Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-10
I'm CRAZY TO SEE
YOU, HEIRESS WROTE
GARDENER HUSBAND
Love Missives of Miss juliet
Breitung Read at Trial of
'$250,000 Alienation Suit.
Pursued Me-" He Says.

NEW YORK, Feb, 10.-"Oh, Max, dear.
est, my husband. my love is getting the
best of me- 1t is so hard on me to be
away from you. 1 suffer terribly. I am
Wild, crazy to be with you. Thousands
Of kisses and all my love.
Your loving wife,
JULIET"
Thus wrote Juliet Breltung, society
girl and heiress, to Max Klelst her young
gardener-husband, who at that moment
was pacing the streets of New York
seeking job In machine shop.
Edward N. Breltung, millionaire banker
OF Michigan and owner of the cotton
steamship Dacia, glared in unconcealed
rage at young Klelst while his daugh-
ters love letters were being read in
United states Court today in the trial
of Kleist's suit for s25O,OOO damages for
alienation Of affections against the Brei
tunBs. Miss Breltung turned her dark
eyes In apparent unconcern toward
kleists lawyer, her cheeks bushing now
and then. Mrs. Breitung sat beside her
daughter, her head bowed.
LOVE LETTERS READ.
score of letters, which the defense
admitted were written by Miss Breitung
to young Kleist, were read to the jury
today. Certain portions were omitted on
agreement between attorneys.
Klelst was working in Cleveland and
the Breitungs were living at the st. Regis
Hotel, New York. when Miss Breitung
wrote the letters suggesting secret mar
riage.
Please don't think me crazy. Max,
dearest" she wrote but II you come to
New York l will marry you secretly"
One of the letters read in court was the
Dearest Max-Today is my birthday. have
had tho blues al day long, I miss you 80
Please, Max, dearest don't Worry. b;ery-
thing th w, VIII be all right am % crazy Sy to hear hear
thing is going The most important thing Of
Ropd M Is you % get S GsSs SS 6ss RG 81 S1 SS think best
Another letter, dated October II, 1913, |
said, in part:
dan I'VE @T5SS In ana GhGagS @ 6s
anxious to go to New York because then you /
yTe yd to WRS is hs s asr nG Sns 'PGs Please
ne telephone number 30 that can call you
You can imagine how crazy am to hear
rom y0H don't know anything ~ tbS tbouRba am
i hearing II from ~ YOU ~ Max, dearest, you don't
snow what It, Is not to hear from YOU l
Miss you terribly. for ] love you more than
my one else in the world. LOVE
CHANGES HER NAME.
Another letter, dated October "a, said:
|
ame gave you 10 Mary Chase, Grand Cen
raj Postoffice. New York city. / have not
ad much chance TO write because some one is
lways hanging around. Dearest Max IL
hings don't go better maybe you had better
ONE to New York, because l know we can
co each other. I won't be able to stand you
way much longer.
Another letter dated the same day said:
~ am staying in tonight I am. am gloomy,
ome. GOODNIGHT Love; JULIET"
The next letter said:
Dearest Max-It was wonderful TO talk to
ou on the phone tonight. do want you to
ONE 10 New York, know 1t is foolish OF
le but | must have YOU near me. Please
ont think that don't love You. II you
I'VE you, you would not do it,
Protestatlons OF love were made In an
ther letter, which said, in part:
II love you more than any one else alive,
nd when / see you / will tell you about the |
Ian / have to marry you. have decided TO
md you small amount OF money for birth
ny present"