New-York tribune., 1911-03-03
WALL|NC SEEMS CONFUSED
Finds Difficulty in Explaining
Miss Grunspan's Testimony.
REGRETS HIS FALSE OATH
Worried, He Says, Over Swear
ing Girl Was His Wife when
Getting His Passport.

GGLlluR l1lS ~ UoSFSA'
William English waIhng. the defendant
a. Tho breach of promise suit brought oy
40. Annette BERTHA GryInspan for SlOoOOO
damages. continued his testimony yes'ei-
Aa,,,, tho trial OF the case in the supreme
Court. After giving his direct testimony
,,,anf,,, ,yes under the cvoss-eXaminatlon
of counsel for the plaintiff rhe hrs' PaIt
was series of denials OF Inc S'orS 'o'o
nv the nlaintiH and giving his own version
Of the different phases OF ms acquai'i'a',N
with Miss Grunspan in Europe, put uhue'
the fire of the young womans ia"!e'
defendant found some difficulty in explain
,n, eo,,o .bincs. while others he did not
try 10 explain
Mis-, Crunspan told on ,he stailo OF ''0
alleged ruin of her life ard future %
Walllug. but he said yesterIsE ,hd' io u'1
80, ,hirk that he had made her sufter.
The one thing in his pereSrinauohs WI"
,he plaintiff that he seemed = regret was
. hscreni,c that was only incidental 10
lis relations with Miss Cirul,span. il was
Tho false oath that he took n the Aner-
.an Embassy IN Paris when applyli5; TOT
uosspo~ts for himself and his aFeSeo
tl,ur6.. tho rlaintif,. 60 permit them 10
,pte~ Rn>sia al, man and wife. That was
& ieo5. end Walling said ,eiterdaE nc hd'
worried over Tie affair sinc'
Regrets His False Oath.
80 osinnlrr tbe CROSSE xaminauor "t
vallinc Adam Is. strickc.. couAse' LOT
-.is- Cruuspan. asked:
You cous.oer Yourself a gentleman. Ny
0ralNce@'
lie got tie, expected answer. and jhol the
laoN.r asked the witness whether he Nno"
.psi perjury was and wnetEer ho alde,
500. Inc nature @: au "atr The deion"-
sr, said tbat hc would hcShtte Z" ilaA' q
..stemcnt ruGe- all that would 90 h''"
iarr. &rter Cd few questions along ans nor
inc lbc lawyer got hack 80 Inc pssa'or'
iu.i.ert
Wsuiu. said that when ho went 10 tho
american rruassy IN Paris he did not
know bo vouIf nc c%rect<J 4" swear {" MS
rtatemente.
81 dlI swear 10 something that was
false. but I did not break my oath OF
,uog,ance." said Waliing. de added that
the affair had seemed "yery ticklish ousi-
less"
Were yoI worried about it, asked the
iawye~.
If certainly WAS. and rave worried
scout It since. he replied.
10 moi ONLY never promised 10 marry
Mis- Grunspau. lVallins tcsub I'd but SHe
never mentioned the subject 10 hlm'
"y4rbalIy. orally. J.; writing or IN any otner
vay.' The defendant stated that at the
,ime Of mis- relations with the ylaihtin ne
did not know N,at love was In one OF
Two instances he expressed regret for "ha'
lie had done. and again lie declared IN an
other instance that he did not know Nhdt
he was doing.
Saws Her Story Was a l'e'
a IN Miss Gruuspans story OF what nap
,ened IN Berlin. 7hc defending said there
vas .very little truth in H. ono on ic'
ceivire remission 10 use a stronger 'ei''
Ie said tie story was ne
..Uid YOU ever l17t the piaih'iN' 'SNeu
Nr. Strcker. =. ~.
THAT is the most ambiguous WORD IN 'he
Fuslish language replied The witness.
The lawyer askei Wallins for MS Ne'sioN
81 love" and he ssid
a passionate attachment between
persons ....,,or g..
,tr st~icke- vafteo 20 know "hether u
was loro when Nhllins signed one OF WIS
letters Little Faraer' but th" deienu'"'
sajd f. vyas not lo': a. al.
,ir stricxe,. i,ad extracts FROM numerous
,-.,.,y ,,r,.,en bv Walling. one quotation
~os. 81 tn;us ,r You every da'' ana
.n.u never lo-cc' n word that Ho' nave
81 cFcu or vriti'u .., ..-,.oa
WIN, ID you mc,7 hy tHs': asked
Nit Stri'kor. ,,.,,,i,,,
~, tlcse words OF love YOU say You TO-
,,.sed. md yet r.u have mot iorso''eh
themc . ,,,,,,,,,
,,.,e ,,,e ,o ne" replied the witness
h,-o- asked VaUing why ne continue
-. vrito to Mis- Grunspah at'er "' l"O
,o,,cd IRON hcr. aud Inc said
"p.riu:, our acouMntsnce ! mao 'e'ol,+
,,,-,.,ol 10 her. sud wanted ler 10 get
sl.uc IN the futur .,..r
..D;l YOU consicer & woman o. 'na' C'i"'
,c.o,. GOOD enough to mcntion Your no'h'i
,.r,, - ,9 a ,etteC?' the juror asked
81 sr, q. Try id that rep"ci "''''is.
,in-t Pcolc. { writer "ho was WV"
,,ou,rr IN Paris when no met Miss 'run-
-. ,rr ~, mrs tino. corroooTa''u ''a'
,.~t %. his tes;n7ony.