whether the sup posed diarist was a person likely have known the famous people mentioned in the book," said Mr. Lane, "I looked up
Who's Who," where I read this"
Mr. Lane pointed to the biographic note under the name of Sir Rennell Rodd
"Who's Who."
ід
As regards the slipshod style of the book, a representative of the firm pointed out that they did not regard the manu- script as being word for word what had been written by the diplomat in question. Mr. Lane knew that Sir Rennell Rodd had written extensively, but believed, us the firm believed, that the book had been written up from a rough diary kept by him.
Chairman's Account.
The following is the story told by M Willett, the chairman:
On Nov. 19th, after the Daily fail's first attack on this volume of faked memoirs, we saw Mr. Pearson, and told him he must get in touch with the author. and obtain an answer to the Daily Mail criticism.
He came back and saw Mr. Allen Lane and myself.
p
Cashed out of the shop, and they separ and in different directions among the crowds in the street..
Painted in Colours, The proprietor of the shop told a Press a similar robbery representative that occurred about a month before, when another valuable ivory figure was stolen.
"The nominal value of the ivory tusk carving," he said, "is about £20, but to those collectors who specialise in this particular branch of Chinese art it was warth macb more.
Both men were about 40 years of age,
English.
thick-set, and obviously the robbery, was
A curious feature of that the thieves appeared to have deânite knowledge of the value of their plunder.
This portion of ivory task, with raised Agored carvings painted in colours, is hollow, and known in the trade as a spill. vase. It was 12-14 inches high, and was the most valuable thing on the shelf in the shop.
Unless the thieves planted" it on another art dealer before a description was circulated it would not be easy to sell without detection.
We at once held a meeting and dia. cussed the withdrawal of the book.
We accordingly rang up Mr. Hesketh Pearson and said, it would be necessary to have the author's instructions for with drawal, as there was gathering evidence which made us think that this should be done.
"Bather Glad.",
He replied; I think the author will be rather glad.
Later Mr. Pearson said: 'It is all right. I have telephoned to him and he agrees to instruct you to withdraw the book. The printers were at once ordered to step reprinting and a notice of with. drawal was issued.
That day we decided to call a meet- ing of the directors for 10.30 on Sunday morning, so that we could have a dis session with Mr. Pearson there. We told Mr. Pearson at the meeting that we were not quite satisfied and that he had got to prove his connection in some way with the supposed author.
"On Friday night he was given alias of specific questions and aked to get re plies to them. He went away with the questions. which dealt with points of criticism raised by the Daily Mail, and later he telephoned to say that he had seen the author and had got the answers, "On his return he said-producing small typewritten form I have had an awful time with the author: I have had the greatest difficulty in getting this from him. He is very excited and goes off at We slso suggested he should hold a the deep end. He has said, among other telephonic discussion with the author things, that it is my fault; that I have with the secretary of the company list- given him all this publicity and that heening in the room. He said the diarist did not "want it!
had asked him not to telephone to his house..
Every test he turned down.
"Handing over the typewritten form," Mr. Pearson continued, "I read it over three times at his request. "I altered little things here and there, and eventual- ly he was satisfied.
Will Not Disclose."
After thinking awhile, Mr. Pearson replied that he was in honour bound not to communicate with the diarist by letter.
Prosecution Warning,
"We then told him that we should take such action that the author would probably prosecute us, in which cass be Mr. Willett handed to: the representa--Mr. Pearson-would have to give evid tive of the Daily Mail a document sup-cnce, and in that way the name of the posed to be dictated by the diplomat author would be disclosed. Mr, Pear- son replied, In that case I should deny that Egave you the name.'
It reads:
At the request the almost hysterical request of the editor of my diary, I make the following statement:
We said: Would you then throw us over?' He replied: Yes, I should be forced to do so?
We then adjourned but Mr. Pearson came back at 6 o'clock, and we resumed.
Asked whether he had thought it over, Mr. Pearson said he could not
I am naked if I will disclose my name The answer is that nothing will induce me to do so. The originals,of my diaries have been returned to me and are now deposited with other documenta which my executors will make public 95 years comply with our request. We then asked after my decease.
Whether he had any documents connecting
I do not mind if I am believed or not. Phim with the author, and be said that
I should not have taken such elaborate everything had been destroyed
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Mr. Hesketh Pearson next through a list of answers which he said
Allen Lane, the secretary of the company, want to see Sir Remmell Rodd, whose nam had been furnished to him as the author of the diary.”
Mr. Allen Laus told a Dadly Mail re- porter that. Sir Rannell Rodd, when be saw him was amazed to learn that his name had been given as. the author of
The Whispering Gallery,"
Sir Bennell Rodd informed Mr. Lane
the author had supplied to questions that at the time when Fearson professed raised by the Daily Mail,
"Regarding the cigar which Lord to have seen him and to have been in Robert Cecil was stated to have smoked constant touch with him by telephone, he when anyone acquainted with Viscount(Sir Bennell Rodd) had been travelling Cecil knows that he has never smoked the Continent.
a cigar in his life, Pearson admitted that this was a mistake on his part. put that bit in myself," he said.
As to the mistakes in spelling and in French, he said the author, described them as misprints
Faarson Arrested.
Pearson was subsequently arrested on favarrant in the office of his solicitor and fe pleaded not guilty" to the charge which was for obtaining a cheque for Bags from John Lane, the Bodley Head, His reply to Lord Oxford's denial Ltd, by false pretences. The case came that he ever called Mr. Lloyd George Delore the Marlborough Street Magis David' was stated by Mr. Hesketh trate: Pearson's age was given a 39, Pearson to be that, in this case, he was and his address Abbey Read, St. John's not addressing himself to Mr. Lloyd Wood: Bail was allowed in one strety of George, but was telling the company £500 and accused himself in £500. generally to Ask. David'
"He added that at formal Cabinet meetings Mr. Asquith was always ad- dressed as Prime Minister, but that this was not a Cabinet meeting but an informal dinner party
**More Write-up and Less Diary
About the story that the Czar Nicholas had a youth flogged in front of bits eyes, his answer was Bes Maxim Gorky for confirmation."
"These alleged answers by the sup: pused diplomat," Mr. Willet continu ed, were brought to us with a plausi bility that made us think that the Daily Mail was answered, although we formed the opinion that there was a little more write-up and a little less diary than we had at first, imagined.
Then came the next Daily Mail article, which made us decide to look furé ther into the matter."
(Continued on neat Column),
How the Flot was Hatched.
It was in May, 1922, that the story started Pearson became acquainted with Mr. John Dunbar, managing editor of Odham's Press Ltd, and suggested serialising "The Whispering Gallery.",
Ifr. Dunbar was told, that the name of the diarist was Sir Rennell Rodd, and at Pearson's request be sent the MSS. to Mr. Lane
An interview was suggested, and the first interview took place at the Dog and Duck, Bury, near Pulborough, Sussex, and was continued at an hotel in Arandel
Young Mr Lane saw Pearson, who told him he had known of the existence of the diary for several years, adding that he was under a bond not to divulge the name of the author.
• After some discusion it was arranged that Pearson would be paid 2230 on the day of publication.
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