The Washington times., 1921-03-22

Iced" SPATS
Chauffeur for Stniman and
Chicken Tells Of Battles"
In Automobile.

NEW YORK. March 22.-An in
innate glimpse of the. life Of James
A. .Stillman and Florence Leeds
was given today by Raymond Carl
son, one, Of the numerous chauf-
feurs. Carlson lives at 354 East
Sixty-sixth street.
He said he found out soon after
entering the employ of the Leeds,
in March, 1S1s,~ that Franklin
Harol Leeds was James A. Still
man.
MRS. HAD A TEMPEs. 3
h ~ drove for Mr.. Leeds from March
to the close of the summer season IN
1918. The boy was then only six
months old. They were living In the
Motel Langdon and IN the Eighty
sixth street apartment,
81 got my orders in the morning
to meet Mrs. Leeds at the apartment
in the foreSoon. and ! drove her and
the child, and Mr.. Leeds when he was
with them. to the Langdop In the
afternoon.
"They did not go to the -thesters.
I used to drive them to the movie
theaters mostly. Mr.. Leeds, I soon
found out, was Mr.. Stfllman. That
was none of my business. He was
paying me q satisfactory salary and
hsss private affairs were none OF my
concern.
1T will say that Mr.. Leeds was
fine man. He was always kind and
cousiderate to me. Mrs. Leeds had her
temper. 1t was a good one. too.
"He and she had many a battle
in the car. She seemed to become an
royed very easily Her temper was
the cause Of my leaving the Job. She
had me drive her down to Far Rock
away a number of times to look at
G summer place she wanted to- buy.
"Twice she asked me whether !
would like to spend the summer at
Far Rockaway. / had no choice IN the
matter. She did not buy the place
az any rate. That summer we spent
at Far Rockaway.
! "At the enc of the season, in about
the latter part of September. they
decided to return to the city. There
was q dance at the hotel and after
dinner Mrs. Leeds decided she wanted
to Join the dancers.
"She told me to get my car in the
she came out / told her l had not
had my dinner. She told me to get
it, / got my car in a good place in
the line Of autos and then gathered
up the wraps and locked the car as
/ went to dinner.
CAR IN THE GARAGE.
. when 1 came out of the restaurant
the car was gone. / had the wraps
and the camera in my hands
brought them home to New York.
Next morning I went to the garage to
make sureA the car had not been
stolen. 1t was there.
"Then 1 was satisfied Mrs. Leeds
had become impatient at my absence
when she was ready to go, and had
either found another chauffeur or Mr..
Leeds drove the car to this city. He
couff have unlocked the car.
( 81 was so angry at her treatment
that I did not go near her for a
her and the childs, and the cam
era here in the house.
There was a film showing all
three in the camera and an envelope
full Of undeveloped films. returned
them all and was paid my weeks
salary.
That ended my relations with
the Leeds, and / was glad.
I'VE used to pick up her father
Lawlor. at Fifty-seventh street and
Fifth avenue, one block from the
hotel. occasionally. knew his
name was Lawlor and that he was
Mrs. Leeds father.
Several times she had me drive
her to her fathers home up on
Amsterdam avenue. 1 looked at the
wooden stairs Of the tenement house.
/ was afraie to clim them.
II used to drive them to Blossom
Heath Inn, the Longview. Nassau
Inn, Arrowhead Inn. but never out of
the city. Mr.. Leeds, or Mr.. Stillman,
as you call him, was all righ-, and
their troubles are nothing to me-"