Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-09-04
She Leaves Second Husband
But First Spouse Refuses
to Help Her

wife of a millionaire lace merchant OF
New York, was found by her second
husband, Antoine Gunderman, of Au-
gusta, whom she left several ago and
came here. After Gotthelf and her
New York relatives had declined to aid
her, she returned to Augusta with
Gunderman.
Wearing shabby black dress and
showing other evidences of poverty the
once dashing Mrs. Gotthelf, for whom
every prominent detective in the en-
tire country was searching after she
eloped with Gunderman, a handsome
young musician and electrical engi-
neer, few years ago, leaving her
husband and two children in their lux
urious home, Mrs Gunderman applied
to the Associated Charities here for
assistance Aug. IS: She was i'll and
penniless At first she did not reveal
her identity She gave the name OF
Mile Sichel, her maiden name. She
said she had just arrived and wanted
to go to New York.
Pending the result of the inquiry il,
New York, she obtained employment
in the restaurant here She became
a dish-washer at $3.50 week and
board. The Associated Charities OBJ =
tanned a room for her for $3.50 a
week. In the neat but small room, a
sharp contrast with the luxurious
apartment the conan left in New
York when she fed with Gunderma2,
she lived several days.
She was i'll when she arrived, threat
ened with malaria fever. After sh
had worked several days she became
too i'll to work. The Associated Charl-
ties sent her to the Savannah hos
pital There she stayed week very
i'll of malarial fever. In the meantime
the husband in Augusta had asked the
police here to find her. At first it was
thought she had gone to New York
Several days later she was found.
When Mrs. Gotthelf eloped, leaving
her New York husband and her chi,
dren, the affair shocked even New
York. She was pretty and apparently
had everything heart could wish. She
and her husband seemed to live hap
PLY together. Both were intensely
fond of their children, boy and a girl
Even their closest friends were
shocked. Their married life appeared
ideal.
For some time Gotthelf did not be
lieve his wife had willingly deserted
him. He employed the most famous
detectives in the country to trace her
After months of search during when
the country was combed as if with a !
fne-toothed comb. Gunderman and
Mrs. Gotthelf were found living hap
PLY in Augusta, where he had OBJ
tanned employment.
Gotthelf went to Augusta and en-.
deavored to induce her to return TO
him For the sake of their children he
was ANXIOUS for a reconciliation, but
she would not leave Gunderman. She
meant everything in the world to her
she is said to have told Gotthelf, and
she felt she would be happy with Inn.
Then sight of the couple was lost. 1t
was believed they still lived in Az
susta, where Gunderman was employed
as engineer by large electrical con
Germ, but as they did not communicate
With their New York relatives, as far
as known, little was known of them.
The first inkling that Mrs. Gunder-
nan had left her second husband came
asst week when Chief of Police Mel
Trim received a letter from Gunder-
ran telling him his wife had left him
IND he believed she was in Savannah.
Thank heaven. After scientists ga
ore have told us that it is dangerous
q kiss two men c0Tnn t0 orr rpSpup | '