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ATTACK ON THE HOME SECRETARY.

London, Apr. 26. Mr. Hayley Eustace Morriss, of Pippingford Park, Nutley, Sussex, went into the witness-box yesterday in the King's Bench Division, when Mr. Justi Horridge and a special jury continued the hearing of the action in which Mr. Morriss la claiming damages for alleged lfbe1 against United Newspapers (1918), Limited, of Salisbury-square, E.C. Mr. Morriss complains that he was belled in articles published in the defendants' newspapers, the Daily Chronicle and the Sunday NewR.

SATURDAY, MAY 25, 1929.

DUKE SELLS ROMNEY "DUCHESS."

UNEXPECTED SEQUEL TO GREAT ART CONTROVERSY.

London, Apr. 26.

The Duke of Sutherland;, has sold his famous Romney portrait. of the Duchess of Sutherland----- one of the best known works of the artist-to Mr. Howard Young, the New York art dealer.

The purchase price is above £50,000,

This is a totally unexpected sequel to one of the most extra- ordinary of recent art controver slos.

The purchaser, who is at present in London, in the man who sold to n. Detroit millionaire what it is After Mr. Comyna Carr, K.C., for suggested is merely a copy of the Mr. Morriss. had concluded his Romney now disposed of by the opening speech yesterday; Mr. | duke, Morriss Whe called to give ovidence.

Replying to Mr. Comyns Carr, he said that it was quite correct that he and the woman who was known na Madeline, Róberts were conviet- ed, at the Surrex Assizes at Lowes in 1925 for offences which huð been mentioned.

Before his marriage to the woman, he understood that her maine was Roberta.. Later he learned that she was a daughter of Mrs. Stevens,

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"The price paid will not be die- closed," said the duke's private) secretary last night, "but you can state that the offer was such that the duke did not feel justified in refusing it."

Battle of Experts.

The alleged enpy changed hands in America for something over £40,000.

The Duke of Sutherland; when heard of it, declared the pie ture a copy, and pointed out that He bought the Pippingford Park the original was hanging over a perly in 1922. He would dea-mantel at his home, Sutton Place,

Guildford. cribe it as a rough farm estate,] about 962% acres in extent. The mansion was derelict, and he lived at a cottage known as The Crows Nest,

Met At Dance Hall. Questioned about his marriage with Madeline Roberts, Mr. More riss said that he first met her at a dance hall at Hammersmith. She went to live with him very shortly afterwards the next day,

he thought..

The story of the controversy, however, begins at an art sale in London just over a year ago,

Romney The "copy" of the Duchess was put up for salu, de- finitely catalogued "Romney (after)."

Mr. AL. Nicholson, a London dealer, had a careful look at the picture, and decided that under neath the dirt and varnish the actual work of Romney,

Was

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He Instructed his agent, Mr.

Mr. Carr-Is it true, as stated by Mrs. Stevens, that the prosecu-Bull, to bid for it, the curiosity of other dealera was not aroused, and tion was the reason for your the picture went for 325 guittens, marriage to her?

After having the picture clean-

Mr. Hayley Morriss-No, It was nol, and I never said so to Mrs.ed, Mr. Nicholson was thoroughly convinced that the picture was Stevens or to anybody else.

genuiuc..

He sal that he obtained a divorce while he was still serving his sentence. The co-respondent was Detective Dudley Wond. "I met him about aix weeks before I was arrested," added Mr. Morris, "He represented himself, to be Sir Francis Dudley Woxd."

Mr. Comyns Carr-We are told In one article that amazing orgies were staped at Pippingford Park? To my knowledge there have been no orgies staged at, Pipping- food Park,

Mr. Morriss said that there were wo bathing orgies at Pippingford Park. Everyone he saw bathing in the bathing pool there had, a perfectly respectable bathing costume and behaved in a perfectly respectable manner.

Mr. Comyng Carr quoted a heading from one of the articles in ques- tion: "A Daughter's Botrava},"

"Did you betray Mrs. Steven's] daughter?" he asked.

seen

Some time after it Was hanging in one of Mr. Nicholson's rooms by Mr. Howard Young, who promptly bought it. Mr. Young was as sure as Mr. Nicholson that the picture was an original, and he wrote out a cheque at once.

It then went to New York, and in turn was sold to Mr. Lawrence Fisher, a Detroit millionaire, for over £40,000.

A photograph of the portrait ap peared in the American new- papers. When the Duke of Suther- land saw the papers he dénounced it as a copy, and the battle of the experts begant,

On one hand was Mr. Nicholson, a man of recognised Integrity and a fine connoisseur of pictures by old masters.

In a letter to The Daily Chronicle on the subject of the declared copy Mr. Nicholaan said:-

"It is in every way an entirely

Mr. Murriss-1 have never be authentie and beautifully petkery- trayed anybody in my life.

"Friendly Spankinge".

ed original portrait, painted hy Romney in one of his most inspir-|

On the other hand were experts who had always recognised the Duke of Sutherland's portrait an the original and only Romney painting of the dichces. Those ueluded Mr. Duveen, of the Famous firm of art experts.

Mr. Morriss said that he had!ed moments." ¦ never whipped Madeling Koberts of truck her on the face. Some time before he

arrested WAY she made an excuse to leave the Crow's Nest and he followed her and found that she had met a man and had gone with him to an hotel. When he saw her later he told he that he would have nothing more to do with Her. She went kwn on her knees and heed his forgiveness and eventually he for- gave her. She then said, "I am so sorry for what I have done, and if you will give me a spanking It will never do it again."

"I gave her a friendly spanking, which could not have hurt her," said Mr. Morriss. He added that his spankings did not hurt the

wonan.

Before the battle could get into full swing, however, Mr. Young had gone to Detroit to get the copy again, and Mr. Nicholson) himself Immediately offered to repurchase the picture from Mr. Young.

It is now on its way to Mr. Nicholson, and he is still con- vinced it is an original Romney..

His explanation is that there were two pictures of the duchess painted by the artist.

According to the New York Mr. Justice Horridge--What did Young told the London correspon Sun, says, Reuter, Mr. Howard you spank her with? think 1 hat the inside part of a boot trendent of the paper: "I promised to sell Mr. Fisher a certain por- in my room and I might have used trait by Romney, and I am going that.

to keep my word."

He denied that he had

ever

suggested that he intended to com-

mit suicide or that he had invited

anyone else to take their own life, however, dare not grant me leave He kept a loaded gun in his room to appeal to the House of Loris, of the risk of because he knows that I would win

my case,"

He added that the whole zuse

only because burglarg.

case out

Mr. Morriss said that it was true that he had had relations with was a put up job on the part of a number of girls whose Christian the prosecution in order that they

could get an example names were mentioned.

which to pass a Bill to increase Replying to suggestion con- the penalty in such cases. earning Grace Stevens, Mr. Morriss "It is for that reason," said Mr. snid: "I used to pay, blackmailing Morriss, "that the Home Secretary money to her mother, Mrs. Ste will not let me appeal to the On one occasion I gave her House of Lords. He has ulterior £30, and pn at least twenty occa-motives. He knows that I would ions small sums through Made-win my case. 1 am waiting for line and Gracie,"

new Government in the hope thrit I shall obtain justice." ((Laughte

Mr. Flowers, K.G., (for the de- fence)-Do you say that the P iome Secretary has ulterior motiv Ca7~- You have heard me any that ho

vens.

"Badly Let Down." Questioned about the trial at the Assizes, Mr. Morris said: "I main- tain that I was badly let down at the trial." He added that he did not go into the witness-box because he has.

realised that he could not with "Aro there any other ne sple you honour do Do and incriminato would like to attack?--I Madeline Roberts, because he had Judge's ruling. Ia that

ing to become a mother,

married her and she was expect- question?

Mr. Justice Horrid

ask the a fair

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"I asked leave to appeal," stated Mr. Morries-Wel'

Mr. Morries, "I was refused, I other people I would like to at- now desire to appeal to the House tack.

of Lords. The Home Secretary, The hearing we

‚ adjourned.

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