His adopted daughter Louise was noted for her short marriage in 1912 to Carl Hans Lody, who was to win notoriety as the only German spy to be publicly tried for espionage in either World War. Lody was executed in the Tower of London in November 1914 after a spectacularly short and unsuccessful career as a spy. His marriage to Louise was equally a failure; she first filed for divorce alleging assault and battery a mere 2 months after marriage. Lody left the USA for 6 months soon after this but returned to a (blissful?) state of matrimony after the suit was withdrawn. However, Louise (or perhaps it was the whole family) was not to be denied and after reinstatement of the suit, decree nisi was eventually granted in March 1914.