The sun., 1918-09-04
GALLI-CURCpS AIDS
SUED BY HUSBAND
Luigi Curci Charges Manager
and Accompanist Stole
Singers Love.
ASKS S25O,OOO DAMAGES
Songbird Replies Suit Is Due
to Her Cutting Plaintiff
From Bank Account.

Luigi Curci, husband Of Amelia CALI
Curci. filed suit in the Supreme court
yesterday against Charles T.. Wagner
and Homer Samuels. respectively busi-
ness manager and accompanies for his
wife Curcl asks ss5o,6o0 damages. al
leging that wagper and samuels alien
sted his wife's affections.
1t is stated in the complaint that
Wagner and Samuels conspired to de-
prive Curci of the affections of his wife
by making false and fraudulent repre-
sensations to her about his character.
Plaintiff alleges that they insistently
urged her to abandon him, saying that
dis station in life was a drawback and
impeded the success OF her professional
career.
The complaint says that the two men
have been working for an alienation
since February. 1908. and that they in
tended to supplant the affections OF
Curci with the unlawful affections OF
Homer samuels"
Ordered Accompanied Out.
The plaintiff asserts the climax OF the
situation came at their summer home at
Pine Hills. in the Catskill Mountains. on
August II. when he ordered Samuels
from the house after upbraidins him for
his attentions to the singer. When Sam
uels left the house Galli-Curci went with
him. and Curci says they took up their
abode together.
Following service of her husba nd s
papers Galli-Curci filed a lis pendens in
the Sheriff's office late yesterday after
noon restraining her husband and others
from interfering in any way with effects
valued at $4,000 now in her residence.
~ West Sixty-seventh street.
Nine. Galli-Curci gave out the follow
ing statement last night:
II have instructed my attorneys,
Msssrs. House, Grossman & Vorhaus, to
replevin my belongings in the apartment
% West Sixty-seventh street. now occu-
pied by my husband and his brother
and also to retake my automobile, which
they have been using. This is the culmi-
nation of a long series Of events.
From the time of my marriage my
husband has earned practically nothing
but has lived entirely on my earnings.
Not only he but for the last two years
his brother Gennaro also has looked to
me for support.
80 make matters worse. my husba nd
and his brother have been sQuandering
my money and have by their conduct
been seriously interfering with my ca
reer.
Calls Suit Attempt to Intimfdate.
Upon my return to the East from my
spring tour, I ascertained that my hus-
band had practically depleted my bank
account. Accordingly l was compelled
TO change banks and to revoke his au-
thority to sign checks in my behalf.
When l did this, in an effort to in
timidate me into giving him money, and
II that did not succeed, to humiliate me.
Wagner. and my accompanst, Mr.. SAM
uels. for alienation of affections. No
one knows better than my husband and
his brother how absurd this is and why
the suit was brought.
Some months ago 1 gave my husband
100000 francs with which to buy bonds
for me. Recently I discovered that the
bonds were bought. but in his name, and
although I repeatedly demanded their
return he has refused to turn them over
TO me.
Il propose TO support my husband no
longer He is able bodied and has
profession and there is no reason why
he should look TO me for further sup
port.
"Gennaro. my brother-in-law, has cap
italized my name long enough and
] do not intend TO permit my name to
he used to give false impressions to the
public. Besides supporting him for the
past two years ! gave him $500 for
accompanying me while 1 studied my
operate roles. He has tried to give the
public the impression that he has been
my teacher. and of course that Is pre-
.posterous."