The evening world., 1906-06-18
CHICAGO GIRL
SUES DR.. BELL
FOR $4,000
Miss Rachael Kantor Al
leges Breach of Prom
iseAgainst NewYorker.
is SURGEON DENTIST.
Couple Met While Summering
at Bath Beach and Became
Engaged.
is SURGEON DENTIST

All the way from Chicago came Miss
Rachel Kanior n prepossess.ng young
woman. TO press her suit nr '25,ooo
damages against DR.. Victor c. Bell.
dentist to tht Four Hundred. with Of
aces at No $50 Madison avenue. for
breach OF promise OF marriage.
The suit was called to trial before
Justice Hascoll and a jury IN the City
Court to-day. after many balks and
postponemeg,s.
Miss Kantor alleges that Or. Bell
courted her asslduousiy. asked her to
marry him. and then Tilted her for an
other. Miss Lillian Richardson. ana
married the latter in 1902
Or. Bell. replying, declares he never
proposed marriage to Miss Kantor. and
is still fancy free. He says that he was
never married TO Miss Richardson nor
any other woman. but tina; while ne
was in the Catsklils III. in 1902, some
one sent out bogus cards announcing
his marriage TO Miss Richardson.
Writer and Lecturer.
Dr. Bell is an autho- and lecturer on
dental surgery. he and Miss Kanior
first met while bo;h We're summering at
Bath Beach. in ls1l. She was belle
in Chicago society at ina. time She Is
stlll Il very hauusome young woman OF
the brunette type, w-th great dark eyes
and deep red cheeks she came 10
court IN a black silk gown OF perfect
1T and csowned w4th a small black
walking nat. She Was supported by a
!emale friend on eiu er side. one IN
blue, the other in gray.
In the course Of his tour as lecturer.
DR.. Bell visited Chicago and there re-
newed his acquaintance with his sum
mer girl. She says that ;hey courted
until Januart 1873, wsea 81, asked her
TO be his VIE. and sue agreed. lie
named October for their wedding
In MAY. however. according 20 Miss
Kantor througl Clark A. Wick. her
lawyer he told her their marriage could
never ba ard, She insists. he married
Lillian Richardson n August
Dr Bell who SAYS Miss kantors Z
Claims are preposterous. Is represented
by House Grossman & Norhaus. with
Max y Stcucr as counsel
The trial progressed as far as the Sc
lection of a jury and then halted he
cause .of to failure OF ore ~ Miss KAN
tors lawyers 10 appear The wait was
filled In with gossip. N the course or
some one sent out from T.iberty. y. Y.
10 a host % friends Of the Chi ago lady
an announcement % the marriage OF
Miss Rachel L. Kartor 70 Rev Jacob
Miss Kantors lawyers would not al
low her 20 talk about T..
She Tells Story.
''These two. DR.. Bel. and Miss Kansbr.
FIRST met N 1881. when both We're very.
Very young said Miss kantor's lawyer
outlining the case 10 the jury She
lived In Chicago until she was eighteen.
She now lives In this city. They met
again in 1875 ana they became engaged.
Rut that engagement was broken on be-
cause OF difference over religion. The
engagement Was renewed IN 1919. and
ali the love-letters that had passed be-
y. l.. a
suppose Dr Bell Thought We could not
produce -nv evidence. But there are a
few specimens stnn in Miss Kantor's
Tn" IN fieos Dr. Bell gave Miss Kantor
diamond ring to confirm their en-
eaEement They We're 10 he married
n Oetober Bu' IN May he said to
~ II can't dance at two weddings. md
II should marry you ! would &c to
MISS Kantor was her own first wit
ness Sh5 t9ia hSw sha ars; MS. pr
Rel at Bath Beach Ia 1891. ana how
when ke was In Chicago In June, 1895
ne called At her home.
"Dr. Bell remained In Chicago three
weeks and he called at my home every
apid he say anything about mar
rlage2" tho lawyer asked.
Would Talk to Father.
"Not to me. but he spoke to my
father FIRST, entered the room and he
was much agitated- lie asked me to
walk with him. Walking. Dr Bell said
my father had told him that while he
seemed to be very nice man. he was
not the man tor his daughter 10 marry"
Il told him | would try and change
my fathers mind pr Bel. said he
hoped to be n great man In hts profess
sion. and that | would never have 10
live in the Ghetto
Here Miss kantor's lawyer intro
duced one Of Or Bells old love let
ters. 1t was dated IN lss? and was in
part as follows:
MY Sweet Ray:
When / wrote you last was so tired
md sleepy that | could not say half
the mise. pretty things wanted to say
10 you just now ! received your let
ter. How eonsiderate and thoughtful
YOU are my sweet girl
"Do not get jealous. my dear Ray,
did not 20 purposey TO the park with
tho young lady. 1t was q mere accident.
BESIDES she was not alone. She had
big brother beside n"r.
''NX'hon u a st,a-rini prnrN