New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-10
BREITUNG GIRL
WOOED HIM, SAYS
KLEIST IN SUIT
EX-Gardener TestiheS in
S250,OC0 Action Against
Father-in-LaW.
GIRL SMILES AS HER
LETTERS ARE READ
Love Making in Michigan and
Marriage Here Ended After
honeymoon OF Week.

"lt was juliet Wno sought an intro
daction to me-. The night before | left
Marquette We played music on her
victrola together, and as | was going
away she said. Il hope you will do well
and get good job, for want 10
marry YOU some time
This was the keynote Of the tesSi-
money of Max Frederick kleist,
chauffeur. yesterday in the Federal
Court. where hi. S25O,OOO suit against
Edward =. Breitung, banker and owner
of the steamship Dacia, for alienation
OF the affections Of Juliet. his daughter,
was brought to trial. kleist married
the girl November %. 1918, after
courtship at Marquette, Mich. in which
he said Miss Breitung met him more
thnE half way.
Some days after their marriage,
Klest testified, the bride returned TO
her parents. and since then Mr.. and
Mrs. Breitung have contrived TO keep
the couple apart. and have finally sue
ceeded in turning Juliet against him.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Breitung and their
daughter appeared il court. When the
chauffeur began his testimony they
moved from the back of the room to
chairs within the rail. The mother was
dressed in black. Mrs. Klest wore a
suit and military toque of tan cordu-
roy. Neither woman showed any par
ticular emotion as the trial progressed.
Once or twice when her letters TO her
husband were read Juliet smiled.
Had No Trade Nor Education.
Delaney Nicoll counsel for Mr..
Breitung, in presenting the case for
the defendants, described Klcist as
without trade, profession or education.
After the marriage, he said, the girl
Immediately. returned to her parents.
MIR. Breituns furnished his son-in-law
with moneysshd got positions for him
in silver mines in Colorado and New
Mexico. Kleist finally gave up work
and returned to New York. where he
threatened TO sue his wife's father.
After the threat the girl gave him up
Of her own accord.
E. {. Crowley, counsel for Kleist,
then called him TO the stand.
The witness said he first met his
wife in Marquette during the summer
o., =. Ts,'s saN
ranged their introduction through her
maid. who knew him. Kleist was then
working as q gardener on the Breitung
estate.
after the introduction Juliet sent
me note asking me to meet her at
Ridge and Spruce Streets at g o'clock
that evening" he testified. AT first
didn't want to go, but later | changed
my mind"
"Marshmallow feasts" on the beach
and sunset walks together, with
many secret meetings. aided the pro
erosion cf the courtship.
Juliet at later meetings stimulated
my ambitions. which ran in the line OF
mechanics" the witness continued. at
was agreed between us that | should
90 10 Cleveland where she promised
10 Hnu :: DosttlOl loi IIe t"iVub" HN'
fathers influence"
Klest then told Of how the night he
left Marquette the girl said to him:
~ hope you will do well and get n
good job, Tor hope to marry you some
time" "This." the witness added,
"canln like thunderbCit."
Miss Brcitung's Love Letter.
The following letter from the girl to
her sweetheart in Cleveland was in
troduced as evidence. II was received
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