The New York herald., 1921-03-30
MISS STILLMAN IS
READY TO DEFEND
MOTHER AND BABY
Bankers Daughter Would
Testify to Bolster Belief
Guy Is Full Brother.
OFFER BY HOUSE GUEST
Buffalo Man Also Has Eyi-
dence Tending to Clear
Accused Wife.
CHECK UP JILTED WOMAN
Detectives Visit Hotels and
Apartment Houses to Verify
Her Startling Tales.
OFFER BY HOUSE GUEST
CHECK UP JILTED WOMAN

Two OF the most puzzling as well as
interesting prophecies yet made in the
suit for divorce filed by James A. Still
man. president of the National City
Bank, against Mrs. Anne Urquhart
Potter Stillman, became known yester-
day.
First there came the story-vouched
for by reliable authority---that II.
Phelps Clawson of Buffalo and Miss
Anne Stillman, daughter Of the Still
mans were prepared to appear before
the court or referee and tell stories
that will leave no further question. re-
garding the status of the boy Guy
Stillman.
Second, it was declared by equally
trustworthy persons that lawyers for
Mrs. Stillman We're prepared to offer
af1idavits to the effect that the banker
and the still mysterious second woman
were together often from the latter
part of 1914 until late in 1917 under
assumed names in an uptown apart
City.
In the first place 1t was said that Mrs
Stillman's lawyers would produce. in
person or by corroborated affidavit, the
testimony of Mr.. Clawson, Miss Stilman
and at least six other persons whose
names are always likely to be found
among the list OF guests attending pri-
vate functions given by persons of social
prominence in this city. to the effect
that from February I, 1918. .until Guy
Stillman was born, November IS, 1918,
the Stillmans lived together in all the
unity. peace and concord expected in the
domestic life OF normal married people.
Furthermore. there will be produced
the testimony Of Mr.. Clawson in person.
and he is expected to tell OF his having
been guest in the Stillman home DUR
ing February. 1918, and his failure to
observe anything suggestive of estrange-
ment between Mr.. and Mrs. Stillman
Naturally this will have direct bearing
upon the bankers secondary charge that
Guy is not his son.
Testimony of Miss stfIlmAn.
Just what Miss Stillman will testify
to, if she does appear. is not known She
Is said to have gone to her mothers
lawyers saying that she had thought II
all over and that II seemed to her to be
! her duty to stand by her mother. She
related all that she knew and all that
she had heard. She was told, It is said.
that her testimony was not absolutely
necessary and that she would be doing
no more than her duty to herself IL she
were to think IL over again. She is said
TO have replied that she had done MOTH
ing but think of the case for months.
Despite all this there Is more than a
possibility that Miss Stillman will not
be called upon TO testify-not because
her testimony would not be important
but because her mothers lawyers are
OF the opinion that they can win their
points without the girls testimony. Mr..
Clawson will be the witness who will be
depended upon by John e. Mack, legal
guardian for Guy Stillman.
THE public has been impressed with
the fact that neither Mr.. nor Mrs Still
man has much chance Of obtaining
divorce in this state said Mr.. Mack.
II should like to assure you that there
IL no remote chance that this child. Guy
Stillman. will suffer at the hands of the
court. We shall show with consummate
ease and by a great food of testimony
end evidence that the charge that Mr.
Stlllman makes affecting Guy is utterly
baseiess"
This much about this particular phase
of the case s known. Clawson will
tell of his numerous visits TO the Still
man home at Pocantico Hills in the late
winter and early spring of 1918 He
will describe in great detail (for a rea-
son not yet ascertained) a social gath
ering in the Pocantico Hills house on
the night of January rs, 1918. In the
house at that particular time were Mr..
and Mrs Stillman and Ferd Beauvais.
the Canadian guide. There were num-
Der of persons prominent In society pres
ent and there were men and women
there who had been told and who had
repeated stories that had come from
canada about Mrs Stillman and the
guide.
II would be rather difficult to imagine
2 man more attentive 20 his wife than
Mr.. Stillman was to Mrs. Stillman that
night II was said. The presence Of the
Canadian woodsman prompted one OF
the guests to make a remark that was
relayed TO the banker.
Just what Mr.. Stiiman said when the
statement reached his ears will be told
TO the referee. And this statement will
be offered as evidence on the side OF the
youngster. Then clawson Is expected TO
proceed with his story Of life a. Pecan
tjco Hills.
scorncd Woman Tells Tale.
respondent. II was said yesterday that
she has come forward with a story OF q
violent quarrel between herself and Mr.
Stillman concerning the latter's apparent
preference for Florence Lawlor Leeds
the chorus girl for whom about fifty de-
tectives are now searching There Is no
way, Il seems. Of checking up this wom-
ans testimony and for that and other
reasons Mrs. Stillmans lawyers have not
been too eager to exult over her appear
ance In the case.
Nevertheless, detectives are going
about with assortments of photographs
OF this woman, and asking hotel man
ayers and real cgtate clerks whether they
ever knew Of this woman living In this
or that suite or IN such and such a
house
a Fifth avenue hotel is about 10 be
brought nto the story. From this hotel
representatives of Mr.. stillman have bor-
rowed the register end clcited the state
,i-nt Of clerks. II j. said that they pur-
rose 10 show that when the Stillman
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