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This is the substance of the decision recently rendered by Judgelhomas IL bisrahall of Penn sylvania in the extraordinary cuss of Dr Alfred w fleer who named five university profeasors and students as objects of his wils'a affections Judge Mershall decided in effect that connubial bliss constitutes a condition so precious that the who fans to safeguard the love which a wife masts friVen him deserves to lose Iit "The law takes cognisance of the fact" he de Oared solemnly "that a husband has ne right to explite his wife to temptation" The wreckage of the romance of the neer' as revealed in Pittsburgh's court challenged the troduilty of those who saw the principals and testimony Judge Marshall summed it up in a sentence when in refusing the doctor's plea for a divorce he said: "The coadqct of the libellant (neer) in this case to the Trial judge at least has been as I ' in defensive extenuation of his liberality in love: "When one loves a person they trust them to do the right thing" The doctor's grammar fell short of perfection man who places his wife In the way of temptation does to hip awardoci a divorce tho court ruled young wife' totoo surrounded by Illi ' t 1 their ‘ t c IIEN a heedless husband allows a pretty 1 11s 74(0t I Aso 110111 11 t on a trip: I avoided being alone with Mn leer because she left me completely cold But she asked me to help put the car in the garage and my mother was with me "Mrs leer got out of the car In the garage turned dut the lights and approached me She up and kissed me I was taken by surprise cause she had promised not to any more advances to AIL" But Dr Ostrofsky insisted Dorothy'a attention neither warmed nor weakened hint in the slightest degree Me remained cold to her When Defense Attorney Doyle raked Dr leer she opened by asking with whether at that moment ha was not living in Mount Lebanon with his wile and child despite the divorce proceedings Ile responded "Yes we both live in the same house because she refuses to leave although I've asked her to and she hap taken most of the furniture "All I haN left la a single bed and the baby's bed a couple of chairs and a spoon knife ad fork a cup and saucer and my books" What were the sleepingerrangements? Well explained Dr neer with composure Bobby slept in his littlg bed and "I had to sleep with my mother in the single bed ' Mrs ' Irleer sleeps in another room I on the floor under bedclothes she saved" When the day's session adjourned the neer home was suddenly stripped of its remaininr not want her to go I reasoned with her that it was not right to go with Dr Kelley" But anyway they went together and if he did not see them ea in a sentimental sense Dr neer conceded that he saw them go And he added 4-'It Yr ''è re lin: - ' 1 i - k "7' 84 ' t - dosorvo A k ' i 40- I jr - 'f'11:111111::: t t N 11 ' '- ' ''' i III did ):1 '1 ' ‘' ' ' - d4 '1" ' 1'''177:-"1clifilt1 '1 -it) '1lai 0 ' - '':N t 1 r-- - - 111111 )111 16 - - IPI' il1i - - --- )" ' ' - ' ' '' ' Whon a Pittsburgh judge denied a divorce to a learned scientist he set a new commandment —place not temptation in the way of a wife N4111 - Li I! f '' ' ‘!"- '''' 44Ilt '' ' f ' ' 1 1 ' ii' ' till‘ "41141IIL 4 W i : -- tib01474 A ‘1 ))) — ciir Atti -- - -- 47 -- - 4 - ! A ' I 4 - t 1 I I - Mrs Dorothy neer was - the picture of doe - ' — - -- - i - - ' ' ' ' ! ‘ In striking contrast to the pictures acress the page Mrs Dorothy Flier Is shown hero ' 4 ' with her sons 'lobby after she had been awarded his custody by a Pittsburgh ' ' 1 t ' - :: ) I L ' to find her bus - band hadar1 'rived first'and departed with ‘f the baby and the furnituroi ' b' I -- -- '' - - - 4 - - - - ' - r -- : s 0 - 1 ‘ - : '4 ' ' 1 - - ' ' - v t r i t : k - '' i 5 )' - ‘ r Jo" l' 4' A‘' 4t N '' ' 'A' r ' - '" 0 - '" 'i - -- 1 L tLt:04 1 1 ve 4 it' - - ' l! ( - ' - ? i - t ' - - ' I1 "' i-t- -- 04 LI 104" l unabeshed to visit the Floors- in furniture 'which vanished in vans Tearfully friendliest fashion Judge Marshall made it clear 'IDorothy discovered the disapPearance of Botby too She wept over the child's toys and clothfmr In his decision that Ouch sufferance in silence amazed him Again and again he stressed that ' :scattered around the floors 'She lighted a Pile meekness as contrary to the character of the of small logs in the fireplace and refused to leave even with telephone gas and electricity cut off chemist as viewed in court As surprising as the testimony of the husband Before evacuating Aeir hcmie the doetor testisounded the statements of his chief witness Dr ed that on July 6 1940 he sued for divorce and ()sootily who is now associated with Dr Flees !on July 7 he and Dorothy celebrated their eighth as a process engineer proved as astonishing Dr marriage anniversary together and continued to Ostrofsky described 'Dorothy not as a tempted live under the same roof lie explained: wife but as a temptress of ardent activity her I learned Of letters between her and self He pictured himself from the stand as one Dr"Until we occupied the same house and Kelley whom she had sought to tempt and who had resame bed:' shared the I was been kissed who one and as had pulsed her Judge Marshall's feelings in the matter were willing to tell in this paragraph from his decision: "After I met Mrs leer in October 1939 she revealed "Dr Fleer did not complain to Kelley even told me of her relations with Dr Kelley and of invited him to he a guest at his house after he her liusbandss suspicions On another occasion suspected him and condoned a visit of Kelley she told me of a cabin or a resort in West Virhis wife to anOther city And there was ginia and wanted to know if I would spend a and week-en- d there with her At another time she never any attempt by 1):: Ficer to keep Dr Ostrofsky from the house" told me I had displaced Dr Kelley in her affections Judge Marshall asserted that 'some sort of an "I said 'You must be joking' She said 'No affair' probably existed between Dorothy and I am in dead earnest' So I told her she was the Dr Kelley but he could not find that the wife lie praised wife of my best friend and I would have nothing ever committed active infidelity Mrs Fleer's conduct in court asserting she made to do with her But she insisted on monopolizing splendid witness in contrast to her husband my attentions and it was very embarrassing to awhose her husband glares and states called for court censure The judge ordered that leturned to 'At one time she kissed' me I was taken unBoil befather to see awares I went to Dr Fleer and told him of the his mother who is to and for a month each year Ho advances made to me by his wife He was very him at week-end- s authorized Dorothy to Ale suit to compel the humiliated Yes and chagrined" chemist to support the child If necessary and Under by Julia Doyle atcalled on Dr neer to pay all expenses incurred torney for Dorothy the engineer described Mrs The in detail advances leer's deep osculatory by the wife in defending the suit lie described in he the wife as a young sensitive mother who had fashion the following developed episode n been for' many years by a husband said: "Dr neer tad gone to Oklahoma and Texas who had no cause - ) 4 '''''t T r 1- ' ''' - - ! neer chemical engineer and physicist above lost his fight for divorce and thei custody of his child Dr Alfred W 1 e - World alights aosolooli by Mins restores 4 - ! Smartt& s 4 - brow-beate- Thu - - - on ' b - t -- cross-examinati- r i - - ------ - - - ' - ludgisi-- t Continued ' i 'nevi Pa4 home ' - - - N'” is - - ‘ : Poetion when she returned to her Mt 'Lebo ' - - ( ' i I- 0 |