New-York tribune., 1910-07-22
PUPPY LOVE " SHE SAYS
Woman OenounCeS Man Suing
for Breach of Promise.
SAYS SHE LENT HIM MONEY
Daughter of Commodore Smith
Denies She Agreed to Marry
Russell Griswold
1Bv TeIegraph to Tie Trhune

BY IstEETditH u l3F L4i'-itTrt
Stamford. Conn. July 21.-"Puppy love
is the term Miss Helen Woodruff Smith
used to-day in referring to relations al one
lime existing between her and Russell
GrisvoId who Is suing her for $5e,eoo for
alleged damages to his affections. In the
letters which Griswold has offered as eVl-
dence in his suit Miss Smith said she was
only kidding him
THE man who gave those letters out for
publication Miss Smith went on ought
to he trounced- Sandbagging would be too
good for him. We should be protected
against men such as he has shown himself
TO he.
The whole affair is a farce There Is
nothing in the letters that suggests mar
rage. I never agreed 10 marry Mr.. Girls
void. He was sentimentaHy inclined nut
I refused to Join in with his ideas and tod
him time after time that I wouldn't marry
the best man on earth
Mr.. Griswold's mother introduced MN 10
me. and I saw 10 If that he met people VINO
could help him with his music and whose
friendship would be worth while Al
7i~erent times I assisted him in a financial
way. Once when he was In the Slalil Loii .'.
t5ox1iraI 10 ne operated on for appendicitis
gave him $500.
4 short while ago Mr.. Griswold asked
me for another loan OF $500. 10 pay hospital
biIls hut [ refused to give Il to him This
.-,.5, hin, angry. and when he mentioned
+ba names Of some Of my friends in q gos-
80 nav told him 10 leave the house and
,,s,..- return. ! am happy to be rid Of him,
tr,t do nor like all this notorfety. Mr.
c-teuold has nothing at stake. 1 have
much
Lar. in Stamford the opinion seems to
- ,hst although GrfswoId was known 70
ba ,-er-- friendly with Miss Smith. the in
.-.e+ she took IN him was no more than
= tenefac+ress would take in a person
rvbono she had assisted. Griswold Is much
,.o,,rear than Miss Smith. and that fact
has had much weight in making people
bere skeptical regarding the story tnat Jhe
Young man had brought suit
Miss Smiths father was the late Commo-
6ore lanes D. Smith. OF the New York
vscbf Club. and head Of the stock eX-
,ba,ce firm of James d Smith & Co, with
oezces at No "A Broadway. She was for
.,,zrl, the wife of Homer Cummings, al
one time Mayor of Stamford. She secured
= divorce in 1907
vorr,e Griswold came originally from
Pov-ayton, Conn. but now lives in New
.-orIy civ His mother IS q SISTER OF iieIIN Y
reII nresident Of the First National Bank
% stamford. and the son is graduate OF
r. stanford High School II was the
r,,.t,e- who first brought the couple to-
-.tt,er when her son was eighteen years
"a and Mrs. Cummings. as she was then
80 = social leader in Stamford.
r-ha complaint has been entered in the
e,-.--.,,a Court OF New York. and is really
-, for breach of promise, Griswod al
-, thai in October. 1907, Miss Smith
r--ajsed 10 marry him after her fathers
- Miss Smith SAYS she has told her
,a--,-a-s TO take action against GriswoId. If
= - ,ossible 10 bring any action
,.-..r,old.s mother. Mrs Edward Vincent.
- nome in ROwayton, Conn. few
- .ror, stamford, said tonight that her
nm ,,rought the suit against her advice
So. ..,.,. son doesn't care about any money
s., ~outa get out OF this suit, she added
ne wants satisfaction for his injured feel, feel
- and ne and his adviser believe that
us rs ,,nblicity attending the suit viii give
80, maj satisfaction in a large measure
iii, q-i-~snf denied mat Miss 6naita gave