New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-14
1000 KISSES BY MAIL
Woman Recipient Tires VI Them
and Sues for $4,000.
SALESMAN THE DEFENDANT
Plaintiff Says His Love Grew
Cold Despite Financial Aid
She Gave Him.

Seven years have elapsed since Leo
Greilsheimer first promised to marry Miss
Frieda Urnstein of Mannheim, Germany
But the woman considers a promise a
promise for all that, and therefore she had
him arrested yesterday by Deputy Sheriff
Gilmore in a $4,000 breach of promise suit
which Miss Urnstein has brought In the
Supreme Court.
Greilsheimer was a travelling salesman
in Germany lie never missed an oppor-
tunity while on the road TO write TO Miss
Urnsteln to assure her Of his affection. Sew
eral times he appealed to her for money.
The only collateral she had for the loans
she made him were his repeated promises
20 marry her and as bonus she had the
one thousand photographic kisses that he
sent with each letter.
The courtship. largely by correspondence.
had been kept up for four years when
Greishemer quit writing. and following
seven months sentence in prison Miss Urn
stein lost sight OF him. She advertised in
Germany and the United States TO trace
the Whereabouts az her lost lover, but
without result.
Last September she came TO New York
where Greilsheimer was living In this city.
And. as the plaintiff said in her petition to
the court for the order OF arrest, II am
certain that as soon as this defendant finds
out that ! know OF his whereabouts he will
immediately leave this country and again
lose himself"
Miss Urnsten brought her suit in White
Plains. where Justice Miller issued the or
der OF arrest Greilsheimer gave bond OF
g. 800 and was released.
Miss Urnstein said she became acquaint-
ed with her Grant lover in May or June,
1905. and he made his first proposal two
months after the first meeting. She ac-
cepted and II was agreed that they would
be married after the marriage Of sister Of
Greilsheimer. THIS marriage took place in
1907 The defendant spent much Of his time
on the road and he wrote her many let
ters which are attached 10 the papers in
the suit.
From Hamburg he wrote: MY dear
angry good Frieda: Your postal received
and was very glad. Thanks very much for
the voiets. They arrived here very nice.
My loving good child. I am longing for you
very much You are with me In all my
dreams. / will take you in my arms and
kiss you Oh may those hours soon come
again. ! will close this letter with l,""
kisses. Your only true. Leo
In another letter Greilsheimer said he
needed 800 marks and wished his hancee TO
forward II, sending in return 1000 more
kisses He got the money. Then ne wrote
again. saying that he had an offer OF job
paving 10000 marks a year. but that ne
needed 5000 marks as security. He asked
Miss Urnstein TO get the money from her
father and mother. as he was in "a very
bad situation"
In the latter part Of 1907 Gre!!sheimer be-
came involved in some financial difficulties
and several times asked for more money.
Mss Urnstein said she had confidence IN
him and loved him, and she readily came TO
his assistance. Then the defendant was
arrested and sentenced to seven months in
prison.
1T never lost faith" she said. From his
cell in Hamburg he wrote about the sun
shine that would follow the rain. week
later he wrote OF his intention TO carry out
his promise.
When Greilsheimer came out OF prison
Miss Urnstein insisted that the marriage
must take place as soon as he got job. as
she had already suffered enough Then It
was the defendant quit sending letters and
the plaintiff learned that he had gone to
the United States.