New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-04-19
Burtons Say
Widow Left
Trail of Love
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1912 were from Gustav Phillip. of Lcip-
zig. said TO have been a wealthy Ger
man manufacturer.
The answer further rccitos that
Phillip apparently was unwilling to
marry tho petitioner and that she
brought two actions against him in
the courts Of Germany, ono for breach
Of promi SC and ono for alleged insult
on the grounds that Phillip had sug
gcstcd that she live with him MS his
mistress. Then follow twenty letters,
which the answer adds appear to be
addressed to Mrs, Burton from n DR..
Junck who represented the petitioner
in these litigations.
The condition in which these docu
mcnts were found, it is alleged, in
dictate that Mrs. Burton had carefully
classified them with reference to their
significance. One memorandum in her
handwriting, the answer states, at
tached to a portion of the Phillip
cspondcnce, was markell I'm
portant- marriage"
A portion Of the letter from Power
reads: 81 send you the naughty little
verses and definitions which | repeated
last night and which YOU were so
anxious to have :" Exhibit ID IS
dated Paris, October, 1913, and says:
81 must tell you to my regret that your
trip to America is impossible. In con-
sderation of your health and to pre-
vent further scenes and scandals have
consented against my better judgment.
| cannot afford the expense. The
scenes and insults have upset me so
/ that I must ask YOU not to look upon
me as friend any more. and | fear
your threat to inform my wife Of what
| has happened would cause the unhappi-
ness of an innocent and good person.
| therefore beg you to be generous and
| allow nc to send you a remembrance
| of $500, francs and to send you n
Christmas present Of another $500
francs . e" This letter is signed
Fred"
Exhibit "E' bears no signature but
is addressed from tho Waldorf to
Major Brinck at the Hotel st. Regis,
November, 1913. 1t reads: 81 am ask
ing you as a man of honor and a self
respecting man to come to me and
grant me ten minutes OF your time
that | may say certain necessary things
to you by word of mouth. Also kindly
return to me my family ring"
having taken place and begins: "You
have so outraged my dignity and pride
as a woman i am forced to address you
in this manner TO get your attention
sufficient to read my letter and I pray
you for your children's sake to read
ii and consider its contents. BY
deserving nc now you arc committing
q most dastardly act"
The beginning Of the Gustav Phillip
series is the letter dated Leipzig,
August ~, 1910. "HoW is it
one can come to love a human
being so quickly? Whatever the
future may be | shall never forget
with you"
In letter signed Gustav and dated
leipzig August, 1910, Clara is asked
to suggest a meeting place. Would
You care to come and spend Saturday
nero? Probably we could spend Sun
day together. You would then be able
to see my home. 1t will be less CON
spcuous now, as my children are out
Of town"
'"Think, dear Gustav continues an
other letter, II idolized you, believed
/ that your love and promise to marry
me to be the word Of a man Of honor.
You have played with my life
and ruined it. Consider, Gustav, if
/ men VINO possess virtuous women could
treat them as you have treated me the
whole civilized world would be de-
/ moralized. E"
series of letters from Dr.. Conrad
Junck begins with the one dated Leip-
zig, December 10, 1912, which states:
II shall start suit for insult, also for
damages against Phillip. =" One
os the replies to these letters says:
ANY attempt on the part of Gustav
Phillip to turn thcs company of which
he S general manager into a limited,
authorize you to take legal action at
once to prevent it until his obligations
toward me have been regulated. ,"
There are twenty letters in this series,
said to have been between Mrs. Burton
and Junck. Finally one of them in.
forms that the court has decided in
Junck's behalf that she shall pay him
1000 marks for expenses or the case