The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-31
ACCUSES HUSBAND OF
BIDDING FOR DIVORCE
Aderer. Wife Says, Offered
$4,000 q Year for Right
to Wed Her Rival.
HE TOO MAKES CHARGES
Accuses Mrs. Aderer Of Threats
to "Shoot Him Like Dog"
or Poison Him.

Julius Aderer Of Julius Aderer. me. q
concern dealing In dental supplies At io1
West Forty-second street, with branch
offices in Brooklyn. Chicago and Los An
geles. was accused before Supreme Court
Justice Weeks yesterday Of offering half
his fortune. or an income Of moro than
$4,000 q year. to his wife. Mrs. Matilda
Aderer. II she would sign a confession
that she had been guilty Of improper con-
duct with certain men In order that he
could divorce her and marry . woman he
loved
Mrs. Adercr made this allegation IN an
application to Justice Weeks for $3.50 a
week almony pending a suit for separs-
treated her cruelty for wears and had
driven her from her home.
Aderer denied his wife's charges, but
said II was impossible for him to live with
her peacefully and suggested that she take
40 week and live apart from him.
wife Calls Nurse . nival.
The court awarded $50 a week and also
gave Mrs. Aderei custody of two daugh-
ters. Frances, aged 8. and Grace, 8 years
old. Two sons. Edwin. H. and Walter, Z
are with their father.
The Aderers were married in 1894. Mrs
Aderer says her husband drove her from
his homo at 80 Hamilton terrace on Feb
ruary 70 last after humiliating her before
her children, the servants and strangers,
She alleges that after she was compelled
to discharge nurse her husband had
hired for their children on account of her
husbands attentions to the nurse he fol-
lowed the woman to Chicago and estab-
lished branch OF his business there to
have an excuse to be near her. Mrs.
Adcrer adds that she 10 convinced from
checks she has seen that her husband has
been buying diamonds for other women AT
TifYany's.
After returning from trip to Chicago
in February. 1913" says Mrs. Aderer. my
husband offered me $4,000 "A year for life
and the custody OF our children II l would
divorce him so he could marry the woman
he loved. When ] refused he accused me
or improper conduct and threatened to d.
vorce me. He had me Swallowed by de-
tectives constantly and abused me 30 that
when no ordered me out OF the house l
went"
Mrs. Aderer says that her. husband
makes between $4,000 and $4,000 a
year. He belongs 10 q number OF clubs
and spends money freely. she says
offered Price, Says Brother.
Henry s. Guggenheirn. brother Of Mrs.
Aderer. said that In his presence Aderer
offered the plaintiff half his fortune to
sign a confession that she had been guilty
OF conduct which would entitie HIM to a
divorce.
In opposing his wife's application for
AdeTer deni.-i that Ire had offered
To pay for divorce and also denied Mrs.
Aderers statements that she used TO work
with him until 2 and A. NJ. TO enable
him 20 get his business started. He
charged that his wife said to him in the
presence OF his sister Eugenia: you are
a dog and I will shoot you down like q
dog" He also alleged that his wife said
Il will poison you
Miss Eugenia Aderer. tho sister said
she heard Mrs. Aderer tell the defendant:
MY lawyer TOLD me I should smash your
face" Miss Aderer said that on Novem-
Der II last she saw Mrs Ad-rer assault
the defendant with pair OF shears and
heard her say: Il will stab you you are
a thief"
Julia Degler. nurse employed by the
Aderers. made an affidavit that she heard
the plaintiff call I'd men frequently on
the telephone and that she would return
excited. screaming and crying from
some OF these conversations She said
that Mrs. Aderer told her on February
last that ~ the defendant divorced her
three other divorces viii follow"
Replying To her husbands charges Mrs
Aderer said
MY husband had me bounded nigh.
and day by detectives until felt like
him.