ART IMPOSTOR.
FAMOUS MEN'S RELICS FORGED. CLEVER FRAUD EXPOSED. (Press Association—Copyright.) (Received This Day, 9.15 a.m.) LONDON, January 17. Hunter Charles Rogers, the most spectacular art impostor of the century, was sent to gaol for a year for the forgery of relics of famous men. He obtained" considerable notoriety by claiming to have dug up Shakespearian relics and treasures in a garden in Warwickshire, and that his humble cottage at SlougTi was packed with Shakespearian manuscripts, marriage certificate and even cloaks alleged to have been worn at theatrical performances. Experts were induced to visit and inspect the_collection. One after another pronounced them "Forgeries, though so clever that it took time' to arrive at a definite conclusion. Nevertheless Rogers persisted and xontinued to gather together a collection of alleged relics of Milton, Penn, Gray, and many others, pursuing his strange hobby until he found himself in gaol to-day. I
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 48, Issue 83, 18 January 1928, Page 5
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