The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-08
PAID $4,000 FOR
A FEW LOVE LETTERS
Husband Shows One He Says
lie Inadvertently" Re-
tanned.
BOTH KINSTLERS SUING

Papers filed in the Supreme Court In
against Max Kinstler, "A cigar dealer. In
which Kintsier makes n counterclaim
for divorce. show that Isidor Bernstein,
clothing manufacturer and head of
Bernstein Bros. paid Kinstler s10,500 to
give up a lot Of letters he wrote to Mrs
kinstler.
When Kinstler got the money he
signed a statement that he had parted
with all In his possession. but In an
afidavit opposing Mrs. Kinstler's appli-
cation for alimony he attaches one of
the letters. which he says he retained
Inadvertently" This letter. which
Bernstein asserts he didn't write, was
sent to Mrs. Kinstler when she was at
Lake Michigan several years & and
was In part as follows:
"Mosr DEAREsT ANGEL OF MINE: My
love. how IL your good little heart? l
hope you are sensible now to forget your
troubles and think of having n good
time up there. Don't stint yourself
whatsoever. Listen, my only love. my
angel. my evening star, but don't he Hat
tered. II liz my heart that is on fire.
My soul is yearning for your true and
sweet love.
"Oh my God how I love you ] hone
70 be with you soon and to tell you,
mouth to mouth. heart to heart. will
hold you forever and ever. Yesterday
you wrote me that you keep me as your
best friend, in fact as your husband.
and then you want me to Excuse you Tor
being 30 ~ou,spoken, but YOU cannot con-
troll your feelings. God bless you for
that, I want you to be ms open TO me
as am to you. Dom hide "A thing
from me, as ] rave 1000 reasons why
you should not. The first reason is be
cause I love you with all my heart II
soul and nothing is too much for me
70 do for you and the other 80? rea-
sons are the same. DO you understand
sweet angel OF mine?
II saw your beast. He is raving
mad, but ! quoted him down. ! Will
have another talk with him and let you
know the resul He thinks you are IN
Cleveland. advised him to keep cool
and wait. Yours forever and ever. your
own Isle"
The Kinstlers were married in l9ln
and have a daughter 4 years old. Mrs
Kinstler alleges that her husband was
guilty of misconduct with a Mrs, ldi
ohe last February. kinstler denies
the charge. He says that eight months
before the action against him was
brought his wife and her mother offered
him $500 for a divorce. but he de-
clined it. He says that at the time
Of his marriage his wife was stenog-
yapher for Bernstein Bros. and That the
head OF the firm was no doubt at
tracted to my wife by her good looks.
He declared thai Bernstein sent his wife
20 Lake Mohegan without his knowledge
and that when he Inadvertently" came
into possession of n number OF letters
that Bernstein wrote to Mrs. kinstler
ne engaged a lawyer TO SUI Bernstein
for alienation and also 10 bring a sepa-
ration suit against Mrs. kinstler. lie
SAYS he surprised his wife by visiting
her AT Lake Mohegan and when she took
their daughter to dinner he opened her
trunk and found nine love letters from
Bernstein.
Kirstlsr declares that Mrs. Ida Cohen.
who is named as correspondent in the
suit against him. was 10 get $500 to put
him in a position which would be suf-
ficient evidence for a divorce. while he
engaged her TO get evidence against his
wife. Mrs. Cohen refused to make an
affidavit to his effect unless she got
$500, he said.
Both Bernstein and Mrs. kinstler deny
that they have done anything improper.
Justice Weeks granted nominal ALI
mony TO Mrs. kinstler pending the trial.