The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-04-14
Carl Victor. Cotton Broker,
and Wife Deny Charges
Made of Alienation.
$1,000 INCOMES AT STAKE
Mother Says Relatives Are
Pro-Gcrman and Fly Flag at
Their Estate.

Carl Victor, head of the cotton
brokerage firm of Victor & Achelis,
Madison avenue and Twenty fifth
street. and his wife, Mrs. Ernestine
Victor, have. been sued for 100000
damages by Mrs. Mabel Gunther of
Orange. n. j., who alleges that the
vietors have alienated the affections
OF her two children. Henrietta, 10,
and Charles. IS, and kept them from
her by a conspiracy since 1917.
Mrs. Gunther alleges that her
worry over this situation has become
so great that she has become subject
TO frequent fainting spells which re-
quire large doses of morphine and
opium.
In the Supreme Court at White Plains
yesterday, Mrs Gunther's attorneys.
Cass & APPEL of IS Nassau street, asked
Justice Morschauser for an order for
the examination OF Mr.. vieter before
the trial begins. They alleged that he
and Mrs. Victor arc about to go to
Germany and take the two children
with them, and that they do not intend
to return. Attorneys for the Vietors OPP
posed the motion and Justice Nor
schauser reserved decision. ordering
briefs to be filed
Country Estate on Hudson.
Fifth avenue. but the case was begun
in Westchester county because they
have an estate, Karlsruhe at Irving
ton on the Hudson. They are related to
Mrs. Gunther by marriage. Mrs. Victor
having been a sister of Charles Gun
Their. father in law of Mrs. Gunther and
grandfather of the two children. Mrs.
Gunthers husband. died in 1915.
The Vietors are also accused of caus
ing the grandmother of the children TO
change her will SO that an income of
900 a year left to each of the children
and originally directed to be paid
to Mrs. Gunther for them, Is now paid
TO Mr.. and Mrs Victor.
Involved in the case also are accusa-
tons by Mrs. Gunthcr that Mr. and Mrs
Victor. who arc 20 and 6s years old. re-
spectively. are now and were during
the war violently pro-German. and that
while the United States army was fight
ing the Germans the German flag was
flSpthNeu III the victor library at IRVING
ton. She alleges that because she re-
fused TO accept their views regarding
the war the Vietors swore ITO get even
and that they then entered in the con-
spiracy TO deprive her OF her children.
Told Mother Is Not n Lady.
They are accused Of telling the chill
dren that Mrs. Gunther lis not lady"
and that they should consider them
selves Nietor's children. Mrs. Gunthcr
alleges that the children were taken
from her after the death or their grand
mother. Mrs. Henrietta Gunther whose
husband. Charles Gunthcr ST., was
prominent broker.
Being IMMERSED in the law. Mrs. Gun
ther alleges, she was induced to let the
children 20 on October 2, 1917. signing
an agreement whereby she would have
them in summer and the vietors would
have them in winter. She alleges she
has seen the children only infrequently.
and that the Vietors have poisoned their
minds against her. so that they have
little affection <or her.
Counsel for Mr.. Victor. Harry F. Mela
OF f66 Broadway, entered a general
denial OF all OF Mrs. Gunther's charges.