The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-12
II Do Not Remember" Sole
Reply of Mrs. Grant Walker
to This Line of Questioning
by Attorney Wendenburg.
Does Not Love Her Husband
and Was Not Happy on Bret
Honeymoon Which Ended
in Separation of Newly Mar
ried Pair.

In some respects, the memory OF
Mrs. T. Grant Walker proved rather
aeeting when Louis Wendenourg,
sounsel for her husband In his S25, oo0
lamage suit against members ef her
family for alleged alienation Of her
affections, cross examined her yester-
Hay afternoon during the third day
hearing OF this decidedly unique and
Interesting case.
Mrs. Walker, attired IN a modish
tailored suit OF blue material set OH
by nobby velvet hat OF the latest
fashion, was questioned at length
relative TO the marriage ceremony
throrgh which she went when Or. J.
Calvin Stewart pronounced the words
which made her and Grant Walker
man and wife Till death do us part
Remembers None OF Them.
DO You recall any Of these words ?
queried the attorney repeating a sec
ton Of the marriage service.
II really don't remember replied
the witness indlGerently,
"But surely you recall these words.
persisted the lawyer, again quoting
from the service.
you don't remember promiAnc
that you would clesve unto him until
death -
i don't remember"
Again Mir WeudeubErE quoted the
Language Of tho ceremony and again
he WAS confronted With ;ho same an
swer.
tie was accused by counsel for the
other side OF plying these questions
-nnEelX Tor DRAMATIC effect. but he de
MED the accusation.
However. he Soon shifted to an
other limo of questioning, realizing tht
futslity Of his effort IN tnat direction
WAS there anything that nsrred
your happiness am your brief honey
moon tour prior TO the receipt Of the
telegram announcing the illness Of
your mother" asked the attorney.
4 can't recall that was happy al
all
DO you mean 10 say that you were
not happy in the company 81 the man
who had just claimed you as hts
wife ~
Il do"
Refused His iAiSs
when YOU returned 20 the city and
was At your husbands home before
going over to Highland Park 10 see
your mother. dc you mean to tell me
that you were not happy when Grant
put his arms about you. and YOU laid
your head on hts shoulder as he kissed
sou o.
Il do. Furthermore, l did not per
mit him 10 kiss me-. drew hack
saving. Grant do not kiss me. ]
donft love you any longer.
The witness spoke In soft. well mod
uIated tones. that were chiefly audi
bic throughout the crowded court
room ~ times she hit hcr lips, ner-
vnusiv while the muscles in neT
cheeks twitche1 under the ordeal
through which she was passing She
}e ~ = Fgf- blonde
type. with hight wavy hair. Her
features. rather sharp bat refined. are
not married by nose glasses, which
she wears.
She Is what one would call pretty
tyne ~ Young woman of attractive
personality.
More than once she turned sharp
~ about in her chair on the stand
and faced her cross cxa miner almost
boldly. as If TO say; Il am not afraid
Of any question Sou may ask.
When she did so. she. necessarily,
also faced Grant Waller, broad should
cred and honest faced. seated beside
his attorney When the eyes of these
two met. there were moments when
Il looked as If the wifc weakened
bit. But she quickly recovered, and
resumed her normal attitude.
Goes into Details.
During the latter part ~ the morn
ing session. Mrs. Walker, when Civ
ing direct testimony. recited details
Of the courtship. marriage aud sub
seouent separation from her husband
Her story did not differ in essentials
fron, thar OF others who testified along
the same line. She said that she first
met Grant about five years age, but he
did not begin calling at her home un.
iii some time In January, 1912. In
Septer1her, OF the same year. they
became engaged, with the understand
ing. however. that she would not mar
nv him until he got substantial JOB
and was able 10 support wife
She told Of returning Grants en-
frcttlaued on second page.