New-York tribune., 1921-10-14
Mrs. CrisWOld
Tied, Drugggged,
Maid Testifies
Chauffeur Favorite of Mrs.
Drischman, Legatee I'm
der Will, and Employer
Charged With Inhumanity
Wine Forced on Invalid
Pill Fed Daily by Order of
Beneficiary. Woman Says,
Always Made Her Stupid

ATLANTIC CITY, Oct. 13.-Mrs. Eliza
bet Adams, former maid Of Mrs. Alice
Gerry Griswold, one time Baltimore
social leader, caused scene in Judge
Ingersoll's court to-day when she swore
that Charles Miller. described in testi-
mony as q favorite of Mrs. Mary
nrischman, defendant in Countess da
Contubia's suit to break the will of her
mother, Mrs. Griswold had bound the
former society belle with ropes, forced
her to take drugs and to drink a quart
OF wine every day with her luncheon.
Mrs. Drischman was made chief
legatee under the will of Mrs. Griswold
Countess da Coutubia is suing to break
the document, in which Mrs. Griswold
left $500 to her only child, who asserts
1t was executed under duress. The
hearing was crowded with women, as
in every session since the proceeding
began. Courtroom sentiment has been
hostile to Mrs. Drischman throughout.
Calls Orders Inhuman
Mrs. Adams testified that she at
tended Mrs. Griswold in 1918 and re-
signed her position because she resent
ed the orders received from Miller
and Mrs. Drischman as to treatment
Mrs. Griswold was to receive. She
said their commands were CONTRARY to
humanity"
The witness said she had orders to
feed Mrs. Griswold pill" every day
between l and 2 o'clock. She said she
did not know what the pellets con-
talned, hut that they always put Mrs.
tiriswold to sleep. After two hours or
thereabouts, Mrs. Adams said, Mrs.
Griswold would awake, very stupid and
intensely thirsty.
On one occasion, continued the wit
ness. Mrs. Griswold wished to get away
from Mrs. Drischman, and went into
Mrs. Adams's room. Mrs. Drischman
discovered this and shouted at Mrs
Griswold, If you don't shut up your
complaining III put you in an asylum!" :"
This so terrified Mrs. Griswold, Mrs.
Adams said. that she was at once sub
dued and pleaded not to be sent to an
institution.
Instructions were given Mrs. Adams,
the latter said, to keep Mrs. Grswold
away from the telephone. Once, she
went on, when Mrs. Griswold did man
ange to reach the telephone, Miller be-
~ShiS ~ 1uA iouo tllcC uo olOOh HIS llSt
under Mrs. Griswold's nose, threaten
ing to put her away" if he ever caught
her at the phone again. Mrs. Adams
swore that Mrs. Griswold had told her
the only way she had ever been able to
leave the vicinity Of the house was
when she managed to borrow carfare
from neighbors.
Chauffeur Accused of Cruelty
Mrs. Antonio Cuthbert, another wit
ness, said Mrs. Griswold had shown
bruises and abra sions on her wrists,
which she charged had been caused by
ropes used in tying hsg down by Miller,
the chauffeur. This witness testified
Mrs. Grswold told hsr she had trav-
eled all over the world, but never
imagined there were people so cruel as
Miller and Mrs. Drischman.
Countess da Contubia was called TO
the stand yesterday afternoon for cross
examination by Mr.. Bourgeois, of coun-
sci for the defense. She was in deep
mourning. When asked why she had
not complained to her cousin, Charles
J. Bonaparte, former United States At
torney General, if she believed the
statements in her mothers letters that
she was being illtreated by Mrs. Drisch-
man, the countess replied that her
mother had many friends in the United
States who had been competent to ad-
wise her. but whom apparently she had
been unable to reach