New-York tribune., 1921-06-29
Stiillalafa Claims
Absolute Proof
To DISC y IA GUY
Lawyers Say That, Outside
RUSSELL Statement, They
Have Evidence to Show
Fred Beauvais Il Father
(alISettsenent Impossible
Hearings Resumed To-day,
3 Pleasantvi5le Employees
Tesiifying for the Banker

Attorneys for James A. Stillman. 1t
was learned yesterday, are in posses
sion of evidence which they regard as
conclusive proof that Fred Beauvais is
the father of Guy Stillman. TINS evl-
dence is exclusive Of the testimony of
Hugh Russell, Buffalo ostecpath, that
Mrs. St:llman told him Fred Beauvais
was the baby's father.
An attorney was, quoted as saying
that Mr.. Stillman's case had not been
damaged by the ruling of Referee Dan
lei j. Gleason striking out DR.. Rus
sells testimony regarding Mrs. Still
mans confession" to him. The con-
elusive evidence is expected to DE pre-
sented before Referee Glason when the
hearings are resumed in Poughkeepsie
this morning.
1t was also said that Mr.. Stillman's
attorneys had asserted positively:
There will be no settlement of the
Stillman divorce case. There cannot
be any settlement. We positively will
not entertain any proposition whatever
for 8 settlement"
Fail to Rea III Stillman
<1ItctASyS Lux MIS-. olliiiildU WG1O ES-
ported last night to be making every
effort to serve subpoena upon James
A, Stillman for his appearance on the
witness stand before Referee Gleason
to-day. Charles j. Wallace, an at
torney and an Investigator for Mrs.
Sti1lman, went with two private detec-
tiyes yesterday to the James A. Still
man apartment at 270 Park Avenue.
They were denied admission to the
= E-
was sent down to them that Mr.. Still
man was not in his apartment.
Mrs. Anne Urquhart Stillman motored
TO Poughkeepsie early to-day to be on
hand for the opening of the hearings.
The expectation is that the presenta-
tion of James A. Stillman's case against
his wife and the co-defendant, Baby
Guy, will be concluded to-day and that
the banker will take the stand first
thing tomorrow morning
The field has been carefully prepared
for his appearance. More than zoo
questions of the most searching kind
will be directed at him by counsel for
the defense.
The case will reach its dramatic
climax when Mr.. and Mrs. Stillman sit
opposite one another. probably to-mor-
row, and the banker undergoes cross
examination in the presence of the
sational charges.
The hearings will be adjourned on
Friday night for two weeks. Guy will
not be brought to court until the mid
die Of July, when the defense is pre-
senting it's case. At least four wit
nesses for Mrs. Stillman will testify
before John E. Mack puts his motion
that an immediate verdict be rendered
rs far as his ward is concerned. 1t is
considered unlikely that Fred Beau
sais will be called at any period of the
hearings, although he has repeatedly
expressed his willingness to testify if
necessary.
Wife's Counsel Confident
Counsel for the dsfense are going
into the fray confident that Referee
Gleason's decision on the striking out
81 testimony has set the seal OF defeat
on the plaintiffs case. Outerbridge
Horsey, attorney for Mr.. Stillman, went
TO Poughkeepsie yesterday to seek from
the referee an Interpretation of his de-
eision. John e. Mack, guardian ad
htem for Guy, was called into the CON-
ference, as it affected his ward to some
extent. 1t was learned last night from
3 reliable source that there was abso-
lutely no mention of peace terms.
Ihe first witness to be call will be
Isabel Armstrong, who was nurse 30
Alexander, Mrs. Stillmans second son,
at the Pleasantville estate during the
spring of 1918. She has been brought
from San Diego, Calf, to testify for
Mr.. Stillman and is expected to swear
that the banker was not with his wife
at any time during the spring of the
year in which Guy was born. Other
witnesses to-day will be Mr.. and Mrs.
+. A. Lalor, former employees at Pleas
antyille. Their testimony will com
plets the plaintiffs case.
Counsel representing Mrs. Stillman
at to-dsy's hearings will be John F.
Brennan, William F. Bleakley and
Charles J.. Wallace. all of Yonkers;
Abel l. Smith, associate Of Stanchfield
& Levy, and John E. Mack. guardian ad
Item for Guy. Colonel William Rand
jr., Outerbridge Horsey and Cornelius
j. Sullivan will be present for the
plaintiff.