Defendant's Plea of Justification in Court The case in which Mr. L. M. J.
Dohse is claiming $1,000 damages from Mr. W. H. Spencer, alleging that the defendant libelled him in a letter of October 15 which was addressed to a Mr. Thiel came on Blonday before Judge Peter Grain H. M. Supreme Court. The plainti also asked for an injunction restraining the defendant from publishing the words in a letter or similar The contents of the letter were not made public.
Mr. Tycho Wing appeared for the ph and said that the was very scandalous and cause a great deal of harm. ever, if the defendant apologize and the injunction i the ease would be dropped. letter might How-would To this the defendant said, "I plead justification in writing the letter ang when I wrote it, I knew that every word was the absolute trath."
His Honour said that the case ould not be gone on with og there was no counsel for the defence. He would adjourn it sine die for pleadings.
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