The Washington times., 1921-05-11
|ST|LLMAN TO
FACE BABY GUY.
Dramatic Reunion Looms When
Child He Disowns Is Pro-
6uced In Court.

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ter action against her multi-million-
aire husbands suit for divorce.
NAME WAS FORGED.
Counsel for Mrs. Stiliman. IL Yves
learned. are prepared to show that
her private homo telephone wire was
tapped and that her name was forged
TO the receipt for q cablegram.
Shortly after she had returned from
Paris last year she was notified over
tho telephone by the cable office that
there was q cableGram for her. She
promptly sent her secretary to call
fer the message. When the secretary
asked for the cablegram he was in
termed that a man already had called
for II and signed Mrs. Stillman's name
10 the receipt.
In the course of subsequent inves-
tiGation 1t was found that Mrs. Still
nan's wire had been tapped; some
Interested party evidently had lis
tened in and beat the secretary to the
cable offlc1.
Exactly in what phase of the case
this will be used by her attorneys
could not be learned. but there was
strong intimation that the wire tap
per and forger il known to them.
BABY CALLED TO COURT.
When the ex-president of the Ma
tional City Bank takes the stand for
cross by counsel for his
wife there will be in the room q few
feet from the witness stand his thir-
ty-month-old boy. Guy. upon whom
he has publicly placed the brand of
alleged illegitimacy.
Besides Baby Guy. there will be at
Mrs. Fin" Potter Stillman's side her
seventeen-year-old son, James A.
Stillman, jr. ("Bud"). who not long
ago told his father to his face that
he would stick to the end to his
mother and kid" brother. Anne
Stillman, the ex-banker's attractive
contemporaries daughter, 10 ex-
pected to be In Mrs. Stiilman's camp"
IN the courtroom when her father Is
drilled by her mothers counsel be-
fore Referee Gleason. OF the whole
Stillman family only the seven year
old son Alexander will be absent.
Such. At least, Is the program for
which both sides in the great marital
scandal prepared today.
MUST FACE GRILLING.
In the presence of his wife, two
half grown children. and the tiny lad
who Is a co-defendant with his
mother In Stillman's suit for divorce
because the ex-banker charges the
child Is the issue of alleged illegiti-
mate relations between Mrs. Stillman
and Fred X. Beauvais. half breed
Indian guide. the retired head of one
OF the greatest banking institutions
Of the world win be subjected to a
cross examination which his wife's
attorneys promise will be extra
ordinary In severity and thorough
ness.
Tho man who WIN grill him is John
3. Mack. guardian for little Guy and
whose affection for the child and
painstaking efforts In guarding its
interests have been such that Justice
Morschauser took occasion to make |
audatory comment on II In rendering
his recent alimony decision.
Stillman has been revealed to the |
Investigators for Mrs. Stillman as a |
most accomplished lover. according to |
heir reports, and the reports of ac-
now in the possession of |
awyera He never failed to remem-
Der birthday anniversaries and other
Ipecial holiday occasions. they say.
He 10 described As remarkably
houghtfuL" His favorite gifts were |
blrthstones. His delicate
as asserted, included a re-
Variable gift for interior decoration
Is well as a real talent for writing
owe letters.
In this connection II might be men
toned that Mrs Stillman's supporters
ave come to the conclusion that
'tillman burned or otherwise destroy
III letters received by him.
Their energies have been devoted
ately to trying to secure from one or
more of the ten women whose identi-
les have been learned by them letters
written by Mr.. Stillman. His habit of
1t was pointed out
'esterday. will be used against him in
he trial. Mrs. Stillman has several
etters' from him, which her friends
escribe as wonderfully written love
etters." And her lawyers expect 10
how that they were indited and sent
fter Guy was born.
GETS ANOTHER LETTER.
One was in April, 1919. when Guy
vas about six months old. and the
ther was in December, 1919, when
he baby was about \ year old.
Also in this connection, II was
earned that the defense has many
witnesses prepared to testify to Mr..
stillman's appearance OF warm re-
yard and deep devotion to his wife
It the time Of Guys birth in the
women's Hospital in the fail of 1918,
This occurred In a way not un-
Usual for Mrs. Stillman. A~woman
Who was a patient in the Women's
Hospital at the same time wrote
etter to a lawyer associated with the
lefence. It was mailed in New York
IN Monday and reached Its destina-
Ion yesterday. The writer did not
ign her name, but gave Park ave-
hue as her address.
Tho recipient said that II was moth
ng like the usual anonymous letter.
Z mentioned names and facts already
checked up by Mrs. Stillman's invcsti-
gators and to be used in the actual
defence. None of these names or
acts have been revealed publicly.
And IT added other details and gave
rev names which are looked upon
u most valuable