Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-09
CHARGES FRAUD
TO GET DIVORCE
GUGGENHEIMS ARE ACCUSED
OF COLLISION
FIVE SENSATIONAL AFFlDAVlTS
FILED IN CHICAGO
Former Mayor of Chicago, Who
Granted Decree of Separation, De-
cIares He Was Victim of
Conspiracy

CHICAGO, June S.-Charges that a
decree of divorce obtained by Grace b.
Guggenheim in 1901 from William Gug-
genheim, head of the so-called smelter
trust, was obtained through fraud and
fcollusion, were made this afternoon IN
rule issued by the principals to snow
cause why the ruling should not be set
aside.
Edward F. Dunno, former mayor OF
Chicago, appeared today before Judge
Honore with FIVE affidavits in which the
alleged fraud is detailed. The decree
of divorce was obtained before Judge
Dunno at a period prior to his cleo
tion as mayor of the city.
Attorney Dunno declared to Judge
Honore that he was convinced fraud
had been practiced on the court in the
obtaining of the divorce.
Must Show Cause
Judge Honore ordered Guggenheim
and his former wife to show cause why
their divorce obtained in this city IN
1901 should not be set aside.
Mr.. Dunno declared that the decree
was fraudulent, as neither party was
legal resident of Illinois at the time,
and misrepresentation had been made
to Mrs. Guggenheim to induce her to
sue for the divorce.
The complainant also charges that
Mr.. Guggenheim and "er supposed az =
torney, Lewis Werner of New YORK
conspired to practice a fraud on the
court She states further that she was
given alimony of $1500O0, of which her
attorney obtained $l250O.
Mrs. Guggenheim AYERS further that
il had been represented to her that
the defendant was the weakest and
least important member of the Gug-
genheim family" while in fact, the
complaint says, he is the ablest of the
seven brothers, and the chief originator
and business head of the great COM
hination of mining and smelling in
terests. :
She adds that his personal wealth is
probably more than $3,5O0,O00.
Married Three Times
The complainant has been married
three times and Has figured in an equal
number of divorce suits. Both parties
to the suit were wed again after the
1901 decree Mr. Guggenheim marrying
Aimee Lillian Steinberger The COM
plainants first husband was William
c. Herbert, a naval officer who pro-
cured a divorce on the grounds of de-
sertion.
Mr.. Guggenheim married the COM
plainant on November 30, 1900. Less
than four months later they were di-
vorced.
The compliments next husband was
Jules Roger Wahl, who obtained an
annulment of the contract in France
on the ground that the Chicago decree
was invalid
The compliments affidavit, attested
to before a New York notary, starch 3,
covers sixteen pages. She says she
met Guggenheim in June, 1900, and that
he followed her about until she con-
scented to marry him.
She was forced to keep their marriage
secret, she says, as Guggel.heim's fanli-
ly was Jewish and she was Christian,
and he was afraid his family would not
give its consent.
They lived at the Hotel Manhattan,
New York, until December 81, 1900,
when Guggenheim she saws. told her
he had decided to leave her, as his
family was unalterably opposed to their
marriage.
Went to Europe
The defendant then went to Europe.
After many efforts to get Guggenheim
to return to her, the complainant says
she finally consented to sue for a di-
Vorce on the advice of Daniel Guggen-
helm, one of the defendants brothers
1t was suggested that she go to South
Dakota for four months and file suit
there. but she refused 1t finally was
decided that the suit should be filed in
Chicago.
After the decree was obtained, the
complainant says. she returned to New
York. and soon afterward married
Vail. When he obtained an annul-
ment of their marriage she believed
herself free to marry again.
On consulting her attorney, she was
Ia, s1ros
void, and that she was still Guggen-
heims wife.