The evening world., 1911-12-07
It's What the Neighbors Expect
to See, Says Attorney in
Damage Suit.
SHE MAY FEED HIM, TOO.
And If He Gets NouriShment
Via Spoon It's Nobody
ElSe'S Business.

II a urged before Justice Clark In
the Brooklyn Supreme Court to-day
that 70 spread the report that Q mar.
ried mar Of wealth and social standing
in Fhtbush took upon his knee an at
tractive young widow. who happened
10 be his stenographsr. M permitted
said attractive young widow to feed him
with . spoon. WAS not In the nature Of
SANDER, whether the reported episode
was true or not.
John A. Thompson, an attorney OF No.
1876 Broadway. Manhattan, stated the
above negative proposition to the Court.
Mr.. Thompson appeared as counsel for
Mrs. Alice Olson OF No. 4e a,t Seven
tenth street. Fatbush. wife or a wire
manufacturer. Mrs. Olson has been
named as defendant in a $25, 900 sla nder
suit by Edward II. Strong. builder and
real estate operator. or No. 465 Argyle
road Flatbush. and Mrs. Marion Walsh
Of No. 1725 Bedford avenue. Brooklyn.
Mrs. Walsh is Mr.. Strong's stenog-
rapher and confidential secretary.
In the afidavits submitted by Mr..
Strong and Mrs. Walsh II Is set forth
that in the course OF social events down
Flatbush way Mrs. Olson became a
member OF the Wildwood Bridge Wits,
Club. Mrs. Walsh and Mr.. Strong were
also member. Suddenly Mrs. Olson
dropped out and shortly afterward the
ears Of Mrs. Walsh and Mr.. Strong he.
gan to burn. Then there came to their
ears certain rumors that Mrs. Olson wa:
telling certain tales.
Mrs. Henry c. Jacobs, q sister of Mrs
Walsh, called upon Mrs. Olson anc
asked her II II was true she was cir
culatinG unpleasant stories about he
kinswoman and Mr.. Strong. Mrs. Olsor
replied she had heard from neIghbori
Of hers that Mr.. Strong had been seer
sitting in his office with Mrs. walsi
perched on his knees. MIR. Strong
once is at the corner Of Newkirk ave
nue. and East Seventeenth street. nea
Mrs. Olson's home.
HOW MRS. OLSON RAN ON
REALLY, TWAS REMARKABLE.
Her vigilant neighbo:s. Mrs. olsor
ran on. had observed that as Mrs
Walsh sat upon Mr.. strony's knees tn,
pretty widow fed him from a spoon
Divers and sundry other neighbour
had reported seeing Mr., Strong an,
Mrs. Walsh kissing. They a seer
kissing In his office and IN the back
yard. They had seen other evidence,
of a strong affection between the build
er and his confidential secretary. sh,
said.
Mr.. Strong and Mrs. Walsh Gale.
upon Mrs. Olson. In the company o
Mrs. Jacobs. and Mrs. Olson repeated
IN their presence what she had hear,
and repeated.
Lawyer Thompson. in seeking to con.
vince the Court the complaint did no
state d cause or action. held tina Unly
an evil mind would construe any wrong
in Mrs. Walsh's illustrations TO Mr
Strong with q spoon. Nor was ;her,
anything s%landerous per Sc or otherwise
in spreading the report OF kissing. hug.
g!ng, &C.. he held. This might De con.
hdered Islander by innuendo. argued Mr.
Thompson. but the pure OF though,
would consider the episodes referred &c
as mere pastoral incidents. innocently In.
digenous to Flatbush and other suburbs
OF course. the plaintiffs both denied
there was a grain OF truth in the sossir
Mrs. Olson had circulated.
Justice Clark reserved decision on At,
torney Thompson's demurrer.