ABSTRACT
The man went to the right schools and was, in 1970, a lawyer with the prestigious firm of Cravath, Swaine and Moore. More precisely, Charles Hamilton had violated a law of New York City: “By keeping property worth more than ten dollars which he did not have authority to take, possess or use.” Thus, it would come as no surprise that when Ted Donson again made the headlines, he would be associated with another law firm. In any event, he made the headlines once again on September 7, 1972, when the venerable New York Times ran an article by Gene Fowler: “Lawyer Arrested in Theft of $10,000 in Art Prints.” Twenty-six were claimed by the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum “tentatively claimed” ten, and the New York Public Library claimed two. Representatives of the museums and library identified them as their property, and put a total value of $200,000 on them.
