The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-01
SIEGEL HASLARGE
ASSETS, WIFE SAYS
Bitterly Attacks His Business
Methods and His Mari
tai Conduct.
HOTEL MAN MAY SUE HER
Director Of the Netherlend Re-
sents House Being Named
in Divorce.

The managing director Of the Hotel
Netherland. Augustin f. Foran, has un-
der advlsement with Louis L. Doyle OF
III Broadway. counsel for the hotel. q
suit for damages against Mrs Henry
Siegel. because In her complaint for d.
vorce she named the Hotel Netherland.
Fifth avenue and F,fty-ninth street. as
one of the places where Henry S.ecel was
alleged TO have lived at various times be-
tween November rs. 1910. and the pr.sen,
date with Miss Smith. said TO be a
trained nurse, but unidentified in any
other way.
Mr.. Foran's statement to this effect last
night followed directly the publicat. on OF
the intended divorce suit and bitter ar
raignmert OF S!egers business methods
sonai statement from Mrs. Siegel in the
afternoon. Mrs. Siegel charged chiefly
that Siesel made her married life unbear-
able. that he treated her more cruelty
than ever several years ago when she
warned him that he was facing Jail" b.,
his business dealings with his bank de-
posters, that Siegel suggested a separa-
tor In order to prevent her from disclos-
ing this Information, and that she left for
husband TO support her.
She also charged that Segel spent large
sums OF money on women. which ac-
counted for some OF his losses" and
inveigled his son-ln-lsw's family into in
vesting In his bankrupt concerns She
adds incidentally that hers was only
zone set of books"
sieGel served After siege.
Henry Siegel was finally served with
papers in the suit, II was said at the
Hotel Majestic last night after a proc
ess server had besieged his rooms all
day and part Of the preceding day.
Louis - Levy of Stanchfield Il Levy,
counsel for siegel. would not discuss the
case or service on his client. Siegers
only comment after many attempts To
get him to talk over the telephone and
after II was practically assured that he
had been served was this:
ON, hell! There is nothing 10 IL all"
Tn. attack by Mrs Sieg.l was made Al
the office Of lockwood q Haldane, 60
Broadway. her attorneys. She said she
came to New York TO visit Mr.. and Mrs
George Cotton Chase. at whose home in
West Fifty-fifth street she had been mar
r!ed 10 Siegel April "a. 1895 after she
had been introduced TO him by friends
at dinner party She denied ever hay
ing been In his employ or getting an offer
TO work for him. Although her mar
ried life, she said. was full OF trials and
troubles she tried to protect S!egel from
his own weakn. sses.
Wife Charges Ill Treatment.
Several years ago" Mrs. Segel con-
tinued. II learned incidentally of the
dealings Of Henry sieEei with the moneys
of depositors In mis- bank, and | mmedl-
atey demonstrated ana warned him, as
thought that it was my duty TO do that
he was facing JAN He ragged Ike a
madman and treated me shamefuliy-
worse II possible than ever. This con-
tinued for several weeks. when he finally
changed his attitude toward me and at
a dinner party. at which Frank vogel was
present. he made light of my predictions
and endeayored to convince me that !
had been misled and misinformed and
that | was unJustly suspecting him
whereas he was a noble and honest citi-
zen seeking only the welfare and ad-
vantage OF those with whom he was cor
nected.
Thereafter Mr. Siegel continued again
TO mistreat me In a variety OF ways
which 1t IL not necessary now to divulge
and continually suggested that We should
be separated. and from what ! have
learned In the last six weeks | now be-
lieve that he was actuated throughout
with the evident intention OF having me
leave the country 10 that | would not d.
vulge my information OF his Illegal opera
lions or reproach him further with my
suggestions concerning the same. In any
event, | finally left for Paris upon his ex
press promise and agreement to provide
for me.
This promise was kept for a time and
then discontinued. and upon the face OF
the situation II looks as though was In
the same position az any other creditor
The statement made by Mr. Siegel and
others In the public press that he had
furnished me with vast moneys and that
! wasted his funds and LED him into en-
traVaEance both here and abroad Is all
absolutely without foundation"
Says lie Has Large Assets.