The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-05
LOVE-
LETTERS READ TO
FRIED SUIT JURY
Written Declarations of Youths
Devotion Entertain Crowd
in Supreme Court.
SEyENTY-FIVE EPISTLES
FULL OF HEART
Defendant Bushes as Former
Sweetheart Identifies Big
Batch of illusions.

S~eventy-fve burning lo~ve-letters and
fifty-flve postal-cards OVERLOOKING with
tender sentiments were offered In evil
dence before Judge Adams and a jury
in the Supreme Court circuit today,
where the trial of the breach of
promise suit for $1,000 damages brought
by Miss Jeanette Fried against Charles
Nissenson, begun late yesterday after
noon, was resumed with the air plain
tiff on the stand.
She identified the many letters and
cards which were read by her counsel,
William ]. Kearns, for the benefit of
the judge and jury.
Miss Fried, who lives at 301 South
Seventh street, Is the 21-year-oid
daughter of Kalman Fried, a clothing
manufacturer, and the defendant Is In
the silk hat business with his father
in Chester Row. The family lives In
1879 Spruce street.
Miss Fried was dressed in deep
mourning because of the recent death
of her mother, and her story that she
persists in is that she first became
acquainted with the youth on August
IA, 1907, n hat on November II, fol-
lowing, the engagement al announced
in a newspaper, but broken for no rea-
son that she knows of.
That Miss Fried's motives are merely
mercenary is the defense that will be
made by Benjamin F Jones, counsel for
the young man.
In the first letter that was read,
dated August 10, 1907, the youth says:
Dear Jen:
II hope you are we'll and happy,
as / am. I went to work like a little
boy today. My heart is longing to
see your sweet face and dreamy
eyes. oh, how l wish I could see
you now! I am working very hard,
and 1t Is all for you. Yours till
death, CHARLES NISSENSON."
He had known her foul days, she
testified, when she received this eff
fusion.
Several days later there came an
other letter, and this was also read, as
the others were, despite the objections
of Mr.. Jones on the ground that it was
only wasting the time of the court ITO
near the illusions of a lovesick boy"
as the only question at issue was
whether the engagement had been
broken, and the letters were .'only read
for the purpose of influencing the
jury"
"Engagements are to be inferred
from circumstances" commented the
court and the reading of the cards and
letters continued.
In the letter occurred the phrase:
"I was unable to work until l
heard from you, and now that I ave
heard from you, I feel like a new
man."
In still another the youth declared
that she should phone to him and let
him know how she felt, because / can't
do a bit of work, and I am i'll. knowing
that you don't fell WELL"
There was a plea of another sort in
another letter as he asks her not to
keep him up so late nights, because it
interferes with his business.
please let me get home at II
o'clock" he writes IN the occasion,
las l was sleepy. l can't stay SO
late, as it will kill me, as I work all
day. You lake a good sleep during
the afternoon. 1 am going to bed
early tonight and dream of you"
Some of the flfty-fve varieties Of the
postal cards showed hearts and dia-
monds. Still others, designated by Mr..
Keans as ''osculatory," ere read
lily identified by his client and turned
over to the twelve men in the box for
their inspection.
II landed home at 2:45 a. M the
youth wrote on one occasion, and got
I'D at 6 o'clock this morning. I'm beg
ging you again to let me get home
earlier"
In another he advises her not tc
work too hard at home and assuring
her that she will not have to take out
the ashbox when you are mine"
IF you work too hard" he says
sympathetically, you will be a dead
one. and Their I will be a dead one, too,
because 1 cannot live without you.
Nothing in the world can keep me from
having you except DEATH"
Dear sweet" wrote the youth on an
other occasion, business is good but
money Is tight inc you had better hold
on to yours. Your. lear Charles"
Miss Fried smiled many times during
the reading Of the illusions, while the
writer blushed.