Mrs. Richter who lives at No. 3 Tracey Terrace states that her balcony is side by side with No. 2 balcony about half a yard between, that she has been on No. 2 balcony, and it is not opposite the back of No, 20. That No. 20 Is the second house from the Route des Scours and No. 2 on the other side is the third house from that street, and that she has been on the balcony of No, 2 and it looks on to the corner of No, 20 and not into the windows of No. 20.
She says she usually sity on her balcony in the evening but never saw anyone hanging on to the water pout next door and that there are many passers-by, up and down the street, who would have noticed two men hanging on to the waterspout for. half an hour or more on the second floor of No. 2.
Doubts a5 to the Story All these facts throw considerable doubt on the story of Longer and Vinogradsky.
But there are further facts which throw doubt on the truth of their story.
On November 12, 1925, an action for libel was brought by Ludolf Dohse against Spencer which was heard in this Court on December 23, 1926, Spencer in his defence justified the libel stating that "Ihave evidence... that the plaintiff (Debs did on September 16, 1936, commit adultery with her" (Mrs. Spencer).
8 to the adultery but would submit to judgment, and Judgment was accordingly given against him and $1,000 damages awarded to Dohse the plaintiff. Spencer had already at this time received the evidence of Longer and Vinogradsky. If Mr. Spencer considered that these men were speaking the truth, and that their evidence was trustworthy, and would bear inquiry and investigation, astonishing that he did not produce at the trial on December 23, 1026, and thereby save judgment being given against him.
'A Coneceted Story Therefore, Iam unable to accept the evidence of these two witnesses ay trustworthy, and am compelled to say that consider that they saw athing, ud have concocted their story.
Mrs. Spencer states that she was at her sisters', (Miss Wegener) that night, and according to Spencer's evidence told him so on the night of September 16, when she returned home.
Mrs, Spencer admits that she has met Dohse in the street by appcintment, and when she was confined to her house, she made some appointments for him to come to her house, when she from the balcony talked to him, in the street.
Affectionate letters have passed between them and pet names are But they state that they have Known each other since early dave, were once engaged, but it war broken of when Dokse, a German, had to leave China during the wer. That since that he married in Ger~ many, but that they both continued to use the same pet nomi The letters are somewhat foolish ones and undoubtedly written in
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