The Washington times., 1910-09-18
MRS. BRUCE DENIES
GARRETTS CHARGES
Declares She Scarcely Knows
Man Whose Name Is
Linked With Hers.
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Sett, who Is commodore Of the High
Island Canoe Club is the positive
statement of Mr. WbippIer. who deep
y depIores the notorleJy Of the scan
dal. especially as IL involves the name
OF Mrs. Bruce
He stated todsy that he and Mr..
Garrett had a dispute over summer
kitchen he constructed on High Island,
but does not believe that the commo-
dore intended 10 injure the name of
Mrs Bruce.
Referring 10 the letter IN question,
1Ir Garrett said that he had written
several letters 10 Mr. Whippler and
admitted that they had had differ
ences over the conduct IF the club
grounds. He said the letter on which
the damaEe suit il based was not in
tended for the public. but had been
written 10 Mr. Whippler as conhden-
JiaI
Also he declared he knew personally
Of nothing against the character Of
the BrUces-
WhippleT Denies Charges.
II came to know the Bruces in a
casual way three years ago, when
they were the guests OF Willard
Fracker, who had a tent adjoiniEs
ours at High Island" said Air. " hip
pier. At that time they remained
b. nearly two weeks On the island, and
tween Mrs Bruce and myself
That was the last time j saw Mr.
Bruce until about the 1St OF August
of this year Then ne told he was
going to have a vacation, and offered
him and his wife the use OF my tent
at High Island, as l was not using It.
Mr. Bruce accepted ms invita- tiOn, and
went 10 High Island with MS VIE and
baby, and all the time they were
there. from August 10 .. / was not
even on the island, and saw nothing
of eitheC-
IN a nutshell, the whole business
Is the result OF quarrel had with
Nj GdrrSL We disagreed about Ger
tain things on the island. and have
not been on friendly terms, and 1
presume that letter he wrote TO me
vas IN the spirit OF anlmuS and malice
toward me, and not with any intention
OF injuring the name Of a good WON
an
1Ir. and Mrs Bruce live at s0G X
street northwest. and the husband is
employed as clerk and StenOErapher
in the Office Of A p Greeley q patent
attorney
Mrs. Bruce's Statement
ION, I almost wish that Ar Bruce
had never filed that suit. and ! would
not have let him had I known that Il
would have brought this unpleasant
nOtoriety upon u.s. said AIRS Bruce
'It YVES a question OF fling the suit or
= personal encounter between Nj.
Bruce and Mr. Garrett, Tor when my
husband learned OF the letter his first
impulse was 10 beat and thrash Nh
Garrett within an inch Of his life
However. / prevailed UPON him for
the sake of our baby 20 seek legal
redress. but I never. expected all this
notOriery-
Il think the letter was inspired by
Mr.. CARROTS hatred for Mr. y hip
pier, and IN order TO accuse him OF a
crime did not care whom he iEpli-
Gated The only reason / can see for
the DTeDOsIerOus and Scandaious ac-
CuSari0Hs. against M ANhippler and
myself is this hatred
Three years ago We were the guests
Of willard FraCIler at High Island and
at that time we noticed the auIagOn-
istic actions of Mr. Garrett toward Mr-
Whippler, and also his spirit toward Us
as Mr.. WhippleTS friends and for that
reason we left the island before our
two weeks We're up
Never Alone With WhippIeT
During the short time was on the
Island I was never alone with Mr..
Whippler for a moment I went canoe
ing, but always with party OF ladies
and gentlemen. and not alone with Mr.
WhippIer as claimed
The accusation that 7 strolied In
the Virginia woods with Mr- NhiDpleT
IS false, q IS never went ~ 3th any man
but my own husband. Mrs. Mhippler
was on the island with us, and the ac-
cusations made by Ar Garrett are