Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-05-23
.StiIln1an To
Drop Fight
.ForDivorce
Pitiless Publicity Directed by
Wife Causes New York
Banker to Cry
Quits.
Clears Defendant $ Name
Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire

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Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire
New York, May 22-Pitiless pub
licity directed by wife, desperate
to protect the name of her youngest
son, has driven James A. Stillman to
cry quits.
Tonight, it was definitely learned
Mr.. Stillman has negotiations under
way with Mrs. Eff" Stillman and
temporary guardian for her youngest
son, Guy Stillman, to withdraw fatty
and finally his divorce charges.
Mr.. Stillman shudders, friends say
over the promised expose of his at
fairs with the chorus girl, Mrs.
Florence Leeds" and Others Of
Broadway shows and dancing classes.
Already he has been jolted from a
prize post as president of the Ma
tional City bank by Mrs. Stillman's
charges of his own life with "Mrs.
Leeds" which, incidentally, involves
the legitimacy of Mrs. Leeds" SON.
Jay. ...
Defendants Name Cleared.
Mr.. Stillman's dropping of the
divorce actions means Mrs. Stillman
is cleared of the charges involving a
love affair with the Indian guide,
Fred Beauvais; it means Guys legiti-
macy is unquestioned, and that he
will share in the Stillman millions.
Only yesterday it was reported
that the latest postponernent of hear
ings of witnesses meant that negotia-
tions were under way looking for a
settlement OF the case. Tonight it
was authoritatively learned that the
negotiations are in full swing and
that within few days formal with
drawal will take place. The terms
of the settlement-the price in money
Stillman will have to pay-are being
discussed. Mr.. Stillman wants to
settle a yearly allowance upon Mrs.
Stillman and legally admit the
paternity of Guy Stillman.
Mrs. Stillman, it was said, refused
absolutely to listen to any overtures
for peace, unless the rights of Guy,
her youngest son, were protected.
Several days ago, Mrs. Stillman and
two men well-known in New York
society, called on John E. Mack,
guardian ad litem of Guy.
Asks Advice Of Guardian.
Mrs. Stillnan informed Mr.. Mack
that her husbands attorneys had
made overtures for discontinuance
of the suit and said she had come
to him for advce, as she did not
wish to take any action that would
il, any way jeopardizc the interests
OF Guy.
Mr.. Mack, after listening to de-
tails of the proposal told Mrs. Still
man that he saw no danger to Guys
interests in the method of settle
ment proposed, and said she could
depend upon him to defend the
child's interests. As result of this
visit and advice, the negotiations
between counsel for both sides were
continued and on Friday a post
ponement of the hearings scheduled
for May Is to 26 at Poughkeepsie
to June ! and 2 was announced.
The present hitch in the negotia-
tions was said to be over the amount
of settlement to be made by Mr..
Stillman upon his wife. Mrs. Still
mans attorneys were said to de-
mand an allowance of 100000 year,
which is at the rate of the $500 a
month allowed by Supreme Court
Justice Morschauser in granting
Mrs. Stllman temporary almony,
pending determination OF the action.
Mr.. Stiliman's attorneys were said
to have opposed so large sum and
the question is still being debated
by them, it was reported.
Stop Legirnaticy Proceedings.
The abandonment of the divorce
action, it was explained, will AUTO
1natically bring to stop the legit-
iinacy proceedings which, under the
procedure in the New York courts,
must be coupled with a divorce court
action.
In the event that the negotiations
for a settlement are successful, at
torneys for both sides will apply to
Justice Morschauser for an order of
discontinuance of the action. If Jus-
tice Morschauser should grant this,
and it was said there was no reason
why he should not, the legitimacy
of Guy Stillman will be legally es-
tablished and he will be entitled to
all the rights of son of Mr.. Still
man, including participation on an
equal basis with the other three Still
man children in the $7,0O0,000 trust
fund left by their grandfather, the
late James Stillman.
Mr.. tillman was said to be thor
oughly wearied of the publicity which
has attended the divorce action and
anxious to have the whole matter
over with and get away from New
York. Mrs. Stillman's attorneys
were prepared to name several other
women and the possibility of other
disclosures were said to have caused
Mr.. Stillnan to broach the matter
of a settlement to his attorneys.
With the prospect of drawn legal
battle facing them, Mr.. Stillman' S
attorneys were said to have advised
him to ask for a discontinuance, if
he desired to avoid further publicity.
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