The San Francisco call., 1909-06-09
GUGGENHFIM'S
DIVORCE MAY
BE SET ASIDE
Cited to Appear and Show Cause
Why Decree Should Not
Be NuIIified
Former Wife of SmeIter Trust
Member Alleges Knot Was
Severed by Trickery

CHICAGO. June S.-Judge Honore to-
day ordered William Guggenheim of
the so called smeIter trust and Grace B.
Guggenheim TO show cause why their
divorce secured in this city in 1901
should not be set aside.
Edward F. Dunno, former mayor of
Chicago. VINO issued the divorce decree
when q judge in the circuit court. rep
resented the complainant. Grace B. Gug-
genheim. and appeared in court with
I'VE afhdavits alleging that the divorce
was secured by fraud.
-Dunne declared that the decree was
fraudulent, as neither party was a legal
resident of Illinois at the time and as
Misrepresentation had been made to
Mrs. Guggenheim to get her to sue for
the divorce The complainant also
charges that Guggenheim and her sup
posed attorney. Louis Werner of New
York, conspired TO practice a fraud on
the court She further states that she
was given alimony of sl5O.OOO. of which
her attorney obtained $12.5o0
THOUGHT HUsBAN DwEAK
Mrs. Guggenheim further alleges that
it had been represented TO her that the
defendant was the weakest and least
important member OF the Guggenheim
family" while. in fact. the complaint
SAYS he is the ablest OF the seven broth
ers and the chief originator and bust
ness head of the great combination Of
mining and smelling interests. She
also adds that his personal wealth is
probably more than s3,5OO,0oo.
The complainant has been married
three times and has figured in an equal
number OF divorce suits. Both parties
to the suit remarked after the 1901 de-
cree, Guggenheim marrying Aimee Lii
liam steinberger The complainant's
hrst husband was william C. Herbert.
q naval officer. who secured a divorce
on the ground Of desertion.
Guggenheim married the complainant
November 80. 1900 Less than four
months later they We're divorced. The
complainant's next husband was Jules
Roger Wahl. who obtained an annuI-
ment Of the contract in France on the
ground that the Chicago decree was
invalid.
MARRIAGE KEPT SECRET
The complainant's affidavit. attested
TO before a New York notary March 8,
covers l6 pages. She says she met
Guggenheim in June, 1900 and that he
followed her about until she consented
their marriage secret, she says. as Gug-
genheim's family 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 says. told her
he had decided to leave her, as his
family was unalterably opposed to their
marriage. The defendant then went to
Europe.
After many efforts TO induce Guggen-
helm TO return TO her. the complainant
says, she finally consented to sue for
divorce on the advice of Daniel Gug-
genheim, one of the defendants
brothers. 1t was suggested that she
go to South Dakota for four months
ana sue from there, but she refused. 1t
was finally decided that the suit should
be filed in Chicago.
After the decree was obtained. the
complainant said, she returned to New
York and soon afterward married
wahl When he obtained an annuI-
ment Of their marriage, she believed
herself free to marry again. On con-
sulting her attorney she was advised
that the Chicago divorce was void, and
that she is still Guggenheim's wife.