The evening world., 1911-03-02
MAILING TELLS
Of DAYS. JAUNT
WTHANNAA AS WIFE,
81 Was PasSionately Fond Of
Her, but 1t Ended Them"
He Said.

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having meretricious relations with
herr"
Walllng mumbled. halted and then
burst out with this answer:
Il don't know the meaning OF meretri-
cious; ! have never used that word. How
ever. ] expected to have her leave the
sinful III she led regardless OF that
seven days"
Walling stated that when he referred
to love az a Socialist poet had written
II he mean William Morris's writings
on love, which were OF romantic love.
Anyhow. he used 1t las a sort of sub
t%erfuge."
Walling was greatly distressed dur
ing the long session. His answers
were non-responslve at times and ne
showed much confusion despite his
keen mental skill. lie parted well
occasionally. He had constant re-
course to glasses OF water. Waliins
went on the stand when court opened
to-day under cross-examination by
Lawyer Stricken.
His Legal Studies.
After stating his studies IN the Uni
's'E'Ns VI 'h'N"SO Ills yttA = ElUig or
law at Harvard and his interest in
economics and sociology. Walling told OF
taking up settlement work In New York.
Perjury" Contracts" and GRIMM
ology" were words used In nearly every
question Mr.. Stricken asked.
I'm not familiar with contracts be-
cause l dom care for that much" he
stated. MY time In Harvard was de-
voted more to crlminology, economies
sociology"
You didn't care for contracts. but
YOU liked criminology? pressed
Stricken.
Yes: / did not expect to practise law
and l wa fond Of sociology"
You studied the law OF perjury"
Yes. l believe 1t was inclr'r1. but /
did not go into It like did sociology"
Walling was also ignorant of sedu.
ton as explained in the first years
law course. lie declared he had re-
spect for the laws OF his country. and
stated. with a show of indignation.
during which he slared furiously into
the lawyers face. that he was q gem
tleman and would not perJure himself
for hts own beneit."
Passports for "Wife."
Walling was a perturbed and restless
witness when examined on the pass
ports he obtained at the American En-
bassy In Paris for himself and Anna
Berthe as his wife. lie said he had
spoken to 4 Mr.. Billiard. a probationary
officer in New York, about passes to
Russia and that Billiard told him
women Of the highest character often
travel into Russia on American pass
ports without being wives"
when you were asked II YOU were
married you said 'Yes?'"
II did. but that's untrue he an
swered.
You made an oath OF allegiance 10
the United States n with this oath
swore Miss Grunspan was your wife,"
II don't see where the question OF my
allegiance comes in, but i swore to
something false"
you have legal acumen enough to
make a distinction between your oath
Of allegiance and your oath that this
girl was you wife,"
They told me in law school I didn't
have much legal acumen. and that's
why i cut my law course snort, ne
answered evasively.
"TickIlsh Business"
you called this incident pretty tick
lish business last night, Mr.. Walling;
d. you know the technical legal word
for your false oath?"
"Oh, yes. l know it's some kind OF an
ffense against our Government. Tell
you the truth. I've been worried ever
since about it," responded Walling. his
face flushing and a sickly grin coming
over his face.
Walling told of accompanying Miss
Grunspan on n shopping trip In Paris
TO secure clothes for her to wear on
the Russian trip. lie certainly did
not remember what she bought. They
left Paris from the Care DEF Oest and
reached the Cantrale Hotel In Berlin
in the morning. registering as Mr..