Spencer, in his opening evidence, on Wednesday snid'that they were married under" peculiar elreume stances, they having eloped. On their wedding day, Mrs, Spencer, witness continued," confessed. that she hud intimate relations with one Aarons, afterwards identified as Dohse, Mis wife's family modeled after marvinge and it was because of this interference that he ands! Thad their first quarrel. They lived together, ho quite happily until two years before their separate tion during which period, Mrs, Spencer began going "about very. much, "She neglected her children excepting in the matter of rou, An amah had charge of them most of the day. "Respondent denied that he neglected or abused the children Usually once. o twice a day he took them for a walla in the park, He admitted that "he did correct them, One of their more serious quarrels loceurved, when he chided her—aftor the birth of the third child—beeause she vouged and painted, saying that such conduct was not proper for a married woman with children, On Christmas Eve, 1926, witness desired to attend midnight mass, ioner protested saying that che wished to lance, Tt was about this added, that si fine days, you will get such a beating lup_ that' you don't know what. will Fhappen to you, if you don't let mo When his buriness became worse Mrs, Spencer became more dis satisfied and quarrelsome, They were living in Route Vallon at the time. Witness had heard that Mrs. Spencer had been seen with Dohsk Jand s0, when she said on one Sune Jday that she wished to decorate her mother's grave, he became sus picious. After arguing for several hours, she finally consented to his Jaccompanying her. At the cemetery the saw Dohse several hundred yards aw Petitioner told him, Spencer con: tinued, that she had met Dohse at sea at' her sister's house. Spencer remonstrated with her, and she replied, "Don't be a fool. I have got three children and I can be careful lof what T do, His wife used obscene language and witness said that he saw the crash coming."
Alleged Trip to Soochow During March, 1926, she sai@ that she wished to go to Woosung Jon one Sunday with a Y.W" picnic. Petitioner arose at 5 a.m. whilst witness slept, and, as he later learned, went to' Soochow with Witness arranged with a friend keep watch on her movements, Jand when he reported, "he told me things which made me sick." This was on September 16, 1926. Cone tinuing, respondent told the Court that his wife came home, petted him, Jand tried to kiss him, whereupon ho pushed ber away,. She insulted him, ea
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