New-York tribune., 1911-03-02
WALL|NC ON THE STAND
Denies He Had Ever Promised to
Marry Miss Grunspan.
TELLS OF RUSSIAN TRIP
Declares Acquaintance Began on
Paris Boulevard and He Never
Took II Seriously.

Justice Gieserich extended the trial OF the
breach of promise suit Of Miss Annette
Bertha Grunspan against William Enshsn
Waline yesterday to include night ses-
sion at which the rich Socialist defendanl
was a witness. He denied much Of the tes-
tmony given by the plaintiff, saying he
never promised 10 marry her and never
gave her a ring as she said 70 plight the
alleged troth.
Wallng said ne regarded his acquaintance
with Miss Grunspsn. which began on a.
Paris boulevard. as he would that with
any other woman whom he met under sirli-
lar circumstances. and intimated that she
was much of gay gazelle rather than the
seventeen.year- old innocent that she had
made herself out.
As a preliminary Walling said he was
thirty-four years old. native OF Louisville,
Ky. and was a graduate Of the University
Of Chicago. He met the plaintiff In the
early part Of June, 1906. on the Champs
Elysees she was with a friend and Wall
ing, too, had a friend With him. The latter
spoke 70 the Young women. the defendant
saying 10 Miss Grunspan that his friend
thought he knew her. In the course OF the
conversation that followed he said Miss
Grunspan told him she was employed in a
store and dwelt on the unconventional in
Productions OF the Paris boulevards. Ac-
cordins 70 Wallng she used many slang
expressions that he did not understand.
Finally we took a cab said Walling,
"and went to 'Feto dc Neuilly.' which Is
"A very cheap sort Of Coney Island She put
her head on my shoulder on the way
home" said the witness.
Nalling looked nervous on the stand. He
crossed his legs and grasped the ankle. lie
said that ne had an appointment with Miss
Grunspan on the Sunday after their first
meeting and there was a repetition of the
famlliarities between them. lie contradict
ed the testimony OF the plaintiff that he
told her that she was the dearest, sweet
est thing Toward the end of the same
month that they met said Walling, Miss
Grunspan told him she could live nicely on
so francs a month.
Miss Grunspan has told about Wsiiing
having insisted on her going to Russia with
him when he went there to bring her broth
ers 10 Paris. lie explained there were
massacres going on in Russia and that the
girl told him she had been unable TO COM
muncate with her brothers for some
months II was agreed that she go along.
he said. that she might identify her broth
ers. He declared on the way they stayed
IN Berlin in the same room. but there had
been no promise Of marriage. Walling then
told Of going 70 Switzerland with Miss
Grunspan.
Earlier in the day further effort vas
made to attack the character of the plain
tiff Several foreign advocates were also
called as witnesses FOR the defeuce, TO tes-
iify that In their countries a breach OF
promise was not actionable except in some
Instances under certain circumstances. As
the promises alleged by Miss Grunspan
were made abroad tho defence hopes this
testimony may have some bearing on the
outcome Of the suit.
zone Of the main objects was 10 get rid
OF her. | must confess" he said. 1T was
perfectly evident that there would be a
scene at parting. and there va" Walins
testified that he had recolv,f many af-
fectionate letters from hcf. ard when he
returned he found that Miss Grunspan had
moved her belongings to his home. She
often dvelt on tho temptations that con-
fronted 2 young girl in Paris who had only
small income. She also talked Of suicide.
Valling corroborated tho testimony Of the
plaintin that he paid for her English les
sons and sent her money. Ho said he did
that so she might become an Interpreter.
Did you think Of yourself as philan-
thropst in this natter" asked Waling' =
lawyer.
We'll, when We separated in SVitZer-
land said the witness. ~ thought We had
had very square settlement"
Walllng told OF meeting Miss Grunspan
again I'm 1905 in Paris after they had sepa-
rated. He was with Miss Anna Strunslcy.
the Russian authoress. who is now his
wife. They had talk, and he said she
threatened to drown herself. He told her
that she ought to be able 10 get a better
job than that Of shopgir
Explaining the incident of obtaining pass
ports at the American Embassy in Paris
for himself and wife. Anna Bertha t.
enter Russia. he said They asked n
were married. and | found myself getting
| into deep water. said yes and they
asked me- my vfe's namo. said Anna
! Rerths. and there you are
! Walling said that the letters produced ir
/ court by the plaintiff we're not all the let
! rers he wrote 10 her, but that I'm none ol
them did he speak OF marring her lie saiC
! that he never deceived Miss Grunspan II
| anything he did or said Walling was still
| on the stand when court adjourned at 4
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