He purchased it with the indemnities of his divorce from his first wife Lydia Welti-Escher, who was accused of having cheated on him for over ten years with painter Karl Stauffer.
He acquired this property using the financial compensation granted to him as part of his divorce proceedings from his first wife, Lydia Welti-Escher, who was accused of having engaged in an extramarital affair with painter Karl Stauffer for over ten years.