The Washington times., 1920-05-02


shortly thereafter sued
Breitung for $2bo,eoo for wrsSking the
marriage.
I In the Summer Of 1918 q journal that
deyotes its columns to the doings OF the
socially prominent carried notice to the
& effect that "Mrs. ID. N. Breituns and her
pretty daughter Juliet left Chicago in July,
and 1t may be many q monta before they
win return, for they have taken villa o.
Versailles for the Summer, and then next
Fall Miss Breitung Is to make her debut
and there are to be two presentations, one
IN London and the other in New York
The New York presentation was never
made. Early in the Winter Of 1913 the
rumor began to be whispered around IN
social circles that Miss Breitung and some
one socially negligible, some one named
KIeist. had been married secretly in New
York in November. The rumor spread and
gained credence, until finally Il reached
the newspapers, and in March, 1914, the
facts as to the marriage license and cere-
mony all came out. -: ..
At first the Breitungs, including Juliet,
denied that there had been marriage and
refused even to admit that they knew OF
any such person as Max Frederick kleist'
This was a silly thing to do because the
truth was easy to establish. Yes, the
fashionable Miss Juliet had certainly mar
'ried the family gardener! The heiress OF
the Breitung millions was laborers wire!
Following the Breitungs' denial the facts
In the case were laid bare by Kleists ram
ily, proud to be allied to wealth ana rasn-
ion and seeing no reason why they should
hide their light under bushel. Toward
tHe end ot the month the Breitungs had to
admit that the marriage had taken place
II then developed that the mysterious
Kleist had first met Juliet while ne was
employed az a gardener on the farreh
estate, adjoining that Of Breitung, at MAT
uuette. Later Kleist went TO WORK lor
Breitung and the romance developed IKE
a hot-house plant. After the summer in
Versailles mentioned above Mrs. Breitung
and Juliet returned to Marquette for few
weeks and then came to New YORK hielst
followed ardently, and on November ~,
1919, unable longer to resist his pleadings
Juliet welded him.
After the ceremony Juliet returned 10
her parents and Kleist disappeared,
In April, 1914, soon after the marriage
became known, the bridegroom reap
peared in New York and served notice
on Mr.. Breitung that he. his son.in-law,
held him responsible for blighting the gar
den Of his heart and all its tender howersi
informed him, too, that he was to be sued
for s25O,OO0 for doing It, Kleist stated at
the time that he had been working In
Breitung's mines at Mogollon N. NJ, ever
since the marriage. He also alleged that
Il was Mr. Breitung who had sent him
there. e..
N"Back to the mines, and out OF the
garden" Il appeared MIR. Breitung had In
effect, said to him. .s ayt
The trial was quite sensational. In tell
ing how the plant Of love grew from the
seeds Kleist Indicated that II had under
gone somewhat deseft life. He testi.
fed that juliet was the first TO suggest
marriage. 81 never kissed her until she
asked me to-" he said, land then kissed
her on the cheek"
Scores of the fervent love.letters from
Miss Juliet we're read into the records.
But the whole thing resulted In mistrial.
In April. 1915, the case came up again,
this time In the United States District
Court before Judge Hough.
On the witness stand klelst then assert
cd that after his secret marriage he had
been forced to take Job in a New Mexico
mine; that he had gone there under false
representations made by Breltung and had
been forced TO carry dynamite, and that In
his absence his wife had been weaned
from him
KleIsts suit was dismissed. lie ap-
pealed but the Appellate Court sus-
tanned Judge lie rgh's decision. This was