Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-31
llH NAMED
LAISER'S DUPE
an Says Former Pre-.
and Wife Are on
Blackmail List
10 PERSONS IN BOOK

D0on, May BIN the Bow street
y court trial of Noel Pemberton.
~, member of Parliament for
Hertfordshire and publisher of
q newspaper Eigilante, on the
vo OF libeling Maude Allan. dancer,
III 4. Grein. manager of tho 1nde.
mt Theatre. the defense is now
Ating testimony. Mrs. Nilliars
0rt was called to testify to the
yence of a book which Pemberton-
rsaid had been prepared by Ger
secret agents, containing the
hes Of 47000 British persons al.
u to be held in bondage to Ger.
NY through fear of exposure.
IN Mrs. Stewart under examination by
Pemberton.Hiiing. said the book
4lc1i she had seen. but which was
NJ produced, contained the names of
frfemier Asquith and Mrs. Asquth.
N0ncount Haldane. former Secretary
5&xr War. and Justice Darling, who is
Hseving the case against the member
H Parliament.
49,. 4kIl0IHeT WltIlPSS. 'HnlHln l1tIblu
Z EUSoncer, said he was shown the book
III Prince William of Wied in Albania
4 I6 said he did not remember seeing
4 m Asquith's name in it. but he de.
4pkred the names of Mrs. Asquith and
lSceunt Haldane were there.
Heard Rumor of CamarilIa
LAST September he had heard Of
eenaarilla in financial circles, whose
fG93ect was to &c: Asruith back in
sBoWer and make German peace
80 Q precautior, he informed Amer
Et4an naval headquarters. so that the
fn1pt might he frustrated.
a,Ss Admiral Mayo and his secretary
tane to me and got the whole state.
oft," he said.
I: 4 Asked whether he knew Of opera.
S11Dns Of the camarilla between Eng
Slnnd and Germany, the witness re.
u They have had messages sent he.
tween England and Germany with this
E1Eaelligence.
4 Qne OF the principal messengers, he
Warned from persons who had re-.
I4ltfed to the intelligence department
lMnn q well-known English society
4 N1knAn, Mrs. George keppel. He had
3f0n Mrs. Keppel come back from Hol.
aNFWotn captain spencer ana NrS.
4 fowart said they had been threat.
0nd, the former after he had com.
14uhjcated the fact 10 the authorities.
EGSd Mr.. Pemberton-BillinG asked the
sHU1Se for protection for himself and
(lS witnesses The Judge referred
TN to the Chief Commissioner of
# captain Spencer. before giving the
F&ou1es Of Mrs. Asquith and Niscount
A16ane. said he would give only the
IU1nnes OF those who had been ap.
oached and had succumbed to Ger
EfnRn Temptation. He had placed tho
kU30Hmation before the Foreign
Zee. the War Office and the Ad-
SAlty.
Great Political Pressure
@There was great political pressure
E1r0ught to bear said the witness
E4Qd was told that if it were pub.
ElGhed II would undermine the whole
|436ric of the Government 7 then
|lSok II to the political machine"
LA continuing his testimony. Captain
.lDencer, who was a member of the
E1ternational Gendarmerie in Albania
More the war and aide-de camp to
vince William of Wied. and is now
~ member of the royal air forces
I'D he wrote the article which CON
E6aned the alleged libel and which
tgf2a based on a letter from Marie
{S09elli, the novelist.
34sGAptain Spencer was ultimately passed
4 OF the flying corps as physically
n. Under crosse animation he said
&s&A1 never been in the Secret Service.
lS III the German book to which he had
hired there was note after each
~. Indicating the particular way in
& - the person could best he APP
86hed,
$&<ptain Spencer described how he was
I tned In a cabin in France being
y W doctors that he was suffering
= - most unusual Authorizations, ana
~ ought to be locked up. Eventual
J f{4n air officer carried certain docu-
4 to Downing street which procured
teisase.