The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-12
JULIET, WOULD
YOU GO BACK TO
KLEIST?" "NO!"
Girls Positive Reply Fol-
lows Fathers Statement:
I'm Willing"
MORE LETTERS TELL
OF GREAT DEVOTION

OF GREAT DEVOTION
TIE climax in Yesterdays session OF
The trial Of Max Fred Kleists suit for
$3.50. 900 against Edward y. Breitung,
banker. and hts wife. for alleged aliena-
,lon o, the affections OF their daughter.
inlet Bretung. who was married
secretly TO Kleist. came late in the after
noon.
"Mr Bretuns are YOU entirely willing
that your daughter should 20 to live
with Kleist?' asked +. c. Crowley, at
torney for the plaintiff.
81 am entirely willing" answered Mr..
Breituug, ~ she wants to 60"
Crowley looked for moment al the
witness whom he was cross-eXamining,
and then stepped forward in front Of
the fury box and bent over Kleist
''Kleist." he asked. are you willing
10 take your wife back
YES" came the answer distinctly
from the young man.
Crowley stepped back. glanced at
Judge Hand. who was eying him curl
ously, and turned until he faced Juliet
BreItung Kleist. lie swung his left arm
toward her and asked:
-And you! Are YOU willing TO go back
to your husband?'
In quick. nervous voice, the girl
rtcrted:
u certainly am not willing to 60
back to him
She sank back In her chair. turned
and smiled to her mother, sitting be-
side her. with look of triumph. The
Judge laughed quietly; the jurors
smiled and the spectators brcathed
again. Crowley bowed and turned TO
resume questioning Mr.. Breitung.
More Letters Read.
The incident which lasted less than
minute stands out as the big dra-
matte feature OF the trial It stands out
In contrast with the letters the girl
wrote to Elcist after the fact OF their
marriage had become known TO her
parents and they. astonished. were seek
.ng legal means Of keeping them apart
These letters. read yesterday. diner
from those read the previous day, for
they reveal not only the great love
vhich the young girl felt for the young
man. but her efforts TO get him to under
stand that though she had written him
letter saying she did not care for hin
n. trN la 10
parents. and that she wanted him tc
aght out his battle alone and thus wiz
the approval OF her parents.
The couple were separated when thu
letters were written and kleist had beer
told by the girl In the presence Of hel
parents, according to Kleist, that sh'
did not care for him I'm the way she had
But within few days she wrote 4
letter. dated December II, 1913, ad
dressed to Dearest Max saying:
81 am writing this letter because
love you and trust you. ! visa to ash
you Mt to tell any one or let on Il
any way that you know what / an
going to write you in this letter.
Kept secret by Court.
Those facts. however, were kept from
the jury by ruling OF the Judge be
OF the girl toward her husband. 1T
breaking my heart" she goes on, "t
know that your heart IN broken AM
hat YOU don't seem TO see that | hav
been lighting for you and you onl
right along and that what we are goiul
through now will turn out fJr the best.
There is another break In the lette
by the Judges order and then she says
! thought that after you had though
II all over you would sec that | stu
cared for you. You don't seem to hav
thought Il H. You know that ! Low
YOU and | could not stop loving you an
NOR, than | could stop believing !
God"
After telling him that whatever yo
do now will make every difference wit
my happiness for life she says
When ! write ! will write cold letter.
When you write or see me don't CIV
me away, please. My dearest boy, brdC
up You have my life in your hand
Lovingly, Juliet
Tho next day without any knowledE
OF her parents she wrote MN anoth'
letter 20 toll him important things sf
had forgotten the day before. In IN
letter she wrote
You must know that getting Marie
the way We did was foolish, hut the wa
arranged what We should do aiter
were married was slill more foolish.
that Sat, | married you | had gone
Michigan and you could have given n
son' place to live, either your home
somewhere else, and also II you had
ioh and Wo had left under those ctrcun
Stances, no one could have done anythlI
about Il, but, you see, the way thin
we're when II came out that we we
married made IT impossible for me
nave done anything else except what