'A. plea of extenuating cireumstances was entered by counsel for the defence who asked Mrs. Julia St. Clair Krenz, wife of defendant, to give testimony. Mrs. Krenz said) that she had been married to defendant for -cight years, and that during this period they had resided in Peking. They had three children, a boy of seven, and girls of six'and three. Her' husband had!
Legation for the past nine years, having started there at a salary of month as code clerk, Position he held until 1924, This had been his salary wher she had married him. During the time was code clerk at the Legation the had been on call for duty any time day or night, witness said, jand it was her understanding that six people were now doing the work which her husband had done alone. On October 11 of this year, witness said that her husband told her he had coughed blood and that their family physician, Dr. Dipper, lof the Deutsche Hospital, Peking, had indicated that two years' complete rest was needed, if a cure was to be effected. 1AS no money had been saved the situation was desperate, witness suid, and from that time hor husband had not. seemed to be himself. Mrs. Krenz stated that G.$26,000 had been recovered of the embezzled money. Further testimony brought out that Jdefendant had always been a conside rate husband and good father.
Under eross-examination by the District Attorney, witness said that liber hhustand had been drinking some during the past year, but she Jcould make no statement regarding accused's remark to Dr. Dunn, physician at the U. S. Gaol, that ho had consumed a quart of whiskey a day for many months, Witness thad spent the months from July. to September in Peitaiho with her. children. In reply to Dr. Sellett's question as to whether Dr. Dunn thad told witness that her husband showed no signs of tuberculosis or other: serious physical or mental dissouler, witness said yes.
Dr. Sellett—"Did Dr. Dunn tell you that a man with a history of drinking like that couldn't have stood up under it if he had tuberculosis"—"He did. That was -Dr. Dunn's opinion."
Other testimony brought out that accusal held an honourable disleharge from the U. S. Marines.
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