The evening world., 1912-06-24
MUD PILE EDEN'S
EVE WANTS TIGHTS
TO PROVE BEAUTY
Mrs. Unger Is Willing to Show
Court Her Pulchritude
Wasn't Seeming"

Max Unger. a professional strong man
and teacher of physical culture. made
q vigorous protest to Justice Brady In
the Supreme Court to-day against the
payment Of alimony to his wife, Mrs.
Melanie Unger. pending the trial Of a
suit she has brought for a separation.
Mrs. Unger's lawyer. Jacob Klein.
asked for a counsel fee OF $500 and
weekly aiimony Of SOS. Many volum-
inous affldavits from finger and his
wife were presented to the Court. and
Justice Brady said he would reserve
decision.
In her complaint, Mrs. finger declared
she had married the strong man. who
10 known on the stage as Lionel Strong
fort" within an hour after he divorced
his first wife. He told her. she said.
that the Garden OF Eden would be
mud pile as compared to the home he
would build for her Unger. however,
denied he ever made such statements,
adding they were more poetical than
true. and that all the love making done
prior to the marriage was or the part
OF Mrs. Unger.
fingers lawyer told the Court that
soon after the marriage finger discov-
cred his wife's seeming beauty" was
only artificial. Replying 10 this, Mrs.
Unger submitted her photograph to the
Court and said she would gladly appear
In tights before any one Justice Brady
should name to disprove her husbands
charges.
PUT COUNTERFEIT MONEY IN
BAG, SHE DECLARES.
Mrs Unger declared further her hus-
band had deserted her in Paris in Febru-
airy. 1912. and left her penniIess. sub
shutting counterfeit money for $1,000 o.
real money she had In her handbag. She
said she was compelled TO go to the Pfc
feet Of Police. who gave her free soup
ticket.
1T seems almost impossible to believe
Q man. q husband. can sink to the depths
the defendant has done In his affidavit,"
declared Mrs. Unger. He alleges he
had to use force to compel me to deslst
from certain habits. Can the court
imagine me coping with a man who
styles himself a strong man. one OF
whose feats was to hold on his chest q
platform containing an automobile with
six people In it-and I q woman Weighing
les pounds?"
Mrs. Ungsr then described in detail the
courtship and marriage and exhibited
letters showing all the love-making was
on the part Of Unser and not herself a.
he claimed.
And such . man." she added. "is
permitted to come to court to besmirch
me In such fashion that the very walls
OF the court room must cry shame!"
Here 10 a copy Of one Of the letters
which Mrs. Unger said Unger wrote her
shortly before they were married. and
before ne was divorced from his FIRST
wife:
CALLS HER "sELovEp WIFE"
IN PERFERvID LETTER.
my Beloved Melainie: In the beafe
| that you will get this letter Tuesday
morning at the postofice. will con tess
TO you things which did not have a
chance to tell you to-day. From the
time you left me at 10 o'clock las,
night wandered all night with bleed.
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several times in the faint hope that you
would yet como out to see me, but IN
fortunately I was again compelled tc
so alone. My beloved. II YOU could onl,
'ealize what pain you make me endur,
you would not hesitate any more, and
not torture any longer. This Is a feel
Ing which I have never In my III,
known before. Melspie. tell you, ans
my word you need not doubt. that can
not and will not stand this any longer
You. Melanie. have created Q low,
which no other women were able yet 4
awaken in me. You awoke love In IN,
for the nrst time In my lie. You ar,
a woman. the perfection itself that ha
enraputred me. In my heart, my con
science and before God you are IN,
wife. and I win get You from there an,
claim you as my wife, and II You hea
tate q minute. will know how to breal
all barriers. 6sg and impaors you I.
come to me and be mine a. We promise,
each other. Believe me. viii do every
thing TO make myself worthy Of yo,
and promise that you viii nAver have I.
be sorry. Good night, my beloved wife
and think Of your Max
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