The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-25
BURNING WITH LOVE
ARE GIRL LETTERS
SENT MILLIONAIRE
Ill Be Read In Court AS
Defense In 100000
Suit.
RICH AUTHOR DENIES
PROMISE TO MARRY
William English Walling, Settle
ment Worker, to Summon
French Woman.

NEW YORK. Sept. civilian En-
Elish walling. millionaire. author, so
cialist. and settlement worker. husband
OF Anna Strunsky. the noted Russian
authoCess. and grandson Of William H
English. Of Indiana. who once ran for
Vice President Of the United States, has
decided 10 summon 70 the supreme
court Miss Anna Bertha Grunspan. a
French girl, to compel her TO tell where.
a she alleges, WsIIing promised 20
make her his wife
8Ir. WaInng expects TO prove TO the
court before trial that the young worr1-I
ans claim Of $4,000 damages is with
out basis. and he viii prove this he
SAYS, by exhibiting a large bundle OF
letters which Miss Grunspan penned to
him while they were simply good
friends
Mr. Walling is represented by former
Deputy Attorney General Emil Fuchs
Of 30 Broadway The young French
girl has placed her case in the hands
Of Arthur NJ wickwire Of Nassau
street
Letters Written In French.
The letters are written in French and
show. Mr.. Fuchs says. that Nj Wall
ing never intended to make Miss GrUn-
span his wife: but, on the contrary If
there was any thought at all about
wedding bells. that they originated in
the mind Of the plaintiff.
According to Miss GTunspan's COM
plant. young Walling was engaged 10
her at the time OF his marriage TO the
Russian authOress- At the time the suit
for 10000 damages was first brought
by Hiss Grunspan she alleged that the
promise was made in France, but, after
Mr. Fuchs had pointed out that such a
H. 49,
Try. an amended claim was fled This
has never been tried
The motion for The examination OF the-
plaintiff before trial VIII be made within
few days
Net Girl In Paris.
Mr. WalIing says he met Miss Gruus-
pm in Paris five years ago, and that he
tefTiended her when she came to him
and begged him to intercede for her
brothers. who had been arrested as
revolutionist IN ST Petersburg.
It was because he succeeded in freeing
them, WaIling's lawyer says. Miss Grun-
span became infatuated with the Amer
lean millionaire When he married Miss
StTunSE<y, the young French woman fol-
.lOweS him 10 this country and brought
suit fcr 10000 for alleged breach OF
promisA
Miss GrUnspan are herewith published
They VIII prove the most novel exhibits
ever produced in a supreme court &C
ton for breach Of promise At the same
time Il is believed that once the judge
hears the letters read he VIII throw the
case out OF court
Career of WaIIing.
Mr.. Walling is a graduate OF Chicago
University and OF the Harvard Law
School He began the practice Of his
profession in Chicago He turned his
attention TO social settlement work and
largely among the Jewish people. He
met Miss Strunsky, whom he married,
in san Francisco, and there he was
engaged with Der in settlement work
Walling Inherited a good part Of the
estate Of his grandfather His uncle.
William E English, has served as Con
gresham from Indiana
Walling was arrested in Russia in
January. 1905, on account Of his radical
views, but was released the moment thu
United states Government made a de-
-Tnand for his release He IS known to
have been for some time in pretty close
touch with the Russian revolutionary
IN this city Mr.. waIing has been
associated mostly with ] G Phelps
Stokes and Robert Hunter. Mrs. Wall
ing has written many articles In this
country in the Russian revolutionary
interest She is a graduate OF Lc'and
father was DIT. WiHoughby WaIIing, OF
Chico go
Was Only Helpful Sympathy
Mr. WaIIing SAYS that his only infer
est in Miss Grunspan was one OF help
fCi sympathy
We viii show by these letters, which
viii form the basis for our motion Tor
the examination Of the plaintiff before
trial" said Nj Fuchs last night. -shGt
Mr. Wsling had no intention ever 70
marry the girl and that the additional
charge she makes against him is posi-
lively false When we confront her
with these letters she viii be in \
ouandaTy how 10 explain her suit for
SIlt,tf1 damages We have been Unable
10 sec her. and this motion will for re
her appearance in court. There we viii
TeaC her letters 70 him and ask her TO
paint out where Nj WallinE ever prom
iscd 10 marry her. OF where she makes
Reference 10 such an event She viii
not DC able to do so"