Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-18
"ROmeo Juliet" Photograph a
Feature Of Proceedings.
GliswOld Shows Evidence OtFOr.
Iettu|ness Regarding Letters,
Even Though They We're Sweeter
Than A.ney from The ROneyoomb.

New York, Oct. 17.-Russel c. Girls
void was shorn of his smiling equa-
ninaity, this afternoon, in battle of
wits with counsel for Miss Helen
Woodruff Smith. the Stamford, CT.
woman whom ne is suing for $780,
coo because, he alleges, she Tilted MIN
after nine-years courtship.
Twice during his cross examination
Griswold mumbled retractions OF state
mems OF which he had been certain
moment before: once he startled the
jury by declaring that he had been
ramed-privately, however. he said, as
correspondent in a suit for divorce
which Homer Cummins. eX-mayor OF
stamford had prepared against Miss
Smith. then his wife. and many times
did he flush under the giggling of the
court room at his discomforture. Miss
Smith vas elated. She probably will
t9ke the stand when the hearing is
resumed tomorrow.
There were mere of the "Russie
Lamb. letters introduced during Girls
wolds direct examination today. and
some pictures. one showing the liti-
gants in Romeo and Juliet pose
Griswold explained that Helen
thought il would be cute. SO he get
rope-ladder and friend took the Pho
tograph one of the letters aecompa-
nying the picture read:
Poor dear little Ruzzie Lamb: Just
a line because the wireless is out of
order Please keep on getting better.
How do you like YOUR nurse? What
ever you do, don't marry her.
What have your friends said about
Mas smiths fitting you?" asked the
LAWYER.
"They said I was fool to let her get
away with it
you were employed by Miss Smith at
Stamford" asked Miss smath,s lawyer
on cross-examination.
Griswold said he was, and admitted
that she asked him to her nome TO live
and that he often met her there ION the
sly"
Did you ever tell her that you had
DESTROYED her letters?" he was asked.
~ did not"
do you realize you are under oath?"
81 do
"Then read that to Yourself" said the
attorney. handing the witness letter.
Griswold identified the letter and read.
Miss Smiths counsel asked him If he
wanted to change his testimony.
"Why-t-that is. yes" Griswold an
swered II was mistaken, but l can ex-
plain that letter"
Never mind sir" shouted the law
yer. You win have chance later TO
do a lot Of explaining"
WAS the defendant the only woman
you went with during that courtship?''
asked the lawyer a moment later.
Yes"
Then how about the name Of the
woman On this slip of paper I hand
you? Did she give you a horse and
buggy"
Griswold became excited. You have
no right 70 bring this woman's name
| into The case" he shouted.
The woman whose name was on the
paper, 1t developed later, had sent
Griswold to a sanitarium at Water
Gap and paid his board for two
weeks. Also she was on very friendly
terms with the plaintiff. She herself
went TO the Water Gap sanitarium to
lrest-Griswold testified to each aliega-
ton in order
And did you both get rested?" in
CURED the lawyer.
The reply was lost in the laughter
which followed.
Were YOU mixed up in Miss Smiths
dlyorce?"
Not publicly, but privately
How do you mean?"
MIR. Cunmins found $50 of my let
tefs in his wife's desk and named me
as correspondent. Mr.. Cunmins, how
ever gave her the chance to so to
South Dakota and get a divorce on
the ground of non support, because of
her little boy"
so I stung this out of you. eh?"
You led me to it,