The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-21
WANTS DIVORCE FROM 8e YEAR OLD HUSBAND
 Bride of 9 Brings Suit for $500,0OO Against s. H. Rundle of Danbury.
ROMANCE LASTS BUT ONE DAY
Aged Danbury Millionaire Refutes Charges Brought
 By Young Wife.

A girl of 25 and a man of 26 at- tempted to prove to the world that TO- nance still lives; that knighthood and chivlary still are in bloom. The girl was Gladys Brown Toovey, of New York. The man was Samuel H. Run dle, millionaire hat manufacturer and bank president of Danbury.
 After telephonic courtship lasting put a week, the pair were married on Oct. 16. The romance was blighted in just "A hours. Romance was dead; knighthood and chivalry were in mourning.
 Yesterday one month after her marriage, Mrs. Bundle brought suit against her elderly husband for di- vorce. She seeks S500,000 for alleged intolerable cruelty on divers days be- tween Oct. 16 and Nov. 16. To provide for her immediate needs while the un- romantic courts are thrashing out her love affairs, Mrs. Bundle attached property of her husband valued at about S40,000.
 The bridegroom was amazed last night when told the ground on which his wife was bringing suit. He said feebly over the telephone:
 Tt is not true. Mrs. Bundle was treated affectionately and kindly, and she has no cause to make complaint" In his denial, MT. Bundle was joined by his housekeeper and by his attor- ney, Moss Ives, of Danbury, who said: There is absolutely no truth in Mrs. Bundles charges and we shall hn fo tho limit v Mrs. Bundle is staying with her mother, Mrs. Austin Brown, at 619 West 127th street, New York City. 1 When seen last night Mrs. Brown stated that there was no truth in the report that her daughter was seeking | @ divorce from her husband. Even the l statement that the complaint had been 1 filed failed to shake her continued l denials.
 When asked when she expected her daughter home, she replied:
 ''Not before 1 o'clock tomorrow morning."
 In her complaint Mrs. Bundle claims that her husband is worth two million dollars. The attachments were made on the Ridgewood stock farm. a dairy farm of 300 acres, on the Wooster Block, one of Danbury's largest buildings, and on stock owned 1 by MT. Rundle in the manufacturing l concern of Bundle & White. The l writ of attachment was filed in Dan- 1 bury by Mrs. Bundles attorney, Jacob l Goodhart of New Haven. It is re- 1 turnable in the superior court at New ] Haven on Tuesday, Dec. 8. MT. Run- l iIe then has 30 days in which to file i his answer.
 Following the telephonic courtship 1 and marriage of MT. Bundle and Miss i Brown in Greenwich, the pair went to
 the Rundle home in Danbury. The ! following day MT. Bundle stated that
 his wife had left him, after eating
 breakfast. He said he did not expect
 her to return, though he could give
 no reason for her departure. Mrs Bundle, denied, however, that they
 aad separated and returned to the 1 Danhury home. According to MT
 Rundle, she again left him ten days
 ago and he has not seen her since. 1 MT. RundIe is one of the best knowr citizens of Danbury. Besides hi! property in Danbury, he owns home
 in Hattington, Conn, and the famous I Ridgewood stock farm, part of which
 Mrs. Bundle has attached. He is also president of the Danbury Fair.
 Mrs. Bundle is the daughter of Ans
 tin Brown, who made a fortune 1T Washington, D. C., some years ago
 She made her debut in the capital 1T
 1911. She later was on the stage.