The evening world., 1914-11-28
CHAUFFEUR HUBBY
| SUES FOR LETTERS
FROM HIS HE|RESS
Former Miss Breitung'S Warm
Love Epistles Now Lie in
Dark, Cold Vault.
kLElST is ALSO AN HEIR.
Suit TO Recover Papers Reveals
He Has Inherited $4,000
Estate.
kLElST Is ALSO AN HEIR.

Down In the dark and unsympathet-
10 recesses Of a safe deposit box at
No. 50 Wall Street--where they won't
be appreciated ut all. though they are
bursting with protestations OF burn
Ing love and affsction--are three
bundles Of expensiveiy crested letters.
the only memsntoes Of the romance
that led. last June, to the elopement
Of Max r. Kieist with Miss Julietts
Breitung. society bud and daughter
Of Edward N. Breitung. millionaire
banker. The Brcitungs employed
Kieat as chauffeur and gardener.
The letters. Kleist says. are badly
needed In the trial of his $3.50, 900 allen
alton OF affections suit against Mr..
Breitung and his wife. Charlotte. who
arc accused Of having taken their
daughter away from her gardener
husband. kleist says no cannot put
his hand ON one of the lsttsra. oven
though they are his and the endear-
Ing phrases in them wsre meant for
him only.
The former chauffeur took steps in
the Supreme Court to-day not only
to got the key to tho vault but to pre-
vent any one else touching the love
letters until his right to them 10 de-
terminsd by Supreme Court Justice
Newburger. Kieist seeks an inJunc-
ton especially directed to his attor-
ney. Joseph A. Shay. restraining
tho lawyer. with whom Kleist has
disputed. from touching n single mis-.
sive in the sweet collection. He also
wants . now lawyer. and has retained
=. c. Crowley Of No. 81 Wall street
to prosecute the action for him.
A Z result Of this dispute. Kleist
alleges. Shay won't let him have the
letters or SEQ them. and he fears that
they may be destroyed or lost. They
must never fall into hooking hands.
he says. The hrst were written by the
former Miss Breltung while she was
being secretly courted by him. says
Kleist., and they disclose how fervent
may BID the love OF a rich young wom-
an for a young man who lived In u
room over her fathers garage. The
second batch were written Immediate
ly after tho marriage and while It was
still q secret. Tho last collection came
to him after his wife had gone to her
parents. but. he says. they show, new
ertheless. her yet undylng affection
for him.
These last letters" says Kieist,
showed the first efforts on the part
OF my wife's parents to ALLEVIATE her
affections. They also asserted her
great love for me. The first batch.
written before marriage, spoke only Of
our real love. Some were written to
me while ! was far away from her,
but all Of them showed her strong
love and affection"
When kleist married Miss BreitunR
no was poor. Now. however, he says.
he has inherited q $4,000 estate from
his father.
| When he turned the alienation suit
over to Attorney Shay. Kleist says.
an agreement was made whereby
Shay was to receive SO per cent. OF
all money recovered from the Brei-
lungs. kleist says the same agree
ment was made In respect to the col
lection Of his inheritance. Two weeks
ago. Kleist relates. he got to think
Ing the ffty-fifty arrangement was
unusual and excessive and he retained
another attorney. lie says he tried
to settle with Shay and have him
withdraw from his affairs, but Shay
refused even to let him see his pack
cts Of precious letters. He asks the
Court TO determine Just what is due
Shay for his services and to order the
lawyer to turn over all his papers,
together with photographs OF Mrs,
Kleist. all Of which. he says. have
been placed by Shay in "A box In the
standard Safe Deposit Vault In Wall
Street.
Kleist's petition will be heard Mon