Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-25

balance, a mans affections are worth as
much and are as worthy as woman's
There is no reason why-if rlen or women
will do such things-that a man should
not sue a woman we'll woman
sue a man. Personally. 1 do not believe
in such suits. If young Griswold's allie
cations are based on facts, he is entitled
to sue Helen Woodruff Smith for aliena-
ticn of his affections. The fact that he is
a male and the defendant female need
not deter him.
This judgment on the ethics of Russell
Griswolds action against Miss Smith is
given in an interview by Miss Antoinette
Elizabeth Gazzam, the Cornwall heiress,
who settled a OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES fifty
thousand-dollar claim for alienation of
affections brought against her by the
wife of Prof. Niblo,' a self-styled
psychic, for $4,000. This was just a year
ago, and Miss Gazzam has thought deep
ly on kindred subjects since then.
Much Interested in Suit.
II am deeply interested in the Girls
wod- Smith case" she said yesterday in
the library of her residence in the hills
back of Cornwall-on-Hudson. In dis
cussing 1t, however, l want to dismiss
personalities and speak solely of the is
sues involved.
Should a man be called a cad because
he divulges letters written to him by
a woman? Is woman a vixen be-
cause. as happens nearly every day., in
woman brought suits for alienation of
affection she surrenders the letters writ
ten to her by a man? One answer must
hold good for both questions, because
the love of a man is us precious as the
love of woman. can scarcely con-
ceive how man or woman can bring
his or her affections into the open court
market seek to have them appraised and
after haggling over the price accept what
he or she can get
Love a Jewel to Be Guarded.
ITO my mind such a procedure de-
bases love, which is too rare a jewel
to come into contact with worldliness.
I could not exhibit my heart, had 1t
been ennobled by great love, to judge.
jury and public without utter loss of
my self-respect. But this is matter
which one must decide according to his
or her own conscience.
Love is too wonderful possession to
be touched with sordidness. My case was
different from that of Miss Smith in SO
far as I have been able to compare the
two. 1 understand that Miss Smith is
matured woman, enjoying the full pos
accusation that young Griswold exerted
over her maliSn influence, such as
Clark held over me. C'Niblo the Psy-
chic used the name of Marshall Clark
in privately
lit is difficult for me to conceive how
a woman, especially one matured int
years and possessing the knowledge gain
ed from matrimonial experience, could
deliberately lead q man along paths
where love is bound to be waiting The
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If the man were younger than the woman.
Cannot Understand Such Women
II fought the claim brought against
me by Marshall Clark's wife because
Clark brought to bear on me influences
which were alien to love. I did not
know it at the time. When the dis
covery was forced on me that he was
false, put him out of my life.
II would not consider Clark justified
In disclosing the letters which l wrote
to him, because they were written while
l was laborng under a falsely raised
meled by the influences which he welded,
had the letters been the product Of my
unfettered brain, they would have been
his to do with as his conscience dictated.
If 1 possessed letters written to me by
man who later repudiated my love I
would return them to him, perhaps re-
serving a few to show to friends whom I
could trust with the secret Of their con-
tents, thus proving to- my friends that
had erred honestly in the disposition of
my affections
Jurors Should Consult Wives.
"The respective loves of truly mated
man and woman should be equal in their
infinite greatness. The spiritual and
physical blending of these loves makes a
couple one. That is why 1 have pro-
posed change in the present jury system.
In cases in which a woman is concerned,
and Of course these would include aliena-
ton suits, l suggested that the jurors be
permitted to consult with their wives be-
fore rendering verdict. The juror hus-
bands could thus discuss the merits of
the case and benefit by the advice re-
ceived from their wives. 1t does not fol-
low from this argument of mine that I am
suffragist: suffragism would be UNI
necessary because husband and wife
would be at one. truly mated couple
would be as an individual.
Stamford folks are wondering what
would have happened yesterday If Will
liam Harper, the athletic architect who
champions the cause of Helen Woodruff
Smith, had met Russell Griswold on the
streets of the Connecticut town. Harper
announced a few days ago that words
failed him when he tried to imagine what
he would 90 Wnen ne met GrlSWoIu
Griswold in Good Humor.
I'LL Ruzzielamb." as Miss Smith used
to call Griswold in other days, went to
Stamford yesterday afternoon for the
expressed purpose of getting within
range of Harper If the latter were
around Had he carried on the fantasy
in which Miss Smith delighted in her
letter writing. and crowed Justify, Stam-
fordites said he would have completed
the picture of a rooster strutting along
the top rail of a fence overlooking a
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