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ne ee oe : . ao . aeid he did not pay very close attention to the affidavit when it wos dictated by the lawyer, There is no contention, hovever, by tue respondent uere thet he cid not understand the allegations of the affidcvit. He hes not undertaken to assert any Jack of familiarity with the statements in tke affidavit, On tho contrary, he adopted it and sent it to Chicazo to the ettameys to be used for the purpose indicated, : Aside from the opinion of the doctor as to what wes the matter with the respordent, there were certain avernents of facts in the affidavit which could not heve not escaped ti.e attention of eny one who had given even 4 slight consideration to the languege cf the effidevit. There is the positive atatement of fect that the respondent herd been confined to his bed at his bame for 6 period of six weeks after the 13th of January, ard there is the positive and direct etutenent that he had been out of ved uuly Zor ten deve last post. Now the testimony offered by the respondent consisted of the evidence of Drs. Phillips and (mens ant of the tro Turses « Dr. Phillips’ testimony, of course, must be considered 4n the ligut of the telesram which he sent to Lr. Omens in , which he cherecterized the sickness of the respondent as not serious in its ckerecter. He has given &n exnlanation for thet, but without saying enythiny, furthor cencerning the . testimony of Dre Paillips, I think cleurly thet we must decide