New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-12
WIFE REJECTS
HIM in COURT
Continued from PAGE

GIRL Miss Ada Gafner, formerly en-
ployed bv Mrs. Breitung, told OF a
squabble that followed the breaking OF
the news Of the clopment.
"Whcn the fight was over the maid
testified, "Mrs Breitung's waist was
torn, Miss Juliet's waist was torn and
Miss Juliet had a black eye
Mother and daughter exchanged
chances at the remembrance OF the
spat.
The letters which were introduced
were written by Mrs. kleist ~ Deem
Der, 1913, soon after he had been IN
duced by his fathcrin-law to seek his
fortune al the bottom OF mine shaft
in Colorado.
More Letters Read.
"It j, breaking my heart to know
your heart is broken" is not the title
OF popular song. but a line from one
of the letters Of the mine owners
daughter. written on December IL.
"You know | love you and could not
sion loving YOU any more than | could
sfop believing in Cod was another
fervcnt statement o. the plnin" wlie.,
"Please keep up your courage and do
the best you can" she continued, but
| had 10 write and tell you ! love you,
and whatever YOU do now will make
,ycry difference With my happiness for
life. Ny dearest boy, brace up; you
have my life IN your hands. Lovingly,
JULIET"
Only those parts of the letters which
tended TO show what the brides anec-
tons toward her husband had been
were allowed to be read. In letter
written the following day she declared
~ decided 10 write TO you again
about some important things when III
my last letter forgot to tell you.
"You know that getting married the
way we did was foolish, but the way
arranged what we should do after we
were married Was still more Iooiish'
If We had gone to Michigan that Satur-
osv. and you could have given me some
place TO live. either your home or some
where else, and also if YOU had had
lob. and we had left under those CIR
cumstances. no one could have cone
ANYTHING about il mater
omitted BY the court. but, you see,
tho Sav things were when Il came out
that we were married made It lmpos-
sible for nc TO have done anything
else.
81. NAV not be right Cor nc TO have
told you all this. but my heart was
breaking. had to. Lovingly; ,.-,.
Evidences of the struggle julia
Kleist was undergoing 20 break down
the opposition of her parents 10 her
husband while he YVES working IN the
West were contained in other letters.
~ am afraid you do not understand
that | love you. and because | love you
| have been lighting 70 save you from
worse trouble than what you nave gol-
ten Yourself into" she wrote him Oh
December Is.
ITO begin at the first, when our mar;
rage came out 'leN'
bv the court "Of course. ] know
will be able 10 make you understand
that | have been doing all TINS Tor
you"
kI,ist Blames Mrs. Breitung.
Mrs. kleist suayely gszed at inc
c.ilinc above the head OF her youthful!
husband. who sat at the counsel tsoIe
Iii his head between his hands. be
fore the court convened in the morning
he declared 20 reporters that he stiI'
loved his wife and was willing 10 TAX
bc- whenever she would come 10 MN
W,r mother. and not Mr.. Breitung' ne
declared. was the snsg upon when tne
romsnsc had stubbcd It's toe. His VIE
kIeist said he belicYcd, still loved MN
but that was some time before sae
emphstically voiced her sentiment 10
the contrary. . 49,,
az wsntcd you 10 know before, YOU
left that | will wait for you WIN sl
the best wishes in my heart Nhlle you
work" she wrote. In the same ie,tt,
she added that she would gladly Wal,
until things were Strengthened OUT snG
then they would be married again .no
he that much happier aiteL q" '"'
sorrow they had gone through;
Tho letter. we're written Wlthout VIZ
knowledge of her parents
written IN collaboration WIN
father. according 10 his, SOM y"
n. wines. stand. wers cool in tone