The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-23
Young wife May Testify.

Although she has publicly announced
that she no longer loves klei>t II was
limited yesterday that she might he
called to the witness stand. T.. c. Crow
ley. attorney FOR klest. admitted thai:
"A subpoena had been served, but he
refused TO say whether he intended
10 call her as "A witness.
After the jury had been selected Mr.,
| Crowley rehcarscd the points which he
expects to prove. how the couple had
met in the moonlight IN Marquette. had
fallen IN love and had been married.
only TO be separated how kleist was
persuaded to 20 TO work in n mine In
New Mexico IN the hope OF learning to
, be mining engineer.
DE Lauc,y Nicol, presenting the pa
rents side Of the case, accused Kleist
of posing a simple hearted coun-
try swain whose fatal beauty and hid
zen charms had inhamed Miss Rreitung
into begging Kleist to marry her. Eut
he had an eve for the main chance. lie
had no business, no education. no trade
and he certainly was a. untitled 20 dis
charge the duties OF a husband 40 any
man could be-
When kleist went on tho witness
I stand he quickly was disappointed as to
the freedom he expected in telling Of
the alleged wooing ~ him by Miss Brett
ung Judge IIough quickly cut that
short. for he decided that the marriage
in itself was proof OF tho affection OF
the couple for each other. Accordingly.
all those details and tho letters written
10y the girl before her marriage were
ruled out.
The witness then skipped many ro-
mantle details and told OF his marriace.
lie said that after the marriage, which
took place at +. NJ on November %.
1913 he and his bride went 10 some
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Eightlcth street" whore they obtained
room. He testified that his wife
begged him 10 let her go back home az
she wanted 20 come out In society. He
told her that would not be right, but
she promised TO go 20 live with him
when no got work and rented small
Hat.
Then the love letters were reread in
which she sent Kleist thousands Of
kisses" alluded TO him as her dear
est husband" and said she suffered when
she could not be with him.
Accused Of stealing socks.
But tho Brei.unes soon learned o.
the marriage. kleist told OF hts inter
view with Mr.. and Mrs. Bre'ung. He
said that Mr.. Breltung accused him %
stealing his socks. that Mrs. Breitung
berated him for marrying her daugh-
ter. lie told OF the proposition which
MIR. Breitung made to him TO 60 to
work in a mine in New Mexico. saying
that Mr. Breitung pointed out the posi-
hilities OF becoming a mining engineer
IN two years lie admitted no got
money from Mr. Breitung that Juliet
sent him sl2.
lie said he got a letter from his wife
in which she told him she did not love
him any more that their marriage had
been foolish. After that letter was read.
however. another was presented in
which she vowed her affection for him
and tried to explain why she had
written previously In such a cold man
ner, Then followed letters In which
she said that If she did not win ont. she
would kin herself: that she would love
kleist as long as God left breath IN
her body" and that she could no more
cease loving him than believing In
God"
klest told OF the prospects Mr., Bret
ung had pictured TO him when re-
started for New Mexico and he had be-
gun 10 describe the hardships OF his
life as a laborer In New Mexico when
the trial was adjourned until 10 30 mis-
morning. But Mr.. Crowley. tho young
mans attorney, wanted TO question
kleist about certain happenings IN New
York. Judge Hourh, however, said
We've got To New Mexico and we'll
stay there for a spell"