The Washington times., 1922-02-21

AID SUED
FOR KISS
Woman Also Charges Police
and Justice Department Are
Hounding Her.
Is a stolen kiss worth 10000!

. Is a stolen kiss worth 100000?
Mrs. Alma G. Smythe, who gives
her address as Alexandria, says 1t
is. Not only that, but Mrs. Smythe
wants ito get 100000 for . kiss
she alleges was stolen from her by
leighton 1aylcs. of Wardma,
Park Hotel former private secse-
tasy TO thefiate Senator Bois Pen
rose.
Mrs. Smythe looks upon this al
legged kiss as assault and battery
Sues for xf00.o0
In a petition filed In the District
Supreme Court, Mrs. Smythe seeks
500. 900 damages from Taylor, who.
she alleges, on May /, 1921. grabbed
her and hugged and kissed her."
The petition says this alleged kiss
took place in Penrose's office in the
Capitol. Mrs. Smythe was paying a
visit TO the Senator. The young
lady. who Is a wee bit over thirty
years of age, did not see the Senator.
she AYERS.
In the petition, Mrs. Smythe de-
clares that since this alleged kissing
she has been bounded by a Depart
ment of Justice agent and a member
of the Metropolitan Police Depart
ment named "Keck."
Ira Z. Keck, headquarters detec-
tive, today admitted he was the man
referred to by Mrs. Smythe. He re-
ferred inquiries to Inspector Clifford
l.. Grant.
Woman's Arrest Ordered.
I'VE have received many COM
plants against Mrs. Smythe," Grant
said today. Prominent people have
asked us to keep Mrs. Smythe
from annoying them. / have in
structed Detective Keck to take
Mrs. Smythe into custody in order
that we may have a talk with her. "
At present Mrs. Smytbe is in
Alexandria. Her suit was filed by
Oscar c. Thomas. an Alexandria
lawyer. She declares Keck is try
ing to get her 10 come into Wash
ington so she can be sent to the
Government asylum for the insane.
The suit mentions the names Of
a half dozen Senators and members
Of the Cabinet.
Taylor today Indignantly denied
the charges, explaining:
"She kept bothering us for a
long time and finally I put her out
of the office, after the Senator
declined to see her."
Lived Here q Year.
Mrs. Smythe left WASHINGTON
only recently. She had been here
for nearly year, living at the
Powhattan, Wardman Park and
other hotels.
Mrs. Smythe, who Is red haired and
attractive, says she had been prom.
ised a motion-picture concession for
the Argentine exposition. She says
that ct the Commodore Hotel in New
York she met a Capt. Hugh Fitzpat-
rick, "a friend of Senator Penrose,'
who offered to speak to the Senator
about using Mrs. Symthe as a cam
paign worker in the Harding cam.
paign. The job, however, was not
forthcoming. so. on the advice of
Lieutenant Governor Wood of New
York, she came to Washington to see
Mr.. Penrose.
Before going to his office. she as
serts, she went to see Postmaster
General Hays about the moving-pi
'ture scheme. He offered in the name
of the Republican Committee to REIN.
burse her for the time she had lost in
connection with the promised cam
paigning job, but wanted Mr.. Pen
roses Endorsement.
When she went to the Senator's
office, she alleges, Mr.. Taylor, with
out any justifiable, reasonable or
probable cause, and over her resist
ance, hugged and kissed her."
Mrs. Smythe says she then went to
the District Attorney to get a war.
rant for Mr.. Taylor's arrest, but this
was refused. She then tried to ap-
peal to Attorney General Daugherty
and saw Frank Gibbs, then Mr..
Daugherty's secretary. Mrs. Smythe
says he told her she would never get
a warrant for Mr.. Taylor, who was a