Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-30
STAR WITNESS
CUPID'S AID
CARRIED W0MAN'S LETTERS
TO GAHM; SEEKS REVENGE
MUSICIAN TRAVELS 10000 MILES
TO AID IN DIVORCE SUIT
Picturesque Individual Who Acted as
Go-Retween for Loving Pair Turns
Against Them and Assists
Wronged Husband
.contInned from Paee onel

ting rid of myself, so I shall have to
become as tolerable and companion
able to myself as possible, saving my
self not only present but future un-
pIeasantness where I know how. Am
suffering to know what you can and
are going to do. Am always watch
ing mails very impatiently. Always
yours,
THE next letter, said the witness,
was received while Calm and his wife
and himself were in Berlin. Calm
called my attention to the beautiful
sentiment in this letter." said Kiefer,
land asked me to give him copy of
1t and keep the original, as he feared
1t might come into Mrs. Gahm's pos
session"
Love Prayer
This letter was in the form of a po-
etic prayer, and was read by Mayr'
attorney, It's title is "a Night Pray
err" the beautiful lines being written
by Elizabeth Hole Gilman. 1t follows:
40 God, l pray thee, care for him
because it is forbidden me;
"Grant that his sleep may soft and
hallowed be,
Because these prayer-clasped hands
may never dare
ITO smooth nor bless his bed. Close
with thy rare caressing peace his
weary star-eyes. Free from otherward
some angel guard that he may Keep
the dark watch that l may not share.
"Greet with thy new days joy his
waiting soul;
Inspire him lest in WEAKNESS ne
slip upon the days ascent.
"Grant me the bliss of praying for
him. Lord, take thou a coal
"From out the altar fire, and on the
lip that l may never touch lay thou Its
kiss"
Kiefer said Calm had shown him the
letters received while abroad, and in
one of these Mrs. Mayr had expressed
the belief that she would win her
divorce suit and secure $4,000 "She
told Calm he need never fear as to
his future concerning finances If she
won, as she would see to that" said
the witness.
It was during the visit Of the Gahms
and Kiefer to Germany that the break
between the two musicians who had
for years been bosom friends occurred,
and Kiefer said he consulted an at
torney, Robert Kuehnert, in Berlin,
night last year as to the
value of the information he possessed.
''I was decidedly on unfriendly terms
with Gahm," said Kiefer. HE had
come between myself and my wife and
I felt unfriendly toward him."
One of the letters alleged to have
been written by Mrs. Mayr to Calm
was turned over to the Berlin attor-
ney, who, in turn, forwarded 1t to
Los Angeles accompanied by a draft
for $3.50, which, Kiefer said, was paid
by Mayr. the money going to Kueh-
merit for his services.
Kiefer said he left Germany in Feb
ruary, reaching Los Angeles In June.
Since his arrival here. he said, his
expenses had been paid by Mayr, and
he looked for no further remuneration
for his testimony.
Sought Revenge
"You want to satiate your desire for
revenge?" asked Attorney Rogers.
"In this case, yes" replied the wit
ness promptly.
GAS a matter of fact you came here
to injure the Gahms by testifying?"
81 have no doubt it will injure
Them
This is your object in testifying?"
at would help. / am willing to see
Mr.. and Mrs. Calm get done.'"
The fact was brought out that Calm
was corresponding with a number of
women while located in Omaha. Kie-
fer's memory concerning these women
appeared TO De at Iault, a Iact which
Mrs Mayr's attorney made the most
of, suggesting. he said, q peculiar con-
dition of mind when a man could re-
member quite distinctly Gahm's cor
respondence and movements where one
woman was concerned while memory
failed when he was called upon to re-
late other incidents with which he
was, by reason of his friendship to the
musician, quite as familiar.
The trial was adjourned until this
morning