The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25
STARTED IN TO KICK
KLEIST, SAYS BANKER
Mr.. Brcitung Restrained by
Wife From Giving Som
b.. in-law a Beating.
HONEYMOONING Is DENIED

Max Frederick Kleist, who married
Miss Juliet BreItune and quickly lost
her love- was the object OF attack yes
terday before Judge Hough In the Fed
eral District Court. where he Is suing
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward n. Breitung. his
wlfe's parents. for s250,oo0 for aliena-
tion OF her affections. His credibility
was put in question by Mr.. Breitung
and other witnesses called by the de-
fence.
Mr.. Breitung denied the truth OF much
Of the testimony given by kleist, saying
that he had tried to help the young
man and had found him hopeless"
Kleists assertions as to the consumma-
tion OF the marriage and the story OF
quarrel between Mrs. Bretung and her
daughter In which Mrs. Kleist received a
black eye were contradicted. Kleist,
neatly dressed and stroking his glisten-
ing black hair, smiled at first. but his
spirits seemed to be affected toward the
end OF the session.
On the other hand. Mrs. Juliet Bret
tung kleist, daintily gowned in dark
suit with a blue toque and wearing a
heavy veil. seemed to rejoice She
smiled as points were made against
her husband. She looked gleefully
toward her mother whose dark eyes
gllstened with satisfaction Mr.. Breltung
also seemed pleased with shs trend OF
the trial.
Tried to Kick son-in-Law.
Mr.. Breitung. steamship owner and
banker. was noticeably nervous. swing
ing his knees back and forth. He soon
became so interested in telling the jurors
about his unwelcome son-in-law that he
lost his self-consciousness. one OF the
disclosures he made was that he at
tempted to strike and kick Nleist.
II seems that at the first meeting
with Kleist, after the marriage OF kleist
and Miss Brei,ung. he became angered
at the young man for having secretly
courted and welded the girl He chided
him and Kleist is said TO have replied
with a discourteous remark about his
bride. This so aroused Mr.. Breitung,
struck out at Keist with hands and
feet. Mrs Breitung. who was in the
room at the time. int-rposed and saved
kleist from drubbing
81 am sorry that did not succeed"
said Mr. Breitung regretfully, as he
rubbed speck of dust from his spec
lacles and medtated over the incident
"He asked me for "A Job Mr.. Breituns
went on, and agreed TO md one ror
him / wanted first to see II he had a
Yellow st!eIk and whether he could
stand the gan. as the term goes. had
10 place for him here and offered him
n lob OUT in mine in Mogollon, New
Mexico. offered him nothing harder
than ! cudu. ed myself when / was a
young man
Nj. Bre.tung denied in answer 10
questions put by De Lancey Nicoll, his
counsel that he misled Kleist In OFFER
% ing him the place IN New Mexico de-
MED he had sent the boy out West TO
get rid OF him: denied with emphasis
that he had poisoned the mind of his
daughter against her husband and in
sisted he had not tried in any way To
prevent his daughter from writing TO
Kleist or from seeing him.
Her Mind Ever Changing.
81 wanted rhe hoy to have fair
chance" he said when questioned by r.
c. Crowley, attorney for the plaintiff
and insisted further that he was ami
mated solely by desire 10 see his
daughter happy. He said he had told
his daughter she could 60 10 live with
Kleist II she wished He said that al
times the girl appeared TO be In love
with Kelist and then TO have no use FOR
him.
zone time my daughter came to me,
he said "and told me she wanted "a
have the marriage annulled. she dic
not like the idea OF a secret wedding
Then. as Mr. Crowley began pressing
him as to whether Mrs. kleist did not
really love kleist, the father said
"Why don't you put her on the wit
ness stand and ask her.
Questioned as to whether In March
1914. the girl had agreed not to go bacF
to Kleist he said he did not thlnk 50
and then Mr.. Crowley flashed an inter
view in newspaper in Which Mr. Brett
ung was quoted as saying that M
daughter had returned & the 81. Resli
Immediately after the wedding ana ha'
decided to remain there.
Mr.. Breitung admitted that his dhugh
ter had come to him and asked his hell
In writing certain letters to kleist. NJ
said he had told her that she should
write the letters herself, Thereupon Nj
Crowley showed the witness two letter
written by Mrs Klest on the same day
One read: "My dearest Max, an
writing you this letter because ! low
YOU" The other letter, signed Julie
Breitung." said, Il hope by now tina
YOU understand that you have acte
wrongly. You are man and older am
should know better. You Will under
stand why no longer love YOU
If you ac, manly | may feel toward so
as once did"
Mr. Breltung said that the second let
ter was written by his daughter afte
she had asked his advice and had talke
things over with him, but he denied h
had anything whatever to do with IN
writing of the letter.
Bridegroom Feared "Acrtdcnt.'
The next witness, Scott w Schau
personal counsel for Mr. Breitung, sa!
he met Klelst in Mr.. Brcitun-'s baUkin
offices at II Pine street several day
after the marriage and in answer to
direct question klcist told him that IN
marriage had never been COZ summatct
Schaul e. a Kleist Of the OpportuUit
tnat Mr. Breitunc intended to give hii
and the plans for making him forena
If a mine If he showed himself capabl
lie said that Kleist suddenly asked him
"Do you think ! am being sent dow
there so that an accident will happe
or | Will he killed. Mr.. Schaul told n
boy that Mr. Rreitung wanted to hel
him in every way possible II he shove
himself deserving
A.. . na.ly