Show MILTON hILTON DID NOT SIGN IT AT ATALL ALLiMan ALLMan ALL ALLi I Man Han Who Paid 1225 for a Breeches Bible Now Believes Believes Be Be- lie es Alleged Signatures Are Forgeries NEW EW YORK Orl Dec Dee 10 That lO-That That tho the sina- sina na- na I turcs of John Milton and his third v. v wife Elizabeth Elizabtth th Milton on the fly leaf leat of or what has come coma to be known as IUS tho timo John Mil Milton III- III ton family bible a n book which was sold In New e York lork ork tho the other day ilay for 1225 15 aru an- forgeries tors-erle Is la now asserted b by George Georgo II 11 Richmond a R. dealer In did Old books book and anti autographs autograph who was vas tho the purchaser of the book nt t the alo sale of ot tho the library of ot William H. H DuckIer Buckler of Baltimore secretary secretary secre secre- taT tary of or the tue American legation In Madrid 1 Spain n. n The book has lias been known to collectors for tor man many mani years jears car and has hRS b been en pa passed n vl upon b by a number of ot bibliophiles IncludIng Including including ing Dr W Yo Aldis Wright ht mabler vico of U Trinity college Cambridge perhaps tho the worlds world's greatest authority on Milton l and the existing relics of ot the tho great poet Soon after purchasing the book Mr l Richmond became suspicious of the tho genuineness genuineness I of or the signatures and submitted d them to experts In handwriting Including David Id D N. N Car Carvalho M. M I Carvalho alho says DYS positively that th the signatures are forgeries for tor- genes geries a statement with which Mr Richmond agrees While the date following following fol tol fol- fol lowing the time alleged cd Milton signature Is 1654 the experts say a that the Ink In I which It Is writ written ton Is of modern mak malt I The fly ny leaf leat on which tho time signatures signature ar are I written has hRS ben In Inserted In the book It ItIs itIs i iI I Is said and tho the paper Is of ot a much more I modern sort than that which composes I the rest of at the book Elizabeth th Milton's l alleged d signature the experts lIa say shows plain evidence e of or having ha been en traced The book lt Itself Is Isa Isn isa a n cop copy of ot tho tim edition known n as the Iho theDr Dr Breeches bible so called because In the th description of ot the Ute life of Adam and E Eve In the Garden of ot H they thoy aro are said to have havo sewed c 1 td fig fig- lea leaves together to molts make themselves e breeches In Instead of or orI translated In aprons as the tho word Is hi tran I other editions edItion |