Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-04-28
MARRIAGE CAUSED
BY FATAL BEAUTY
So Says Lovesick Coachman
Who Is Suing Wife's Par
ents For $25O,OOO as
Heart Balm.

New York. April 24.-The second
trial of the $500 damage suit
brought by Max Frederick Kleist. a
chauffeur, against his fatherinlaw,
Edward N. Breitung, was begun in the
United States court. Kleist alleges that
the affections of his wife. Juliet, were
alienated by her father, who prevented
her from living with him.
A jury was quickly chosen. Edward
Closley, kieist's counsel. in outlining
his case asserted that Miss Breitung had
conducted the counting, that the couple
had kept secret heir marriage, and
mar ~unacquainted with the ways of the
world" while Miss Breitung was
widely travelled.
Delaney Nicoll. Mr.. Rreitung's law
Yer. outlined the defense. Kleist. he
said. came to the jury with this plea:
II was a simple country swain with
a heart untouched by 10y and this rich
n elegant lady became smitten with
my fatal beauty. She proposed to me
and 1 married her"
Mr.. Nicoll declared the facts were
very far away from the story out
lined by the plaintiffs counsel"
Suit Is Explained.
1.-The defendants are the mother and
father of a foolish girl. married when
not yet out of her teens. She was only
Is when he met her. She had never
been In society at all. She was always
chaperoned by her mother. and so far
as 1 can see was never wooed by a
nobleman or any other
Little time was lost in placing Kleist
on the stand. After Identifying an af-
fact1onate letters. written by Juliet to
Kleist. before and after their marriage,
the witness described IN effort he made
to meet his wife while she was stopping
With her n9rpntS at fhpir hotel in fhiS
city. He testified that Mrs. Breitung
had there insulted him and attacked his
~haracter He quoted her as saying:
You cannot see Juliet. She does not
love you any more"
Kliest aid he insisted upon seeing
his wife n that finally she appeared.
weeping. The witness testified that
Mrs. Breitung old him that he was un-
BILE to support her daughter and that
later Mr.. Breitung offered him a good
position in New Mexico. He told his
fatherin-law. he said, that he did not
want to go so far away.
Later Kleist continued. he went
again to the Breitung' hotel. in response
to a telegram from his wife.
Shows Love Letters.
II met my wife" he testified, "and
she fell into my arms and said: Max,
l still love you. Don't mind what
father and mother say, as mother just
! hates you"
Letters from Juliet to Max were then
introduced. In n the young woman
said: Il live only for you. I will go to
the end of the world for you, because
trust you so.''
Another letter from the young wo-
man to Max said:
Il will either leave the family OF
shoot myself. My life is in your hands
Your loving WIFE"
Kleist testified that he was not per-
| mitted to see Juliet to bid her goodby
before he left New York for New
Mexico on December Is. 1913.
When adjournment was taken until
tomorrow morning Mr.. Crowley
had subpoenaed Juliet Breitung Kliest
for the beginning of the trial. but thai
as her attorneys had promised to pro-
duce her during the trial, he had not
/ enH0rced the sllhnnena